# Can not setup a file path

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-not-setup-a-file-path/71417
**Category:** General
**Created:** [29 November 2022 07:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-not-setup-a-file-path/71417 "2022-11-29T07:42:58Z")
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### Author: ![vi-rgaigl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/vi-rgaigl/32/51869_2.png) [@vi-rgaigl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vi-rgaigl)
#### Post date: [29 November 2022 07:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-not-setup-a-file-path/71417/1 "2022-11-29T07:42:58Z")

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Hi everybody,

I use the node "node-red-contrib-ftp" -ftp in.  
Unfortunately, I am not able to include the source\_path or the destination\_filename in the path specification.

Form:  
 ![node-form](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/3/4/3419bcee74830b4c045d35a6b2b455831fd228af.png)

Debug Node:  
 ![debug-node](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/4/2/4240243dcec03e8675f43852dc155f9de6659839.png)

I have already tried the following notation:  
{{source\_path}}  
{{source\_path}}  
{{msg.source\_path}}  
{{{msg.source\_path}}}

What am I doing wrong?  
Do I still need a service running in the background to use the mustache notation?

Thank you very much for support.

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### Author: ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)
#### Post date: [29 November 2022 07:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-not-setup-a-file-path/71417/2 "2022-11-29T07:52:05Z")

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Reading the documentation of the node, it does not accept mustache syntax (ie, no `{{ .... }}`)

You have to pass in `msg.filename` and `msg.localFilename` instead and clear the fields.

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### Author: ![vi-rgaigl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/vi-rgaigl/32/51869_2.png) [@vi-rgaigl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vi-rgaigl)
#### Post date: [29 November 2022 08:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-not-setup-a-file-path/71417/3 "2022-11-29T08:39:18Z")

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Thank you very much.  
I am very grateful for your help.

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [13 December 2022 08:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-not-setup-a-file-path/71417/4 "2022-12-13T08:40:09Z")

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