I have a list of filenames that are located within a specific directory. The list of filenames is generated within the FME workbench. What is the best way to get the Reader to read in only the files within the larger directory? Note: the files that I want to read in are within a number of sub-directories, which I don't know what they are. I only know the root directory.
Thanks,
use the Text File reader, followed by the FeatureReader (http://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_Transformers/Default.htm#Transformers/featurereader.htm) transformer.
David
or using the Directory and File Pathnames + FeatureReader......
The reader workbench must be set up with dynamic schema and when finished clear the reader content so it says "not set". Then it is a workspacecaller only bench.
This way you can pick items from a directory without knowing beforehand if it's their at all. (unlike the featurereader)
Because i don't see option to use attributes or parameterselection for items in a directory (not without having to go trough the motion manualy first at least)
I paramatrised the dataset attribute so you could indeed enter a list separated by ";".
You could build this list using a concatenator.
The parameters for this reader are set in the navigator panel.
I use a bogus creator as a initiator.
"FeatureReader reader":
and the workspacecaller to call it:
though format is empty it will be filled at calltime.
Where/how do I input the filenames in the text file so that only those listed are output from the FeatureReader?
As i understood it, and it is explained in
http://blog.safe.com/2011/05/fmeevangelist78/
You coudl just attach a FeatureReader .
Select the root directory and enter a File/Filter like "*.txt" (or whatever type you need).
Select "query the feature specified in the attribute below" and select the attribute with the filenames (multiple filenames need to be conctenated with a colon ":" )
However when i enter a single filename like "F1.txt" or "H:\\F1.txt" (wich i copied from the directory to read it from) it does not read the file.....
I also tried concatenated filenames...no dice.
Either im doing something wrong or it does'nt work.
seems somethings are repaired in fme2015(?)
I tried different variants, but can't get it to work either. It does not even find a file when i have the featurereader read all the files....