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dustin
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dustinInfluencer
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Beta testing FGDB GlobalID preservation

I'm beta testing the new FGDB 'preserve GlobalID' parameter in 2023 build 23215. It does not seem to be preserving the values. In the test dataset I've attached, the GlobalIDs are used for relating the attachments table to the feature. Is there something else that needs to be done to ensure the values are preserved, besides setting the parameter to Yes?

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natalieatsafe
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swethabhupathi
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swethabhupathiContributor
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getting error like "Unable to convert row to 'DimensionFeature' " while reading a Dimesions file.

I am trying to read an arcgis dimensions file from an sde . While reading i am getting the error "Unable to convert row to 'DimensionFeature'". i need to read the dimesions and need to convert them as a line feature.can you please hep me to resolve this issue.

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swethabhupathi
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james007
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Looking to extract 12 different unique number values in a CSV file. What would be the ideal way to accomplish this task. TIA

Looking to extract 12 different unique number values in a CSV file. What would be the ideal way to accomplish this task. TIA

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lifalin2016
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lifalin2016Supporter
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Writer in update mode giving me problems ...

Hi all.I'm trying to update single values in a table, which has 3-4 keys. The three keys are mandatory, while the 4th is optional.A writer will apparently only update records which has a value for the 4th parameter, erroring when this value is NULL.Why is that ?I tried to test for the NULL value, but that didn't work. Apparantly the value needed to be tested as being an empty string, not a <null> value, even though that was what it contained.Is that a bug ?And lastly you - again apparently - cannot simultaneously have a writer/update and a SQL Executor (to handle the NULLs), the writer blocks the SQL Executor. I had to ditch the writer and go with two SQL Executor's.Why does a writer block transformers ?All this a s a warning to y'all. Can anyone confirm these findings ?Cheers.2020.2 / MS SQL Server

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ctredinnick
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har40428
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Passing an equation into FME to calculate

I've created an excel sheet with a series of dataset names and different equations to run against them e.g. @Value(COV_LEVEL)-@Value(INV_LEVEL) Using fme_feature_type and FeatureMerger I am able to get my datasets and the required equations together. How do I tell FME that to use the content of my Feature Attribute as an equation and action it rather than as seeing it as a text string? thanks

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ebygomm
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jmclean
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How to use the FME rest api to move workspaces/repos from one fme server to another

Hi Community! I would like to know how, if possible, I can move workspaces from one fme server to another using the rest api. The overall goal is to use the rest api to backup the contents of one fme server onto another. Has anyone done something like this in the past and if so what did you do? Cheers,John

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redgeographics
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gisgeek
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gisgeekContributor
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How to add 2 metre elevation offset to Mean High Water Spring

I have a MHWS and along the MHWS line the elevation from the DEM varies. I want to locate the 2metre elevation point relative to the MHWS Line. Could you please suggest an approach that would work to identify this and convert to a line

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gisgeek
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lifalin2016
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lifalin2016Supporter
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Cannot run FME offline ???

I normally run FME Desktop at the office, where I'm storing named connections and associated files on an office network share, in order to facilitate sharing these between the development and production desktop licenses.These files are backed up to my local drive every day.Now, when I'm trying to run FME offline, without access to the office network, FME refuses to access the named connection, and even bars me from reading from a local SQL database although all connection data is entered manually.This also happens after I change the references in under options to point to the local backup copies of the files in question.WTF?Why is FME refusing to work normally in this manner ?Version 2022.2.2

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hkingsbury
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kpyke5
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kpyke5Contributor
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When trying to run a workspace I get an error saying "Undefined macro 'OUTFIELDS' dereferenced in file 'a file that doesn't exist'

I created a workbench in an earlier version of FME workbench and then when I updated it to 2022.1 it eventually stopped working referencing an undefined macro 'OUTFIELDS' to a file that doesn't exist when the translation fails. I tried copy and pasting the workbench into a new workbench but that didn't work. I tried updating to 2022.2 but that also didn't work. I'm hoping someone here has had a similar issue and knows how to fix it. I am trying to avoid recreating the workbench from scratch because it is rather large

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kpyke5
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resch
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reschContributor
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How can i read features with a shared UNC-Path and the Directory and File Pathnames Reader?

Hello everybody, we have a problem with the Directory and File Pathnames Reader.There is an UNC-path: \\\\[server]\\X$\\[directory]\\[directory]\\[directory]. The user has access to the (last) directory and also rights to write. This has been checked. If we use this UNC-path with the Directory and File Pathnames Reader zero features will be read. There is no error, just zero features.It works (with same settings except the path) when the path/directory is connected as network drive. But this is undesired. Has anybody an idea how this with the blank UNC-path works? We are using the FME Desktop (and FME Server) version 2020.2.0.0  Thank you very much in advance! EDIT:it works with a blank path filter and when subfolders are excluded:But we also need the informations which are in subfolders.When it's set to "yes" we run in the same problem (as described above) again. Is it possible that FME needs here special or deeper permissions for the folders/folder-hierarchy?  Still tha

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resch
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fmesafe.podpora
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fmesafe.podporaContributor
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Can I have one more question? Is there a transformer within FME that could format CSV into plain text with formatting, see the attachment? Thank you very much

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fmesafe.podpora
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canerakin111
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canerakin111Participant
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Experience processing with NexRAD data?

Does anyone have experience reading NEXRAD Level 3 data? They are compressed two times (.tar.gc) and there is no file extension when it is extracted.

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kailinatsafe
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connecter
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connecterContributor
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Zoom to selected features - bug?

Hi,after some time in a workflow I often get a problem that the "zoom to selected features" is greyed out. Also the highlighting of the feature is not displayed any more.  I try all, but only closing the program helps. Have anyone the same problem? The separat Data Inspector program don't have the problem.  I have the newest Version of FME 2021.1, old version have also the same problem.

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alexvdp
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fmesafejde
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FME_LOGGEDIN_USER parameter Capture

Hi We are currently on FME Server 2021.2.2. There's a need to capture the login user ID for a server app and then insert into our database for logging purpose:Believe that's the FME_LOGGEDIN_USER parameter. Please advise whether it is possible to do so. Thanks.

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koenterralytics
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koenterralyticsContributor
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FME Emailer is not working on Linux

I've got FME Desktop running under Linux. This works fine (after quite some steps), but now the Emailer does not work. It used to work with FME 2021 (on same Linux machine). But it does not work with FME 2022 anymore. The Emailer v 3.3.3 package is correctly installed, since it is listed in the package list using the command  sudo /opt/fme-desktop-2022/fme PACKAGE LIST.When running the workspace it mentions:2023-01-24 14:10:27|   0.5|  0.3|ERROR |Python Exception <ModuleNotFoundError>: No module named 'fmepy_emailer'2023-01-24 14:10:27|   0.5|  0.0|FATAL |PythonFactory failed to load python symbol `fmepy_emailer.Emailer'2023-01-24 14:10:27|   0.5|  0.0|FATAL |Factory proxy not initialized2023-01-24 14:10:27|   0.5|  0.0|FATAL |Emailer_transip_CALLER (PythonFactory): PythonFactory failed to process featureAny idea why this is happening? I tried to uninstall and reinstall the package, but without result. 

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koenterralytics
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neel_d
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using scripted prarameter to return windows directory path

Hi,I have a workspace that needs to read data from a variable folder and write to that same folder. However the exact folder name is not given but rather depends on two parameters (BEKnr and Model) that are entered at the start of runing the workspace but also includes a part that is not exactly known and can vary (versionnumber, v*).To read the data I can easily use * for this variable but for the writer this is not working. For instance: I need data to be read from tis folder; G:\\Team_Hydrologie\\FEWS\\ATTRIBUTENTABEL\\11_Maas\\Dommel\\v2_FEWS. Using an attribute creator and feature reader referring to the location as: $(FME_MF_DIR)\\$(BEKnr)\\$(Model)\\v*_FEWS I get the reader to work.But to write to this same folder the use of the * doesn't work. (To be clear, there will always only be one folder that fits the criteria above, only one folder will have the _FEWS suffix. )How can I do this? Without the user having to indicate the exact folder I was thinking of using a scripted p

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dustin
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carlm
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carlmContributor
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What are the limits of FME 2022 Comparison

I was wondering what are the limit of the 'Compare and merge' feature included in FME 2022. I have a request to note all the changes made in the workspace and I want to find a way to list those changes. The problem is that I get an error: Unable to compare workspaces. (I have 800 transformer in it with multiple Custom Transformers). I know this is a bit unrealistic...Thank you

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redgeographics
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vudangtss
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SQL Server with SDE 11.0

After upgrading our SDE on SQL Server to SDE 11.0 using ArcGIS Pro 3.0.3. FME workbench is not able to read feature types correctly from the database. When importing a feature type using a reader, FME cannot read any fields. Same thing is happening when using FeatureReader. Has this been tested that FME 2022 works with SDE 11.0?

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drejkzet
drejkzet
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Inserting data into spatialite table does not create geometry / fill geometry column (FME 2022)

Hello. I am in need of dynamically moving data from one spatialite database to another.Both of these databases (.gigdb files) in this case use same schema. However in the example files I have attached one file (DTMK-2022_07_1.gigdb) has one more feature in feature type (table) a0100000321 than the other file. I would like to copy this extra feature to the second file, same table name. I have encountered several problems.Our company uses FME 2021.1.2 -> there the now obsolete spatialite writer does not allow me to create uppercase / camelcase attribute names, so even when manually creating attributes in the writer, it does not allow me to and then I lose them in the translation. Dynamic writing also converts them to lowercase and I get plenty of error messages saying that my schema does not match.Now my second problem: I am trying FME 2022, just released. When trying the new Spatialite writer, now I get correct attribute names, so that appears to be fixed, however I cannot figure out

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evieatsafe
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lazarlubomir
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lazarlubomirContributor
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How to clip 3D solid?

Hi everyone,please, do you have any idea how to clip elements from solid with no volume?For example feature like in attachment?Thanks a lot!Lubo

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daveatsafe
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anmehta4
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I was trying to convert geoJSON data for one floor to IMDF. I saw a video regarding the conversion of YVR airport and was wondering is there was a template or existing workflow available that I could refer to to work on the same. Any help is apprecia

I was trying to convert geoJSON data for one floor to IMDF. I saw a video regarding the conversion of YVR airport and was wondering is there was a template or existing workflow available that I could refer to to work on the same. Any help is appreciated!

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evieatsafe
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wisegis
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wisegisContributor
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Getting R to play nice with FME Server.

I got a good one! I am working with the RCaller transformer and doing some good things on the workbench side. I decided to automate a process for non-R programmers to create ggplots of their sensor data. This process worked great on the ol' laptop, so I migrated to my FME Server. I have worked through the version of R (downgrade) to 4.1.3 per FME documentation. I had to change the default path of the libraries as well to make everything play nice. I have run this file on the SAME server as the FME Server install and it runs without error in workbench on that box. When I run the same file in server I am getting this message: 2023-1-19 14:40:45 | RCaller_2 (InlineQueryFactory): Encountered an error when starting R interpreter. Check that R is installed and that the R interpreter path is set in Workbench's "Translation" settings ( http://fme.ly/rcaller ). Message was: Process failed to start: The system cannot find the file specified.It is at least consistent. I&#39

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wisegis
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mikek
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When using the AzureFileStorageConnector with Authentication - Credential Source: Anonymous what does one set for the Embedded Credentials - Account Name?

If the Authentication - Credential Source: Anonymous why even require the additional Embedded Credentials - Account Name?

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checcosisani
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checcosisaniContributor
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Spatial relator issue line vs points

HiI tried to join two linear datatset using this approachI created (snipper) center point from one lines dataset and then I used the spatial relator to join the info to the 2 lines dataset but due to the mismatch of the coordsys of two datasets(I suppose) the center point doesn't touch the line (see picture)I suppose that this is related to the tolerance during reprojection do you have same experience ? thx PS I solved creating a buffer for the center points Francesco

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nielsgerrits
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dor1411993
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dor1411993Contributor
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Delte GoogleSheet sheet with FME

Hi!I have a work process that writes into googlesheete, I get quite a few errors:Python Exception <ApiError>: API Error 400 INVALID_ARGUMENT: 'This action would increase the number of cells in the workbook above the limit of 10000000 cells.'I saw what was being done here:https://community.safe.com/s/article/Known-Issue-Cell-limit-error-when-writing-to-Google-SheetsWhat can solve my problem is the ability to delete the sheet by fme..Is there such a possibility?

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dor1411993
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