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LizAtSafe
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LizAtSafeSafer
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What's Up Wednesday: FME News for the Week Ending 20-November-2020

Welcome to What’s Up Wednesday. This week we are looking for feedback! FME User Survey 2020Take the FME User Survey and be entered to win a $250 Amazon gift card. This year we’ve added extra questions regarding your experience on the FME Community. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.  Article FeedbackIn January, all of our in house FME Experts will be doing a huge knowledge base overhaul. If there is any content you’d like to see updated to 2020/2021 or know of a topic that we are missing, let us know! If you have used this form in the past, it has been updated to report issues as well as request new content.  Live Chat Disruption Next WeekNext week on November 26th & 27th, Live Chat will be turned off. Every year the experts pause their regularly scheduled tasks to come together and create epic projects with FME that they normally wouldn’t get the time to work on. If you need assistance, we suggest posting to the Community, but cases will still be open and Live Chat will be

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LizAtSafe
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hotbrain
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Create List with dates from range using listbuilder

Hi there I try to create a list from a daterange . The range always differs. Work_No, Startdate, Enddate (ex. 1234, 20201230, 20210105)should lead to a list DaysOfWork{}.DayOfWork20201230202012312021010120210102202101032021010420210105 thanks, any ideas appreciated 

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gerard
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gerardParticipant
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Extracting subset of data from regular mesh of points

I have a shapefile containing points distributed every 5 meters in a regular mesh of 100 rows x 100 columns. I have to create a shapefile with points of this regular mesh located every 10 meters, or 20 meters, ... (always a number multiple of 5) to get a sparse mesh from the original. I there any FME Transformer that can help to do this task?Any suggestion or idea would be really appreciated. Thank you !  

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gerard
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simonhume
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simonhumeContributor
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NullAttributeMapper...

HiI'm hoping someone can help me with a query.I have a SQL Server view that i am opening in FME; this contains both commercial and residential addresses The view has 2 reference columns, one contains a Council Tax reference, the other a Business Rates reference Some of the residential records do not have a Council Tax reference as they are not live properties; the reference column is NULL for these I have used a NullAttributeMapper to change the NULL value to New Build, but all records with a NULL value are being changed, including the Commercial records Is there a way of using the NullAttributeMapper to query 2 columns in the table so only NULL records that are residential. Or is there another transformer that would be more suitable?thanksSimon

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simonhume
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dhaulagiri
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dhaulagiriContributor
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Get reader extents in parameters and use them in writer

Hello,I am new to FME. I want to load multiple shapefiles into Oracle spatial tables. I just have a problem with the extents. I would like to get them from shapefiles and use them as parameter in the Oracle writer but I don't know how to do it.I know the BoundsExtractor transformer but I don't know how to store xmin, xmax, ymin and ymax values as parameters, even more with multiple shapefiles.Thanks for your help!

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geomancer
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datanomad
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I have a 100 ft line that curves and then turns back into a straight line. How can I use FME to only gather the straight line after the curve only. I basically want to cut out the curve and only grab the line after the curve.

I have a 100 ft line that curves and then turns back into a straight line. How can I use FME to only gather the straight line after the curve only. I basically want to cut out the curve and only grab the line after the curve.

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clives_online
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SharePoint signIN issue.

Greetings, I can login to SharePoint using the SharePointOnlineConnector, but not the SharePoint List Reader?? I am trying to use the SharePoint List Reader to consume/read a SharePoint List.For the scope using https://organisaton.sharepoint.com/for the GUID I am using the List ID from the Metadata. I keep getting an error when trying to get the pop-up Login window to authenticate. I have tried basic, Kerbos and web authentication. I also used the Safe FME sample. Would appreciate any pointers to get the oauth2 working. Regards,Clive   

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chrisatsafe
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dhaulagiri
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dhaulagiriContributor
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Compare two lists with PythonCaller

Hello,I'm working on a French address table. A column contains a string with the abbreviated street type and street name, e.g. "AV DES CHAMPS-ELYSEES". I divided it and I built a list with its elements: AV, DES, CHAMPS-ELYSEESI now need to know if the first item in the list is a correct street type. For that, I have to compare it with about 200 values of a reference file, also stored in a list: AV, BD, CHE, IMP...I think I have to use PythonCaller but I don't know how to go about it. Can you help me?Regards,Nicolas

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dhaulagiri
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fme_hans
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fme_hansContributor
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Keek attributes which are listed in a file

 Hi, I want to keep a number of attributes of a table. I have the attributes to be preserved in an Excel file. Can I keep the correct attributes using the Excel file? Greatings

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laurentmer
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Images projection

We are working on images projection. We are not using geographic projection but local projection. We have equirectangular projection (cylindric) images and we need to manage a conic projection of these images. Here our parameters :  Cylindric : height = 160 m and diameter = 60 mConic : minimum radius = 40 and maximum radius = 60 m Do you know if there are some solutions with FME tools to manage our needs ? Best Regards,

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harmen_kampinga
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...so simple? Just want to select a specific raster (geotiff) value...

I have a GeoTIFF file (real32) with one band(0)Like to extract just the value 0.4 from it.But whatever I try, nothing works out.It's so simple, but I can't see it.... With the RasterExpressionEvaluator I use this expression:@if(A[0]==0.4,0.4,0)The only result I get is : 0Probably because the band only contains RGB values whereas the z-value 0.4 is interpreted? But what then, is the best way to extract this?

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pflegpet
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pflegpetContributor
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Multiple GDB fanout

Hi,I need some help with a specific fanout scenario. I already found some articles on the topic but unfortunately I cannot create the desired results. Here is what I want to to:  I have multiple input File GDBs, all with the same schema. In each GDB I want to manipulate one specific feature class and then write everything to new GDBs that have the same folder names and schemas as the inputs.  I know how to fetch multiple GDBs using a wildcard and I am also able to keep the input (feature class) schema using a dynamic writer but I don't know how to fan out the Folders. How do I fetch the input folder names (e.g. Folder1.gdb, Folder2.gdb) and use them for the fanout? Thank you for your help!

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pflegpet
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jasonclemis
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How to add a private parameter "Date" to a reader source

Trying to add a date parameter to a reader's source URL in the mm/dd/yyyy format for today's date

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david_r
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muzhnasto
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muzhnastoContributor
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Tilt and project an image

Hello, I have pictures in ecw format and txt description of the position from where the shooting was made with deviations according to omega phi kappa. How can you project an image onto a surface taking into account all the parameters?

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muzhnasto
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janghanie1
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Setting function attribute while writing Citygml document doesn't work properly. It seams like list attribute problem....

Hi I'm working with FME to write citygml document, I have 3D geometry features with attributes(class, function, usage...etc.) The table above shows the results after passing features to CityGMLGeometrySetter.I want to use them as attributes of citygml document. however When I generate citygml document, Only class attribute was written properly but function attribute doesn't show in the file. this is what i did.generated citygml document I guess I need to change function attribute(just string now) to list attribute because the writer says citygml_function{} required. But not familiar with that. I have know idea what to do next. Please help me doing this!

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rob_z
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CSV reader - delimiter not recognized?

Hi,I have multiple CSV files exported by the same application in one export session and with the same delimiter. The CSV reader does recognize delimiter automatically for all but one file. Even when I enter the delimiter at the reader "delimiter character" it is not recognized. I'm wondering what might be different with that file.I noticed all files have UTF-8 encoding but not the one in question. When I convert to UTF-8 (Notepad++) it still doesnt work. I have no idea which other file properties cause that the file being treated differently. I also copied the delimiter character from the CSV file and pasted it to the readers "delimiter character" - still the same.Any ideas what the reason could be? FME 2019. Many thanks, Rob

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ebygomm
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clives_online
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String Date/Time is not recognised.

Greetings,I am reading in Date/Time items in String format from an ESRI REST API. I have a field uploaded with values (below):1331249589000133124963400013312496460001331249638000  FME cannot identify/transform the values?? Any suggestions or pointers would be appreciated.Regards,Clive    

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alfons
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alfonsContributor
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Configuration of self defined Published Parameter for multiple selection?

Hello, I would like to give the user the possibility to select a certain area when starting the script. The areas were previously recorded in a GDB and provided with a corresponding attribute. Furthermore a Published Parameter was configured according to the areas and their attributes.After starting the script, the user is asked which area is of interest to him and he can select it based on the predefined areas. So far this works wonderfully.My problem now is that my script only works as long as only one area is selected. If the user selects several areas, which should be possible, I do not get a correct selection. To test my result I have created a tester with the following configuration.My question now is, how can I successfully select multiple areas? Many thanks for the support.

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alfons
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wind
wind
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Hello, I need to add two vertex (points) to one polygon. I need to join them to the nearest vertex of this polygon.

I need to add two vertex (points) to one polygon. I need to join them to the nearest vertex of this polygon.  I have this:And I need this result:Thank you

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david_r
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saeed.murray
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how to convert multiple jpg+csv to Ecw

I have about 3000 jpg and their coordinates in CSV format, I want to join the jpg and their respective coordinates saved on csv and create a ECW or Geotiff filehow can I do this

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t_hohenstrater
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t_hohenstraterContributor
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Dynamic Schema: Modify within the workflow without external sources

I am fining new ways to use Dynamic Schemas which are great. However, i do find it challenging to modify the schema especially when creating new attributes and working with Date/Time or float/int as FME defaults to strings. Is there an easy way to force FME to use a particular datatype ( float, int, date, datetime etc) during a translation. I was thinking that the within Attribute creator one could define the data type that is read by the Dynamic writer or use somethink like the SchemaMapper transformer to read and modify attributes instead of an external source. I know that you can dictate the final schema withi the writer, but i dont seem to be able define that before hand. 

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david_r
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nicholas
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nicholasContributor
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Force CSV writer to use extension "xyz"

I am writing a text file with the csv writer. How do I force it to write the file with the extension "xyz" instead of "csv"?

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nicholas
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LizAtSafe
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LizAtSafeSafer
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What's Up Wednesday (Thursday): FME News for the Week Ending 13-November-2020

Welcome to your Thursday edition of What’s Up Wednesday. Yesterday we paused our weekly newsletter to remember the fallen.  5 Reasons Why FME Server is More Than Just SchedulingThis week in the blog, Rylan lists five reasons why FME Server can be used for more than just scheduling: Logic-Based IntegrationCreate Web ApplicationsPerform Application IntegrationSend and Receive EmailPerform Tasks Without FME DesktopFor an in-depth description of each reason and links to tutorials or videos, check out the post.  FME Hub October Round-upLots of new things published to the FME Hub in October, including our new Shopify transformers:EarthCacheConnector - Connects to the SkyWatch EarthCache™ platformKMLMultiTrackReader - Reads in the KML MultiTrack definitions and creates corresponding attributesTransformationMatrixExtractor & TransformationMatrixRemover - Extracts and removes the transformation matrices of root 3D geometries using FME's python API SnowflakeHave you tried to connect to S

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LizAtSafe
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jugoslaviaa
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jugoslaviaaEnthusiast
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Dwg looks different after clipping

Hi all, I have a huge dwg file I am clipping them by some grid. However my output get more textes than original dwg as you see in the images. I am not familiar with cad datasets. I believe it causes some sort of visibility? How can I make sure that my output is as same as the output? Thx in advance.

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jugoslaviaa
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scarter
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scarterContributor
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Is there a process in FME allowing for the creation of a seamless .tab file. In this case I have around 300 aerial imagery .tab files that need bringing togethere in a seamless .tab (note: not merging, but a seamless .tab). Thank you

Is there a process in FME allowing for the creation of a seamless .tab file. In this case I have around 300 aerial imagery .tab files that need bringing togethere in a seamless .tab (note: not merging, but a seamless .tab). Thank you

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scarter
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