# Getting dataDir from myProtocol

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/getting-datadir-from-myprotocol/5989
**Category:** Web Support
**Created:** [December 6, 2020, 10:20am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/getting-datadir-from-myprotocol/5989 "2020-12-06T10:20:37Z")
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### Author: ![Francesc\_Costa](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/francesc_costa/32/5142_2.png) [@Francesc\_Costa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Francesc_Costa)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2020, 10:20am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/getting-datadir-from-myprotocol/5989/1 "2020-12-06T10:20:37Z")

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Hello,

How do I get \_Server.dataDir from my protocol?

I want to have access to \_Server.dataDir stored in pvw-lite.py from lite\_protocols.py?

Thanks,

Francesc