PDS_VERSION_ID = PDS3 RECORD_TYPE = STREAM OBJECT = TEXT INTERCHANGE_FORMAT = ASCII PUBLICATION_DATE = 2000-07-12 NOTE = "Description of contents in the INDEX subdirectory." END_OBJECT = TEXT END Content description of INDEX directory The index directory on this volume contains information about the data products stored on this volume. There is one index table ('INDEX.TAB') in this directory. The index table is designed for easy ingestion into most Data Base Management Systems. Fields are separated by comma delimiters and string fields are enclosed in double quote characters ("). INDEX.TAB - The data index is organized as a table with each row containing information about a data product and each column an attribute of the data product. The information in the table includes the volume number, directory location, file name, etc. Refer to the PDS label ('INDEX.LBL') for a detailed description of each field. The INDEX.TAB file applies to all data products found on the volume. INDEX.LBL - This PDS label file contains a detailed description of the index table ('INDEX.TAB'). It can be accessed and viewed with an editor so that a user can determine the contents and organization of the table, or it can be used with PDS tools to access the table. Refer to this file for detailed information and format of the data index table.