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RArcInfo (version 0.4-12)

get.tablenames: Function for reading the names of the tables in the coverages

Description

This function reads the arc.dat file in the info directory and it returns a list with some data about the tables. Each element of this list is another list with data from a single table.

Usage

get.tablenames(infodir)

Arguments

infodir
info dir where there is a file called arc.dat

Value

A list with some information about the tables stored in all the coverages:
  • Table Name
  • Info File
  • Number of fields
  • Record Size
  • Number of records
  • Internal/External Table (FALSE/TRUE)