User Dictionary file names and formats

The following list specifies file name and formatting requirements:

  • Each User Dictionary has a base name of eight characters or fewer.
  • Each User Dictionary resides in its own directory.
  • The maximum length of a path to a User Dictionary is 1024 characters.
  • The ZIP Code range in the MapInfo table for a User Dictionary is unlimited.

Because each User Dictionary resides in its own directory, User Dictionaries may share the same name. However, it is generally good practice to use a unique name for each User Dictionary

Some of the output files are tied to the base name. The other output files have constant names. For example, the output files for a dictionary called ud1 are the following:

postinfo.jdr
postinfo.jdx
lastline.jdr
post2sac.mmj
geo2sac.mmj
sac2fn_ud.mmj
ud1.jdr
ud1.jdx
ud1.bdx

If your data includes place names, the dictionary would contain the following files:

ud1.pdx
ud1.pbx

The dictionary would also contain these log files:

ud1.log
ud1.err