Currently it is not supported. However, I do think it would be a nice (non-scripting) alternative for existing methods like the ones that are described in this post:
https://knowledge.safe.com/questions/2948/file-copy-delete.html
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Yes, the DELETE in File Operation beside MOVE and COPY in File Copy writer would be really handy for not hardcore geek FME users.
There are non-scripting workarounds with with the MOVE operation.
- Linux (obvious one): set filecopy_dest_dataset attribute to /dev/null
- Windows (less known one): set filecopy_dest_filename to nul (single l). It is advised to set the filecopy_dest_dataset to a folder on a local drive as UNC path may cause problem.
Ah - didnt know this Windows trick - thanks! Have been using a pythonscript for this!
Meanwhile - created a FileDeleter (not using python, but the FeatureWriter instead) - to make it easier for people to delete files: https://hub.safe.com/publishers/sigtill/transformers/filedeleter
This custom transformer moves the folder, but does not delete it.
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