ArcObjects Library Reference (GeoDatabase)  

IWorkspaceFactory.Open Method

Opens the workspace specified by the connection properties.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function Open ( _
    ByVal ConnectionProperties As IPropertySet, _
    ByVal hWnd As Integer _
) As IWorkspace
[C#]
public IWorkspace Open (
    IPropertySet ConnectionProperties,
    int hWnd
);
[C++]
HRESULT Open(
  IPropertySet* ConnectionProperties,
  long hWnd,
  IWorkspace** Workspace
);
[C++]

Parameters

ConnectionProperties [in]

  ConnectionProperties is a parameter of type IPropertySet

hWnd [in]   hWnd is a parameter of type long Workspace [out, retval]

  Workspace is a parameter of type IWorkspace

Product Availability

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

Remarks

Open takes as input a property set of connection properties that specify the workspace to connect to. In the case of file system workspaces and local database workspaces, a single property named DATABASE, whose value is the pathname to the workspace, is usually all that is required. In the case of remote database workspaces accessed via ArcSDE the properties can include the USER, PASSWORD, DATABASE, SERVER, INSTANCE, VERSION, HISTORICAL_NAME, HISTORICAL_TIMESTAMP, and AUTHENTICATION_MODE properties of the database being connected to.

List of acceptable connection property names and a brief description of each

"SERVER" – SDE server name you are connecting to.

"INSTANCE" – Instance you are connection to.

"DATABASE" – Database connected to.

"USER" – Connected user.

"PASSWORD" – Connected password.

"AUTHENTICATION_MODE" – Credential authentication mode of the connection. Acceptable values are "OSA" and "DBMS".

"VERSION" – Transactional version to connect to. Acceptable value is a string that represents a transaction version name.

"HISTORICAL_NAME" – Historical version to connect to. Acceptable value is a string type that represents a historical marker name.

"HISTORICAL_TIMESTAMP" – Moment in history to establish an historical version connection. Acceptable value is a date time that represents a moment timestamp.

 

Notes:

See Also

IWorkspaceFactory Interface

.NET Samples

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.NET Related Topics

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