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I am using FME Form 2021. 

I have completely re-written this post. What is the best approach to zip all Feature Classes in a File GDB without having each Feature Class show up individually in the workspace? I have 25+ Feature Classes and do not want them all to show up separately. Just want to zip up my File GDB. 

 

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Best answer by takashi

Hi ​@vxn43 ,

I think File Copy writer can be used to create a zip archive containing File Geodatabase dataset (*.gdb).

  1. Create a feature which has an attribute named "filecopy_source_dataset" storing the target File Geodatabae dataset (*.gdb) path.
  2. Connect the feature to a File Copy writer, and set the writer parameters as in:
    • Dataset : Add suffix ".zip" to the destination folder path.
    • Surfolder Name : A preferable subfolder name. You can set "." if you don't need to use subfolder.
    • Copy Source Folder : Set "Yes".

Instead of regular writer, FeatureWriter (Format: File Copy) can also be used, as shown below.

 

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    • April 19, 2025

    I found the answer. Seeing is believing. It works!

     

    This workspace grabs a File GDB and zips it up to folder of my choice.

    This method works best for zipping entire File GDBs with many Feature Classes; in my case, I have 22 Feature Classes. If you have only a couple of Feature Classes, you could zip the File GDB using a File GDB Reader, which will bring in each Feature Class as a separate Reader into your workspace. You then add separate File GDB Writers for each and choose the Zip option in the Writer. 

     

    Does anyone have a different way to do this? Curious to know. 

     

     

    Feature Writer Parameters from above screen capture:

     

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    Hi ​@vxn43 ,

    I think File Copy writer can be used to create a zip archive containing File Geodatabase dataset (*.gdb).

    1. Create a feature which has an attribute named "filecopy_source_dataset" storing the target File Geodatabae dataset (*.gdb) path.
    2. Connect the feature to a File Copy writer, and set the writer parameters as in:
      • Dataset : Add suffix ".zip" to the destination folder path.
      • Surfolder Name : A preferable subfolder name. You can set "." if you don't need to use subfolder.
      • Copy Source Folder : Set "Yes".

    Instead of regular writer, FeatureWriter (Format: File Copy) can also be used, as shown below.

     

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