Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.UI Class: UIApplication

UIApplication.OpenAndActivateDocument(String)

Method

Description:
Opens and activates a Revit document.

Remarks:
This method, if successful, changes the active document. It is not allowed to have an open transaction in the active document when calling this method. Additionally, this method may not be called from inside an event handler.

Syntax

public UIDocument OpenAndActivateDocument(
	string fileName
)

Public Function OpenAndActivateDocument ( 
	fileName As String
) As UIDocument

public:
UIDocument^ OpenAndActivateDocument(
	String^ fileName
)

member OpenAndActivateDocument : 
        fileName : string -> UIDocument

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fileName	String	A full path to a revit file to be opened. The file can be either a Revit project, template, or family document.

Return Value

Type	Description
UIDocument	The opened document.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The given 'fileName' is not a Revit file (a project, template, or family document).
ArgumentNullException	Ifis passed as 'fileName'. -or- A non-optional argument was null
FileArgumentNotFoundException	The file specified by 'fileName' cannot be found.
InvalidOperationException	If the active document is currently modifiable.If an API event handler is currently being executed.
RevitServerCommunicationException	If there is any server internal error.