Documents Class Members
- Last UpdatedNov 06, 2025
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The following tables list the members exposed by Documents.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
  | CallCimnedit | Beginning with MES version 6.1, the CallCimnedit() method is obsolete. If called, it will exit with no action. |
| CompareWithCimnedit | Beginning with MES version 6.1, the CompareWithCimnedit() method is obsolete. If called, it will exit with no action. |
| EditFile | The EditFile() method opens the specified file in the appropriate editor application using the Windows Edit verb. |
| GetDocumentTypes | Overloaded. Beginning with MES version 6.1, the GetDocumentTypes() method is obsolete. Document types have been removed from MES. The method now returns a null instead of a Dataset. |
| GetExtension | The GetExtension() method gets the extension of the file represented by the supplied path. If the path represents a URL, any slash (/) or question mark (?) character and all the characters that follow it will be trimmed from the returned string. |
| GetFileDescriptions | Beginning with MES version 6.1, the GetFileDescriptions() method is obsolete. The File_Desc table has been removed from the MES database model. The method now returns a null instead of a Dataset. |
| GetFileTypes | The GetFileTypes() method returns a DataSet that contains all the file types that have been configured in the system. |
| PopupFileDescriptionPicker | Beginning with MES version 6.1, the PopupFileDescriptionPicker() method is obsolete. The File_Desc table has been removed from the MES database model. The method now returns false and sets the fileDesc output parameter to an empty string. |
| PrintFile | Overloaded. The PrintFile() method prints the specified file using the Windows PrintTo verb. |
| SupportsEdit | The SupportsEdit() method determines if the file identified by the supplied path and file name supports the Windows Edit verb. |
| SupportsOpen | The SupportsOpen() method determines if the file identified by the supplied path and file name supports the Windows Open verb. |
| SupportsPrintTo | The SupportsPrintTo() method determines if the file identified by the supplied path and file name supports the Windows PrintTo verb. |
| ViewFile | The ViewFile() method opens the specified file in the appropriate viewer application using the Windows Open verb. |