# Can't Trace

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-trace/92597>\
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**Created:** [October 19, 2003, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-trace/92597 "2003-10-19T10:04:18Z")\
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**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/92597/1 "2003-10-19T10:04:18Z")

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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…