# Looping help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looping-help/153794>\
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**Created:** [July 4, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looping-help/153794 "2005-07-04T19:31:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![olympiakos7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/278dde/32.png) [@olympiakos7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/olympiakos7)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looping-help/153794/1 "2005-07-04T19:31:36Z")

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i’m trying to loop a movie 3 times before stoping it. this code is on the last frame, it seems to loop it, but doesn’t stop it after the 3rd time

stop()  
repeat=(repeat ++)  
if (repeat \<= 2){  
\_root.gotoAndPlay(1)  
}  
else if (repeat == 3){  
stop()  
}

any ideas?