I have a function inside of the .ascx file. How can I call it from the web application page(the .aspx file)

Platform: ASP.NET|Category: User Controls

All you need to do is give your user control an ID in the aspx. e.g.

<myTagTest:MarcTest id=myUC runat='server'> 
</myTagTest:MarcTest>

Then in your aspx code, you can simply use the id to call public methods (and properties) defined by the ascx. e.g.
VB.NET

myUC.writeData(...)

C#

myUC.writeData(...)