Batch process CLI documentation outdated?

Command Line Interface (CLI)
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I’ve been trying to follow the batch processing instructions here:

Batch Process Revit Models

However, I encounter no luck with the inputting the *.txt file for the model list,

here is my test_model.txt file:

C:\test\test_family.rfa
C:\test\test_family2.rfa

here is the dummy.py file i followed based on the instruction on the web:

from pyrevit import HOST_APP


for model in __models__:
    uidoc = HOST_APP.uiapp.OpenAndActivateDocument(model)
    doc = uidoc.Document
    # do something here with the document
    print(doc.Title)

and this is the command i run:

pyrevit run “C:\CLI\dummy.py” “C:\test\test_model.txt”

it came with this error: Error: File is not a structured storage file

I have to do this workaround by running a “primer” Revit mode (a template revit model” and then put the list of models like so:

pyrevit run “C:\CLI\main.py” “C:\test\primer.rvt”

and in main.py i include a list of models to open:

from pyrevit import HOST_APP
import os

MODEL_DIR = "C:\revit_models_dir"

for model in os.listdir(MODEL_DIR):
    model_path = os.path.join(MODEL_DIR,model)
    uidoc = HOST_APP.uiapp.OpenAndActivateDocument(model_path)
    doc = uidoc.Document
    print(doc_title)

Then it works, but I can’t use doc.Close()

can someone advise what i’m doing is right?

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the Revit API does not support closing the active UIDocument, but if you use Application.OpenDocumentFile() instead of UIApplication.OpenAndActivateDocument(), it does not open a UIDocument, so you can use doc.Close() when you’re done processing.