# Trace no tracing

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trace-no-tracing/308714>\
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**Created:** [April 28, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trace-no-tracing/308714 "2010-04-28T18:43:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trace-no-tracing/308714/1 "2010-04-28T18:43:49Z")

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I have an application which uses multiple packages of AS3 code and a main .fla file. Whenever I publish the main fla, my traces in the .as files don’t show up in my output window. Any reason for this?

an example would be:

```auto

        internal function generateArrays (sectn:Number):void {
            var whichSection:XMLList = myXML..SECTION.(@id == String(sectn));
            var probList:XMLList = whichSection.PROBLEM;
            numQstns = probList.length();
            sectStart = Number(probList[0].@id);
            
            
            questions = new Array();
            choiceA = new Array();
            choiceB = new Array();
            choiceC = new Array();
            choiceD = new Array();
            choiceE = new Array();
            choiceF = new Array();
            choiceG = new Array();
            answers = new Array();
            for (var i:Number=0; i<numQstns; i++) {
                var curProb:XMLList = probList.(@id == String(i+1));
                if (curProb.QUESTION.hasSimpleContent()) {
                    questions* = curProb.QUESTION.toString();
                }else {
                    //trace(curProb.QUESTION.toXMLString());
                    questions* = dropTags(curProb.QUESTION[0]);
                }
                choiceA* = curProb.CHOICE.(@letter == "a").toString();
                choiceB* = curProb.CHOICE.(@letter == "b").toString();
                choiceC* = curProb.CHOICE.(@letter == "c").toString();
                choiceD* = curProb.CHOICE.(@letter == "d").toString();
                choiceE* = curProb.CHOICE.(@letter == "e").toString();
                choiceF* = curProb.CHOICE.(@letter == "f").toString();
                choiceG* = curProb.CHOICE.(@letter == "g").toString();
                answers* = curProb.CHOICE.(hasOwnProperty("@correct") && @correct == "true").@letter.toString();
                trace (generateArrays);
            }

```