# TextControl.SetFileDirectory Method

> Determines the directory path where the files of a specific file type are stored.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 21.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.Web`
- **Assembly:** `TXTextControl.Web.dll`, which the TX Text Control .NET Server setup installs, for .NET Framework; in no NuGet package
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > TXTextControl.Web > TextControl.SetFileDirectory Method
- **460 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/textcontrol/setfiledirectory-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/textcontrol/setfiledirectory-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/textcontrol/setfiledirectory-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Determines the directory path where the files of a specific file type are stored.

### Syntax

```csharp
public void SetFileDirectory(string directory, Web.FileType type);
```

```vbnet
Public Sub SetFileDirectory(ByVal directory As String, ByVal type As Web.FileType)
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| directory | Specifies the directory path where the files of a specific file type are stored. |
| type | Specifies one of the [FileType](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/filetype/enumeration/llms-full.txt) values. |

### Examples

`SetFileDirectory` is not exposed by the current ASP.NET Core editor helper. The following example uses `SetFileDirectory` in the current server-side setup instead.

```csharp
var result = textControl.SetFileDirectory("Quarterly report", TXTextControl.Web.FileType.Document);
Console.WriteLine(result);
```

```vbnet
Dim result = textControl.SetFileDirectory("Quarterly report", TXTextControl.Web.FileType.Document)
Console.WriteLine(result)
```

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [TextControl.ServicePort Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/textcontrol/serviceport-property/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [TextControl.SetFileDirectoryAsync Method](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/textcontrol/setfiledirectoryasync-method/llms-full.txt)