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shaun_b
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Add AHD and ellipsoid CRS to las files

Hi, I'm trying to do two things. Firstly, trying to add GDA 2020 zone 56 Australian Height Datum (AHD) to las files that currently have no projection. Second, trying to add GDA 2020 zone 56 ellipsoid (GRS 1980) height to las files that currently have no projection. I'm able to reproject each las files using the reprojector functions, but this is for the horizontal coordinate systems not vertical height. Is there a way to add AHD and ellipsoid heights to the las files within FME? Thank you for your time

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nielsgerrits
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kelvin.jenkins
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kelvin.jenkinsContributor
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Running a BAT file on Desktop & on FME server

Hi All,I've been having a lot of issues trying to get code execution on FME server via System Callers. Been through every forum post about this without success. I've attached a workspace that I'm using to create BAT files and run them with System Caller. SystemCaller 1 and 2 will run on desktop, but not on the server.The server log shows:Failed to Execute `"C:\\ProgramData\\Safe Software\\FME Server\\resources\\system\\temp\\engineresults\\b80d9262-f6b1-4c81-8f97-a505f68c95b2\\TauDEM_Run01.bat"'Failed to Execute `"C:\\ProgramData\\Safe Software\\FME Server\\resources\\system\\temp\\engineresults\\b80d9262-f6b1-4c81-8f97-a505f68c95b2\\TauDEM_Run01.bat" abc'SystemCaller 3 and 4 will fail on desktop and server. At this point i'd be really keen for a workflow that Bypasses the System Caller. I'm really happy with the BAT file being created, but executing it on the FME server is proving way too hard.Maybe a python script that can Call the BAT?

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david_r
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clairebibby856
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clairebibby856Participant
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I am trying to publish a workbench to FME Server that writes to a geodatabase_sde which has 'versioned edit session' selected. I set the connection file to a user parameter, and publish then run, and get error 'writer must be a versioned edit session

Is this a known bug? Is the only way to fix this to upgrade FME Server?

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keziaatsafe
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mtporczek
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How can I activate incremental license?

We have 14 units of incremental license, but we don't know, how we can use it. Can you tell us if this license requires Flexnet, or should we activate it in another way? Please let me know which solution for this type of license would be appropriate?

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jovitaatsafe
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leif
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Httpcaller not a valid browser with API

Hi, Using a standard browser there is no problem using Mapillary API and navigating to: https://www.mapillary.com/connect?client_id=XXXAfter submitting my credentials there is a redirect that gives a code in the url: https://localhost/?code=XXX Using the httpcaller I get a annoying problem that I only get a http status code 200 and a response body saying that I need to use different browser. I am using a web connection that would deal with authentication. Any ideas? The documentation is here:https://www.mapillary.com/developer/api-documentation?locale=en_US#authentication

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abnan0001
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abnan0001Supporter
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ARCGIS ONLINE - Login Issue

Hi I was trying to use ArcGISONLINE Connector transformer to connect my services available within this account and the admin account also.. I was trying to login , after providing the username and password , Fme is reverting back to login page again  May i know , what might be the error

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abnan0001
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tb09114
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tb09114Supporter
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How to return specific lines from log file based on regex?

I want to extract specific lines from a log file, based on an regex. However, instead of getting a whole line as match returned, or even better a list of matches, I am getting <null> returned. What I want from the log file are all the warnings. I used an AttributManager and set the Attribute Value for the new attribute to @SubstringRegularExpression(@Value(_log_attr),^.*\|WARN\s{2}\|.*$,0,0,5)The last parameter is already misleading, since I usually do not have an idea of how many warnings there might be in an arbitrary log file, but for the sake of my test it would work.I would expect that the first match (out of 5) is returned. Ideally, a startIdx of -1 would give me the last of the five matches, but that doesn't work either. For the fun of it I was testing the same expression within a StringSearcher and here, there is a match. However, the attribute containing the matched result, who is supposed to return "the portion of the original search string that matched the regular expr

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tb09114
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kiwi_sam
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Web connection working in HTTP caller, inside a loop on FME Server - only for one day

Hello, I was using a HTTP caller with a web connection fine on FME Desktop and Server - This was running fine on a daily schedule. I then realized that the HTTP caller needed to run in a loop so I got it working on both Desktop and server fine. The issue is, the workbench will only work for one day on the server, and then it returns a '401 Unauthorized' the next day. I find that if I re-publish the web connection, the workbench runs fine......until the next day. Does anyone know if this is a glitch or if there is some work around? The workbench was previously running fine until I added the loop and there hasn't been any changes to web connection each time I publish Any help is welcome!  Many thanks, Sam

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david_r
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tb09114
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tb09114Supporter
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Extract ground points along a polyline from LAZ files

I have a lot of LAZ files and generate a couple of polylines in ArcGIS. for these polylines I need to extract the points classified as 'ground' from the LAZ files.What transformer allows me to do that, and how to deal with polylines intersecting with several LAZ files?

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tb09114
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pauledrummond
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pauledrummondContributor
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How to use construct a URL to start an FME workspace

Hi.I am wanting to utilize a webhook to kick off a process and have set up a sample site based on Send Source Data to FME Server with HTTP POST (safe.com).This example uses a text file to kick off the process but I am wanting to use the webhook URL with a parameter (key field). Is this possible? If so, what would I use as the initiator of the workspace and how would I pull in the parameter?  Any help would be most welcome! 

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pauledrummond
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jdh
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jdhContributor
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resolve attribute references in comments in XMLTemplater

I'm trying to create an xml document where part of the information in the comment is coming from an attribute. However in the XMLTemplater everything within a comment is output untouched, including {fme:get-attribute("_comment")}. Thoughts on how to work around this?Attached is a sample workspace demonstrating the issue. Build 2022.0 If I create an attribute in advance: <!-- comment should resolve attribute @Value(_creation_instance)--> and use {fme:get-attribute("_comment")},then the braces are replaced with &ly; and >.If I use {fme:get-xml-attribute("_comment")},there are some xml parsing warnings:XMLTemplater (XMLTemplaterFactory): The following error occurred near line 1, column 51 of the query:XMLTemplater (XMLTemplaterFactory): invalid content passed to fn:parse-xml(): loader parsing error: Extra content at the end of the documentand the resultant xml does not contain the comment at all.

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thijsknapen
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jelle
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jelleContributor
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SQLite file locked on FME_SHAREDRESOURCES_DATA

Hi all,  I have a strange error message in FME Server. I try to create a sqlite file, but it says it is locked. This file did not exist before running the Workspace. Transaction starts at 0.73 2021-12-2 16:37:35 | SQLite 3 Writer: Opening `\\fme-server******\resources\data\GIPOD\GIPOD_Beta_Token.sqlite' for write operation74 2021-12-2 16:37:37 | SQLite 3 Writer: Failed to open database '\\fme-serve********\resources\data\GIPOD\GIPOD_Beta_Token.sqlite'. SQLite3 Engine error: `database is locked'75 2021-12-2 16:37:37 | SQLITE3 writer: A fatal error has occurred. Check the logfile above for details76 2021-12-2 16:37:37 | JSONExtractor (JSONQueryFactory): A fatal error has occurred. Check the logfile above for details77 2021-12-2 16:37:37 | HTTPCaller_3 (HTTPFactory): A fatal error has occurred. Check the logfile above for details78 2021-12-2 16:37:37 | AttributeKeeper (AttributeKeeperFactory): SQLITE3 writer: A fatal error has occurred. Check the logfile above for details79 2021-12-2 16:3

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bruceharold
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_jami_
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How to group attributes and generate group id based on 2 fields

Group ID should start from 1 for each unique Attribute 1 value and the smallest value of Attribute 2 for each Attribute 1 value should get it as follows:

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dustin
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fungo_bungaloid
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Implementing image thresholding (Otsu's method) with PythonCaller

Hello!  I'm trying to implement Otsu's method of image thresholding on an incoming raster, using the PythonCaller transformer.  I  have the following code block in the PythonCaller parameters, although my Python isn't great, so there may well be issues with it:import fmeimport fmeobjectsimport numpy as npclass OtsuThreshold(object):    def __init__(self):        pass    def input(self, feature):        #implement Otsu thresholding in native Python with numpy        #get the image from the feature        image = feature.getAttribute('image')        #compute the histogram of the image, then find the peak of the histogram         hist = np.histogram(image, bins=256, range=(0, 256))                maxVal = np.max(hist[0])        maxLoc = np.argmax(hist[0])        #perform Otsu thresholding        T = maxLoc        thresh = np.where(image > T, 255, 0)        #set the attribute value        feature.setAttribute('image', thresh)        #pass the feature on to the next transformer        se

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dustin
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_jami_
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How to replace decimal comma to dot to attribute value?

This is probably very trivial topic but I cannot get the correct result from this: @ReplaceString(@Value(ATTRIBUTE),,,.) So idea would be to change e.g input value 1,6 to 1.6. Or should I change some FME attribute value to have decimal separator as . instead of , ? EDIT:I get it working by this workaround. Maybe there's is some fancier solution

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tomfriedl
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bayram
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bayramContributor
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center line

Hi, I have 2 lines and they have real elevation value (z value). I want to add lines which exaclty middle of 2 lines. Also the new line should has actual z value . ( average z of 2 lines). How can I do?

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evieatsafe
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utepla
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Workspace Server App does not change ArcGIS online

My workbench consists of a ArcGIS online Feature Service Reader and Excel file that are the original and revised parts in the ChangeDetector. Then the Updated, Inserted, Deleted and Unchanged go to the same ArcGIS online Feature Service Writer now. This works perfectly fine and updates my ArcGIS Online Feature Service. The automation in FME Server also works if I change the excel in the Workbench.  My goal is that others can upload an Excel via an Workspace Server App and then see the change in ArcGIS online. If I use the upload function in the Workspace App and try to upload the updated Excel file it doesn't update the ArcGIS online feature service.  Is it not working because I'm using a localhost? I am trying to update from my server as well so I thought that should not be a problem. Or do I have to do it a whole different way in the workbench?

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mattmatsafe
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mattwilkie
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mattwilkieSupporter
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How to use Variable Setter and Retriever together?

New workspace >> add Creator >> add VariableSetter >> define a variable name and a value >> add VariableRetriever >> connect Setter to Retriever.>> Run --> I get warning about Retriever being used without corresponding Setter. This doesn't make sense, they are clearly connected.Question 2: why does the Setter output use the name of the Creator (_creator_instance) and not the name I defined in the settings?      

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mattwilkie
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joshuajames1979
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joshuajames1979Contributor
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Hi there, I have been using FME Desktop 2020 on both my laptop and desktop for work without trouble. I have installed the same version and used the same license on our GIS Server, but the reader won't connect to SQL Server Spatial. Below is the erro

Failed to open readerFailed to read schema features from dataset 'FME_SENTINEL_DATASET_FOR_DATABASE_LISTING' using the 'MSSQL_ADO' readerFailed to obtain any schemas from reader 'MSSQL_ADO' from 1 datasets. This may be due to invalid datasets or format accessibility issues due to licensing, dependencies, or module loading. See logfile for more informationFailed to obtain any schemas from reader 'MSSQL_ADO' from 1 datasets. This may be due to invalid datasets or format accessibility issues due to licensing, dependencies, or module loading. See logfile for more informationFailed to read schema features from dataset 'FME_SENTINEL_DATASET_FOR_DATABASE_LISTING' using the 'MSSQL_ADO' readerFailed to obtain any schemas from reader 'MSSQL_ADO' from 1 datasets. This may be due to invalid datasets or format accessibility issues due to licensing, dependencies, or module loading. See logfile for more informationFailed to obtain any schemas fr

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albjoh
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albjohContributor
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Join and sum points onto polygon grid cells based on attributes in points layer

I have adress points representing persons and attributes for each point including a categorization into age intervals. I also have a polygon grid to which I want to sum up all persons in each age interval to each grid cell. My output should be the grid polygons with a sum for each age interval, like this:"grid ID" "age 0_5" "age_6-17" 1 12 56 2 23 109 3 4 13I've tried several solutions eg. with "point on area overlayer" combined with the "list summer" but havn't been able to make it work. I use the 'generate list on an ouput area' option but my resulting "sum_" from list summer returns only "0" for all rows. Do I miss something with the lists buidling? Or any other ideas how this can be done? Thanks 

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albjoh
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coldon
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coldonContributor
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Unable to unprotect excel sheet by password assigned on feature writer.

Specifying password on excel feature writer, for instance 'XXX_X', not possible to unprotect the sheet with same password.Excel edited is already protected with the same password. If protect sheet specs are not informed, excel becomes unprotected. Seems weird behavior...

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coldon
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sofia8989
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Create as Needed Table Handling

Hello,  Just want to ask what is the specific condition in order for Create as Needed in the table handling be triggered? Thank you.

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jrlalessi
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jrlalessiContributor
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Using subprocess.popen to call FME Workbenches

Hi I am looking for information on how to appropriately use the FME Command in a python loop using subprocess.popen to call the argument. I am struggling to find info on how to achieve this. I am getting syntax warnings in my command when I use subproces.popen. But if I past directly to the cmd prompt I dont have issues. So Im missing something. Any help is appreciated. Please ignore all my comments :P

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jrlalessi
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scarter
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scarterContributor
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Forcing a map object into an empty layer

Hello,I'm converting a ESRI gdb (of 21 layers) to shp with FME Desktop. Seventeen of the layers contain map objects - they're all good. But four layers do not contain map objects (2 x points, 2 x polys). For a very good reason, that I won't go into detail about here, I need to force at least one map object into those four empty shp datasets (a point into the point layers, a polygon into the polygon layers). The point can be in a random location, or one I specify. The polygons can be absolutely tiny. The values can be null. Is this possible within a FME workflow?

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scarter
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zhangjinzhou
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FME Objects API for Python 2.7

Is there still fmeobjects package supporting python 2.7 in FME 2022.2?I need to run an FME workspace in ArcMap, which uses python 2.7 and realized there is no fmeobjects for Python 2 in the FME installation folder. Is there an alternative way to do the job?

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boydfme
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