UIApplication.OpenAndActivateDocument(String) Method

Opens and activates a Revit document.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.UI
Assembly: RevitAPIUI (in RevitAPIUI.dll) Version: 26.4.0.0 (26.4.0.0)

Syntax

C#

public UIDocument OpenAndActivateDocument(
	string fileName
)

Parameters

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

UIDocument
The opened document.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The given 'fileName' is not a Revit file (a project, template, or family document).
ArgumentNullException	If null is 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.

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.