# Trace Function

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trace-function/123549>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 24, 2004, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trace-function/123549 "2004-09-24T16:51:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![todd71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac8455/32.png) [@todd71](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/todd71)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2004, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trace-function/123549/1 "2004-09-24T16:51:18Z")

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im just curious how the ‘trace’ function works and how i use it in script to find something…im trying to navigate the folders im using…like some of the others here…lol…

the presentation im working on now has a loader.exe that all my external .swfs are loaded into…it goes kind of like…

loader.exe  
-opening.swf  
-home.swf  
–folder  
—folder

ive finally kind of gotten it to navigate with the heirarchy the way it is using /folder/folder/file.swf to get into each file…

but for the sake of convienience when i add this presentation to another its going to be another level down in the heirarchy, so is there a way to use ‘trace’ to make it easier so itll always find the files maybe?

thanks…