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  • February 25, 2015
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fmelizard
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Hi,

 

I would like to know if anybody has any experience on how to access files on an FMECloud instance. To clarify a bit, I have a xls file in a folder in the resources section that I would like to access in mid-translation via FME desktop. The idea is to verify details that are on the xls file before continuing with the translation.

 

I was thinking on using the HTTPCaller, but couldnt access the resources section on the instance.

 

Any tips would be appreciated.

 

Itay

 

 

Best answer by david_r

No sure if the shared resource files are directly accessible via HTTP on FME Server. But you could of course publish a simple workspace on the cloud that returns your resource file over HTTP.

 

 

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david_r
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  • February 25, 2015
Hi,

 

 

there are a couple of published parameters available on FME Server to access the shared resources:
  • FME_SHAREDRESOURCE_TEMP
  • FME_SHAREDRESOURCE_DATA
So if you upload "myData.xls" into the Data resource section on FME Server, you can access it with e.g. a FeatureReader using $(FME_SHAREDRESOURCE_DATA)/myData.xls

 

 

You can also create subdirectories in the shared resources to organize your files.

 

 

David
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  • February 25, 2015
Hi David,

 

Thanks for the info, unfortunatly this wil only work if the ws is run on the instance, I would like to run the ws locally and access the files.
david_r
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  • February 25, 2015
Then I would suggest using a scripted parameter that checks if FME_SHAREDRESOURCE_DATA exists. If not, you could return FME_MF_DIR instead, which is the directory where the workspace is saved.

 

 

David
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  • February 25, 2015
The FME_SHAREDRESOURCE_DATA would not exist since it is run locally, and the FME_MF_DIR is not an option since I dont want to make the file locally available.

 

If it would just be possible to access it with an HTTPCaller.....then I could query the contents in midtranslation, is it at all possible?
david_r
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  • February 26, 2015
No sure if the shared resource files are directly accessible via HTTP on FME Server. But you could of course publish a simple workspace on the cloud that returns your resource file over HTTP.

 

 

David
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  • February 26, 2015
and I did just that, thanks for setting me on the right path....
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  • February 26, 2015
What about using the FMEREST API to download the resource via the HTTPCaller? 

 

http://docs.safe.com/fmerest/v2/resources/FME_SHAREDRESOURCE_TEMP/filesys/foo/bar?detail=low 
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  • February 26, 2015
Hi SigTill,

 

If I understand you correctly that will result in a local copy of the resource file, something I am trying to avoid.

 

I followed David's suggestion and created a ws that is registered to the data streaming service. Now I can access the online file without a local copy.

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