# Programatically Access Project Browser

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/programatically-access-project-browser/16522>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [January 8, 2018, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/programatically-access-project-browser/16522 "2018-01-08T21:49:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![salbrechtsen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/salbrechtsen/32/18660_2.png) [@salbrechtsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/salbrechtsen)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/programatically-access-project-browser/16522/1 "2018-01-08T21:49:13Z")

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This might be a long shot, but is there a way to programmatically (through scripting) read folders in the project scope? I am particularly interested in reading/iterating over the folder structure in Project templates folder.

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**Author:** ![mrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mrogers/32/4110_2.png) [@mrogers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mrogers)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/programatically-access-project-browser/16522/2 "2018-01-08T23:27:06Z")

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There is - see link below. You’ll have to modify the script on the Templates window of the project here a bit but I think it should get what you’re looking for after some massaging.

[http://nickmudge.info/post/drag-and-drop-Ignition-templates-on-the-template-canvas](http://nickmudge.info/post/drag-and-drop-Ignition-templates-on-the-template-canvas)

And there’s the whole disclaimer about messing with this stuff, like don’t count on things not changing with updates, etc.

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**Author:** ![salbrechtsen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/salbrechtsen/32/18660_2.png) [@salbrechtsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/salbrechtsen)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/programatically-access-project-browser/16522/3 "2018-01-09T18:13:58Z")

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We were able to figure it out, this link helped a lot. Thanks!