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Autodesk Manufacturing Developer’s Camp 2010   Extending Digital Prototyping
Web Services API – Document Service
§Different meanings of the term “File”
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§Physical
§Local File – File on disk on the client’s computer.
§Vault File – File living in the storage tier.  This file cannot be accessed directly.
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§Classes
§System.IO.File – Windows utility for managing files on disk
§Autodesk.Connectivity.WebServices.File – Metadata about a File version in Vault. Does not contain the contents of the file.
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§Vault Concepts
§File Version – A single version of a file.  Each File object represents a single version.  File.Id is the unique identifier.
§File Master – All versions of a file.  File.MasterId is the unique identifier.
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