OpenDocument

Opens a data file with the specified path. Returns a reference to the opened document.

Syntax

OpenDocument(filePath)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	string	Full path of the file

Return

Returns a reference to the opened document (nex.NexDoc object in Python, integer in NexScript). The function returns invalid document reference if OpenDocument operation failed.

Note

See Specifying Windows file paths in Python for details on specifying file paths with backslashes in Python.

Examples

Python

import nex
# This function can be used to open all supported data file formats
doc1 = nex.OpenDocument(r"C:\Data\File1.nex5")
doc2 = nex.OpenDocument(r"C:\Data\File1.nex5")
doc3 = nex.OpenDocument(r"C:\Data\File3.msrd")

NexScript

% This function can be used to open all supported data file formats
doc1 = OpenDocument("C:\Data\File1.nex5")
doc2 = OpenDocument("C:\Data\File1.nex5")
doc3 = OpenDocument("C:\Data\File3.msrd")

Note

Before opening a text file, specify text file import options using View/Options menu command.