# Unload/hide a .swf after it plays?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unload-hide-a-swf-after-it-plays/258163>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 21, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unload-hide-a-swf-after-it-plays/258163 "2008-04-21T15:43:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![bleutuna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@bleutuna](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bleutuna)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unload-hide-a-swf-after-it-plays/258163/1 "2008-04-21T15:43:40Z")

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Movie clip has controls to play a video:

HIGH MEDIUM LOW

When you click it, a new movieclip is created at the root, showing the movie.

When this .SWF is done playing, it just sits there, until you hit play again.

Is there anyway I can tell UNLOAD the movie clip when it’s done playing?

So the controls are visible again?