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IWorkspaceFactory2 Interface

Provides access to members that create and open workspaces and supply workspace factory information.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.

Members

	Name	Description
	ContainsWorkspace	Indicates if parentDirectory contains a valid workspace, or is a valid file-system workspace.
	Copy	Copies a workspace to the specified destination folder.
	Create	Creates a new workspace specified by the directory, file name, and connection properties.
	GetClassID	The class ID of the WorkspaceFactory.
	GetWorkspaceName	Retrieves the workspace name of a workspace from the given list of file names.
	IsWorkspace	True if the specified file identifies a workspace supported by the workspace factory.
	Move	Moves a workspace to the specified destination folder.
	Open	Opens the workspace specified by the connection properties.
	OpenFromFile	Opens the workspace specified by the given file name.
	OpenFromString	Opens the workspace specified by a connection string.
	ReadConnectionPropertiesFromFile	The connection properties from the specified file.
	WorkspaceDescription	A singular or plural description of the type of workspace the workspace factory opens/creates.
	WorkspaceType	The type of workspace the workspace factory opens/creates.

Inherited Interfaces

Interfaces	Description
IWorkspaceFactory	Provides access to members that create and open workspaces and supply workspace factory information.

Classes that implement IWorkspaceFactory2

Classes	Description
AccessWorkspaceFactory (esriDataSourcesGDB)	Esri Access Workspace Factory.
AMSWorkspaceFactory (esriTrackingAnalyst)	Controls functionality for the tracking workspace factory.
ArcInfoWorkspaceFactory (esriDataSourcesFile)	Workspace factory used to create workspace objects for ArcInfo coverages and Info tables.
CadWorkspaceFactory (esriDataSourcesFile)	Esri Cad Workspace Factory.
ExcelWorkspaceFactory (esriDataSourcesOleDB)	Excel Workspace Factory.
FeatureServiceWorkspaceFactory (esriCarto)	FeatureService workspace factory.
FileGDBWorkspaceFactory (esriDataSourcesGDB)	File GeoDatabase Workspace Factory.
GeoRSSWorkspaceFactory (esriDataSourcesFile)	GeoRSS workspace factory.
IMSWorkspaceFactory (esriGISClient)	The IMS Workspace Factory.
InMemoryWorkspaceFactory (esriDataSourcesGDB)
LasDatasetWorkspaceFactory (esriGeoDatabaseExtensions)	Esri LasDataset workspace-factory component.
NetCDFWorkspaceFactory (esriDataSourcesNetCDF)	Provides access to members that control creation of NetCDF workspaces.
OLEDBWorkspaceFactory (esriDataSourcesOleDB)	OleDB Workspace Factory.
PCCoverageWorkspaceFactory (esriDataSourcesFile)	Esri PC ARC/INFO Workspace Factory.
PlugInWorkspaceFactory	Esri Plug-In Workspace Factory.
RasterWorkspaceFactory (esriDataSourcesRaster)	Provides access to members that control creation of raster workspaces.
SDCWorkspaceFactory (esriDataSourcesFile)	Esri SDC workspace factory.
SdeWorkspaceFactory (esriDataSourcesGDB)	Esri SDE Workspace Factory.
ShapefileWorkspaceFactory (esriDataSourcesFile)	Esri Shapefile Workspace Factory.
SqlWorkspaceFactory (esriDataSourcesGDB)	Sql workspace factory
StreetMapWorkspaceFactory (esriDataSourcesFile)	Esri StreetMap workspace factory.
TextFileWorkspaceFactory (esriDataSourcesOleDB)	Text File Workspace Factory.
TinWorkspaceFactory (esriDataSourcesFile)	Esri TIN workspace factory is used to access TINs on disk.
ToolboxWorkspaceFactory (esriGeoprocessing)	Workspace Factory used to open toolbox workspaces.
VpfWorkspaceFactory (esriDataSourcesFile)	Esri VPF Workspace Factory
WorkspaceFactory	WorkspaceFactory Object.

Remarks

The IWorkspaceFactory2 interface was added to allow opening of a Workspace using a connection string which describes the connection properties for the workspace. You can get a workspace's connection string using the ConnectionString property on IWorkspaceName2.

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