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IApplication.OpenDocument Method (ArcObjects .NET 10.8 SDK)

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IApplication.OpenDocument Method

Opens a document in this application.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub OpenDocument ( _
    [ByVal path As String] _
)

[C#]
public void OpenDocument (
    string path
);

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Path is a string representing the path and filename of the document to be opened. [Optional]

If no Path is specified, the Open dialog is displayed.

Note, this method does not work in ArcCatalog.