For Arc/Info Users, list the items in a coverage's .PAT file:

Arc: items va_cnty.pat

COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC ALTERNATE NAME INDEXED?

1 AREA 4 12 F 3 -

5 PERIMETER 4 12 F 3 -

9 VA_CNTY# 4 5 B - -

13 VA_CNTY-ID 4 5 B - -

17 VAFIPS 5 5 I - -

22 COUNTY 20 20 C - -

Arc:

To list the values of any item, use "list":

Arc: list va_cnty.pat county

Record county

1

2 BOTETOURT

3 CRAIG

4 BEDFORD

5 GILES

6 CAMPBELL

7 ROANOKE

8 MONTGOMERY

9 FRANKLIN

10 PITTSYLVANIA

11 FLOYD

Arc:

These are reasonable and expected values for this coverage. Repeat these steps for the other coverages.