Authoring

Hi, the problem is, that I can't manipulate the directory to output filename in FME Desktop for FME Server, like using ${FME-MF_DIR}. It's also not working if I use an own parameter.On FME Server there is always the file path of FME Desktop. It's only possible to manipulate the workspace file on FME Server by hand.Is this a bug in transformer HttpCaller or do you know another way to define an FME Server directory for output filename?I am using FME(R) 2017.1.2.0 (20171213 - Build 17722 - WIN64) and FME Server 2017.1.2 - Build 17722 - win64 Best regards,Matthias

I use PythonCaller to call ArcPy in my workspace, because the ArcPy can only be called by 32 bit FME, so I want to judge whether FME is 32 bit when workspace running.I am now using $(FME_HOME) according to the installation directory FME to judge it, I would like to ask whether there is a better way.

I am trying to write a KML with thumbnails of photos linked to specific point locations. I have managed to create the balloon containing the information I want, but I can't get the pin to appear. I've interrogated the resultant KML and have noticed that a point isn't being created as per the sample code from Google. If I add this information in with the correct coordinates, the pins show up as per the options I have set within the workbench.I have attached some screenshots of the parameters I'm using, any suggestions?Thanks

Hello,I am trying to connect a Oracle DB to FME but even if I did everything from this link it is not working.Does anybody have any idea what could be the problem?

Hi all,I would like to know the pro and cons of using a jobsubmitter instead of a httpcaller in terms of efficiency, parrallelism, ... and vice-versa.Thanks

Hi @mark_1spatialI'm using Template.DWG file to define the Linetype for the ROUTE feature, i will need to increase the width of the ROUTE based on the NO_OF_WAYS Attribute(Below is the table mapping). Please let me know how i could achieve this in FME Desktop 2016. In attached file i should have the ROUTE feature width to be increased to 0.8mm so that the 5 cables(4 Low Voltage Cables-Orange color, 1 High Voltage cable-Red color) should be shown as going inside the ROUTE. NO_OF_WAYS Width (meters on the ground) 1 0.3 2,3 0.55 4,5 0.8 6,7 1.05 8 1.3 Any help would be much appreciated. Regards, Anil Kumar K B

Hi FME’ers,Registration for FME World Tour 2018 is now open! With events happening in over 75 cities, join us on our biggest tour of FME events yet! Explore the data environments and learn how to navigate them with ease as we equip you with the latest innovations in FME 2018.Need some more reasons to attend? Meet other FME users and experts in your communityAsk your burning data questions in person Take home fun swag!This year, Safe-hosted events will be charging a small fee ($25). This will allow us to work with a more accurate attendance which will help decrease the number of no-shows and reduce our carbon footprint. To further support this initiative and minimize food and material waste at each event, 100% of the cost will be donated to a local food bank in that city.To register at an event near you, visit the FME World 2018 Schedule.W

Voting is now open! This question is closed for submissions, but you can vote for your favourites! Voting is open until Monday Dec 18th at 12:00pm PST.What is the 12 Days of FME Hackathon?Recently at Safe we had an internal event where the FME Experts had the opportunity to spend a couple of days away from their normal jobs, and build whatever they like with FME. We named this event ‘Demo Daze’, and you can find out what we got up to in this blog post.So, inspired by Demo Daze, we decided to extend the opportunity to our FME community, for the chance to win a one-of-a-kind, holiday inspired, FME prize pack.There will also be reputation points and a Knowledge Center badge up for grabs - 100 points for the winner and 20 points for each contestant.We’re giv

I have a points with attribute name 'home_number'.1. 15a2. 15b3. 15c4. 7a5. 7bPoints 1-3 are in the first polygon, points 4-5 in the second polygon. I would like to get the common value of the attribute from the points,  so that the first polygon is given the value 15 and the second polygon is given the value 7.It is possible? Please help me.

Hi All,I have added two list as input tables to InlineQuerier and have problem with where clause in it.In Outputs if I create a select query base on one table it works, but I want to use where clause in that query, and after adding any sort of where clause even easy one like (where field = "value"), it is not returning anything.I want to find records in one list which are not in the other list, with query like this:SELECT "name","type","fme_feature_content" from Table1Where "name" in (Select "name" From Table2)Appreciate for any help.  

I'm trying to set up a parameter for the output file path for a geodatabase writer, but having problems with using the "Choice with Alias parameter" type. When I try to set up something like this:  Value: \\\\server\\sharename\\examplefolder\\Output.gdb  Display Name: Testing    When it comes to runtime the path of the geodatabase is passed to the writer like this...  <backslash><backslash>server<backslash>sharename<backslash>examplefolder<backslash>Output.gdb    ...which causes the translation to fail. Using a 'Choice' parameter for the path works fine but using an alias would be helpful for this particular job.  From this FME Evangellist article here it seems like this should work but perhaps I'm missing something.    Using FME 2012 SP3    Thanks.

I have attempted to configure Job Routing in FME Server 2017 in the config file but it is not working?

Currently we have an FME Script for that refreshes 1 ESRI Geodatabase to another (i.e. a direct copy). The problem is when there's an error on just one feature class, the entire workspace fails. Is there a way to bypass any errors and continue with the translation. We want to use a simpler way i.e. not validate all of the fields whenever there's an error encountered (i.e. not use the Tester / AttributeValidator). Can anyone please suggest of the most efficient way to do this?

Hi all,I'm working on a project to automate transformation of more than 50 layers. Just wondering is there any way I can get the list of attributes and types from each layer and compare it with another list to make sure it has fields and fields have types I'm expecting?

I am having an issue with my 2017 FME Desktop performing very slowly. The issue is not with running a workspace or reading data but rather with editing the workspace itself. There is a significant delay when adding a reader and editing a transformer. The slowness of FME has almost made the software unusable.Things I have tried: Purge temporary files (Tools > Purge Temporary Files). Start a blank ws and copy ols ws content to it Delete all FME TEMP location filesAny suggestions on how to gain performance in FME?

Scrape a web page showing road closures from X street to y Street, a point of closure from start to end.

Hi,I need some assistance with the following: First of all spec just in case you need it -> FME 2017.1.1.1 (20171014 - Build 17652 - WIN64) running on a Windows 2012 R2.1) I'm running a workspace as a batch file and setup as a scheduled task. .BAT script content: fme "E:\FME Workbench\Biffa\BiffaDbImport.fmw"2) When it runs I get the below error message which is located near the end of the log: 2018-01-14 20:00:05|   2.1|  0.0|INFORM|Connecting to ORACLE database `BS7666-Live' with user name of `' and password of `***'2018-01-14 20:00:24|   2.2|  0.1|ERROR |Error connecting to Oracle database: message was `ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified'. (serverType=`ORACLE8i', serverName=`BS7666-Live', userName=`', password=`***', dbname=`')2018-01-14 20:00:24|   2.2|  0.0|INFORM|FME Session Duration: 23.2 seconds. (CPU: 1.3s user, 0.7s system)2018-01-14 20:00:24|   2.2|  0.0|INFORM|END

Hello,  I am wondering if there is a way to change a name of attribute in FME. Attached, You will find a photo of what am I trying to do. I would like to change a name of attribute in those two places.

Hi all,I try to dynamically read values from a list, i.e. sometimes I need to extract the value at index 0, sometimes the value at index 5 and so on and then store the value to a new attribute. The index of the value I need to extract depends on the value of another attribute. The number of entries in the list is roughly limited to 10 in my use case, so I solved this problem with a conditional value in the AttributeManager. However, it'd be nice to know if there's a dynamic solution to this problem.

Hi All,Is there any way to execute workbenches without installing FME in workstation.Pratap

Hi,I am using FME Desktop 2017 and would like to know if there is a way to get a list that I have generated in my FME Workflow, into the PythonCaller, in a similar way to how you use 'getAttribute' function feature.getAttribute(x) to get a normal attribute into the PythonCaller. Thank you for your help in advance.

Hi,I've heard very good news that FME can now read/write autocad regions and I am trying to test it using FME 2018 Beta. I have no problem to read an autocad_region however after several attempts I am not able to write an autocad region. I’ve already tried creating donuts, area or surface in a workspace and writing it to a .dwg file as a region but each time FME creates an autocad_block instead and not a region. If anybody was successfully able to write a region, I will be glad if I can have a simple example/guide on this subject.Many thanksRegards,Hani

HelloI have a large GML dataset which contains various lists. My question is this, how can I filter this data by each list and send those records and attributes in different directions, rather than sending all of the data to multiple attribute keepers which is slowing down performance.

I have a set of records (360 total) that are already assigned a relational ID to 3 other records (2 sets of 144 records, and 1 set of 72) I want to group the records in sets of 12 to assigning a _group_index and then start over again for the next relational ID.For Example:The first 144 records would already have the same relational ID (Let's say A). In relational set A, the first 12 records would receive a _group_index of 0, records 13-24 would receive a _group_index of 1, all the way through records 133-144 receiving a _group_index of 11. This is the end of relational set A, so relational set B would begin and contain 144 records as well. I would like the _group_index to start over and the first 12 records of relational set B (records 145-156) would receive a _group_index of 0. The number of records in each relational set is not always the same, but they are always a factor of 12. Relational set C in this example is a total of 72 records, so its first 12 rec