Hi,
I would like to create an FME workspace that triggers a .bat file to run. I am not familiar with Python so if there is any simple way this can be done with transformers that would be great.
Thanks for your help.
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SystemCaller Transformer could help.
Hi @aquamarine,
As both mark_1spatial and erik_jan already mentioned, the SystemCaller is the transformer that will solve this problem for you. Just a little example to help you.
I created a simple bat-script that does create an empty file in the same folder as the bat-file is in. This bat-file is located in C:\temp\FME\. The code in this bat-file is the following:
echo. 2>EmptyFile.txtRunning this bat-file results indeed in the creation of the file 'EmptyFile.txt'.
Now that we know the bat-file is working, it is time to call it from the Workbench. I create a simple Workspace containing only a creator and a SystemCaller and the Workspace is saved in the same folder as the bat-file is. When running the workspace, the 'EmptyFile.txt' is created as expected.
Watch out. Since now the Bat-file is called from the workspace; the file will be created in the same folder the workspace is in. This doesn't have to be the folder the bat-file is in.
Does this answer solve your question?
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Thanks yes I tried the SystemCaller and that worked. Thanks for all your help :)
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