So I've inherited a workspace that has a generic writer in it. One of the formats it writes is File Geodatabase (ArcObject).
One thing we've noticed is that FME seems to append to the GeoDatabase rather than overwriting it. As it's a Generic writer, is there a way to specify Overwrite = true? I.e. with an attribute?
The doc's don't seem to say what the default is so I'm guessing it's False based on what we're seeing.
Using FME 2013.
Thanks,
Jonathan
Best answer by david_r
the easiest solution is to simply add a GEODATABASE_FILE writerto your workspace, without any feature types (answer No after creating the writer). You can then set the parameters there and the Generic writer will pick them up automatically.
This is documented here: http://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_ReadersWriters/Default.htm#generic/Writing_Multiple_Formats.htm%3FTocPath%3DFME%20Readers%20and%20Writers%20(formats%20supported%20by%20FME%202014)%7CGeneric%20(Any%20Format)%20Reader%2FWriter%7CWriter%20Overview%7C_____2
David
the easiest solution is to simply add a GEODATABASE_FILE writerto your workspace, without any feature types (answer No after creating the writer). You can then set the parameters there and the Generic writer will pick them up automatically.
This is documented here: http://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_ReadersWriters/Default.htm#generic/Writing_Multiple_Formats.htm%3FTocPath%3DFME%20Readers%20and%20Writers%20(formats%20supported%20by%20FME%202014)%7CGeneric%20(Any%20Format)%20Reader%2FWriter%7CWriter%20Overview%7C_____2
David
