Workspace factory used to create workspace objects for ArcInfo coverages and Info tables.
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Extended Error Information
Use the ISupportErrorInfo method InterfaceSupportsErrorInfo to determine if the object supports extended error information. If the object supports extended error info, VC++ developers should use the OLE/COM IErrorInfo interface to access the ErrorInfo object. Visual Basic developers should use the global error object Err to retrieve this extended error information.
Interfaces
| Interfaces | Description |
|---|---|
| IParseNameString (esriSystem) | Provides access to members that parse Name strings. |
| ISupportErrorInfo | Indicates whether a specific interface can return Automation error objects. |
| IWorkspaceFactory (esriGeoDatabase) | Provides access to members that create and open workspaces and supply workspace factory information. |
| IWorkspaceFactory2 (esriGeoDatabase) | Provides access to members that create and open workspaces and supply workspace factory information. |
Remarks
You create an ArcInfoWorkspaceFactory object to work with ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced workspaces that have coverage and Info tables data.
After creating a new instance of the arcinfoworkspacefactory obejct, use the Open or OpenfromFile method to get a Workspace object that is used to actually work with the data.
Note that the IWorkSpaceFactory::Copy and IWorkSpaceFactory::Move methods cannot be used with an ArcInfoWorkspaceFactory.
Values specific to a ArcInfoWorkspaceFactory are:
- IWorkspaceFactory::WorkspaceDescription returns "ARC/INFO Workspace".
- IWorkspaceFactory::WorkspaceType returns "0" or esriFileSystemWorkspace.
- IWorkspaceFactory::IsWorkspace returns true or false depending on whether there is an INFO subdirectory present or not.
- IWorkspaceFactory::ReadconnectionPropertiesFromFile returns a PropertySet object with the only property being DATABASE, which is set to the pathname.