Basic File Info 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: 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

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

BasicFileInfo
If successful, basic file data.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
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.