# Javascript: TXTextControl.setFileDirectory Method

> Obsolete. This method will be removed in one of the next versions. For security reasons, the setFileDirectory method has been removed. Please set the file directory on the server side using the TXTextControl.Web.MVC.TextControl.SetFileDirectory or WebSocketHandler.SetFileDirectory method. Sets the directory path where the files of a specific file type are stored on the web server.

> **Note:** This is deprecated and should not be used in new work.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 24.0
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: TXTextControl.setFileDirectory Method
- **348 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/setfiledirectory-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/setfiledirectory-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/setfiledirectory-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

`Obsolete. This method will be removed in one of the next versions.` For security reasons, the setFileDirectory method has been removed. Please set the file directory on the server side using the TXTextControl.Web.MVC.TextControl.SetFileDirectory or WebSocketHandler.SetFileDirectory method. Sets the directory path where the files of a specific file type are stored on the web server.

### Syntax

```javascript
<void> TXTextControl.setFileDirectory(<FileType> fileType, <string> directory)
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| fileType | Must be one of the [FileType](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/filetype-enumeration/llms-full.txt) values. |
| directory | The directory path where the files of the given file type are to be stored on the web server. |

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `TXTextControl.setFileDirectory` in a practical document-editing workflow. Obsolete. This method will be removed in one of the next versions. For security reasons, the setFileDirectory method has been removed. Please set the file directory on the server side using the TXTextControl.Web.MVC.TextControl.SetFileDirectory or WebSocketHandler.SetFileDirectory method. Sets the directory path where the files of a specific file type are stored on the web server.

```javascript
TXTextControl.setFileDirectory(TXTextControl.FileType.Document, "Quarterly report");
```

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