Is there a way to tell an SDE reader to forget the spatial?
I can read as SQL Server Non Spatial, but I lose the SDE ST.Area attribute, which I need.
However, I don't need the actual geometry and reading it wastes 30 minutes.
---- Hoping for an "opposite of Geometry Only".
Thanks,
Jake
Hi @setld_solutions,
I think the easiest route is to try using the sqlExecutor to select just the columns you need.
https://knowledge.safe.com/articles/19638/using-the-sqlexecutor-or-sqlcreator-to-issue-comma.html
I agree with Richard, you could either use the SQLExecutor or the SQLCreator with the SQL Server non spatial reader.
If your geometries are stored as sde.st_geometry objects, you can do something like:
SELECT
ATTRIBUTE_A,
ATTRIBUTE_B,
SDE.ST_LENGTH(SHAPE) AS SHAPE_LENGTH
FROM MY_SCHEMA.MY_TABLE
Or if they're stored as SQL Server Spatial geometry objects, it will probably look more like:
SELECT
ATTRIBUTE_A,
ATTRIBUTE_B,
SHAPE.ST_LENGTH() AS SHAPE_LENGTH
FROM MY_SCHEMA.MY_TABLE
Thanks guys. I use a lot of SQL Executor - tried it, but could only pull SHAPE. I've tried all syntax variants to pull what shows up as [SHAPE.STArea()] in ArcCatalog, without success. SSMS doesn't show this column (sub of SHAPE). I had hoped that since there is a "Geometry Only" setting, there'd be a "Table Only" setting for an SDE reader. Appreciate your input, but I think I'll go knock something else out now.