Using ArcCatalog

ArcInfo and ArcEditor
Creating a new
INFO table
1. In the Catalog tree, click the
folder in which the new INFO
table will be created.
2. Click the File menu, point to
New, and click INFO table.
3. Type a name for the new
table.
4. Click the data type of the first
column in the table.
5. Type a name for the column.
6. Default values for the
column’s width, display width,
and number of decimal
places are provided based on
the column’s data type. You
can change these values if
you wish.
7. Click New item to add
another column to the table,
then repeat steps 4 through 6
to define the new column.
8. Repeat step 7 until all
columns have been added to
the table.
9. Use the arrows to navigate
back and forth through the
table’s columns to review and
modify their properties, if
necessary. Click Remove
item if a column must be
deleted.
10. Click OK.
The new INFO table appears
in the Catalog.
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You can create new, empty
INFO tables in ArcCatalog. The
table’s name must be
32 characters or less, while
column names must not exceed
16 characters in length. Columns
are defined using
standard ArcInfo data types
such as Binary. The input width
is the maximum number of
characters or bytes used to
store the column’s values. For
numeric columns, the width
must be large enough to
accommodate the decimal point
and negative sign. The display
width is the number of spaces
used to display values in
ArcInfo Workstation; for
decimal values, the display
width should be one space
greater than the input width to
account for the decimal point.
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Creating a new workspace
To create a new workspace, first
select the folder connection or
folder in which the workspace will
reside in the Catalog tree. Next,
click the File menu, point to New,
and click ArcInfo Workspace. Type
a name for the new workspace,
then press Enter. The new
workspace appears in the folder’s
Contents list.
The new INFO table
appears in the Catalog.
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