diff --git a/include/files.cpp b/include/files.cpp
index 9667da2bc..c14236ce9 100755
--- a/include/files.cpp
+++ b/include/files.cpp
@@ -289,6 +289,42 @@ void TDir::zero ()
   zerofdes (_dir);
 }
 
+void TDir::print_on (ostream & out) const
+
+{
+  CHECK(_dir,"Can't print a NULL _dir");
+  out << _num << '\n';
+  out << (int)_com << '\n';
+  out << _dir->SysName << '|';
+  out << _dir->EOD << '|';
+  out << _dir->EOX << '|';
+  out << _dir->LenR << '|';
+  out << _dir->Flags << '|';
+  out << _dir->Des << '|';
+  out << _dir->FCalc << '|';
+  out << _dir->GenPrompt << '|' << '\n';
+}
+
+void TDir::read_from (istream & in)
+
+{
+  CHECK(_dir,"Can't read into a NULL _dir");
+  in.getline (_files_tmp_string, sizeof (_files_tmp_string), '\n');
+  _num = atoi(_files_tmp_string);
+  in.getline (_files_tmp_string, sizeof (_files_tmp_string), '\n');
+  _com = (bool) atoi(_files_tmp_string);
+  in.getline (_files_tmp_string, sizeof (_files_tmp_string), '\n');
+  TToken_string line(_files_tmp_string,'|');
+  line.restart();
+  strcpy(_dir->SysName,line.get());
+  _dir->EOD = line.get_long();
+  _dir->EOX = line.get_long();
+  _dir->LenR = line.get_int();
+  _dir->Flags = line.get_long();
+  strcpy(_dir->Des,line.get());
+  strcpy(_dir->FCalc,line.get());
+  strcpy(_dir->GenPrompt,line.get());
+}
 
 // @doc EXTERNAL
 
@@ -583,9 +619,9 @@ void TTrec::read_from (istream & in)
     t = _files_tmp_string;
     const int itms = t.items();
     
+    update_fielddef (i, _files_tmp_string);
     if (_des && itms == 5) // La descrizione viene caricata solo se esiste
       _des->set(_rec->Fd[i].Name, t.get(itms-1));
-    update_fielddef (i, _files_tmp_string);
   }
   int nkeys;
 
diff --git a/include/files.h b/include/files.h
index 56eb9282b..31685ac44 100755
--- a/include/files.h
+++ b/include/files.h
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ public:
   // @cmember Setta il file con i parametri passati
   void set (const char * name, const RecNoType eod, const RecNoType flag, const char * des, const char * calc);
 
+  // @cmember Stampa la descrizione del direttorio sull'output selezionato
+  virtual void print_on(ostream& out) const;
+  // @cmember Legge la descrizione del direttorio dall' input selezionato
+  virtual void read_from(istream& in);
+
   // @cmember Ritorna il nome del file selezionato
   const char* name() const;
   // @cmember Ritorna il nome dei file dati selezionato