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Allow Dataset Fanout to Create Multiple Zip Files
Currently the Dataset Fanout cannot create multiple zip files. A workspace with this setting will archive all destination files into a single zip file, even if the value of "_fanout" varies depending on the features. Hope FME will do fanout zip archiving.
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+22- Safer
Definitely seems likea bug. I'll file it. See my full example attached -- I'd expect 4 zip files and not one once we're done executing.
badzip.fmw
I don't consider it as a bug since this restriction is documented clearly.
"Note: You cannot create multiple zip files using Dataset Fanout (therefore, you cannot set the Fanout Suffix parameter to .zip)." -- Writing to a Zip File
My request is to remove the restriction ;)
+22- Safer
The Dev team advises they've fixed this today. I'd look for it in a 2016.0 beta late this week or early next.
+22- Safer
I can confirm this is in the betas now. My little test workspace shows the new functionality in action -- I get 4 zip files, each with one feature, because I'm "fanning out" on the _creation_instance attribute.
badzip_1.fmw
Thanks for the enhancement and the demo workspace. I confirmed that it works fine for a folder-based format wirter (ESRISHAPE), file-based format writer (TEXTLINE) and the File Copy writer with this workspace:
fanout-zip-demo-b16133.fmwt
+1This has been released as part of FME 2016.1 . Visit http://www.safe.com/downloads to download and try it.
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