| FileInfoOpen Method (FileMode) | 
Opens a file in the specified mode.
 
Namespace: System.IOAssembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0
Syntaxpublic FileStream Open(
	FileMode mode
)
Parameters
- mode
 - Type: System.IOFileMode
A FileMode constant specifying the mode (for example, Open or Append) in which to open the file.  
Return Value
Type: 
FileStreamA file opened in the specified mode, with read/write access and unshared.
Exceptions| Exception | Condition | 
|---|
| FileNotFoundException | The file is not found.  | 
| UnauthorizedAccessException | The file is read-only or is a directory.  | 
| DirectoryNotFoundException | The specified path is invalid, such as being on an unmapped drive.  | 
| IOException | The file is already open.  | 
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