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Could someone please provide a dead simple "Hello World!" example of using the FILECOPY writer? Try as I might I can't figure out how to get this to work. Thanks.

 

This is what I've done so far:

  1. FME Workbench >> File new >> Blank workspace
  2. Writers >> Add >> FILECOPY
    1. Dataset: \\\\server\\share\\source folder >> OK
  3. Open "user attributes" and set:
    1. filecopy_source_dataset = "\\\\server\\share\\source folder\\filename.ext"
    2. filecopy_dest_dataset = d:\\temp
    3. filecopy_dest_filename = xx-my-filename.ext

 

At this point "Run Workspace" doesn't work. "Run to this" does work, but aside from filling the log window nothing appears to happen.

Workspace and log are attached.

 

 

Hi @mattw1ilkie​ 

 

Please, insert the trasformer Creator and execute your Workspace.

 

Creator_Workspace 

Thanks,

Danilo

Ok, thank you. That was enough to get me to something workable.

For anyone else finding themselves in the same place I was there's a few quirks to be aware of:

  • When you add the filecopy writer the Dataset parameter it prompts for is the Destination folder, not input.
  • The actual parameters (source, target, filename) are set via User Attributes.
  • The help doc page says paths must use foreslash or double-backslash, but that's not the case for me (FME Desktop v2020.2) However:
    • Don't use quotes even if the path has a spaces.
  • If defined, the User Attribute "filecopy_dest_dataset" parameter overrides whatever is selected for Destination Dataset in the prompt when the workspace is run.

Here's my working example:

filecopy-working-example

A cleaner method is to use PATH reader (called "Directory and File Pathnames" in the Add Reader dialog), feed to Attribute Manager, and use Att-Man's outputs in File Copy:

PATH reader --> Atttribute Manager --> FILECOPY Writer flow diagram2022-07-27 10_31_16-_PATH → FILECOPY (Untitled) - FME Workbench 2022.02022-07-27 10_38_57-_PATH → FILECOPY (Untitled) - FME Workbench 2022.0There doesn't seem to be a way to stop FileCopy from creating a subfolder in the destination. 

 

Discovered by way of: https://community.safe.com/s/question/0D54Q00008q3xsMSAQ/i-have-a-fairly-simple-problem-but-cant-seem-to-figure-it-out-i-need-to-copy-one-excel-file-to-another-folder-and-rename-the-copied-file-ive-tried-using-the-path-reader-and-the-file-copy-writer-but-nothing-seems-to-get-copied-any-ideas?t=1655144604807

 

Ok, thank you. That was enough to get me to something workable.

For anyone else finding themselves in the same place I was there's a few quirks to be aware of:

  • When you add the filecopy writer the Dataset parameter it prompts for is the Destination folder, not input.
  • The actual parameters (source, target, filename) are set via User Attributes.
  • The help doc page says paths must use foreslash or double-backslash, but that's not the case for me (FME Desktop v2020.2) However:
    • Don't use quotes even if the path has a spaces.
  • If defined, the User Attribute "filecopy_dest_dataset" parameter overrides whatever is selected for Destination Dataset in the prompt when the workspace is run.

Here's my working example:

filecopy-working-example

Thank you, this is what I needed to get it working! thanks for taking the time to write back your findings!

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