# Video Play/Pause button in AS 3

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-play-pause-button-in-as-3/309587
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 19, 2010, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-play-pause-button-in-as-3/309587 "2010-05-19T07:06:15Z")
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### Author: ![vikrant29nov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/eb9ed0/32.png) [@vikrant29nov](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vikrant29nov)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2010, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-play-pause-button-in-as-3/309587/1 "2010-05-19T07:06:15Z")

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Hi, I have embedded the video in flash using player. Now I want a play/pause button for video.

I am using ns.pause();to pause the video, its working.

here ns=video instance name.

but the play button is not working when I use below code.

ns.play();

Please help. The code is in AS3.