Set the path for the LIBRARIES file LOCATION item

Summary

This article shows how to set the LOCATION item.

Procedure

1. Open a command prompt window and navigate to the ArcInfo workstation install directory.
   
   

   C:>cd %ARCHOME%/tables 

   
   
   
2. Start INFO and select the library. This example uses STATELIB for the library name.
   
   

   C:\arcgis\arcexe82: info
   ENTER USER NAME>ARC 
   ENTER COMMAND >SEL LIBRARIES 
   ENTER COMMAND >RESEL NAME CN 'STATELIB' 

   
   
3. Use LIST to check the current LOCATION directory.
   
   

   ENTER COMMAND >LIST 
   NAME =STATELIB 
   LOCATION =D:\OURLIBS\STATELIB\DATABASE 

   
   
4. Change the LOCATION to a valid directory and use LIST to check the update.
   
   

   ENTER COMMAND >UPDATE LOCATION PROMPT 
   RECNO?>1 
   1
   LOCATION =D:\OURLIBS\STATELIB\DATABASE 
   LOCATION>D:\LIBS\STATELIB\DATABASE 
   RECNO?> 
   ENTER COMMAND > LIST
   NAME =STATELIB 
   LOCATION =D:\LIBS\STATELIB\DATABASE

   
   
5. Quit Arc
   
   

   ENTER COMMAND >QUIT 
   ENTER COMMAND >STOP