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Can I read FFS file by python?

  • 10 November 2022
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Can I read FFS file by python?

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Probably not. FFS is FME's internal format, Safe has not published any specs on it so really the only software capable of reading it is FME itself. It's not meant to be read by anything else.

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You can, but probably only using the fmeobjects API because of the reason given by @Hans van der Maarel​ . Take a look at the FMEUniversalReader class:

https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/fmepython/api/fmeobjects/_utilities/fmeobjects.FMEUniversalReader.html

The configuration of this reader can be fairly opaque, however. Note that you'll still need a licensed FME installation for this to be possible.

Can I edit FFS via Data Inspector?

You can, but probably only using the fmeobjects API because of the reason given by @Hans van der Maarel​ . Take a look at the FMEUniversalReader class:

https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/fmepython/api/fmeobjects/_utilities/fmeobjects.FMEUniversalReader.html

The configuration of this reader can be fairly opaque, however. Note that you'll still need a licensed FME installation for this to be possible.

Thanks a lot

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Can I edit FFS via Data Inspector?

No, you can't edit anything in Data Inspector.

 

What exactly are you trying to do? Maybe there's a simple way to achieve that within FME.

No, you can't edit anything in Data Inspector.

 

What exactly are you trying to do? Maybe there's a simple way to achieve that within FME.

Okay, I had a plan to use also FFS format as a data storage for expected object in my FME Testing Framework. But if it is only temp file and user cannot edit it, this format is useless. Thanks for your help.

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