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: 21.0.0.0 (21.1.1.109)
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

ExceptionCondition
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.

See Also