# Grab the UDT instance name and parent folder name

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [November 4, 2018, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/grab-the-udt-instance-name-and-parent-folder-name/20521 "2018-11-04T08:24:08Z")\
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I find some solution by using {InstanceName} and {TagName} pre-define parameters.  
{PathToParentFolder} is return folder path with \ as seperator which i need dot . instead

Does anyone know a solution to replace \ with . for {PathToParentFolder}?

Thanks.

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