pymel.core.system.openFile

static system.openFile(*args, **kwargs)

Open the specified file. Returns the name of the opened file.

Flags:

• loadAllDeferred:

  This flag is obsolete, and has been replaced by the loadReferenceDepth flag. When used with the -open flag, determines if the -deferReference flag is respected when reading in the file. If true is passed, all of the references are loaded. If false is passed, the -deferReference flag is respected.

• loadNoReferences:

  This flag is obsolete and has been replaced witht the loadReferenceDepth flag. When used with the -open flag, no references will be loaded. When used with -import, -reference or -loadReference flags, will load the top-most reference only.

• loadReferenceDepth:

  Used to specify which references should be loaded. Valid types are all, noneand topOnly, which will load all references, no references and top-level references only, respectively. Must be used with the -open, -import, -reference or -loadReference flags. When noneis used with -loadReference, only path validation is performed. This can be used to replace a reference without triggering reload.

• force:

  Force an action to take place. (new, open, save)

• returnNewNodes:

  Used to control the return value in open, import, loadReference, and reference operations. It will force file command to return a list of new nodes added to the current scene.

• type:

  Set the type of this file. By default this can be any one of: mayaAscii, mayaBinary, mel, OBJ, directory, plug-in, audio, move, EPS, Adobe(R) Illustrator(R), imageplug-ins may define their own types as well.Return a string array of file types that match this file.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.file