Index: DamClients/DamUI/trunk/src/DamClientsLibrary/Deltares.Dam.Data/DamProject.cs
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diff -u -r6793 -r6794
--- DamClients/DamUI/trunk/src/DamClientsLibrary/Deltares.Dam.Data/DamProject.cs	(.../DamProject.cs)	(revision 6793)
+++ DamClients/DamUI/trunk/src/DamClientsLibrary/Deltares.Dam.Data/DamProject.cs	(.../DamProject.cs)	(revision 6794)
@@ -176,6 +176,36 @@
     }
 
     /// <summary>
+    /// Loads DAM project data from the given .damx file.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="fileName">Name of the file.</param>
+    /// <returns>The project data</returns>
+    /// <exception cref="ArgumentException" />
+    /// <exception cref="FileNotFoundException" />
+    public static DamProjectData LoadData(string fileName)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(fileName))
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("fileName");
+        }
+
+        if (!File.Exists(fileName))
+        {
+            throw new FileNotFoundException(fileName);
+        }
+
+        if (!fileName.EndsWith("damx"))
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("No damx file", "fileName");
+        }
+
+        using (var damProject = new DamProject())
+        {
+            return damProject.OpenXMLProject(fileName) as DamProjectData;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
     /// Saves DAM project data to the given .damx file.
     /// </summary>
     /// <remarks>If the file already exists it will be overriden</remarks>