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Package::Open Method (String)

Opens a package at a given path and file name.

Namespace:  System.IO.Packaging
Assembly:  WindowsBase (in WindowsBase.dll)

public:
static Package^ Open(
	String^ path
)

Parameters

path
Type: System::String
The path and file name of the package.

Return Value

Type: System.IO.Packaging::Package
The opened package.

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

path is nullptr.

ZipPackage is the default package type that is used by the Open method.

This Open method opens the package with default attributes OpenOrCreate, ReadWrite, and None (to specify different attributes use one of the other Open method overloads).

For additional information, see the Open Packaging Conventions (OPC) specification available for download at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=71255.

The following example shows how to create a new Package that incorporates PackageRelationship and PackagePart elements together with stored data. For the complete sample, see Writing a Package Sample.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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