<!-- rootReference := SVG_Open_file ( path ; validate )
 -> path (Text)
 -> validate (Boolean)
 <- rootReference (Text)-->
## Description

<br/>The **SVG\_Open\_file** command parses (and validates with the DTD) the SVG document found at the location designated by the path parameter 
<br/>and returns an SVG reference (16-character string) for this document.