# C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.FromFile

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<h1 id="C1_C1Preview_C1PrintDocument_FromFile_" data-uid="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.FromFile*">FromFile Method
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<h4 id="C1_C1Preview_C1PrintDocument_FromFile_System_String_C1_C1Preview_C1DocumentFormatEnum_" data-uid="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.FromFile(System.String,C1.C1Preview.C1DocumentFormatEnum)">FromFile(string, C1DocumentFormatEnum)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Creates a new instance of the <a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.html">C1PrintDocument</a> class,
and loads the document from the specified file.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static C1PrintDocument FromFile(string fileName, C1DocumentFormatEnum documentFormat)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function FromFile(fileName As String, documentFormat As C1DocumentFormatEnum) As C1PrintDocument</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
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      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">fileName</span></td>
      <td><p>The name of the file from which to load the document.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1DocumentFormatEnum.html">C1DocumentFormatEnum</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">documentFormat</span></td>
      <td><p>The document persistence format to use.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.html">C1PrintDocument</a></td>
      <td><p>The <a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.html">C1PrintDocument</a> that was created.</p>
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<h4 id="C1_C1Preview_C1PrintDocument_FromFile_System_String_" data-uid="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.FromFile(System.String)">FromFile(string)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Creates a new instance of the <a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.html">C1PrintDocument</a> class,
and loads the document from the specified file.
The persistence format (<a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1DocumentFormatEnum.html#C1_C1Preview_C1DocumentFormatEnum_C1d">C1d</a> or <a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1DocumentFormatEnum.html#C1_C1Preview_C1DocumentFormatEnum_C1dx">C1dx</a>)
is determinated by the file extension.
If the format cannot be determined by the extension, the <a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1DocumentFormatEnum.html#C1_C1Preview_C1DocumentFormatEnum_C1d">C1d</a> format is used.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static C1PrintDocument FromFile(string fileName)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function FromFile(fileName As String) As C1PrintDocument</code></pre>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">fileName</span></td>
      <td><p>The name of the file from which to load the document.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.html">C1PrintDocument</a></td>
      <td><p>The <a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.C1PrintDocument.html">C1PrintDocument</a> that was created.</p>
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