# Printing Debug Messages to Logging Window?

**URL:** https://qa.fmod.com/t/printing-debug-messages-to-logging-window/14756
**Category:** FMOD Engine
**Created:** [June 10, 2019, 10:34am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/printing-debug-messages-to-logging-window/14756 "2019-06-10T10:34:12Z")
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### Author: ![chrisjdarcy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/chrisjdarcy/32/172_2.png) [@chrisjdarcy](https://qa.fmod.com/u/chrisjdarcy)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2019, 10:34am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/printing-debug-messages-to-logging-window/14756/1 "2019-06-10T10:34:12Z")

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Is it possible to print values to the log window in studio from a custom plugin? I’m trying to debug issues I’m having in the plugin API and at this point I don’t know what is causing them.

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### Author: ![cameron-fmod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/cameron-fmod/32/261_2.png) [@cameron-fmod](https://qa.fmod.com/u/cameron-fmod)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2019, 12:50am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/printing-debug-messages-to-logging-window/14756/2 "2019-06-17T00:50:28Z")

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You should be able to use printf as needed, although you can also use FMOD\_DSP\_LOG().