# Can't Trace **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [October 19, 2003, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-trace/33431 "2003-10-19T10:04:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![xEnOn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/85e7bf/32.png) [@xEnOn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xEnOn)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2003, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-trace/33431/1 "2003-10-19T10:04:18Z")
It was still working some hours ago but now, it is not. Before that, I could still trace message and the output window will just pop up and show the message. But now, no matter how I trace, it don’t show up in the output window anymore! I dont think my syntax has any problem. This is what i typed: trace(“test”); I put this code at the first frame of the stage’s timeline and ran it. I tested this on both Flash MX and 2004 and they both don’t show the output window with the message at all. I tried opening the output window and then run but the output window shows blank! After this, I tried it in Flash 5 and it worked well. The output window showed the word “test”. Kinda weird? Did I accidentally set anything I didn’t notice that caused this? I am a little new to actionscripts as I am always into tweening until recently. Hope somebody can help me…thanks… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2003, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-trace/33431/2 "2003-10-19T10:30:59Z")
would this help? [http://www.bit-101.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2436&highlight=](http://www.bit-101.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2436&highlight=) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2003, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-trace/33431/3 "2003-10-19T12:12:18Z")
wat a bug flash has since mx to mx04 now… reinstalling is a little bit troublesome though… but looks like this is the only way to resolve this problem… thanks… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-trace/33431/4 "2003-10-19T14:47:21Z")
just tried reinstalling but the bug don seems to go off still…i still cant trace anything at all… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-trace/33431/5 "2003-10-25T12:36:57Z")
anymore help please? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-trace/33431/6 "2003-10-25T13:31:08Z")
can you try posting your code so we can see??? waht exactly are you tracing??? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-trace/33431/7 "2003-10-25T15:13:01Z")
i have said u tried to trace it by typing trace(“test”); on the first frame of a blank new file but the output window just don show. initially, i was trying out with some button with this code in a button’s action: on(press) { trace(“pressed”); } however, it doesnt trace at all. that’s why i tried to type it in the first frame of a new blank file.