**ShowPlay Reference Manual, Chapter 3 (ControlVariables): showdir**
===== Showdir -- The directory containing the stimulus files =====
SHOWDIR is a character string variable that indicates the starting disk directory where Showplay should look for stimulus files (e.g., images, sounds, movies).

By default, SHOWDIR is set to the current working directory ([[jvs:cigal:manual:chapter4:curdir|Curdir]]).
To make SHOWDIR relative to the folder that contains the paradigm parameter file ([[jvs:cigal:showplay:manual:chapter1:ppf|PPF]]), insert the following line in the upper portion of the parameter file:
  showdir = getfile(param_file,4)
[[jvs:cigal:showplay:manual:chapter3:paramfile|Param_file]] is a string variable containing the name of your parameter file.
The [[jvs:cigal:manual:chapter3:getfile|Getfile]] command gets the directory path containing Param_file.

SHOWDIR can be set to a directory path relative to the current working directory ([[jvs:cigal:manual:chapter4:curdir|Curdir]]), or it can be a complete directory path (starting with '/', '\', or X:, where 'X' is a disk drive letter).

**See Also:**\\
[[jvs:cigal|CIGAL Home]], 
[[jvs:cigal:manual|CIGAL Manual]], 
[[jvs:cigal:showplay|ShowPlay Home]], 
[[jvs:cigal:showplay:manual|ShowPlay Manual]], 
[[jvs:cigal:showplay:manual:chapter3|InputParameters List]], 
[[jvs:cigal:showplay:manual:help|Manual Help]]