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  • September 27, 2016
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Hi again ,

One question please , any idea to how generate a workspace that takes files from a source directory , and put this files in a destination directory configured in a text file.

I'll explain better : I have a fme diagram that converts v7 to v8 of microstation , the input is in a input directory and the ouput in a ouput directory , all it's OK , but now I need a system , that take the files from the ouput directory and move them to another directory that is configured in a text file.

I know that using fileCopy writer and path reader this is posible , but I don't know how to configure the FME for than the final destination directory takes it from a text file .

Any idea ???.

Thanks for your help !!

Best answer by xavigarciamar

Finally I have been able to do it , I post it for if helps to anybody !!

The solution that I have used is :

1 -. A path reader and a File text reader

2 -. Any of this reader elements are passed to attribute creator to create a attribute called key_unique to be able to do the merge , and like I only have one line for the text file , there is no problem. The key unique , always have value = 1

3 -. I use to the exit of atribute creators a featuremerger for any file of the input directory

4 -. Finally I use a attributerenameer connected to filecopy to take the attributes to configurate the filecopy

And it's finish , it move all the elements of a input directory to a directory configured in text file.

Thanks itay and jero for your help !!

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Hi @xavigarciamar

Since you now already you should take a look at the FileCopy writer and the Path Reader, I will not go into their specific configuration.

In order to use the destination path from the text file, just create a text reader that reads this file and send the feature (I suppose there is only 1) to the suppliers port of a FeatureMerger. The features read by the Path Reader should go to the Requestor.

 

When you 'join on' requestor: '1' and supplier: '1', every feature read by the path reader will get the destination path from the text reader.

Now you can use this path in the FileCopy writer.

Good luck!

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Hi @xavigarciamar

Since you now already you should take a look at the FileCopy writer and the Path Reader, I will not go into their specific configuration.

In order to use the destination path from the text file, just create a text reader that reads this file and send the feature (I suppose there is only 1) to the suppliers port of a FeatureMerger. The features read by the Path Reader should go to the Requestor.

 

When you 'join on' requestor: '1' and supplier: '1', every feature read by the path reader will get the destination path from the text reader.

Now you can use this path in the FileCopy writer.

Good luck!

Hi Jero ,

Ok , many thanks for the help !!

I 'll try and I say you something , thanks again !!

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Hi Jero ,

there is something that I can't do , the configuration of the feature merger and the path reader and text reader is OK , but how can I configure the attributes of the filecopy ??? the filecopy_source_dataset ,filecopy_dest_dataset , and the filecopy_dest_filename ??

Sorry for the question I'm begining with FME ,

Thanks again for your help !!

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  • September 28, 2016

Hi Jero ,

there is something that I can't do , the configuration of the feature merger and the path reader and text reader is OK , but how can I configure the attributes of the filecopy ??? the filecopy_source_dataset ,filecopy_dest_dataset , and the filecopy_dest_filename ??

Sorry for the question I'm begining with FME ,

Thanks again for your help !!

 

Hi @xavigarciamar possibly this old blog post might help you:

 

http://blog.safe.com/2013/07/fmeevangelist117/
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thanks for your always apreciate help Itay , I will look it !!

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  • September 28, 2016

Finally I have been able to do it , I post it for if helps to anybody !!

The solution that I have used is :

1 -. A path reader and a File text reader

2 -. Any of this reader elements are passed to attribute creator to create a attribute called key_unique to be able to do the merge , and like I only have one line for the text file , there is no problem. The key unique , always have value = 1

3 -. I use to the exit of atribute creators a featuremerger for any file of the input directory

4 -. Finally I use a attributerenameer connected to filecopy to take the attributes to configurate the filecopy

And it's finish , it move all the elements of a input directory to a directory configured in text file.

Thanks itay and jero for your help !!

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