# FileDir - script function

The FileDir function returns a string containing the path to the directory of the table file currently being read.

Syntax:

FileDir()

Information noteThis function supports only folder data connections in standard mode. See [File system access restriction](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense/November2024/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/LoadData/file-system-access-restriction.htm)

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#### Examples and results:

Scripting examples

| Example | Result |
| --- | --- |
| `Load *, filedir(<br>) as X from`<br>`C:\UserFiles\abc.txt` | Will return<br>'C:\UserFiles' in field X in each record read. |