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configuration file
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serialization file
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[ESRI software]
In ArcIMS, the file that contains the core site information. ArcIMS configuration files contain all the basic information about the content to be delivered, such as location of the data and layer symbology. Typically, a configuration file contains data that defines map content and has a file extension of .axl, but it can also be used to deliver metadata or route data (as .axl files) and to serve maps created in ArcMap (.mxd or .pmf files). Regardless of their type, configuration files contain content that the service registers to the ArcIMS spatial server and Web server for processing. -
[ESRI software]
In ArcIMS, a file with a .cfg file extension that functions much like an ArcIMS property file by storing attributes for a particular ArcIMS item or function. -
[ESRI software]
A file saved in ArcExplorer or one of the Java viewers provided with ArcIMS Designer.
