ItemOperations.OpenFile Method

Opens a file as though you invoked an Open File command in the integrated development environment (IDE).

Namespace:  EnvDTE
Assembly:  EnvDTE (in EnvDTE.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function OpenFile ( _
    FileName As String, _
    ViewKind As String _
) As Window

Window OpenFile(
    string FileName,
    string ViewKind
)

Window^ OpenFile(
    [InAttribute] String^ FileName, 
    [InAttribute] String^ ViewKind
)

abstract OpenFile : 
        FileName:string * 
        ViewKind:string -> Window

function OpenFile(
    FileName : String, 
    ViewKind : String
) : Window

Parameters

  • FileName
    Type: System.String

    Required. The full path and name of the file to be opened.

  • ViewKind
    Type: System.String

    Optional. A ConstantsvsViewKind* constant specifying the type of view in which to create the file.

Return Value

Type: EnvDTE.Window
A Window object.

Examples

Sub OpenFileExample()
   Dim ItemOp As ItemOperations
   ItemOp = DTE.ItemOperations
   ' Open a log file as a text document.
   ItemOp.OpenFile("c:\windows\ocgen.log", Constants.vsViewKindTextView)
End Sub

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See Also

Reference

ItemOperations Interface

EnvDTE Namespace

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