# Output window not displaying output

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/output-window-not-displaying-output/165894>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 14, 2005, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/output-window-not-displaying-output/165894 "2005-10-14T21:46:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![snailface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@snailface](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/snailface)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/output-window-not-displaying-output/165894/1 "2005-10-14T21:46:59Z")

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Ok, this is a wierd one.

All of a sudden the output window is not displaying any of my output.For instance, i can have a simple movie, 1 frame, with the action:

trace(“hi”);

when I test it, the output window pops up, but nothing is in it.

Anyone ever seen this before?

-adam