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# openFile(_:from:at:in:)

Opens a file using the default app for its type and animates the action using a custom icon.

```
func openFile(_ fullPath: String, from image: NSImage?, at point: NSPoint, in view: NSView?) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

`fullPath`

The full path to the file.

`image`

The icon for the file.

`point`

The point in `aView` at which to display the icon.

`view`

The view in which to display the icon.

## Return Value

<doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> if the file was successfully opened; otherwise, <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>.

## Discussion

Use of this method is discouraged. The method currently provides the same behavior as the [`openFile(_:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSWorkspace/openFile(_:)) method. The Finder provides an animation before opening the file to give the user feedback that the file is to be opened. To provide this animation, `anImage` should contain an icon for the file, and its image should be displayed at `point`, specified in the coordinates of `aView`.

The sending app is deactivated before the request is sent.

It is safe to call this method from any thread in your app in macOS 10.6 and later.

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