---
title: "system.iec61850.writeFile"
description: "This function uploads a file from a local path to the configured IEC 61850 device remote path."
---

# system.iec61850.writeFile

> This function uploads a file from a local path to the configured IEC 61850 device remote path.

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
## Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no [Client Permission](../../../ignition-modules/vision/vision-project-properties/vision-project-properties.md#vision-permissions-properties) restrictions.

## Syntax
`system.iec61850.writeFile(deviceName, localFilePath, remoteFilePath)`

### Parameters
|Type | Parameter | Description |
|------- | ------- | ------|
|String| `deviceName` | The name of the configured IEC 61850 device.|
|String| `localFilePath` | The local file path on client to pull the file contents from.|
|String| `remoteFilePath` | The remote file path on the server of the file to write to.|

### Returns
No return value.
### Scope
Gateway, Perspective Session

## Code Examples
```python title="Example #1"
# This example writes the file contents
# from the local temporary path to the remote file path.   
 
device_name = 'IEC61850'
file_name = 'COMFEDE.ced'
tmp_path = '/usr/local/bin/ignition/COMFEDE/{0}'.format(file_name)
file_path = '/{0}'.format(file_name)
 
system.iec61850.writeFile(device_name, tmp_path, file_path)
```