# Simple If/then help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-if-then-help/24891>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 6, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-if-then-help/24891 "2003-07-06T20:37:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Meridian](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/meridian/32/243_2.png) [@Meridian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Meridian)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-if-then-help/24891/1 "2003-07-06T20:37:38Z")

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I’m trying to write an if then statement that will loop back to frame 1 once the next frame it hits is higher than 5. For some reason it doesn’t work and I could easily go to frame six and add a go to and play but, I’d like to learn what’s wrong instead of doing it the easy way. 🙂

on (release) {  
if (\_root.player\_currentframe \> 5) {  
gotoAndPlay(1);  
} else {  
\_root.player.nextFrame();  
}  
}

Mer

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-if-then-help/24891/2 "2003-07-06T20:44:04Z")

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Replace your code for this one: [AS]on (release) {  
if (\_root.player.\_currentframe\>5) {  
\_root.player.gotoAndPlay(1);  
} else {  
\_root.player.nextFrame();  
}  
}[/AS]  
[edit]I assumed you wanted your player movie clip to go back to freame 1. And you missed a dot before \_currentframe.[/edit]

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-if-then-help/24891/3 "2003-07-06T21:02:47Z")

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hmm that didn’t work it just sits there when it get’s to frame 5… wich is the same problem I was having.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-if-then-help/24891/4 "2003-07-06T21:09:52Z")

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Post the fla 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-if-then-help/24891/5 "2003-07-06T21:12:08Z")

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Here ya go. The actions are on the mp3 player buttons, and they are controlling the main timeline in the player movieclip.

Hope that makes sence.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-if-then-help/24891/6 "2003-07-06T21:19:09Z")

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```auto
on (release) {
	var frame = _root.player._currentframe;
	_root.player.gotoAndStop(frame>=5 ? 1 : frame+1);
}

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-if-then-help/24891/7 "2003-07-06T21:23:28Z")

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Of course it wont work. Your player movie clip has exactly 5 frames, so the statement if currentframe\>5 will never be true.  
Change for this:[AS]on (release) {  
if (\_root.player.\_currentframe==5) {  
\_root.player.gotoAndPlay(1);  
} else {  
\_root.player.nextFrame();  
}  
}  
[/AS]

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-if-then-help/24891/8 "2003-07-06T21:24:13Z")

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Kax was faster 😛

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-if-then-help/24891/9 "2003-07-06T21:24:18Z")

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too late buddy. 😛

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-if-then-help/24891/10 "2003-07-06T21:34:18Z")

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Sheesh, I swear I did it the way you posted the code the 2nd time and it didn’t work… ☹

Thanks for your help guys. 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-if-then-help/24891/11 "2003-07-06T21:35:16Z")

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😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-if-then-help/24891/12 "2003-07-06T21:35:41Z")

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You’re welcome 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-if-then-help/24891/13 "2003-07-06T21:36:37Z")

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Dam n Kax is a fast typer!  
😛

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-if-then-help/24891/14 "2003-07-06T21:37:30Z")

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😛

nah… i’m just bored. :-\

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**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-if-then-help/24891/15 "2003-07-06T21:40:12Z")

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Since your both reading this thread and the file is posted. Either of you feel like taking a look at how I might go about getting my counter working to show the duration of the song?