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How to obtain attribute names
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I have a bunch of TAB-files and I want to document for each file which attributes that are present. I'm not interested in the values of the attributes or the geometry. Just the name of the attributes. How can I in a generic way document the attribute names my TAB-files have?
Best answer by kathyross
FME has a special Reader named the Schema Reader which skillfully ignores all attribute values and geometry just as you request.
Pop in a Schema Reader in your workspace, point it to your TAB file and it will read all of the TAB file's attribute names, data types, etc to a format of your choosing.
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+4FME has a special Reader named the Schema Reader which skillfully ignores all attribute values and geometry just as you request.
Pop in a Schema Reader in your workspace, point it to your TAB file and it will read all of the TAB file's attribute names, data types, etc to a format of your choosing.