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Hi,    My input feature has 2 attribute (One numeric ID, Geom Point geometry). I found 2 map geometries(Multiline) for ID in db. So after fetching, sql executor generates 2 features as (ID,GEOM,MAP1)  and (ID,GEOM,Map2).  I used aggregator assuming that it will return me (ID,GEOM,(MAP1+MAP2)) and then trying to write into database but failing.  Please suggest me how to approach this problem?  Subrat

Hi there,  I've got Smallworld polygons, some of which have holes, that I'm trying to translate into another format - ffs or shape file format.  With the writer set as FFS, the polygons with holes get translated as lines (with some extra lines added) while the ones without holes got translated as polygons.  I read that shape files support polygons with donut holes, so I then tried Shape file as the writer, but it completely failed to translate the polygons with holes.  When trying writing to Shape file, I tried with the "Allowed Geometries" set to shape_polygonm and subsequently set to shape_polygon but neither translated the polygons with holes.    

How can i stroke text with UNDERLINE,OVERLINE,HALIGN,VALIGN in FME?  Thanks, Subrat

In FME desktop 2012, How can i stroke text with BOLD, ITALIC, UNDERLINE,OVERLINE,STRIKE THROUGH in TextStroker? I tried and it only strokes plain text.

I am able to read geometry from oracle but how can i return geometry from oracle function and expose it in FME 2012?

I consider myself a veteran in spatial IT but newbie in using the FME tool - less than a year.  In my limited practice using FME, I increasingly feel the need to access "output ports" of Writers.  I saw some discussions dismissing such needs which for the most part I understood.  However, since ETL processes often times are synchronous in nature, picking up the "committed" results from database transactions for the following process will allow us to author fewer workspaces.  For example, feature elements of different types from ACAD files are extracted and processed before they are stored in several Oracle QC tables.  Without accessing the output ports of the QC tables just generated, I have to write a different workspace to Read from the tables for the subsequent process.  To piece automate the entire process in the sequence, I will need to use Python...  Any comments or advise is highly appreciated!  Bo 

How can i pass stroking text to text stroker in FME desktop 2013?

Hi everyone,  i am trying to run a Data Download Workspace from a Silverlight Application and i really dont get any futher. I tried it with the WebClient class and the DownloadStringAsync Method but i have absolutly no success. Does anyone have experiences with Silverlight and FMEServer?  Thanks in advance!  Ulf

I've built six custom web form to pass variable to publicly available workbenchs. But I can't quite figure what the url should be in the webform so that the user input gets passed to the workbench.     Webform: http://fmeserver.ncd.noaa.gov/encdirect_extract_overview.html     Workbench:     https://fmeserver.ncd.noaa.gov/fmeserver/repositories/encdirect_extract/orapub2multiformat_overview.fmw

I have a java application which uses the fmeserver api methods to run a translation. The code runs without error on our development server and produces a dataset as requested.  When  I run the application on the production server I get the following error when it tries to initialse the server session;   Error initialising FME Server: COM.safe.fmeserver.api.FMEServerException: QSInvalidRequest: Authorization Error: Unauthorized request by user  due to lack of proper permissions.   I have checked the entry in the Security/Resources tab for the  application with the appropriate clientid and roles assigned.   My question is how does FME Server know which box the request comes from ( requesterHost value listed under ‘Transformation Manager Directives’ in the Jobs/request data tab) ?

I have recently been trying to use the KMLPropertySetter to create KML from TAB, as per the documentation I enter the correct values for the Navigation Tree, Description Ballooon and Geometry. However when viewing the KML the properties I have set do not appear, for example I want the Navigation Tree name set to my Area column (ie Controlled Parking Zone A).  Please have a look at my KML and let me know if I am missing anything. In my workbench the only KML transformer I am using is KMLPropertySetter  https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=217615190311347014347.0004df7ec96af6fe732ac&msa=0&ll=51.558503,-0.090122&spn=0.077909,0.154324&iwloc=0004df7ec9ace9d65ef59  Any advice would be very much appreciated.

When I generate an excle table as an output in FME, the field name appears to have an apostrophe as the first character in each of the field names but you can only see this when you click on the field cell...... 'TOTAL NUMBER OF BUILDINGS. I say appears, because you can not do a search and replace in excel to remove it.  The only way I found to remove it is by running a trim function in excel to remove blanks. Is it possible to produce an excel table, in FME, without this apostrophe/blank as the first character in a field name?

Hi,  I want to write to an MS Access File - which I have been able to do successfully.  However, it requires me to create the blank Access file manually before running the workspace.  Is there a way inside FME to create a blank MS Access File?  Thanks,

Hi,  I'm currently trying to create a mirror copy of a set of rectangles. Each rectangle needs to be mirror on one particular side to create its other half.  So far, my method has been to identify a centerpoint on the side I want inorder to use rotater transformer, but I've had limited luck getting the procedure working in the correct order when I attempt to aggregate the original rectangles with the centrepoint.  Are there any other methods or transformers I  could potentionally use?  

I am reading data from 5 WFS feeds and writing them to the same PostGIS database table. I schedule the FME workspace to run once a week so I get fresh data.    I only want to drop the data from the PostGIS table if the WFS readers complete. At the moment it is dropping the table, and then writing it as it reads the new data. If the WFS feed reader fails, I am left with a partial dataset.    So I have two questions:    1) I would rather that FME didnt write the data until after it had downloaded all of the data from the WFS readers. Is this possible?    2) Is it possible to make FME continue with the other WFS readers in the workspace if one reader fails?    I have found this page, is this the best way to achieve what I want?    http://safe.force.com/articles/How_To/Rolling-back-a-database-load-in-one-transaction

I am trying to extract x, y and z values out of a DGN file into a CSV file.  I used the following transformers: CoordinateConcatenator, AttributeSplitter and ListExploder.  Everything works except that the output has each x, y and z value in a separate row rather than all in one row.  Does anyone know how to change this?

Hi,  I've worked through all the various schema mapper examples but could not find one on how to add a new attribute to the writer schema.  I would like to read the source and add a attribute called  CadLayer as varchar(30) with value of autocad_layer from the source autocad drawing  The source can have various object data attribute fields  one example i have in source dwg MCCID_INT     integer MCCID_STR   char  255 NAME               char  255   i also would like to change them to char 50  I'm writing to arcsde 10.0 feature class  tx Rudy     

Hi  I have created a easy translator service using the available workbench from FME. I have also copied over the code from FME Server Playground using the '''full data upload'' example making the required changes to the code to look at my FME server.  The issue is i can see the call go to upload the data but on the return call   /*       Create the XMLHttpRequest object       */      var xhReq = createXMLHttpRequest();      // Request Variables      pHostName = "fmeserver.com"      pUrlBase = "http://" + pHostName + "/fmedataupload/Samples/easyTranslator.fmw?opt_extractarchive=true&opt_pathlevel=5&opt_fullpath=true"      pHttpMethod = "POST"     xhReq.open(pHttpMethod, pUrlBase, true);      xhReq.onreadystatechange = onResponse;      xhReq.send(null);     }   my return is blank...however if i copy the call directly into a url it works.  I am sure the code is correct...not sure why the return is blank as the document

Hi,  I wonder if someone know how to put axis-labels on your bar chart that's created with the WebCharter. Is it possible?  Is there ways to control the axes in a better way? My chart has the months on the x-axis, but the WebCharter automatically puts a zero instead of 1 where my data begins. Can I deside that the x-axis should be shown from 1 to 12?  Thank you!

What is the best way to bring Google Earth into Smallworld? I have been saving are capturing the image and spotting the 4 corners Lat-Longs to be used in configuration in Smallworld.  Thanks! Paul,

Hi all,  is there a way to make sure that data from a shape file transfered to a gdb file using FME have the exact same coordinate values?  I happen to have to rounding happening in some features. This means that when I compare features from the shp and the gdb feature class, there will be some geometry discrepencies flagged up even though there should be.  I don't know when the rounding occurs (i.e. when it's written the first time to the gdb or when it's read the following time from the gdb)  Any idea? Anything I can set on the GDB writer or FeatureReader to make sure this doesn't happen?  Thanks in advance,  Maryse

This should be simple but I’m ready to throw up my hands.  I have a workspace that fetches an OpenStreetMap chunk of XML for a requested area.  I can save the data and then read the data using the FME OSM reader, a two-step process.    What I want to do is pass the OSM data it to the OSM reader in a single workspace.  I guess I could call the OSM fetcher in a startup Python script but that seems more convoluted than it should be.  Am I missing something obvious?  Thanks, Alan 

I would like to log the parameters that the user inputs to the log file.  I realize that the information can be found throughout the log file, but I would like to have a list of the inputs in a central location.  At the moment, the user is taking a screenshot of the input screen for QC verification.  If QC could simply check the log file, the user wouldn't have to worry about screenshots.  What I've tried so far in the Startup TCL Script is:           FME_LogMessage fme_inform {FME_MacroValues(inputParameter)}  This was really just a stab in the dark, and didn't return what I was hoping for.

I am reading one XML file. An element can have zero or multiple occurences. When I am reading one XML there are multiple occurences and after flattening the element it is recognized as a list in FME. e.g. VectorScaleRange.CompositeTypeStyle.CompositeRule{}  However When I am reading another XML (based on same XSD), there is only one occurence and after flattening the element it is recognized as an attribute in FME. e.g. VectorScaleRange.CompositeTypeStyle.CompositeRule.LegendLabel (CompositeRule element again contains some other elements e.g. LegendLabel  In case the element is non-existent, I am using TestFilter to check the condition if the attribute is present or not. How to check if the element occurs multiple times in the XML. ListElementCounter is not working, since if there is only one occurence it is not showing up as a list.  I am trying to create a custom transformer which should be able to read all occurences of data. Kindly suggest an approach.  Regards, Ananda

Hi guys,   I am trying to migrate some .dwg file to ESRI raster/symbols.  1) when i use inspector on the .dwg reader, the colors for polygon or hatches are missing from the drawing.  May I know how resolve this?  2) How should i migrate .dwg file to geodatabase raster dataset or symbols?