file geodatabase publishing

[SaugatJoshi]

Hi,

I have created a File Geo database, and want to make use of this in my web application. Can the Geo database be published in the same way as a map document(.mxd). Publishing as a map document makes is easily available to the client as a REST endpoint. How can I have similar capability for a File Geo database, or is it that I need to create a map document referencing the file Geo database.

Regards and Thank you.

[AlexeyTereshenkov]

Something for you?
http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisserver/10.0/help/arcgis_server_dotnet_help/index.html#//009300000mw2...

[JakeSkinner]

You can publish a File Geodatabase for Query and Extract Data capabilities.  For example, if you wanted users to be able to download a local copy of feature classes within your File Geodatabase you can perform the following steps:

1.  Add the feature classes from the FGD to a map document
2.  Save the MXD
3.  Publish the MXD to ArcGIS Server enabling the 'Geodata Access' capability

The client can then add the published map service to ArcMap.  When the user enables the 'Distributed Geodatabase' toolbar the 'Extract Data' tool will be enabled.  They can use this to make a local copy of the feature classes within the map service.

Here is more information on Geodata Services.