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For Arc/fo users, use the "items" command:

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 - -

42 SOURCE 10 10 C - -

Arc: items proj_quads.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 PROJ_QUADS# 4 5 B - -

13 PROJ_QUADS-ID 4 5 B - -

17 USGSNAME 40 40 C - -

57 USGSCODE 8 8 C - -

65 SOURCE 10 10 C - -

Arc: items usfsland.pat

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

1 AREA 8 18 F 5 -

9 PERIMETER 8 18 F 5 -

17 USFSLAND# 4 5 B - -

21 USFSLAND-ID 4 5 B - -

25 FOREST_AGENCY 15 15 C - -

40 SOURCE 10 10 C - -

Arc:

Each coverage has the item "SOURCE" (in this example, it indicates the source of

the coverage's graphic data). Because it might be useful to retain this infor-

mation throughout the overlay operation, rename that item in all of the coverages.

Use the "ALTER" command in Info:

Arc: info

INFO EXCHANGE CALL

28/05/1998 19:31:08

INFO 9.42 11/11/86 52.74.63*

Copyright (C) 1994 Doric Computer Systems International Ltd.

All rights reserved.

Proprietary to Doric Computer Systems International Ltd.

US Govt Agencies see usage restrictions in Help files (Help Restrictions)

ENTER USER NAME>ARC

ENTER COMMAND >SEL PROJ_QUADS.PAT

122 RECORD(S) SELECTED

ENTER COMMAND >ALTER

ITEM NAME>SOURCE

82 SOURCE 10 10 C - 4 - - - - - - -

ITEM NAME>QDSOURCE

ITEM OUTPUT WIDTH>

ITEM TYPE>

ITEM PROT. LEVEL>

ALTERNATE ITEM NAME >

ENTER KEY LEVEL>

ENTER INDEX NUMBER>

82 QDSOURCE 10 10 C - 4 - - - - - - -

ENTER COMMAND >Q STOP

Arc:

Repeat for the other coverages. For more information on this topic please

refer to:

Unit 31 - Managing Data Base Files

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