Loop # of times, stop at specific frame

Hi there,
I'm having trouble finding the answer to a simple (I hope)
question. I made a flash banner and have successfully added an
action that will loop it 3 times, stopping on the last frame. Here
is the code I entered in a separate action layer:
INSERTED A KEYFRAME IN FRAME 1:
if (numberOfTimesToLoop<3) {
gotoAndPlay(1);
numberOfTimesToLoop++;
} else {
stop();
INSERTED A KEYFRAME IN MY LAST FRAME OF THE TIMELINE:
if (numberOfTimesToLoop<3) {
gotoAndPlay(1);
} else {
stop();
Works beautifully, only I need the movie to stop on frame 274
on the last loop, where I want certain elements not to fade out (I
have 279 frames in my movie). Can anyone help me out? I'd really
appreciate it!

I'm not sure I understand what code I'm supposed to put in
frame 279 exactly.. There are two elements (on two separate layers)
that need to stop at that frame on the 3rd loop.. I tried putting
something like this on frame 279 of one of those layers:
if (numberOfTimesToLoop=3) {
stop();
O so close.... but like with all code its either all right or all wrong.
the 2 diffrent layers don't matter if your stoping the main timeline.
go to frame 279 open up your ActionScript window and type in:
if (numberOfTimesToLoop == 3) {
stop();
That is little guy is called a
Comparison Operator
http://flash-creations.com/notes/actionscript_operators.php <==good site discribing them.
Good luck and I hope it helps
JT

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