diff --git a/benchmarks/benchmark_gmio/main.c b/benchmarks/benchmark_gmio/main.c
index 178343b..e10afec 100644
--- a/benchmarks/benchmark_gmio/main.c
+++ b/benchmarks/benchmark_gmio/main.c
@@ -232,53 +232,41 @@ static void bmk_gmio_stl_readwrite_conv(const void* filepath)
 void bmk_gmio_stl_infos_probe_all(const void* filepath)
 {
     static bool already_exec = false;
-    FILE* file = fopen(filepath, "rb");
+    const char* cfilepath = (const char*)filepath;
+    struct gmio_stl_infos infos = {0};
 
-    if (file != NULL) {
-        struct gmio_stream stream = gmio_stream_stdio(file);
-        struct gmio_stl_infos infos = {0};
-        gmio_stl_infos_probe(&infos, &stream, GMIO_STL_INFO_FLAG_ALL, NULL);
-
-        if (!already_exec) {
-            printf("stl_infos_probe(ALL)\n"
-                   "    File: %s\n"
-                   "    Size: %uKo\n"
-                   "    Facets: %u\n",
-                   (const char*)filepath,
-                   infos.size / 1024,
-                   infos.facet_count);
-            if (infos.format == GMIO_STL_FORMAT_ASCII)
-                printf("    [STLA]Solid name: %s\n", infos.stla_solidname);
-            else if (infos.format & GMIO_STL_FORMAT_TAG_BINARY)
-                printf("    [STLB]Header: %80.80s\n", infos.stlb_header.data);
-        }
-        already_exec = true;
+    gmio_stl_infos_probe_file(&infos, cfilepath, GMIO_STL_INFO_FLAG_ALL, NULL);
+    if (!already_exec) {
+        printf("stl_infos_probe(ALL)\n"
+               "    File: %s\n"
+               "    Size: %uKo\n"
+               "    Facets: %u\n",
+               cfilepath,
+               infos.size / 1024,
+               infos.facet_count);
+        if (infos.format == GMIO_STL_FORMAT_ASCII)
+            printf("    [STLA]Solid name: %s\n", infos.stla_solidname);
+        else if (infos.format & GMIO_STL_FORMAT_TAG_BINARY)
+            printf("    [STLB]Header: %80.80s\n", infos.stlb_header.data);
     }
-
-    fclose(file);
+    already_exec = true;
 }
 
 void bmk_gmio_stl_infos_probe_size(const void* filepath)
 {
     static bool already_exec = false;
-    FILE* file = fopen(filepath, "rb");
+    const char* cfilepath = (const char*)filepath;
+    struct gmio_stl_infos infos = {0};
 
-    if (file != NULL) {
-        struct gmio_stream stream = gmio_stream_stdio(file);
-        struct gmio_stl_infos infos = {0};
-        gmio_stl_infos_probe(&infos, &stream, GMIO_STL_INFO_FLAG_SIZE, NULL);
-
-        if (!already_exec) {
-            printf("stl_infos_probe(SIZE)\n"
-                   "    File: %s\n"
-                   "    Size: %uKo\n",
-                   (const char*)filepath,
-                   infos.size / 1024);
-        }
-        already_exec = true;
+    gmio_stl_infos_probe_file(&infos, cfilepath, GMIO_STL_INFO_FLAG_SIZE, NULL);
+    if (!already_exec) {
+        printf("stl_infos_probe(SIZE)\n"
+               "    File: %s\n"
+               "    Size: %uKo\n",
+               cfilepath,
+               infos.size / 1024);
     }
-
-    fclose(file);
+    already_exec = true;
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
diff --git a/examples/stl_get_infos.c b/examples/stl_get_infos.c
index 618caf8..818a6ee 100644
--- a/examples/stl_get_infos.c
+++ b/examples/stl_get_infos.c
@@ -47,22 +47,15 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     int error = 0;
     if (argc > 1) {
         const char* filepath = argv[1];
-        FILE* file = fopen(filepath, "rb");
-
-        if (file != NULL) {
-            struct gmio_stream stream = gmio_stream_stdio(file);
-            struct gmio_stl_infos infos = {0};
-            /* Retrieve STL informations, using default options(NULL) */
-            error = gmio_stl_infos_probe(
-                        &infos, &stream, GMIO_STL_INFO_FLAG_ALL, NULL);
-            printf("File: %s\n", filepath);
-            if (error == GMIO_ERROR_OK)
-                print_stl_infos(&infos);
-            else
-                fprintf(stderr, "gmio error: 0x%X\n", error);
-
-            fclose(file);
-        }
+        struct gmio_stl_infos infos = {0};
+        /* Retrieve STL informations, using default options(NULL) */
+        const int error = gmio_stl_infos_probe_file(
+                    &infos, filepath, GMIO_STL_INFO_FLAG_ALL, NULL);
+        printf("File: %s\n", filepath);
+        if (error == GMIO_ERROR_OK)
+            print_stl_infos(&infos);
+        else
+            fprintf(stderr, "gmio error: 0x%X\n", error);
     }
     return error;
 }
diff --git a/src/gmio_stl/stl_global.h b/src/gmio_stl/stl_global.h
index 3b8bfd5..788bfa3 100644
--- a/src/gmio_stl/stl_global.h
+++ b/src/gmio_stl/stl_global.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
  *    <tr>
  *      <td>Infos on contents</td>
  *      <td>gmio_stl_infos_probe()<br/>
+ *          gmio_stl_infos_probe_file()<br/>
  *          gmio_stla_infos_probe_streamsize()</td>
  *      <td>gmio_stl_infos<br/>
  *          gmio_stl_infos_probe_options</td>
diff --git a/src/gmio_stl/stl_infos.c b/src/gmio_stl/stl_infos.c
index 228addd..3dfdeb0 100644
--- a/src/gmio_stl/stl_infos.c
+++ b/src/gmio_stl/stl_infos.c
@@ -88,6 +88,22 @@ label_end:
     return error;
 }
 
+int gmio_stl_infos_probe_file(
+        struct gmio_stl_infos *infos,
+        const char *filepath,
+        unsigned flags,
+        const struct gmio_stl_infos_probe_options *options)
+{
+    FILE* file = fopen(filepath, "rb");
+    if (file != NULL) {
+        struct gmio_stream stream = gmio_stream_stdio(file);
+        const int error = gmio_stl_infos_probe(infos, &stream, flags, options);
+        fclose(file);
+        return error;
+    }
+    return GMIO_ERROR_STDIO;
+}
+
 gmio_streamsize_t gmio_stla_infos_probe_streamsize(
         struct gmio_stream *stream, struct gmio_memblock *stream_memblock)
 {
diff --git a/src/gmio_stl/stl_infos.h b/src/gmio_stl/stl_infos.h
index a258f61..5f6d9bb 100644
--- a/src/gmio_stl/stl_infos.h
+++ b/src/gmio_stl/stl_infos.h
@@ -139,6 +139,24 @@ GMIO_API int gmio_stl_infos_probe(
                 unsigned flags,
                 const struct gmio_stl_infos_probe_options* options);
 
+/*! Finds informations about STL contents from a file
+ *
+ *  This is just a facility function over gmio_stl_infos_probe(). The internal
+ *  object is created to read file at \p filepath.
+ *
+ *  \pre <tt> infos != NULL </tt>
+ *  \pre <tt> filepath != \c NULL </tt>\n
+ *       The file is opened with \c fopen() so \p filepath shall follow the file
+ *       name specifications of the running environment
+ *
+ *  \sa gmio_stl_infos_probe(), gmio_stream_stdio(FILE*)
+ */
+GMIO_API int gmio_stl_infos_probe_file(
+                struct gmio_stl_infos* infos,
+                const char* filepath,
+                unsigned flags,
+                const struct gmio_stl_infos_probe_options* options);
+
 /*! Returns the size(in bytes) of the next STL ascii solid in \p stream
  *
  *  It is a facade over gmio_stl_infos_probe() for gmio_stl_infos::size only