# Importing finished VASP calculations

Finished VASP calculations that were created outside of pyiron_atomistics can be imported using the following script:
```python
from pyiron_atomistics import Project
pr = Project('imported_jobs')
# Searches and imports vasp jobs from 'vasp_directory'
path_to_import = "vasp_directory"
pr.import_from_path(path=path_to_import, recursive=True)
```
The calculations are imported into the project `imported_jobs`. The recursive function imports vasp directories within
each vasp directory if present.

This functionality best works when both the `vasprun.xml` and `OUTCAR` files are present in the directories. The import 
would work only id the `vasprun.xml` file exists too. If the `vasprun.xml` file does not exist, the `OUTCAR` and 
`CONTCAR` files must be present