new_contents: # script for building a mosaic dataset, adding rasters, and export files
  
  # still under construction
  #   Jeff Allen - August 15, 2015
  
  import arcpy
  
  arcpy.env.workspace = "c:/workspace"
  
  #create mosaic
  arcpy.CreateMosaicDataset_management("c:/workspace/CreateMD.gdb",\
                                      "Mosaic Dataset Name", "Projection.prj",\
                                      "Number of bands", "8_BIT_UNSIGNED")
  
  #build footprints to yes
  how????
  
  #add rasters to mosaic
  #need to check parameters
  arcpy.AddRastersToMosaicDataset_management(
       mdname,  rastype, inpath, updatecs, updatebnd, updateovr,
       maxlevel, maxcs, maxdim, spatialref, inputdatafilter,
       subfolder, duplicate, buildpy, calcstats, 
       buildthumb, comments, forcesr)
       
  #save as layer files
  #need to remove footprints from viewport
  #check absolute or relative
  arcpy.SaveToLayerFile_management("studyquadsLyr", "C:/output/studyquadsLyr.lyr", "ABSOLUTE")
  
subject: Create mosaic_dateset.py