Application.OpenDocumentFile(String)
Opens a document from disk.
Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
public Document OpenDocumentFile( string fileName)Parameters
fileNameString
The file to be opened.
Return Value
Document
The opened document.
Exceptions
Exception
Condition
ArgumentException
The fileName to be opened is empty.
ArgumentNullException
A non-optional argument was null
CannotOpenBothCentralAndLocalException
Cannot open the local model and the central model in the same Revit session. You can close one to open the other in the same Revit session.
CentralModelException
Revit encountered serious errors while trying to open the central model.
CorruptModelException
There are too many corrupt elements to open this model.
FileAccessException
File cannot be opened in Revit LT because it was last saved in a version of Revit prior to 8.1. -or- File has an invalid extension. Try changing the file’s extension and opening it again.
FileNotFoundException
The fileName to be opened doesn’t exist. -or- File Not Found
InsufficientResourcesException
This computer does not have enough memory, disk space, or other necessary resource to open the model.
InvalidOperationException
Open is temporarily disabled. -or- The document can not be opened.
OperationCanceledException
Opening was canceled by the user or by an API event callback.
Remarks
This method opens the document into memory but does not make it visible to the user in any way.