GeoStan has some requirements for User Dictionary files that you must be aware of before you create a User Dictionary:
- 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 contains the following files:
ud1.pdx
ud1.pbx
The dictionary also contains these log files:
ud1.log
ud1.err