# Playing a few frames of an SWF

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-a-few-frames-of-an-swf/160936
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 30, 2005, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-a-few-frames-of-an-swf/160936 "2005-08-30T20:28:33Z")
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#### Post date: [August 30, 2005, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-a-few-frames-of-an-swf/160936/1 "2005-08-30T20:28:33Z")

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Hi, I have a problem that I suspect is easy to solve but I’ve had no success so far.

I have an SWF (created from an MPEG in Squeeze) that is divided into short bursts of static.

I have a number of buttons which when pressed should play an individual burst from the SWF (which is subsequently removed/hidden) before a new external movie is loaded.

For example button 1 plays frames 1 - 13 of the static SWF and then loads movieclip1.swf

button 2 plays frames 14 - 26 and then loads movieclip2.swf

etc etc…

Can anybody give me some pointers?

Thanks, in advance.