Open Foreign Option Enumeration

Options for opening files saved by an application that was not developed or licensed by Autodesk.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)

Syntax

public enum OpenForeignOption

Public Enumeration OpenForeignOption

public enum class OpenForeignOption

type OpenForeignOption

Members

Member name	Value	Description
DoNotOpen	1	Do not show any prompt to the user if a foreign file is detected. Cancel this operation (do not open the file).
Open	0	Do not show any prompt to the user if a foreign file is detected. Proceed to open.
Prompt	2	If possible, show a prompt to the user if a foreign file is detected. The operation may proceed or cancel based on the response.