OPENFILE Function

Office 2013 and later

Last modified: March 09, 2015

Applies to: Office 2013 | Visio 2013

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Opens a Microsoft Visio document, if it's not already open, and activates the document window.

OPENFILE("filename")

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

filename

Required

String

The name of the file, including file path, you want to open.

Multiple OPENFILE function calls are queued and executed in order of evaluation. If the current Visio document is activated for visual (in-place) editing, a new Visio instance is launched with the requested file name.

This function always returns FALSE.

In earlier versions of the Visio application, this function appears as _OPENFILE. Visio versions 4.0 and later accept either style.

OPENFILE("C:/MyFile.vsdx")

Opens the specified file "MyFile.vsdx" in a new window, or activates the window if the file is already open.

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