# File Explorer object - Auto Scroll to selected path

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-explorer-object-auto-scroll-to-selected-path/8729>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [July 15, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-explorer-object-auto-scroll-to-selected-path/8729 "2014-07-15T14:32:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![semiano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@semiano](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/semiano)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-explorer-object-auto-scroll-to-selected-path/8729/1 "2014-07-15T14:32:49Z")

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Hello,

I am hoping see if there is a way or a work-around to get the File Explorer object to auto-scroll to the selected path (highlighted path).

The file directory has hundreds of entries so it makes scrolling to the highlighted path a pain.

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**Author:** ![semiano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@semiano](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/semiano)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-explorer-object-auto-scroll-to-selected-path/8729/2 "2014-07-22T15:31:41Z")

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**Author:** ![semiano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@semiano](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/semiano)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-explorer-object-auto-scroll-to-selected-path/8729/3 "2014-07-24T18:31:00Z")

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**Author:** ![semiano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@semiano](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/semiano)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-explorer-object-auto-scroll-to-selected-path/8729/4 "2014-07-29T19:22:02Z")

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**Author:** ![semiano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@semiano](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/semiano)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-explorer-object-auto-scroll-to-selected-path/8729/5 "2014-08-04T13:36:29Z")

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**Author:** ![JGJohnson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jgjohnson/32/29582_2.png) [@JGJohnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JGJohnson)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-explorer-object-auto-scroll-to-selected-path/8729/6 "2014-08-04T18:51:06Z")

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There doesn’t appear to be any way to do that. At least not without digging deep into the underlying child components of the object.

You should submit this as a feature request.

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**Author:** ![semiano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@semiano](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/semiano)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-explorer-object-auto-scroll-to-selected-path/8729/7 "2014-08-04T21:55:44Z")

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okay thank you.