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Package::Open Method (String, FileMode, FileAccess)

Opens a package at a given path using a given file mode and file access setting.

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

public:
static Package^ Open(
	String^ path, 
	FileMode packageMode, 
	FileAccess packageAccess
)

Parameters

path
Type: System::String
The path and file name of the package.
packageMode
Type: System.IO::FileMode
The file mode in which to open the package.
packageAccess
Type: System.IO::FileAccess
The file access in which to open the package.

Return Value

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

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

path is nullptr.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

Value for packageMode or packageAccess is not valid.

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

This Open method opens the package with a default None attribute (to specify a different attribute use the Open method overload).

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 open and read a Package that contains PackageRelationship and PackagePart elements together with stored data. For the complete sample, see Reading 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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