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I am getting the following error in a FME Form Workspace:Starting translation...ERROR : INCLUDE -- failed to evaluate TCL expression ` if { {-1} == {0} && {ORIGINAL} == {ORIGINAL} } { puts "MACRO REAL_MODE LAST"; puts "MACRO REAL_RATE <Unused>"; } else { puts "MACRO REAL_MODE ORIGINAL"; puts "MACRO REAL_RATE [expr <Unused> * ( -1 ? -1 : -1 ) ]"; } ' -- missing operand at _@_in expression "_@_<Unused> * ( -1 ? -1 :..." (parsing expression "<Unused> * ( -1 ? -1 :...") invoked from withinexpr <Unused> * ( -1 ? -1 : -1 ) invoked from withinif { {-1} == {0} && {ORIGINAL} == {ORIGINAL} } { puts "MACRO REAL_MODE LAST"; puts "MACRO REAL_RATE <Unused>"; } else { ...Program TerminatingTranslation FAILED.In a general context , what does this error mean?  What are examples of issues that can trigger it and what FME form workspace design approach

Since updating our FME Form host computer with the latest version of VMWare Tools, FME Desktop, FME Data Inspector, and all other FME Form GUI software does not run.We briefly get a spinner and then nothing. The problem was noted on FME version 2021 but is a problem with all version of FME Form up to the latest version FME(R) 2024.1.3.0 (20240927 - Build 24627 - WIN64).It is still possible to run Workspaces in batch mode.The issue seems to be with OpenGL as indicted in the log, below.I would be interested if others have the same issue and, if so, how the issue can be resolved.Here is a snip from the log file:VMWare Tools v12.5.0.24276846Faulting Module = vm3dgl64.dllWorking Version = 3.5.3.2Faulting Version = 3.6.0.0 Event Log:Faulting application name: fmeworkbench.exe, version: 2021.7.41.21614, time stamp: 0x60f7b7a5Faulting module name: vm3dgl64.dll, version: 3.6.0.0, time stamp: 0x66a16726Exception code: 0xc0000005Fault offset: 0x0000000000e3696dFaulting process id: 0x1becFaulting

For normal Reader feature types, to update for schema or attribute changes you simply go to Readers > Update Feature Types. I can't find the same functionality using a FeatureReader. Is there a way to do that? The only workaround I've found is to drop the FeatureReader and re-add it.

I have a text file that looks like this:"CommonCode":"EI","IATA":"EI","ICAO":"EIN","CarrierName":"Aer Lingus""CommonCode":"AM","IATA":"AM","ICAO":"AMX","CarrierName":"Aeromexico"I want it to look like this:CommonCode IATA ICAO CarrierName EI EI EIN Aer Lingus AM AM AMX Aeromexico I want it to create the column names dynamically from the text file as the column names will change and increase or decrease in number.In R there appears to be a command called:  “unsparsify”   Which according to this post seems to do it.https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/55879/file-format-where-column-names-are-repeated-on-each-rowI can do it using a combination of AttributeSplitters, ListExploders, ListIndexers, AttributePivoters and AttributeExposers.   But I can’t seem to get away from having to Explicitly input the Attribute names in the AttributeExposer and I need it to be dynamic.Any ideas?

I am reading an IFC-file using a FeatureReader with the following configurations: I am using the <Generic> port to connect it to a Reprojector-transformer. After reprojecting it, I want to use a FeatureWriter and write it as a new IFC-file. I am however stuck on how I should set up the FeatureWriter. I have managed to get a new IFC-file, but the file size is quite small. I am interested in automating the process, and want the FeatureReader to accept any types of IFC-files. Any tips on how I can solve this?

Hello FME Folks,This is related to MapInfo Tab files. Since we upgraded from FME 2018 to FME 2024.2.1. The MapInfo coordinate System (Non Earth Meters) are not detected which used to happen in FME 2018. Instead it is taking wkt_auto_1 and is misaligned. Please let me know what changed.

Hi, every day I monitor hundreds of jobs on an instance of FME Flow. Whenever an error occurs, I look in the log file of that job to figure out what went wrong. Now the problem is that sometimes that log file is empty, or only consists of a few warnings. I found out that it is related to which log-filters was configured when the workspace was uploaded to FME Flow. Is there any way to change the global log-filters on FME Flow, to make sure every workspace uses the same filter? Best regards,Jacques

Upgrading 2023 workspace to 2024.2.  When upgrading or adding a new LenghtToPointCalculator transformer and referencing existing attributes for the X/Y coordinates, FME adds 2 rejected ports to the transformer.  If you then run the workspace you get the error:Cannot have multiple factories with the same name.  Multiple factories were assigned the name 'LengthToPointCalculator_<Rejected>'  Any suggestions on how to get only 1 rejected port?Thanks.

Hi, we are using an fme flow app do to some export jobs for us.When the job is done, a mail is sent tot he user. This is done by using the transformer “emailer” after FeatureWriter. The mail contains the link to download the data. To generatet he download link we have oriented ourselves here: https://community.safe.com/automation-13/download-urlfrom-server-app-11037 Our download link looks like: {FME Server Web URL}/fmedatadownload/results/{zip file name from FME_SERVER_DEST_DIR} But when I click on the link the message „Download Dataset Expired“ appears Can anyone help us?

Hi everyone, I've just uploaded my very first custom transformer to the FME hub which I'm very excited about. However when downloading the transformer it doesn't show my name next to the community publisher. Any idea how to show my name there?A lot of time went in this transformer so a little bit of credits would be nice :) 

I have a workbench that creates a table based on a number of joins that are on occasion, filtered on an attribute. Instead of manually entering the attribute values, I’d to read a list of attributes from, say, an Excel doc e.g. NSG001, NSO001, TES001 so I don’t have lots of duplicated transformers. How do I iterate through a list of values and plug them into FeatureJoiners without duplicating lots of stuff. 

Hello,I recently received a new fme flow 2024 from my IT department and something keeps failing when i run a large workspace(1096704 kB), i get no error but the workspace fails.This same workspace runs in fme flow 2023 without any problem.Here are my system details,FME FLOW 2023System Status: 43.39 GB of disk space available in the FME temporary folder (C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Temp\fmeengines\{enginename}_Engine1)System Status: 30.00 GB of physical memory availableSystem Status: 126.00 GB of virtual memory availableFME FLOW 2024System Status: 65.31 GB of disk space available in the FME temporary folder (C:\Windows\TEMP\fmeengines\{enginename}_Engine2)System Status: 30.00 GB of physical memory availableSystem Status: 126.00 GB of virtual memory availableI have been reading around but i have not been able to pint out where the problem actually lies. How can i check for example how much memory has been allocated to an engine?Could it that i need to change the engine to use the tem

Hello, I have a SharePoint List that I am already using. Can FME be used to update this list? What Transformer(s) would I use? At this stage, I am looking for general information to help me get started, so anything you can provide would be excellent. 

Hi,I am working with FME Desktop, and at a certain point, my features have a "Month" field with values such as 10, which refers to October, 11 meaning November, and so on for all months of the year. The table that will receive this value has columns ranging from OCTOBER to SEPTEMBER. How can I make FME understand that if the column has a "Month" value of 10, the "Average" field should be renamed to OCTOBER, ensuring that the values from the recently renamed OCTOBER field are recorded in the table, which also has a column named OCTOBER? Thank´s

Hi,I need using attribute value to create another attribute, but the @Value<attributeName> no work in attribute creator.Can you help me? Thank´s

This monring i upgrade FME version 2024.2 to last version FME 2025.0 and after upgrade i start my workbench which include “Bentley Microstation V8” reader. FME give a message “Module 'acad/ACAD' is unavailable for use with this FME edition” why ? I resarch old topic in the Community some body had some problem at 2022. But no body give any solution way for fixed this problem. Also i found acad.dll in C:\Program Files\FME\plugins\acad. What is real problem ?  Note: After uptdate FME i am uninstall Autocad Map program from my computer. Think couldnt any relation maybe, because the Autocad differntly program.

A simple workspace created in Workbench 2024.1.1 with three FME Flow deployment parameters - a web connection using Esri ArcGIS Portal (Template), a DB connection to PostgreSQL and a Text deployment parameter - works perfectly in Workbench as well as a manual or scheduled job once published to Flow.An FME Flow app created from that workspace fails trying to access the Web and DB deployment parameters. The Text parameter works fine. The app fails whether or not authentication is required to run the app. The Web and DB connections and the associated deployment parameters have been shared with fmeuser and fmeguest roles with Read access to try to fix the problem - but that did not help.Web connection error: 2025-3-20 14:46:38 | FME Flow error: `FME Flow error: `Unauthorized request by user due to lack of proper permissions for connection: WEB_ARCGIS_PORTAL. Please see: http://fme.ly/zn8''2025-3-20 14:29:41 | ArcGIS Portal Feature Service Reader: Connection 'WEB_ARCGIS_PORTAL' does not exi

 Hi everyone,I have a set of consecutive lines, and I need to detect when there is a digitization direction conflict between them. As shown in the image below, the green arrows represent the direction of my lines, but Line 2 is oriented differently compared to the others.Is there a way in FME to detect such conflicts? Ideally, I’d like to flag or filter out the lines that have a reversed direction compared to their neighbors.  

Hi! I am getting a warning that FMEFlow is affected by CVE-2024-56337. I am running FME Flow 2023.1.1Is this correct?Is there a fix or are these CVE not applicable? Best regards/Kim 

Dear All,I’m  working with two datasets that share a common key: Station ID. Each dataset provides coordinates ( latitude and longitude) for these stations. My objective is to determine whether the station with the same ID have identical location in both datasets or if there are discrepancies.To achieve this, I need to calculate distance between the corresponding coordinates from both datasets. While this seems straightforward, but I encountering challenges in implementing it effectively. I would appreciate any help on the best approach.Thank you in advance.BR//  

I’m am using WorkspaceReader to document my workspaces. Is there a way determine what annotations are linked to what transformers?

  Im fairly new to FME, I have a programming background, and I was hoping to bring those skill here, but i can see is not fully the same. So I apologize before hand 😂 I have a custom transformer that does a API calls and loops until it finds “last-batch” set to true from the Header area. For Reference Here is the custom transformer:The first call uses uses the InitialHTTPCaller, which uses the the request url and access token from the main workbench. Here is a screen cap: The _response_header list will have the variables I need to determine if the its the last-batch = true and the next batch url. The JSONFragmenter, is exposing the values for _response_header{5}.value,_response_header{6}.value.I have a tester that checks if _response_header(5) is true to go the pass else it will fail and will go to Output and call upon the Loop to the NextPage.  When the NextHTTPCaller gets called it will be using the User Parameter named NextUrl of which im setting it with the @Value(_response_header

Greetings!I have a question, is it possible to utilize Microsoft 365 / Exchange Online shared mailboxes in IMAP/SMTP automations, in conjunction with OAuth? This question applies to System Email as well.All our research points towards no at the moment, so this might be an Idea post rather than a Question. At least within FME Flow 2024.1.3 (Build 24627) that we are currently running. Background:Exchange Online shared mailboxes cannot be interacted with directly. Their accounts are technically disabled, they have no valid logon credentials nor any mailbox licenses. Instead, you grant Send as and Full permission to other licensed accounts in Exchange Online, who act on behalf of the shared mailboxes.Therefore, in addition to the shared mailbox (fme@our-company.com) we intend to use for automations, we created a licensed service account (account@our-microsoft-tenant.com) that will act on behalf of the shared mailbox. The problem:Now, provided that all we have for Email automations is a sin

Hi, For user parameter Geometry in FME Form, you can configure what type of “selecting geometry” to allow under the GeoJSON Configuration > Geometry Types (Point, Box, Line, Polygon). But when I publish the workspace to FME Flow and set up the user parameters in Automations, the configuration for Geometry Types is missing for the Geometry User parameter.  For my example, I want only Point as a valid Geometry type for the Geometry user parameter. I publish the workspace to FME Flow with these settings and create an automation app with the same user parameters, but when I run the app the user can choose between all geometry types (Point, Box, Line, Polygon).

Hi There,I was wondering if anybody knows of a way to completely or partially suppress the logging in a workspace? (even if it is a hacky method)I am aware of the settings in the options menu but unfortunatly they just don’t do the job necessary.Cheers,Itay