BasicFileInfo.Extract Method

BasicFileInfoExtract Method

Returns an instance of BasicFileInfo filled with basic information about a Revit file located at the given file-path

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
public static BasicFileInfo Extract(
	string file
)
Public Shared Function Extract ( 
	file As String
) As BasicFileInfo
public:
static BasicFileInfo^ Extract(
	String^ file
)
static member Extract : 
        file : string -> BasicFileInfo 

Parameters

file  String
The full path to the file to be queried, including project (.rvt) and family (.rfa) files.

Return Value

BasicFileInfo
If successful, basic file data.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
FileArgumentNotFoundException The file doesn't exist.
InvalidOperationException The file is a newer format file where the structure of the BasicFileInfo storage has changed, or the file is saved in very old version of Revit without basic file data.
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