Format
ESRI Attribute Index Files
Summary
- Name
- ESRI Attribute Index Files
- Identifiers
- PUID: fmt/1696
- Format type
- GIS
- Description
- File generated by ESRI ArcGIS software. Found with ESRI Shapefile Header Index files, which have extension ain. Together they store the attribute index of the active fields in a table, or a theme’s attribute table.
- Note
- https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd000280.shtml https://support.esri.com/en/technical-article/000004893 http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/tools/data-management-toolbox/add-attribute-index.htm
- File extensions
-
ain - Submitted by
- National Library of Australia / National Library of Australia
- Developed by
- Esri / Esri
- Supported by
- Esri / Esri
Internal signatures
ESRI Attribute Index Files
- Description
- BOF Absolute from beginning of file, magic bytes: Aή.@...
Byte sequences
- Min Frag Length
- Absolute from BOF
- Offset
- 0
- Max offset
- 0
- Byte Sequence
41CEAE1940060000- Endianness
- None
Changelog
-
V105
- Release date
- 29 June 2022
-
Added format
ESRI Attribute Index Files: Full entry added. Submitted by The National Library of Australia.
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Added signature
ESRI Attribute Index Files: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Library of Australia.