---
title: requestsParentDirectory
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: appkit/nspdfpanel/options-swift.struct/requestsparentdirectory
---

# requestsParentDirectory

The PDF panel doesn’t show a name field; instead, it allows the user to identify a directory in which to save multiple PDF files. If you set this flag, you’re responsible for appending a filename and the “pdf” extension to the resulting  URL value in the NSPDFInfo object before proceeding with the creation of the PDF file (or calling the takeSettingsFromPDFInfo method of NSPrintInfo).

## Declaration

```swift
static var requestsParentDirectory: NSPDFPanel.Options { get }
```

## See Also

### Constants

- [showsPaperSize](appkit/nspdfpanel/options-swift.struct/showspapersize.md)
- [showsOrientation](appkit/nspdfpanel/options-swift.struct/showsorientation.md)