# Searching for files

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/searching-for-files/184
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [August 31, 2006, 2:24am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/searching-for-files/184 "2006-08-31T02:24:09Z")
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### Author: ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2006, 2:24am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/searching-for-files/184/1 "2006-08-31T02:24:09Z")

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Is there a good way to search for a file or folder and return the filename into an FB variable without using script? I would think there would be a built-in action for this, so maybe there is and I just can’t find it.  
  
Thanks!

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### Author: ![angus](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@angus](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/angus)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2006, 1:50am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/searching-for-files/184/2 "2006-09-01T01:50:17Z")

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Hi Keith,  
  
There isn’t actually an action to do this at the moment. I’ll put it on the to-do list to add.  
  
You could do this with “FileSet Define” and “FileSet to Variable” at the moment, or with script.  
  
Regards,  
  
  
Angus