Help with Portfolio Slideshow

I'm fairly new to ActionScript 3.0 so forgive me if this question is easy, but I'm having issues with my portfolio slideshow.
I have a few thumbnails and when you click on one the image slides in from the right. That part is fine. What I really want is for the user to click on a different random thumbnail and have the current image slide out as the new image slides in. My code so far:
arizona1_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, arizona1Clicked)
function arizona1Clicked(event:MouseEvent) {
if(currentFrame == 45) {
gotoAndPlay(46);
if(currentFrame == 70) {
gotoAndPlay(71);
gotoAndPlay(5);
Basically, when arizona1_btn is clicked I want it to ultimately go to frame 5 where it'll play the image sliding in the from the right. The if(currentFrame) code is meant to tell it that if it's on one of the other two images, which stop at 45 & 70, then it should play the next frame with the images sliding out.
As of now, images they don't slide out, they just disappear as the next images rolls in. I know it has to do with my if(currentFrame) code, but I'm not sure how to fix it.
I know this is probably a quick fix, but I'm new and need help fast.
Thank You!
Message was edited by: Frederick Stahl

usually, to check the currentframe, you need to use a loop (like Event.ENTER_FRAME) to repeatedly check for the currentframe.

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