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FileCopy writer creating 2 destination folders

  • October 11, 2021
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I'm copying PDF files from a source folder to a destination folder. The destination folder is named with today's date (.../outgoing/October-11-2021/).

I used the AttributeCreator to create and format the date attribute called "Date_today" and set filecopy_dest_dataset to "Date_today".

This all works well, the PDF's are copied into the date folder, however, I also get another empty date folder created in the folder that the workbench is in.

Fanout is off. Any ideas how I can stop this extra folder being created?

Folder error

Best answer by danilo_fme

Hi @Martin Olney​ 

I downloaded your Workspace and re-configurated with my data example. The result was fine when I wante copy files in another folder destination.

 

I noticed that your folder from Reader is the same location your Copy destination.

 

Thanks in advance,

Danilo

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Hi @Martin Olney​ 

I downloaded your Workspace and re-configurated with my data example. The result was fine when I wante copy files in another folder destination.

 

I noticed that your folder from Reader is the same location your Copy destination.

 

Thanks in advance,

Danilo

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  • October 13, 2021

Thanks Danilo

I don't know what I did, but somehow the problem has gone.

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