SIFD Digital Archive - Internal Structure - The folder.des file

Contents of the folder.des file

The top level folder in the archive (or any major sub-collection that is to be separately indexed) has a folder.des file to give some details of the contents.

If any entries need unicode characters, the folder.des file must be saved with UTF-8 encoding.

Each line starts with a character, a colon and a space.  The order of these lines is arbitary.

• F: The title of the collection in this folder.
• J: A picture to use with this collection (typically a logo).  (Not currently used).
• C: The name to use for components of the collection.  (In the SIFD Digital Archive this is defined as Dances).