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  • February 3, 2025
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Hello Forum,

 

I’ve set up a simple workspace to convert a csv with eastings and northings (EPSG:27700) to a csv with long lat (EPSG:4326). This is working OK.

 

The workspace is something I’m going to use quite often, so I’m keen to automate it as much as possible.

 

Is it possible to automatically make the ‘CSV File Name’ value in in the FeatureWriter (Parameters tab) the same as the input csv name. For example, if my input csv is called ‘Properties030225.csv’, then when this reaches the FeatureWriter the default ‘CSV File Name’ value in in the FeatureWriter (Parameters tab) is ‘Reprojected’. Instead, I would want that default csv file name to be the name of the input .csv. In this case, Properties030225.csv.

 

Yes, of course, I could type in Properties030225.csv in, but I don’t want to do that every time. Instead, I want it to automatically pick up on the input file name.

 

How can I do this?

 

Thanks,

Stuart

 

Best answer by scarter

It looks like this is possible by exposing ‘fme_basename’ in ‘FeatureReader>Attributes>Schema Attributes>Additional Attributes to Expose’. And then select ‘fme_basename’ from the Attribute Value list in FeatureWriter.

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It looks like this is possible by exposing ‘fme_basename’ in ‘FeatureReader>Attributes>Schema Attributes>Additional Attributes to Expose’. And then select ‘fme_basename’ from the Attribute Value list in FeatureWriter.

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