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Catalog - Details View

 

View the objects in a Catalog (directory), in an opened object collection, or in an opened map list as a table. The columns in the table give extra information on individual objects such as: dependent or not, used domain/georeference/coordinate system, description, expression, etc. This information is read from the object definition files in the Catalog, object collection or map list.

To see only object names and icons in a Catalog, use List View.

When using Details View, you can change the order and/or the width of columns in the table.

Furthermore, you can:

For more information, see below.

When the current Catalog is shown in Details View, the Details View command is preceded by an option bullet .

Available columns in Details View:

Name lists object's icon and the object's name.
D lists whether the object is Dependent (D) or not (blank).
C lists whether a dependent object is Calculated (C) or not (N); blank for non-dependent objects.
U lists whether a dependent object is Up-to-Date (U) or not (N); blank for non-dependent objects.
R lists whether the object is Read-only (R) or not (blank).
Modified lists the date and time the object was modified last.
Domain lists the name of the domain that is used by the object; blank if object does not use a domain.
Domain type lists the type of domain used by the object.
CoordSystem lists the name of the coordinate system that is used by the object; blank if object does not use a coordinate system.
Csy type lists the type of coordinate system that is used by the object; blank if object does not use a coordinate system.
Georef lists the name of the georeference that is used by the object; blank if object does not use a georeference.
Georef type lists the type of georeference that is used by the object; blank if object does not use a georeference.
Size lists the 'Contents Size' of the object, e.g. nr of lines and cols for raster maps, nr of polygons for polygon maps, nr of records and columns in a table, nr of items in a class or ID domain, etc.
Attribute lists the name of the attribute table that is linked to a map or to a domain; blank if object does not have an attribute table.
Description lists the Description of an object; when during an operation no description is filled out for the dependent output object, the dependent output object will use its definition or expression as description; blank if a non-dependent object has no description.
Expression lists for a dependent object the expression or definition by which the object was created; blank for non-dependent objects.
Type Lists the type of the object.

You can specify which columns should be visible in Details View on the Customize Catalog, Details View tab.

To change the order and/or the width of columns in the table:

Mind:

To specify visible object types:

Tip:

To include system objects or non-ILWIS objects in a Catalog, e.g. DBF files and/or TIF files, see Customize Catalog, Selection tab.

To sort or order objects:

To perform a query on objects:

By using a Catalog query, ILWIS will scan the contents of all object definition files in the current Catalog and show only those objects that are the result of the query. By using a query, you can search for instance for objects that use domain type Class/ID, domain type Image, a certain domain (e.g. domain landuse), a certain georeference, etc. The query that is in use is shown in the status bar of the Main window.

 

 

Query examples:

map.name=Land* shows the raster, polygon, segment and point maps that start with Land.
map.domain=Landuse shows the raster, polygon, segment and point maps that use domain Landuse.
map.domain.type=image shows the maps that use domain type Image.

For more information, see Customize Catalog, Query tab.

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