# Text File Output Plugin **URL:** \ **Category:** Process Studio\ **Tags:** ps-steps\ **Created:** [September 10, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/text-file-output-plugin/17322 "2025-09-10T17:53:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![omkar.shete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/73ab20/32.png) [@omkar.shete](https://community.automationedge.com/u/omkar.shete)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/text-file-output-plugin/17322/1 "2025-09-10T17:53:22Z")
I want to pass a filename from a variable. For this I have checked “Accept file names from a field” checkbox and given my field name which is coming out from Java script. But still it gives me error as fileName field cannot be blank.. Plz check n tell….. Thank you in advance.. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/automationedge/original/2X/e/e72b9db2009cc7d13b25c8eec238465767dbfc7a.png) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/automationedge/original/2X/7/7180ac58296dde5d9870d1614f0bafdd9fd44149.png) ---
**Author:** ![wllmdjngh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.automationedge.com/wllmdjngh/32/952_2.png) [@wllmdjngh](https://community.automationedge.com/u/wllmdjngh)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/text-file-output-plugin/17322/2 "2025-09-10T18:54:48Z")
Try to get rid of the “.” in extension That should do it ---
**Author:** ![omkar.shete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/73ab20/32.png) [@omkar.shete](https://community.automationedge.com/u/omkar.shete)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/text-file-output-plugin/17322/3 "2025-09-10T19:01:10Z")
I have removed . from .txt.. Still the ame error