File-Naming Conventions

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File-Naming Conventions

Careful file naming can save time. Always choose names which provide a clue to the file's contents. If you are working with a series of related files, use a number somewhere in the name to indicate which version you have created. This applies only to the filename parameter; most of the file extension parameters you will be using are predetermined (or reserved by DOS for certain types of file).

Example:

· WORLD.DAT

· An ATLAS*GRAPHICS file containing data for a world map. The DAT extension is required by ATLAS*GRAPHICS.

· BRAZIL.BNB

· A boundary file of Brazil in binary form.

· BRIT1.DAT

· BRIT2.DAT

· BRIT3.DAT

· Three versions of a data file for a map of Britain.