Public Shared Sub CreateMyMapServiceInArcGISServer( _

ByVal MyServerName As String, _

ByVal MyServiceName As String, _
ByVal pIsPooled As Boolean, _
ByVal MyMXDFilePath As String)

‘...This subroutine is used to create MapService in ArcGIS Server

‘...by passing the required parameters from main program
‘...This subroutine can be put in a Class or a Module in a Web Application
‘...For detailed information about the ArcObjects, please visit ESRI EDN
‘...###
‘...Variables-
‘...pServerName = the Server name
‘...pServiceName = the name of Map Service will be created
‘...pIsPooled = either True (pooled) or False (non-pooled)
‘... depending on the purpose of the map serivce
‘...MyMXDFilePath = the file path of the MXD that will be used for Map Service
‘...###
'... Using ArcGIS Server API (ArcObjects)
Dim Mygisconnection As New ESRI.ArcGIS.Server.GISServerConnectionClass()
Mygisconnection.Connect(MyServerName)

'...ArcGIS Server manager

Dim serverManager As IServerObjectManager
serverManager = Mygisconnection.ServerObjectManager

'...Connect to ServerObjectManager
Dim pServerObjectManager As ESRI.ArcGIS.Server.IServerObjectManager
pServerObjectManager = Mygisconnection.ServerObjectManager

'...Sing in ServerObjectAdministrator
Dim pServerObjectAdmin As ESRI.ArcGIS.Server.IServerObjectAdmin
pServerObjectAdmin = Mygisconnection.ServerObjectAdmin

' Create the new configuration.

Dim pConfiguration As ESRI.ArcGIS.Server.ServerObjectConfiguration
pConfiguration = pServerObjectAdmin.CreateConfiguration()

'...Assign the name of "MapService" and other configurations

With pConfiguration
.Name = MyServiceName
.TypeName = "MapServer"
.IsPooled = pIsPooled
.MinInstances = 1
.MaxInstances = 10
.WaitTimeout = 10
.UsageTimeout = 120
.Description = "Map Description"
End With

‘... Since it is a web application so replace the path with the server name
Dim path As String = MyMXDFilePath
path = path.Replace("C:", "\\" + pServerName)

'... put the physical location of MXD into pProps

Dim pProps As ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IPropertySet = pConfiguration.Properties
pProps.SetProperty("FilePath", path)

'...Enum all the configurations in Server Objects

Dim pEnumConfigInfo As ESRI.ArcGIS.Server.IEnumServerObjectConfigurationInfo
pEnumConfigInfo = pServerObjectManager.GetConfigurationInfos

'...Looping all the Configures (Map Services)

Dim pConfigInfo As ESRI.ArcGIS.Server.IServerObjectConfigurationInfo
pConfigInfo = pEnumConfigInfo.Next

Dim pExist As Boolean = False

Do Until pConfigInfo Is Nothing

 '...if the MapService exists, exit do
If UCase(pConfigInfo.Name) = temp_ServiceName.ToUpper Then
pExist = True
Exit Do
End If
pConfigInfo = pEnumConfigInfo.Next()
Loop

'... if the map serivce is not found, add the MapService to the server.
If pExist = False Then
Try
pServerObjectAdmin.AddConfiguration(pConfiguration)
pServerObjectAdmin.StartConfiguration(pConfiguration.Name, _
pConfiguration.TypeName)
Catch
MsgBox("Please set the folder to be shared or unable to create a map service")
End Try
End If

'...Release memory
Mygisconnection = Nothing
pServerObjectManager = Nothing
pServerObjectAdmin = Nothing
pProps = Nothing
pEnumConfigInfo = Nothing
pConfigInfo = Nothing
pConfiguration = Nothing

End Sub

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