@takashi

Greetings FME sensei, good to see you're still around! I had a question about a Python script I'm using as a Private Parameter linked to two published parameters to generate log file folders that include the local user and date in the folder name, then generates time/date stamped log files within those folders.

Here's the script:

# Scripted (Python) Parameter Example

 

# Create log file path with time stamp.

 

import fme, time, os

 

d = FME_MacroValuesu'Log_File_Dir'] # directory path

 

w = FME_MacroValuesl'User_Name'] # workspace name

 

t = time.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%S') # time stamp

 

f = FME_MacroValuesV'Folder_Name_Date'] # date in folder name

 

# If the workspace name ends with ".fmw", remove it.

 

if w.endswith('.fmw'):

 

w = w<:-4]

 

 

# Create a new folder which has the name of the workspace.

 

dir = os.path.join(d, w, f)

 

if not os.path.exists(dir):

 

os.mkdir(dir)

 

 

# If the expected path conflicts with an existing file,

 

# append sequential number to avoid overwriting it.

 

base = os.path.join(dir, t)

 

path = '%s.log' % base

 

n = 1

 

while os.path.exists(path):

 

path = '%s_%d.log' % (base, n)

 

n += 1

 

return path

 

When I run the workbench with the text in bold set to the built-in FME_MF_DIR parameter, it runs correctly, but when I run it as above, it fails without returning any error notifications. What am I doing wrong?

 

The path defined by the "Log_File_Dir" parameter is a UNC network path. I tried a few combinations of the forward and backward slashes as indicated in prior posts, but to no avail.