Opening numbers3.0 from terminal

I could open numbers 2.3 from terminal by typing 'open <numbers_file>'
In Numbers 3.0, the numbers file is a directory so the open command does not work.
I need to open the numbers file from command line as it's being used in my script. I need to launch the numbers file, and then read it via apple script.
Any help on how I can do this will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Neelay

looks like it works I had the forward slash in the terminal, when i was opening it thats why it did not work earlier.

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