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Write google fusion table to a specific folder on Google Drive?

  • 27 January 2014
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Hi,

 

 

Is it possible to specify an existing output folder on Google Drive when writing to a Google Fusion table? It always ends up in the root folder (My Drive) for me. I would like to write the table to an existing shared folder to avoid having to share the table when it's written.

 

 

/mats

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Hi Mats,

 

 

I dont think so, but you can create the table, move it via google to the desired location and re import it into the ws.

 

 

Itay
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Thank you Itay. I need to drop and recreate the table every time I run my ws and then the new table is created in the root. I would prefer not having to do the move operation every time. Where do I file an enhancement request?

 

 

/mats
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Hi Mats,

 

 

I guess you can just request support and Safe should pick it up....

 

I basically only move the final table/map to the desired location and do my testing in the root, this way you only have to move the final product once.

 

 

Itay
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Hi Itay,

 

 

Yes, your solution works ok if it's a one time job. My situation is that I run a workspace weekly on an FME server and don't like having to log in to Google Drive once a week just to move the file.

 

I tried to truncate the file instead of dropping it, but it seems to be very unstable. The workspace often fails after a few hundred records.

 

 

/mats
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Hi Mats

 

We cannot currently specify a Google Drive folder when creating a new Google Fusion table - I filed a task to look at doing this.  If the table exists we can write to it whether or not it is in a folder - but I guess you noticed that.

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