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url: /flow/guide/scripting-reference/classes/file-connection/filecon.filedir.md
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# FileCon.FileDir

## Declaration

`property FileDir: string`

### Example

```pascal
procedure OnMapEvent(var Value:Variant);
begin
  Value := Dest.FileCon.FileDir; //The directory that the file will be saved to
end;
```

## Description

Returns the file directory pattern used to set the folder where the file is saved during writing.

When the Dest data definition is a File Definition you can use this property to modify the folder the output file is saved to after mapping.

The FileDir property is a pattern therefore you can set it directly to the folder you desire, or you can include [Tags](/flow/guide/tag-reference/) within the name. Tags will be resolved when the file is being saved. FileDir includes a trailing backslash.