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Speos Labs Automation 2024 R2

OpenFile

Last update: 17.07.2025

Description

Opens the file.

Returns 1 if it succeeds, 0 otherwise.

Syntax

object.OpenFile(BSTR bstrFileName) As Short

  • object: XM3Viewer object

  • bstrFileName: filename string including path (input)

VB script example

Sub TestLab()
  ' Starts the application
  Dim Viewer
  Set Viewer = CreateObject("Xm3Viewer.Application")
  ' Opens the file
  Dim MyVar
  MyVar = Viewer.OpenFile("C:\tmp\XM3Viewer\2cubes_005_4.xm3")
End Sub

IronPython example

from System import Type, Activator
type = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("Xm3Viewer.Application")
MyXm3Viewer = Activator.CreateInstance(type)
#Open the file
MyXm3Viewer.OpenFile("C:\\tmp\\XM3Viewer\\2cubes_005_4.xm3")

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