BCCFA
British Columbia
Cemetery Finding Aid

Database Fields


BCCFA Database Field Information

Reading the Files

Once unzipped, the character separated ASCII formated files can be read with an ASCII viewer such as Vern Buergs popular LIST program, or by using the DOS `Type' command (type filename.ext |more), but greater viewing flexibility can be gained by importing these files into a Data Base program.

Field Sizes

The following field sizes will allow you to safely import the data into a database program without losing any of the field contents: 

                Surname:  30
                  Given:  45
               Cemetery:  50
               Location:  50
                 Region:  20
              Reference:  12
                Soundex:   4

The smaller BCCFACEM.ASC file is based on the following database fields and sizes: 

              Reference:  12
               Cemetery:  50
               Location:  50
                 Region:  20
                    Pub:  16
                    Vol:   5
                   Year:   5

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