Add blank line between field names and data into CSV Writer

Hi FarFar,

 

 

There may be several ways.

 

An easy way:

 

Add a Creator transformer to the workspace and connect it to the CSV writer.

 

Geometry Object: Null

 

Number to Create: 1

 

Create At End: no

 

 

But the CSV writer will write commas anyway. If you don't want to write commas, the solution will be a little more complicated.

 

Wouldn't you like to write commas into the line?

 

 

Takashi

Hi Takashi,

 

Thank you for your response.

 

No. I don't like to write commas into the line.

 

 

FarFar

Does'nt CSV always need a separator-character?  (wether it be comma or one of the other options)

 

Space would need be enclosed in these separators.

 

 

 

Maybe you should write it as a txt. And use 2 or more spaces as separator.

 

 ( and make sure attribute values have max. 1 space in succesion max, if at all)

 

Entering 2xnewline character for blank line is of course not an issue, thats easy.

Remove the CSV writer; add a Text File writer instead.

 

Insert a StringConcatenator before the writer to create a csv line (comma-separated attribute values) for each feature. Set the concatenated attribute name to "text_line_data".

 

Add a Creator to create a feature; connect an AttributeCreator to add an attribute named "text_line_data" to the feature, set the value to comma-separated field names followed by one newline character. And then send the feature to the writer.

 

 

Note that a value should be surrounded by double quotations before the concatenation if it contains a comma.

Hi,

 

I'm following you method but i dont show a blank line !

 

this is my example to do it : 

 

 

Any idea?

 

Thanks an advance.

 

Farfar

One possible reason is that the newline was not set properly. But it cannot be checked in the screenshot.

This is an example of setting the field names + a newline character with the AttributeCreator in FME 2013.

 

I did exactly the same but i haven't the blank line between fields names and data!!

 

FarFar

You need to have two newlines in a row for a blank line....

ok, that did'nt work either.

 

 

How about this then?

 

 

If you dont want last blank line, remover last line_number...after sorting.

 

 

Hi,

 

Always KO.

 

i add 2 newlines likes :

 

Good to hear you've accomplished it.

 

 

I was able to get the required result with just one newline character, so I'm not sure why you had to add two newlines.

 

I tested it with FME 2014 SP4 and 2013 SP4.

 

Which version are you using?

FME 2013 SP2.

 

My problem is not resolved :)

 

i will migrate to SP3 to test if its OK.

 

 

Farfar

i'd say to migrate to SP4

Hi,

 

I installed SP4 but my problem isn't resolved ! 

 

Any idea ?

 

 

Thanks

Hi,

 

I installed SP4 but my problem isn't resolved ! 

 

 

Any idea ?

Check if this example works in your environment.

 

Download (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0ufVP2t0eApVXl3V21kZ1AzX1k/view?usp=sharing)

 

I can always run it successfully with FME 2013 SP4.

Thanks a lot Takashi. It works your example. 

 

I compared a two workbench and the difference is that my writer is saved as a txt file. So no blank line between fields names and data. 

 

If a specify that is a csv file writer, it works like your example.

 

 

Thank you.

 

Farfar

Erratum : 

 

 

Thanks a lot Takashi. It works your example. 

 

I compared a two workbench and the difference is that my writer is saved as a txt file with .txt extension. So no blank line between fields names and data. 

 

If the writer is a text file WITH CSV EXTENSION, it works like your example.

 

 

Thank you.

 

Farfar

 

 

the workspace pic i posted inserts a blanklines into a txt file (no csv extension needed). Try it out.