FindFile Method

Description

Gets a file based on the specified path.

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function FindFile( _ ByVal Path As String, _ Optional ByVal UpdateFromServer As Boolean = False _ ) As ObjectVersionFile

Visual Basic

Public Function FindFile( _
   ByVal Path As String, _
   Optional ByVal UpdateFromServer As Boolean = False _
) As ObjectVersionFile

Parameters

Path: An absolute path to a file in M-Files.
UpdateFromServer

Return Type

The ObjectVersionFile object that contains information on the file referenced by the given file path.

Remarks

The file name must be encoded with the object ID. The object ID is automatically appended to the file name if the object is opened from M-Files (e.g., M:\Sample\1. Documents\By Class\Application\Document Template for Word (ID 84).doc).