Provides methods to open, save, repair mapserver definition files.
Product Availability
Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server. 
Members
|  | Name | Description | 
|  | Close | Close the mapserver defintion file. | 
|  | GetDataset | Given the layer's catalog path, returns the dataset name. | 
|  | GetDatasetFromTable |  | 
|  | GetLayerDisplayName | Given the layer's catalog path, returns its TOC display name. | 
|  | GetLayers | Given the map's catalog path, returns the catalog path for all layers in the map. | 
|  | GetLayerType | Given the layer's catalog path, returns the layer type. | 
|  | GetMapDisplayName | Given the map's catalog path returns the map's TOC display name. | 
|  | GetMaps | Method returns a String Array containing the catalog paths to all the maps in the msd. | 
|  | GetSubLayers | Given the layer's catalog path, returns the catalog path to its sub layers, if it has any. | 
|  | GetTableDisplayName |  | 
|  | GetTables |  | 
|  | GetWorkspaceConnectionStringFromLayer | Given the layer's catalog path, returns the workspace connection string. | 
|  | GetWorkspaceConnectionStringFromTable |  | 
|  | GetWorkspaceFactoryType | Given the layer's catalog path, returns the workspace type. | 
|  | GetWorkspaceFactoryTypeFromTable |  | 
|  | IsActiveMap | Given the map's catalog path, returns a boolean inidicating if it is the active map. | 
|  | IsDataLayer |  | 
|  | IsLayerValid | Given the layer's catalog path, returns a boolean indicating if it is valid. | 
|  | IsTableValid |  | 
|  | Open | Open the mapserver definition file. | 
|  | PutWorkspaceConnectionStringInLayer | Given the layer's catalog path, updates its workspace connection string. | 
|  | PutWorkspaceConnectionStringInTable |  | 
|  | RelativePaths |  | 
|  | ReplaceAll | Replaces the workspace connection string for all layers in the given map. | 
|  | Save | Save the mapserver defintion file. | 
|  | SaveAs | Save a copy of the open mapserver definition file at the specified location with the specified name. | 
 
Inherited Interfaces
| Interfaces | Description | 
| IMSDHelper | Provides methods to open, save, repair mapserver definition files. | 
 
Classes that implement IMSDHelper2
| Classes | Description | 
| MSDHelper | Coclass implementing methods to open, save, repair mapserver definition files. |