# Set outputdir in vscode workspace
**URL:** https://forum.robotframework.org/t/set-outputdir-in-vscode-workspace/3536
**Category:** Visual Studio Code(ium)
**Created:** [30 March 2022 13:23 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/set-outputdir-in-vscode-workspace/3536 "2022-03-30T13:23:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Flurin92](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Flurin92)
#### Post date: [30 March 2022 13:23 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/set-outputdir-in-vscode-workspace/3536/1 "2022-03-30T13:23:12Z")
Hi,
I want to specify my Report Directory in Workspace Json (Robot.code-workspace) file like the following:
```
{
"folders": [
{
"path": "test"
},
{
"path": "librenode"
}
],
"settings": {},
"launch": {
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"type": "robotframework-lsp",
"name": "Robot Framework: Launch template",
"request": "launch",
"cwd": "^\"\\${workspaceFolder}\"",
"target": "^\"\\${file}\"",
"terminal": "integrated",
"env": {},
"args": ["--outputdir C:/renode/renode_1_12_x/PLT2010V1_V3/test/07_Results"]
}
]
}
}
```
When I run the Test I get the following error message:
> [ERROR] option --outputdir c:/renode/renode\_1\_12\_x/plt2010v1\_v3/test/07\_results not recognized
>
> Try --help for usage information.
Can anyone tell what is the reason?
Thank you
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### Author:  [@fabioz](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/fabioz)
#### Post date: [31 March 2022 10:14 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/set-outputdir-in-vscode-workspace/3536/2 "2022-03-31T10:14:00Z")
You need to set arguments as a list of arguments, so, the arguments should be something as:
`"args": ["--outputdir", "C:/renode/renode_1_12_x/PLT2010V1_V3/test/07_Results"]`
i.e.: notice that there are 2 strings there instead of one with 2 arguments…
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### Author:  [@Flurin92](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Flurin92)
#### Post date: [31 March 2022 10:53 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/set-outputdir-in-vscode-workspace/3536/3 "2022-03-31T10:53:04Z")
Thanks, don’t know why I haven’t tried this… 😅
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### Author:  [@msir](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/msir)
#### Post date: [22 December 2022 07:56 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/set-outputdir-in-vscode-workspace/3536/4 "2022-12-22T07:56:25Z")
When I launch a test from VS Code (/w RF Language Server extension), output files are stored to project root. How do I change the outputdir, didn’t find any setting to control this?
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### Author:  [@msir](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/msir)
#### Post date: [28 December 2022 07:57 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/set-outputdir-in-vscode-workspace/3536/5 "2022-12-28T07:57:23Z")
Not that pretty solution, but outputdir can be set by modifying file:
C:\Users\**[user]**\.vscode\extensions\robocorp.robotframework-lsp- **x.x.x** \src\robotframework\_debug\_adapter\run\_robot\_\_main\_\_.py:
=\>
robot\_args = [
“–listener=robotframework\_debug\_adapter.listeners.DebugListener”,
“–listener=robotframework\_debug\_adapter.listeners.DebugListenerV2”,
**“–outputdir=C:/Temp/RobotLogs”,**
]
---
### Author:  [@gabe-S](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/gabe-S)
#### Post date: [1 October 2024 16:30 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/set-outputdir-in-vscode-workspace/3536/6 "2024-10-01T16:30:39Z")
Using the [Robot Framework Language Server extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=robocorp.robotframework-lsp), you can set command line arguments for robot in a vscode launch.json file to change where the report, log, and outputs of your test run live.
In my example below, it’s the `-d` argument, and it redirects the `MyExecutionFolderHere/tests/robot/reports/`.
Note that for some reason, if you put a space between `-d` and your folder path, that space is _included in the folder path_, which is bad. Also, note that the folder path you specify will be [relative to your execution directory](https://robotframework.org/robotframework/latest/RobotFrameworkUserGuide.html#output-directory:~:text=The%20path%20set%20with%20this%20option%20is%2C%20again%2C%20relative%20to%20the%20execution%20directory). And for some reason the long version of the argument, `--outputdir` doesn’t seem to work…
(Robot Framework Language Server v1.12.1 prerelease, Python 3.10.12, Robot Framework 7.1, Running on Windows Subsystem for Linux)
```
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"type": "robotframework-lsp",
// This name is required by the robot framework extension for some reason https://github.com/robocorp/robotframework-lsp/issues/1074#issuecomment-2288951860
"name": "Robot Framework: Launch Template",
"request": "launch",
"cwd": "^\"\\${workspaceFolder}\"",
"target": "^\"\\${file}\"",
"terminal": "integrated",
"env": {},
"args": [
"-dtests/robot/reports/",
]
}
]
}
```