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z77
asked in Transformers
Reprojecting

hi,  Which way or what transformer gives most accurate results (coordinates), Reprojector or EsriReprojector?   Thank you.

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david_r
Influencer
11 years ago
gpt_geoinfo
Contributor
gpt_geoinfoContributor
asked in Data
[SDF3 Writer] Number format not correct - 1e+031

Hi community,  I have a script which translates database content into an SDF3-file. Writer and Reader are dynamically. The Reader gets its schema from the writer. Now I got the effect that numbers with the value "100" are converted into "1e+031" in the SDF3-file. Within the scipt everything works fine. "100" stays "100". All other numbers, too. They are also correct in the SDF3-file. It just concernes the 100's. I already tried to set the attribute again to the value "100" and add an attribute to the Writer with a type 'decimal', without success.  Can anybody help me?

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david_r
Influencer
11 years ago
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crosadio
asked in Transformers
Character encoding issues with domain values ArcGis

Hi, I'd like to know if somebody has been problems reading  specials characters (french language) from a domain values from arcgis. I work with a file geodatabase. FME don't read these caracteres from the domain value but  work fine when I read from a text field.  Any idea?

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fmelizard
Contributor
11 years ago
darren
Contributor
darrenContributor
asked in Data
Setting text anchor position in MapInfo Professional

I have built an FME workbench that translates Ordnance Survey's MasterMap Topographic layer into MapInfo Professional TAB format.  Most features translate fine (once you get passed the line style issue with the MapInfoStyler transformer!) but I am having particular issues with the CartographicText feature type.  The GML format that Ordnance Survey provide their product in contains an attribute to set the anchorPosition of the text but I cannot get this to be recognised by MapInfo Professional at all.  I originally thought that using AttributeCreator to set the mapinfo_text_justification might do it but this just sets the justification within a block of text, not the original anchor position.  I'm pretty new to FME so there might well be something I'm missing but after having tried a number of different transformers I'm getting the feeling that it might be a limitation of MapInfo Professional and not FME.  Does anybody have any bright ideas?

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ebygomm
Contributor
11 years ago
philippeb
Supporter
philippebSupporter
asked in Authoring
Save AttributeCreator parameter

I don't think that it is possible right now but with the new AttributeCreator adding the TestFilter and StringConcatenator, It would be cool that we can save our conditional values for an attribute or all of them. I have made a list of filters and concatenate strings into it, but if I would like to reuse it into an other workbench or just to be sure that all the work I have done into this transformer is saved (I have made an invalid test into the AC and all my work was gone after running my workbench! Hopefully i had the undo button!), I would like to have a file that I could select to load all my parameters rapidly. That was my suggestion of the day. Thank you.

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philippeb
Supporter
11 years ago
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pruiter
asked in Data
using xml configuration file

Hi all,  I'm currently working on a project where the customer wants to use an existing configuration xml file, where they can enable / disable custom validations and store some validation properties (such as allowed feature class names).  I'm struggling to find a proper way to do this, can anyone point me in the right direction? 

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P
11 years ago
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michaeld
asked in Transformers
SQL To Execute After Translation syntax problems

Hi all,  I'm trying to run a SQL statement after a translation to execute a stored procedure.  This SQL executes correctly -> EXECUTE EDIGISDB.data_extracts.log_data_extract ('FLUOR') in SQL*Plus however it's erroring in FME with the following message.  2013-04-29 15:29:35| 1.0| 0.0|ERROR |BADNEWS: Execution of statement `EXECUTE EDIGISDB.data_extracts.log_data_extract ('FLUOR')' did not succeed; error was `ORA-00900: invalid SQL statement Any and all assistance is greatly appreciated. We've been trying different syntax none of which seems to work.  Thanks  Micahel Drover 

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M
11 years ago
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sparki
asked in Transformers
Writing to AutoCAD line weight attribute

I am using Workbench 2012, SP3.    I am trying to create a tool, that writes to an AutoCAD DWG file.    I have exposed several formatting attributes and can write to them successfully (autocad_color for instance). However, when I set the value for autocad_lineweight, it is largely ignored.    If I set the value to say 6, 25 or even 199 it is not populated on the output. However, if I set the value to 200, then it is populated. Is there are a set of allowable values?    From the fme definition of this attribute it says that the value is in hundredths of a millimetre.    Regards,    Mark

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S
11 years ago
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jonathanh
asked in Data
LiDAR to RasterDEMGenerator

Hi all,  Today is my second day with FME, so I apologize if my quesrtion is very basic.  I am trying to convert LiDAR (las) to DEM data (esri grid) but am having a problem with the interpolation. Any files that do not have adjacent las files to them - that is they are on the perimeter - interpolate all areas within their tile even if there is no data.   Is there a parameter that limits the distance for interpolation or somehting similar?   Thanks.

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J
11 years ago
fmelizard
Contributor
fmelizardContributor
asked in Authoring
Should Attributes in Parameters be pointers?

I want to ask the community about "expected behaviour" of something.    I use AttributeCreator to create Failed_Reason - it contains a value "1" (number one).    So at this point @Value(Failed_Reason) = 1.    This goes into a customTransformer. The customTransformer has a PublicParameter which points to Failed_Reason as an attribute using the "Attribute" type.    Here's where things get confusing.    Inside the customTransformer, if I use the ParameterFetcher, to return $(Parameter) I get "Failed_Reason" as a text string! Not 1.    I get the same result if I pull it directly into a StringConcatenator for instance.  So $(Parameter) = "Failed_Reason" (utf-8)    On the other hand, if I put the parameter into a 2DPointReplacer, it works.    But it gets worse!  If I place an empty "attributeKeeper" before the 2DPointReplacer (so all attributes are now removed), it stops working. Why? Well, because the attributeKeeper is remov

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takashi
Contributor
11 years ago
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abbyl
asked in Transformers
Splitting large text files

Hi, I am a new FME user and am hoping you can help me. I have river flow data from several gauging stations contained within one text file. I need to split the data based on gauging station - so that the data from each station is contained in its own Access db table. The station number is contained in header information at the start of each chunk of data, but is not within each data row. So I need a transformer to write the data until it finds the next station number, and then start writing to a new destination file and so on until the end of the file. What transformer should I use? Thanks

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A
11 years ago
fmelizard
Contributor
fmelizardContributor
asked in Authoring
Output grouping

I have three writers (CSV, Shape, MITAB) that I want to output to the same directory.  However, I want that directory to be specified within the workspace at runtime based on the fme_basename of the input.  So for example: Inputs:   random_dataset_1.csv   random_dataset_2.xls  Outputs:   c:\\outputs\\random_dataset_1\\bad_data.shp   c:\\outputs\\random_dataset_1\\bad_data.TAB   c:\\outputs\\random_dataset_1\\bad_data.csv    c:\\outputs\\random_dataset_2\\bad_data.shp   c:\\outputs\\random_dataset_2\\bad_data.TAB   c:\\outputs\\random_dataset_2\\bad_data.csv  How can I do this? There isn't a "parameterWriter". I think I saw someone about using special fme_ attributes, but I can't recall what nor find them. Thanks.

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fmelizard
Contributor
11 years ago
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peter_k
asked in General
Desktop 2013 64bit on same machine as Server 2012 x86

Is it possible to upgrade our desktop to 2013 64bit from 2012 sp3 x86 even though it's installed on the same machine as a Server 2012 sp3 x86?  Just going through our upgrade to 2013 and 64bit.  We want to keep our server running while we upgrade.

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fmelizard
Contributor
11 years ago
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amey89
asked in Transformers
FME COORDINATE SYSTEM

HI, HOW TO ADD OUR OWN COORDINATE SYSTEM IN FME?CAUSE MY COUNTRY COORDINATE SYSTEM IS NOT APPEAR AT COORDINATE SYSTEM GALLERY..I HAVE WKT TEXT REPRESENT MY COORDINATE SYSTEM AND I WANT TO ADD IT TO FME COORDINATE SYSTEM GALLERY.THANKS..

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fmelizard
Contributor
11 years ago
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amey89
asked in Transformers
FME ANNOTATION EXTRACT

HI FME SPECIALIST, I HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT CAD ANNOTATION TO GIS.THE SITUATION IS IN CAD, I HAVE COMBINED LINE FEATURE WITH ANNOTATION IN ONE SINGLE LAYER. THEN, IN GIS I WANT TO EXTRACT IT TO TWO SHP WHICH IS FOR LINE AND FOR ANNOTATION. SO, HOW TO EXTRACT THE ANNOTATION FROM LINE LAYER USING FME?THANKS..

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david_r
Influencer
11 years ago
sigtill
Contributor
sigtillContributor
asked in Transformers
SchemaMapper on FMEServer2012

Annoying issue. Using a local *.CSV file as the input for SchemaMapper. When moving this to FMEServer.    I would be happy to do one of the following:  1. Upload this file and keep it the same for all runs of the workspace (does not work as the "Dynamic path" is different from when the SchemaMapper is run on FME Desktop and it seems this path is hardcoded somewhere)  2. NOT upload the file, but copy the file locally on the server on the same path  'D:\\apps\\FMEServer\\Server\\repository\\xxx\\xxx_schemamapping.csv\\' 2013-04-28 23:53:47|   1.9|  0.0|INFORM|CSV Reader: Done reading CSV files in directory `D:\\apps\\FMEServer\\Server\\repository\\xxx\\xxx_schemamapping.csv\\'   Using FME2012 for the moment, however they are switching to FME2013 in some time. Not sure if it helps anything with this issue?    Also I would say that handing input paths/filenames on FMEDesktop workspaces and then uploading them to FMEServer seems to be quite a challenge.

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fmelizard
Contributor
11 years ago
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matthewbrucker
asked in Data
How to Calculate Angle in Degrees From North

I am currently using the NeighborFinder to calculate the distance and direction between two points.  However, angle (direction) is calculated from the x-axis, counter clockwise. Is there an easy way for me to calculate the angle from the y-axis (ie north) clockwise?   Otherwise, I may be stuck doing some fuzzy math to rotate and flip the numbers!  Thanks in advance for any help.   Mattt

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jlmiserez
Contributor
11 years ago
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amey89
asked in Transformers
CAD TO GIS TRANSFORMATION

Hi all, anybody know how to show coordinate information on point feature in CAD?i have point details at CAD drawing, so i have to transfer point's coordinate to GIS?anybody can tell me what certain transformer in FME that i should use?thanks..

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A
11 years ago
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inedecubber
asked in Transformers
lines to area

Hi all, I have a bunch of lines, intersecting, ... and I want to create areas for those regions that are "closed". (I placed the word closed between brackets, as you can see that the area is closed, because it is created by intersecting lines, but the area is not bounded by closed polygons, just by lines) I wanted to use the Areabuilder (btw, the situation looks exactly the same as in the "help" of the Areabuilder), only thing is that my lines are not topologically connected, but just random lines that are intersecting. little additional problem is that my data is 3D (with Z-component)... I already managed to split the lines on the intersection points (with the intersector, after coordinate swapping, to let the intersector work on 3D data) but I still don't manage to create the areas. I have this feeling that I first need to create a closed polyline or so? no idea how! hopefully someone can help me out!  with kind regards, Ine De Cubber  

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I
11 years ago
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jakeweaver
asked in Transformers
Anybody know how to get PointOnArea Overlayer to handle Composite areas?

Folks,   I want the PointOnArea transformer to recognise composite polygons (eg either ones created with the Aggregator or composite polys in ArcGIS) so that only 1 result is returned for each composite area.   It currently appears to devolve back to the source polygons. Has anyone seen this - and know how to get it to do this?

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J
11 years ago
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pding
asked in Data
Covert shp file to obj fanout

hi all I am trying to convert a shp to obj using the object id as fanout. The file name of each obj file has to be the same as the object id, right now the directory has the name...anyone know how to set this up? thanks 

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takashi
Contributor
11 years ago
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vdey
asked in Authoring
Batch Deploy in FME 2013

Hi,  I am new to FME. I am trying to do a batch processing to convert shapefiles to JSOn files. All my shape files are in current directory, e.g., C:\\Users\\username\\Documents\\Projects I am trying to convert each of them into a separate json file in a folder C:\\Users\\username\\Documents\\Projects\\JSON I used dataset fanout after selecting all the shapefiles as input but it is returning only json file corresponding to the first shapefile. I also used file->batch deploy by selecting the source folder with *.shp as wild card  and destination as above and deselected retain basename. But it is also giving only the output from first file.  Please help me out where I am wrong or if you need information.  Thanks, Vivek

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V
11 years ago
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stevenc
asked in Authoring
Legacy Data Processing

Hello,  I am new to FME and I have been trying to run a process that was created by someone else. Most of the process works but when the the last process runs I get this error "An error occurred while attempting to stop an edit session. The error number from ArcObjects is: '-2147024809'. The error message from ArcObjects is: {ArcGIS product not specified. You must first bind to an ArcGIS version prior to using any ArcGIS components.} Some error has occurred during shutdown of the writer, see previous error Some error has occurred during shutdown of the writer, see previous error A fatal error has occurred."  I have tried to look this error up on google and several other sources but my inexperience with FME and it's processes have me stummped at where to look. I am very familiar with ESRI and geoprocessing and looking at our databases things seem correct. I am processing to a File Geodatabase off of a versioned SDE GDB. Is there anyone who could point me in t

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mark2atsafe
Safer
11 years ago
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magdalena_n
asked in Authoring
hidden attributes

Hi,  if I to a reader add a Schemamapper where I add a couple of attributes, and after the Schemamapper I add another transformer,  why aren't the attributes shown after my Schemamapping? Is there any way to visualize them beneath the next transformer's symbol?  When adding a visualizer to the Schemamapper it's possible to see the attributes. So they exists but don't want to  be seen in the attribute list in the desktop under the next transformer. Weird.

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davideagle
Contributor
11 years ago
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agla_
asked in Transformers
Retreive the value of last saved date

Hi,   I would like to retrieve and store in a new attribut the value of Last Saved Date (workspace proporties).   I read some articles about the possibility to write a script in python (http://fmepedia.safe.com/AnswersQuestionDetail?id=906a0000000cgosAAA) however I don't know this langage and so I don't kow I can start writing a script. Moreover, I don't want to start writing a script if it exist another method.   Could you help me ?   Thank you.   Aglae.   

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B
11 years ago

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