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I'm trying to turn a pointcloud into a DEM raster using VectorOnRasterOverlay.  My problem is that some of the points in my pointcloud overlap (in Z), and when creating the raster sometimes only the lower points from the point cloud end up in the DEM.   Obviously it has something to do with the order the points are processed, but I can't find an easy way to fix it.     Any ideas?

Hi,       I have a chained set of translations in development.  I have been using Schema Reader and Generic Reader while publishing their Source Dataset and chaining them together with Workspacerunner (I do not have FME Server).  I have had great success with chaining translations in the past, but I have never used the Generic Reader or the Schema Reader.       I would post the translation, but right now I cannot.       The problem is, I have a lot of file geodatabases (*.gdb) and I need to send a combination of many or all of them through as the source for the schema reader in a child translation.  So I make sure the child translation has the source for the schema reader published and then I create the string for the gdb paths and send it through the workspace runner to the child translation from the parent.  Here is how the string looks before it goes through the workspace runner:  C:\\Projects\\Area1\\ClientNetwork.gdb,C:\\Projects\\Area2\\ClientNetwork.gdb  Now when the child trans

I have a attribute name Unit # and the writer makes it and underscore. Is there a way to write out the special characters?  Thanks, Chad

Hi Guys,  I'd like to be able to send a link to download a log file by using the Email template language: http://docs.safe.com/fme/2012/html/FME_ServerRefManual/ServerCore/EmailTemplateLanguage.htm  I know how to send the link to resulting data but this is not giving any sensible result:   <fmeblock type="optional">Click to download the full log: {urlPrefix}{LogFileLocation}/{LogFileName}</fmeblock>    This is not giving any result at all:  <fmeblock type="optional">{LogFileLocation}</fmeblock>    Any help would be much apreciated.    JP.

Hi all  I have large scale data and a copy of the same data that has been positionally improved.  I have the Point data associated with the original large scale data and would like to apply the point data to the positionally improved data so that the points remain within their polygons (ensuring that the improvement shift does not leave a point outside its original polygon).  With FME capable of all tasks, has anyone any ideas how I can use it to do this?  Much appreciated Colm

Hello,  I've setup a workbench that has a generic reader writing to a file geodatabase with dynamic properties. In the output it keeps appending the geometry type to the feature class name e.g. xxxx_polygon. Can I stop it from doing this?  In the dynamic properties section if I set the schema source to the generic reader then I get this issue but if I set the schema source to a SDE reader for example then it doesn't put the feature type on the end.  I've tried editing the fme_basename and fme_feature_type properties to force the name to be the value of a user parameter but it still appends the geometry type without me asking it to.  Thanks,  Peter.

Does anyone know (or can test) if when you only have access to the ESRI Data Interoperability Extension license...assuming you have ArcGIS 10.1, which gives you FME 2012 under the bonnet... can you access FME Store components like custom transformers? This is possible IF you have the ESRI Edition of FME Desktop if you extend ESRI, but I'm wondering if you can see the store or install downloaded FMX files if you have only bought the Data Interoperability Extension direct from ESRI?  Cheers, Dave

Hi everybody.  I have checked the tutorials on how to write metadata  but am troubled. it seems like FME includes extra xml tags causing ArcCatalog  not to recognize the metadata. I have included the tags in the text below.  What am I doing wrong? any pointers?   -<fme:xml-tables xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.safe.com/xml/xmltables signs.xsd" > -<fme:NewFeatureType-table> -<fme:NewFeatureType>  <fme:geodb_metadata_string>  METADATA GOES HERE   </fme:NewFeatureType>  </fme:NewFeatureType-table>  </fme:xml-tables>

Can someone point me to know where I can find this reader format:  "geocode [FILEGDB]"  It is a reader that cannot be edited in an existing workspace.  When I try to recreate the same transformation in a new blank workspace...Im unable to find that reader format.  The reader should be reading a geodatabase file (but we are trying to not have to use ArcGis to consome the file).  Any advice or assistance would be appreciated.  -abe

Hello everybody,  how can I convert a csv-file into a xls-file? How can I declare the delimiter?  Thanx

Hi,  I'm migrating data into a file geodatabase in which I currently have one feature class that is in my standard format. I want the data im mnigrating to this geodatabase to be stored in a number of feature classes with identical schema. Is there a way to either copy the feature class and change its name and contants each time, or copy its schema?  Thanks,  Chris

Hello I have converted a shp file to dxf.  However, the dxf is natively a 3D polyline and i need it to simply be a polyline.  Is there a way of changing the writer to be a polyline?  I dont know of the difference apart from the 3D line may have a z value(?)  Many thanks Ben

Hi,  I'm trying do a simple task involving moving some data from one geodatabase to another, matching up the attributes that I want to keep. Ive selected a file geodatabase as the "writer" but I cannot find a way to specify the feature class that I want to add too so that FME can populate the fields. How can I input into a specific featureclass, rather than create one.  Thanks,  Chris

Hi All,  I have a similar problem to one that was asked here at the end of last year...  I have the need to get FME to truncate all of the writers in a workbench regardless of the number of features being written to them.  Setting the properties of each Feature Type works perfectly except if there are NO features being passed to the writer...  I also have users out there with MXDs which reference all 18 of these SDE feature classes, so deleting them before (or as) the workbench starts is not an option - it has to be a truncate.  I have a Python guru looking at it at the moment, but it would be nice if someone on here has had a similar experience and can offer an alternate solution to cutting code.

I am importing Smallworld data and outputting DWG files. The strange issue I am running into is that the road name text for horizontal roads displays at a larger text height that the road name text for roads running North and South. All of the road labeling text is on the same layer as well. If there is other information you need me to provide please let me know. I am very new to FME.  Thanks Adam

When creating a new file geodatabase feature class from an existing schema, native fields such as SHAPE_Length are appended to the end of the table, ie the last column.  Since it is possible to add new fields in arc, but not reorder them permanently, I am struggling to work out how to replicate a schema exactly where these fields are not at the end.  Any ideas?

Hi! I have a problem with a transformation from an ArcSDE-database to a SQLite-database. When I go from the ArcSDE-database to shapefiles it is about 10 times faster compared  to if I go to the SQLite-database.  I have WRITER MODE: INSERT and I want to overwrite the database.   I am using FME2013 Esri edition.

Hi All,   I created a Workbench reading a set of DGN Files, set with a publisehd parameter. The parameter was created by right-clicking on the input field for the DGN files. For some reason, it has no type, and I can't pick another one. So far, so good.  I try to run this Workbench within a WorkspaceRunner, where I concatenate the filepaths, separated by a comma: D:\\MyDocuments\\National_Map\\Data\\LIM\\lim.dgn,D:\\MyDocuments\\National_Map\\Data\\LIM\\extra_dgn\\5_industrie.dgn  The WorkspaceRunner returns following error:    IGDS Reader could not open file D:\\MyDocuments\\National_Map\\Data\\LIM\\lim.dgn,D:\\MyDocuments\\National_Map\\Data\\LIM\\extra_dgn\\5_industrie.dgn for input Program Terminating   Translation FAILED.   However, when I copy-paste the string with the paths to the respective Workbench, it runs smoothly. So, the paths are correct, but I have the impression that the comma is not applied as separator when it is received from the WorkspaceRunner.    A

Hi All, I have hit a wall, I cannot get FME to save the input's filename as the output’s filename. Input is: 291000-6996000_1m_DEM.xyz output is Raster feature class inside a ESRI geodatabase. I’m trying to get output’s Raster feature class name same as the input (note output filename can’t start with a number). I can change the original .xyz filenames to add a c in front, for example (if required). Also this all needs to go into 1 geodatabase as I have hundreds of large .xyz files. I managed to get the batch to work but it saved multiple geodatabases with the inputs name and with 1 raster inside each, all with the same name. In the workbench all I have is Reader, RasterDEMGenerator, Writer [GEODATABASE_FILE_RASTER_DATASET]  Cheers

The excel sheet  has the address  with the St Num and Street Name are in 2 seperate colums.   How do I translate this in fme to kml

Hi All,  I have an ESRI SDE and a Geodatabase with polygons points and tables. Adding a reader with Merge Feature Type ticked seems to only allow "geodb_polygon" geometries. Seemingly no chance to add points or tables. Can I have multi Allowed Geometries and a Merged feature Type?

To automated the running of my workspaces I have installed the FME Server. Basicly the purpose of the jobs is migrate smallworld to a newer smallworld version. However every time running through the FME Server, the message bellow appears:  Failure  This FME edition does not recognize the `SPATIALBIZ' reader. Please ensure that the current platform supports this reader, the reader name is spelled correctly, and that you have installed all required plug-ins   I can't understand why once my FME Desktop is licensed for SBS plugin correctely and ran the workspace manually with out any problem.  There is some thing to do on FME Server directory? (As test, based on this articlehttp://fmepedia.safe.com/articles/How_To/Installing-a-SpatialBiz-Smallworld-reader-writer-floating-license, I have copied the sbs.lic file and pasted into C:\\apps\\FMEServer\\Server\\fme\\licenses directory, however the error persists).  Could some one help me?

I would like the FME server to send me back a URL. I am trying to setup data sharing with a webmap, the system is processing features and reading coordinates but at the end a URL is not sent back. Any ideas or help would be useful.

Hi, I'm wondering how you "ESRI folks" represent an FME list attribute when you write to ESRI Geodatabase (preferably using the API without checking out an ArcObjects license) ? Also, same question goes for the SHAPE format?

I'm running a Shape2Shape translation on FME Desktop win64 2013 sp3, and one of the three output datasets the options for "Inspect" and "Open Containing Folder" are greyed out.  I can open the datasets in Inspect outside FME with no problems and the other two datasets I built in the workspace are accessibe.   It doesn't really affect my process but I am just curious to see if anyone know why this might happen.