Convert a pre-7.0 coverage into a format that is recognized by ArcInfo Desktop

Summary

Instructions provided explain how to convert a pre-7.0 ArcInfo coverage into a format that is recognized by ArcInfo Desktop.

Procedure

A pre-7.0 ArcInfo coverage Properties dialog box can be displayed in ArcCatalog, but the data cannot be previewed, added to ArcMap, or converted to another format.

1. To convert the coverage to a 7.0 format, start an ArcInfo command window:

• Click Start > Programs > ArcGIS > ArcInfo Workstation > Arc

1. Use the WORKSPACE command to navigate to the directory that contains the pre-7.0 workspace.

Arc: WORKSPACE {workspace} 

Where {workspace} is the system path of a directory or subdirectory.

2. Use the CONVERTWORKSPACE command to convert from pre-7.0 to a format that can be used by ArcInfo Desktop.

Arc: CONVERTWORKSPACE NEW {workspace} 

Where NEW is a keyword that tells to convert the pre-7.0 coverage to a 7.0 coverage, and {workspace} is the name of the workspace to convert.