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Read dinamically any Excel file without header

  • September 3, 2024
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david_
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Is there any way to read dynamically any excel file and that the header are simply the column name A, B, C, D...

Through a Reader I can read any Excel file but the problem is that it always takes the first row as the header.

Thank you!

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hkingsbury
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  • September 3, 2024

When you add your reader, click ‘parameters...’
 

then set ‘Field Names Row’ to ‘0’

 


david_
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  • September 4, 2024

Hi @hkingsbury , thank you for your answer.

However, as I explained, I need to read dinamically any Excel file so I can't select a sheet in the parameters view and set ‘Field Names Row’ to ‘0’.

I manage to read any file and get the features through the generic port. However, FME always interprets the first row as header and this is what I don't want.


nielsgerrits
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The way I do this is to use the Generic Reader. This results in columns like col0, col1, col2, etc...