# GetDirectory (String filePath)

| **Name**    | ***GetDirectory***                                              |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Syntax      | GetDirectory (String filePath)                                  |
| Purpose     | To return the directory of a file, specified using a file path. |
| Description | Extracts directory path from the given file path.               |
| Return Type | Int64                                                           |
| Parameter   | filePath \[System.String] – Full path of the file               |

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/0%20\(126\).png)

**Example**

In this example, we are passing the required parameter to the function transformation object using a *Variables* object.

Where,

*filePath* = *C:\Users\Kanwal.Azim\OneDrive - Astera Software\Desktop\Functions Documentation\Files\GetDirectory\GetDirectory.docx*

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/1%20\(127\).png)

Right-click on the function transformation object and select *Preview Output.* You can see that Astera Data Stack has extracted the directory of the specified file.

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/2%20\(127\).png)