# Newbie Function problem

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-function-problem/114873
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**Created:** [July 2, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-function-problem/114873 "2004-07-02T16:38:38Z")
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### Author: ![keljnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@keljnr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keljnr)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-function-problem/114873/1 "2004-07-02T16:38:38Z")

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I am quite new too all this flash stuff, and just got a book on Flash Actionscripting.

When i type in the following source code, the book says that the message “Hi there!” should appear in my output box, which it doesnt.

function sayHi () {  
trace(“Hi there!”);  
}

What is it im doing wrong??

Cheers