# Dynamically load datafiles based on variables

**URL:** <https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/dynamically-load-datafiles-based-on-variables/9349>\
**Category:** support\
**Created:** [November 23, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/dynamically-load-datafiles-based-on-variables/9349 "2017-11-23T20:56:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![May\_Meow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/may_meow/32/4641_2.png) [@May\_Meow](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/May_Meow)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/dynamically-load-datafiles-based-on-variables/9349/1 "2017-11-23T20:56:30Z")

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How can i please load datafiles dynamically per page based on variables in header?

```auto
---
title: test
datafile: my-datafile.yml
---

```

How can i put this one into template? Thank you

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**Author:** ![digitalcraftsman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/digitalcraftsman/32/4142_2.png) [@digitalcraftsman](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/digitalcraftsman)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/dynamically-load-datafiles-based-on-variables/9349/2 "2017-11-23T21:18:35Z")

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Hello @May_Meow,

try `.Site.data.(.Site.Params.datafile)`. Note, that the file extension / format isn’t used if you access the content of data files with `.Site.Data`. Hence it can be omitted in the front matter.

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**Author:** ![May\_Meow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/may_meow/32/4641_2.png) [@May\_Meow](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/May_Meow)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/dynamically-load-datafiles-based-on-variables/9349/3 "2017-11-23T22:32:42Z")

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`unexpected <.> in operand` it returns error

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**Author:** ![bep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/bep/32/3332_2.png) [@bep](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/bep)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/dynamically-load-datafiles-based-on-variables/9349/4 "2017-11-23T22:34:34Z")

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> [@digitalcraftsman](#):
>
> try .Site.data.(.Site.Params.datafile).

Should be something like:

```auto
{{ index .Site.Data .Params.datafile }}

```

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**Author:** ![maiki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/maiki/32/16384_2.png) [@maiki](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/maiki)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 10:36pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/dynamically-load-datafiles-based-on-variables/9349/5 "2017-11-23T22:36:12Z")

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> [@May\_Meow](#):
>
> unexpected \<.\> in operand it returns error

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Basically, be as informative as possible, and share your code if you can. 🙂

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**Author:** ![May\_Meow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/may_meow/32/4641_2.png) [@May\_Meow](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/May_Meow)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 10:40pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/dynamically-load-datafiles-based-on-variables/9349/6 "2017-11-23T22:40:47Z")

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So … i made it working 😃

my MD content file looks like this

```auto
---
title: "KRÚŽKY V ŠKOLSKOM ROKU 2017/2018"
date: 2017-11-22T15:49:53+01:00
draft: true
dataFile: kruzky
type: "data/kruzky"
---

Popis

```

and in `data/template` kruzky i calling following methods

```auto
{{ $data := index .Site.Data .Page.Params.dataFile }}
<h1>{{ $data.first.title }}</h1>
    <ul>
        {{range $data.first.list }}
        <li>{{ .name }} - {{ .teachers }}</li>
        {{ end }}
    </ul>

```

Thank you very much