# Dynamically find window names

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamically-find-window-names/7260>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [September 15, 2013, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamically-find-window-names/7260 "2013-09-15T00:43:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![drewdin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/drewdin/32/3363_2.png) [@drewdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drewdin)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamically-find-window-names/7260/1 "2013-09-15T00:43:39Z")

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i am trying to dynamically get the window names is this possible? Right now I made a list of window names but if a window name changes i will have to update my list. Is there a way i could read a directory or db table to get the names to populate my list? Thanks

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**Author:** ![mazeyrat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mazeyrat/32/10955_2.png) [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamically-find-window-names/7260/2 "2013-09-15T11:54:45Z")

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Ignition Manual :  
Description :  
Returns a list of the paths of all windows in the current project, sorted alphabetically.  
Syntax :  
system.gui.getWindowNames()

Hope this help

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**Author:** ![drewdin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/drewdin/32/3363_2.png) [@drewdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drewdin)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamically-find-window-names/7260/3 "2013-09-16T00:08:12Z")

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thats exactly what i needed, sorry i didn’t look hard enough! Thanks