isn't that what metadata is for?
(not sure what you mean by "..when the preference file was redone...")
Martin
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> Subject: MI housekeeping
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> you are correct in that with lots of working files it is easier to keep
> track
> of what is what with a good filing - naming system. However, there is
> still
> a gapping hole in the MapInfo system. What do you do about the odd ball
> files or the older files that everyone has forgotten about? There should
> be
> a file header in which you can write a few sentences describing what is
> in
> the file. This header would be accessible from a pull down menu and would
>
> not go away when the preference file was redone. There was a professor
> out
> of Australia that had a freebie that did this, and I think there is a
> commercial product, but this should be part of the MapInfo framework.
>
> s. figuers
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