Provides access to additional members that support initializing a map server.
Product Availability
Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.
When To Use
In order to use MapServer in COM you need to use IMapServerInit. Set a file path location of the target map document and a file path location for the output.
Members
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Connect | Initializes the map server with an mxd or pmf file stored at the specified path. The path must be accessible to the server machine. | 
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FilePath | The map document path. | 
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MaxBufferCount | The maximum number of records buffered on the server for display. | 
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MaxImageHeight | The maximum height in pixels of an image request. | 
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MaxImageWidth | The maximum width in pixels of an image request. | 
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MaxRecordCount | The maximum number of records returned for query results (Identify, Find, QueryFeatureData, and QueryHyperlinks). | 
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PhysicalCacheDirectory | The physical directory for cache files. | 
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PhysicalOutputDirectory | The physical directory for output files. | 
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SOMCacheDirectory | The parent directory for cache files. | 
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SOMVirtualCacheDirectory | The parent virtual directory for cache files. | 
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StartWithData | An alternative to calling Connect(). This method synthesizes a map document with a single layer based on the given IDataset object and initializes the map server for processing. | 
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Stop | Clears out all of the map objects in memory. The client must call one of the Start methods again before attempting any other operations. | 
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VirtualCacheDirectory | The virtual directory for cache files. | 
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VirtualOutputDirectory | The virtual directory for output files. | 
Inherited Interfaces
| Interfaces | Description | 
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| IMapServerInit | Provides access to members that support initializing a map server. | 
CoClasses that implement IMapServerInit2
| CoClasses and Classes | Description | 
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| MapServer | The MapServer component provides programmatic access to the contents of a map document on disk, and creates images of the map contents based on user requests. Designed for use in building map-based web services and web applications. | 


