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I created a custom coordinate file using the online tool, but trying to restart FME results in the error message:

Coordinate system definition

'COORDINATE_SYSTEM_DEF Suddenlink DESC_NM "New Wave" DT_NAME NAD83 GROUP Cable One ORG_LAT 37.5 ORG_LNG -96 PARM1 45.5 PARM2 29.5 PROJ AE QUAD 1 SOURCE "New Wave" UNIT FOOT X_OFF 10000000 Y_OFF 5000000 MAP_SCL 1.0' has an invalid number of parameters -- no value is present for '1.0'

If I change the order of the values so that something else is on the last line, I get the same error with whatever is on the last line.

COORDINATE_SYSTEM_DEF Suddenlink \\

 

DESC_NM "New Wave" \\

 

DT_NAME NAD83 \\

 

GROUP Cable One \\

 

ORG_LAT 37.5 \\

 

ORG_LNG -96 \\

 

PARM1 45.5 \\

 

PARM2 29.5 \\

 

PROJ AE \\

 

QUAD 1 \\

 

SOURCE "New Wave" \\

 

UNIT FOOT \\

 

X_OFF 10000000 \\

 

Y_OFF 5000000 \\

 

MAP_SCL 1.0

Best answer by laurawatsafe

Hi @michaelschnack1,

Could you try putting the value for GROUP in double quotes? My first suspicion is that the space in the group name is causing trouble.

 

So, this line: GROUP Cable One \\ should be: GROUP "Cable One" \\

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    • October 19, 2018

    Hi @michaelschnack1,

    Could you try putting the value for GROUP in double quotes? My first suspicion is that the space in the group name is causing trouble.

     

    So, this line: GROUP Cable One \\ should be: GROUP "Cable One" \\

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    lauraatsafe wrote:

    Hi @michaelschnack1,

    Could you try putting the value for GROUP in double quotes? My first suspicion is that the space in the group name is causing trouble.

     

    So, this line: GROUP Cable One \\ should be: GROUP "Cable One" \\

    That's a winner. Thank you Laura!

     

     

     

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