# Question about "trace"

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-trace/243138>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 3, 2007, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-trace/243138 "2007-11-03T07:06:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![IlTimido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f1d935/32.png) [@IlTimido](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IlTimido)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2007, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-trace/243138/1 "2007-11-03T07:06:26Z")

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Hello there.

I must admit that this question may sound weird 😃

However… is there a way to call a global function (like the function “trace”) explictly?

I mean something like “\_global.trace” (I know \_global no longer exists in AS3, I used it to exemplify).

Thanks in advance