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Extract 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: 19.0.0.0 (19.0.0.405)
Since: 2013

Syntax

C# 
public static BasicFileInfo Extract(
	string file
)
Visual Basic 
Public Shared Function Extract ( _
	file As String _
) As BasicFileInfo
Visual C++ 
public:
static BasicFileInfo^ Extract(
	String^ file
)

Parameters

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

Return Value

If successful, basic file data.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions FileArgumentNotFoundException The file doesn't exist.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions 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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