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# FileCon.ErrorDir

Returns the file directory pattern used to set the error folder, where the file is moved to if processing fails with an error status.

When the *source* **Data Definition** is a **File Definition**, you can use this property to modify the folder the input file is moved to after unsuccessful processing.

The **ErrorDir** property is a pattern - therefore you can set it directly to the folder you desire, or you can include **Tags** within the name.

**Tags** will be resolved when the file is being moved after successful processing.

**ErrorDir** includes a trailing backslash.

**Declaration**: property ErrorDir: string

An exmple as its use follows.

```pascal
procedure OnMapEvent(var Value:Variant);
begin
 //Result is the directory that the file will be moved to if an error occurs
  Value := Source.FileCon.ErrorDir;
end;
```