# Timeline Direction

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timeline-direction/217835>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 2, 2007, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timeline-direction/217835 "2007-03-02T10:03:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeancnicolas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7bcc69/32.png) [@jeancnicolas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeancnicolas)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timeline-direction/217835/1 "2007-03-02T10:03:27Z")

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Can anyone point me to some advice concerning controling the timeline playbacks’ direction (of an MC) …

Using AS, I would like the time line to play - and then reverse and then play etc … rather than looping the frames onEnterFrame …

Any suggestions from you who know Flash inside out?  
cheers!