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Hi everyone! Show us a photo of your summer or winter (depending on what hemisphere you're in!) plans - or a recent trip you've taken. Beach days, mountain getaways, a cozy staycation, a spontaneous weekend trip... whatever adventure you've got, we wanna see it! 📸✨✈️🏖️🏔️In case you didn’t know...we're running a BINGO contest this month! 🎉 There are 3 Questions of the Week total (August 10, 17, 24). Answering each one earns you a square on your card, as noted in the post title. Drop your answer below with a photo and you're one step closer to BINGO! New to the Question of the Week?Each week, we post a simple but thought-provoking question. It might be about your FME journey, the power of spatial data, FME innovation, or even a little something personal like this one.Every answer you share earns you an entry in our monthly draw for exclusive Safe swag (a $50 value) - plus points toward community badges!🗓️ Answer all of this month's Questions of the Week by August 31st at 5:00 PM PDT

FME Community Bingo is back for 2026!From August 10-31, join FME users from across the Community for another round of Bingo — featuring new challenges, community activities, and plenty of chances to win prizes.Complete tasks across the FME Community to fill your Bingo board. Every square you complete earns you an entry into our prize draw, with bonus entries up for grabs along the way!Here’s how it works:Complete challenges across the FME Community (click a square to reveal the task) Earn squares on your Bingo board (red = incomplete, green = complete, blue = community task) Each completed square = 1 entry into the prize draw Earn bonus entries for completing rows or forming the X patternThe more squares you complete, the more chances you have to win!Play to win:First place: $250 Everything Gift Card Second place: $100 gift card Third place: $100 gift card Plus four virtual badge awardsReady to play? Visit the FME Community Bingo page to get started! The contest runs through August 31,

so i have answered bingo question 23 and done an intro. my bingo squares are not complete for those (maybe more yeah QOTW, ). what gives?   webinar watcher, join a sig, idea input,   

Hi everyone! Where in the world are you working from this week? 🌍 Show us your setup — whether that's HQ, a home office, out in the field, a cozy cafe, or somewhere totally unexpected!We've asked a version of this question before, but with so many new faces in the community since then, we figured it was worth bringing back — plus, who knows, your workspace might look a little different this time around. 👀In case you didn't know...we're running a BINGO contest this month! 🎉 There are 3 Questions of the Week total (August 10, 17, 24). Answering each week's question earns you a square on your card, as noted in the post title.Drop your answer below with a photo and you're one step closer to BINGO!New to the Question of the Week?Each week, we post a simple but thought-provoking question. It might be about your FME journey, the power of spatial data, FME innovation, or even a little something personal like this one.Every answer you share earns you an entry in our monthly draw for exclusiv

Welcome to our May FME Community User Spotlight! Every month, we’ll be spotlighting a user in the community whose active participation and helpful contributions have been invaluable to the community. We’re excited to highlight their experiences and insights!This month’s spotlight is an FME Community Celebrity… User Spotlight: Takashi Iijima ​@takashi What company do you currently work for? I am a freelancer, not belonging to any company.What’s your current job role and title? FME ConsultantTell us more about what you do and how you use FME? I've been using FME since 2008. At that time, I was working in Pragmatica Inc., which is my own company. It became a partner of Safe Software in 2015. In January 2019, the company joined with Pacific Spatial Solutions Inc. and the company succeeded the position of Safe partner. In the interim, I had been working consistently to spread FME, supporting FME users for about 10 years. But recently, at the end of March 2025, I left the company on good ter

Welcome to this week's blog spotlight: How to Give AI Access to Sensitive Data Without Letting It Leave Your Network. If you've been wondering how to connect AI to your most sensitive systems without handing over the keys, this one is for you!Why This MattersThe blog frames MCP around a simple principle: expose tools, not systems. Rather than giving a model direct access to a database or file share, you give it a defined tool that takes specific parameters and returns structured results — the model never sees what's underneath. For organizations sitting on sensitive data in on-premises databases, CAD/BIM repositories, or geospatial systems, that distinction is what makes AI adoption possible without a compliance nightmare.Inside the BlogThe post covers the full spectrum of keeping data protected while still letting AI act on it. A few highlights:Any FME workspace can become an MCP tool the same way as before. Swap in an MCP writer, publish to FME Flow, register with clear parameters —

Hi FME Community, Mark your calendar: Peak of Data & AI is heading to London! Registration is now live, and we can't wait to see you.Lock in Super Early Bird Pricing starting at just £450, with a group rate of £400 for teams of 8 or more (all tickets must be purchased together in one order to qualify).Can't commit to the full conference? No problem. 1-day passes are back this year, so you can join for just the day that works for you.And for our public sector FME Community users: we're offering 150 free passes on a first-come, first-served basis! Just register using your official government email address to validate your qualification.Register for Super Early Bird PricingFor more information on different pass types, add-ons, and a first look at the high-level conference schedule, please visit our Peak of Data & AI website.If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at events@safe.com.

Hello,I'm using FME form 2025 and would like my Gmail to send out emails using the Emailer transformer.I've been jumping through multiple hoops but so far I can't get it to work.*EDITThis worked:  

I have .prn files which are specific to very niche software. I think the best way to read these into FME is as text files. There are multiple sections of this text_line_data which I want to extract (highlighted in red boxes). The text file also contains a table which i’d like to somehow split into attributes/columns(green section) with the yellow section being a unique ID or each feature. What is the best way to extract this data from multiple text files in this same format? Thanks, Rob

Safe Software is bringing the FME Breakfast of Champions to Sacramento, California!Join us on Thursday, October 15 from 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM PDT at the Hyatt Centric Downtown Sacramento. Whether you're a longtime FME power user or just starting to explore what's possible with data, this is the perfect chance to connect with fellow professionals, walk away with practical knowledge, and fuel your morning with a complimentary breakfast — on us.What's in Store:Breakfast & Networking: Kick off the morning by connecting with data professionals in your area and the team behind FME. FME Updates: Get the inside scoop on the latest features, helpful tips, and insights to take your FME skills to the next level. Knowledge Sharing: Swap ideas and hear how others are tackling real-world data challenges head-on. Customer Stories: Learn how organizations in your region are leveraging FME to simplify workflows, boost efficiency, and move their business forward. FME Swag: Leave with some exclusive FME

Safe Software is heading to London, England for the FME Breakfast of Champions!Join us on Tuesday, September 29 from 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM GMT at the Crowne Plaza London Docklands by IHG. Whether you've been using FME for years or you're just getting started, come connect with fellow data professionals, pick up some practical tips, and enjoy a complimentary breakfast on us.What's in Store:Breakfast & Networking: Kick off the morning by connecting with data professionals in your area and the team behind FME, including CEO and Co-Founder, Don Murray! FME Updates: Get the inside scoop on the latest features, helpful tips, and insights to take your FME skills to the next level. Knowledge Sharing: Swap ideas and hear how others are tackling real-world data challenges head-on. Customer Stories: Learn how organizations in your region are leveraging FME to simplify workflows, boost efficiency, and move their business forward. FME Swag: Leave with some exclusive FME goodies to take home!Grab y

Hi all! Do you have questions about MCP for Real-World Data? This is your chance to ask them—live.Join us for another Ask Me Anything webinar where your questions drive the conversation. Drop your questions in the comments by Monday, August 31, and our team will answer them live!Webinar DetailsWednesday, September 2 from 8:00am–9:00am PDT REGISTER HEREWhat we'll coverMCP's real test isn't clean APIs, it's whether an AI agent can reach the data that's actually hard to work with: geospatial data, legacy formats, data locked behind a firewall. That's what Safe has spent 25+ years solving with FME, and it's where we're taking MCP next.Our experts ​@donatsafe, ​@NickAtSafe, ​@dylan.at.safe & ​@aaron.hillier are ready for an open Q&A on everything MCP.You'll leave with:A clear answer to what MCP is and why it matters, beyond the hype What it really takes to connect AI agents to complex, protected, and legacy data Practical examples of MCP in cloud, on-premises, and hybrid setups Answ

Happy National Dog Day 🐶At Safe Software, we know data isn’t dry - and today we’re proving it with a little fun! To celebrate, we paired some of our favourite data types with their perfect canine counterpart, based on the personality traits they share.Think: Golden Retriever = Relational Data ➡️ friendly, trusting, and always ready to share! 🐕✨Watch the video here. Then tell us in the comments below: what’s your dog data type?  Earn Square 23 in FME Community Bingo!We’re celebrating summer with a fun surprise - FME Community Bingo!From August 11 to August 31, 2025, we’re inviting all FME users to join in on a fun and interactive way to connect with fellow members of the FME Community.Whether you’re answering a question, uploading an image, or participating in a team challenge, each completed task earns you a square on the Bingo board - and every square is a chance to win exciting prizes! Answer this Question of the Week to cross off Square 23 on the Bingo board.

From August 10-31, we're inviting all FME users to join in on a fun and interactive way to connect with fellow members of the FME Community.Whether you're answering a question, uploading an image, or taking on a team challenge, each completed task earns you a square on the Bingo board — and every square is a chance to win exciting prizes!Last year's Bingo was such a hit that we're bringing it back with a fresh board of squares and new challenges to try. Keep an eye on the FME Community announcements for the official launch details.

What’s the funniest (or most unexpected) response you’ve gotten from FME’s AI Assist? Share your answer in the comments below. Maybe you’ve asked it to reply in Shakespearean verse like ​@mark2atsafe (a description of what Mark’s SlackConnector did in his workspace, as a Shakespeare sonnet):Earn Square 5 in FME Community Bingo!We’re celebrating summer with a fun surprise - FME Community Bingo!From August 11 to August 31, 2025, we’re inviting all FME users to join in on a fun and interactive way to connect with fellow members of the FME Community.Whether you’re answering a question, uploading an image, or participating in a team challenge, each completed task earns you a square on the Bingo board - and every square is a chance to win exciting prizes! Answer this Question of the Week to cross off Square 5 on the Bingo board.

Safe Software is bringing the FME Breakfast of Champions to Barcelona, Spain!Join us on Friday, November 13 from 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM at the TEMBO Barcelona. Whether you're a longtime FME power user or just starting to explore what's possible with data, this is the perfect chance to connect with fellow professionals, walk away with practical knowledge, and fuel your morning with a complimentary breakfast — on us.What's in Store:Build connections with fellow FME users, data enthusiasts, and industry experts to share ideas and exchange knowledge. See how users are solving their data challenges, learn new ways to leverage FME and get inspired on your own data journey. You’ll hear from Kieran O'Donnell, Founder of Ripple. Meet the team behind FME, including CEO and Co-Founder Don Murray and get the latest on FME. Fuel your morning with a delicious breakfast and head home with exclusive FME swag.Grab your spot now.Have dietary restrictions or questions? Drop us an email at community@safe.com.

I have developed an ArcPy script that requires an ArcGIS Pro Advanced license to execute successfully. I would like to run this script through FME Flow as part of an automated workflow. However, I am unsure how ArcGIS licensing works when the script is executed on the FME Flow engine and whether the ArcGIS Pro Advanced license available to me can be leveraged by FME Flow. I need guidance on the required configuration, licensing prerequisites, and the recommended approach for integrating and executing ArcPy scripts within FME Flow.

Safe Software is bringing the FME Breakfast of Champions to Calgary, Alberta!Join us on Wednesday, September 16 from 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM at the Alt Hotel Calgary East Village. Whether you're a longtime FME power user or just starting to explore what's possible with data, this is the perfect chance to connect with fellow professionals, walk away with practical knowledge, and fuel your morning with a complimentary breakfast — on us.What's in Store:Breakfast & Networking: Kick off the morning by connecting with data professionals in your area and the team behind FME. FME Updates: Get the inside scoop on the latest features, helpful tips, and insights to take your FME skills to the next level. Knowledge Sharing: Swap ideas and hear how others are tackling real-world data challenges head-on. Customer Stories: Learn how organizations in your region are leveraging FME to simplify workflows, boost efficiency, and move their business forward. FME Swag: Leave with some exclusive FME goodies t

Safe Software is taking the FME Breakfast of Champions to Paris, France!Come join us on Monday, September 21 from  9:30 AM - 12:30 PM at the Mama Shelter Paris West.Whether you're a longtime FME power user or just starting to explore what's possible with data, this is the perfect chance to connect with fellow professionals, walk away with practical knowledge, and fuel your morning with a complimentary breakfast — on us.What's in Store:Breakfast & Networking: Kick off the morning by connecting with data professionals in your area and the team behind FME. FME Updates: Get the inside scoop on the latest features, helpful tips, and insights to take your FME skills to the next level. Knowledge Sharing: Swap ideas and hear how others are tackling real-world data challenges head-on. Customer Stories: Learn how organizations in your region are leveraging FME to simplify workflows, boost efficiency, and move their business forward. Customer stories will be delivered in French. FME Swag: Lea

Hi all! Welcome to our August FME Community User Spotlight. Every month, we spotlight a user in the community whose active participation and helpful contributions have been invaluable. We’re excited to highlight their experiences and insights! ⭐User Spotlight: Drew Purzycki | ​@drewpurzycki What company do you currently work for?Timmons GroupWhat's your current job role and title?Senior Technical AnalystTell us more about what you do and how you use FME?A large portion of the projects I work on revolve around Esri's Utility Network and helping clients migrate their data and implement the solution for their organization. FME is extremely useful for transforming data from the Geometric Network data model to the Utility Network data model as well as assisting with data cleanup and standardization, automating iterative workflows, and conducting efficient QA/QC processes for our clients.Why did you join the FME Community?I can contribute a lot of my FME knowledge to the wizards who have com

Hello,Last night a forced .NET framework update disrupted a huge AutoCAD based translation.Now today, even after an uninstall and reinstall of FME, the workbenches i build are painfully slow and i ultimately cancel any processing because initiating translations just takes so much longer than it did yesterday.When i try and place an AutoCAD reader onto my Canvas, i get a message of ‘Trying to find a DYNAMIC plugin for reader named ‘ACAD’’. Ultimately the reader loads, but it is significantly slower than it was yesterday.The readers and transformers i place on the canvas are also extremely slow and when i try and run the workbench, the ‘Trying to find a DYNAMIC plugin for reader named ‘ACAD’ appears for a considerable amount of time again before eventually doing what i’ve asked. Has anyone experienced this issue before and know the root cause? Thank you in advance!

I have already built a workbench to go from DWG to our SDE however it requires standardization and some policy change for us. So it got me thinking if I could use Gemini (or any AI connector) to infer the correct layer from any given  asbuilt and extract the needed fields from it. different contractors name their stormwater layers completely different and its a pain.I haven't seen anyone post about it but i could have missed something.

Hey Community! We're getting ready to host our next round of Special Interest Group (SIG) virtual meetups, and we'd love for you to join us. These sessions are a great opportunity to connect with peers, share ideas, and dive into topics that matter most to your work.Here's what's coming up:Wednesday, September 23 | Local Government SIG — Sign up here!Tuesday, October 20 | Airports & Aviation SIG — Sign up here!Wednesday, November 18 | Transportation SIG — Sign up here!Tuesday, November 24 | AEC (Architecture, Engineering & Construction) SIG — Sign up here!Not a part of our SIGs yet? You can request to join any of the Special Interest Groups listed above.Have an idea for a future SIG? Drop your suggestions in the comments—we'd love to hear what topics you're interested in.Hope to see you there! 😊

Hey Community! Got questions about performance, scaling, and optimization? This is your chance to ask them, live.Join us for another Ask Me Anything webinar where your questions drive the conversation. Drop your questions in the comments by Tuesday, August 4 at 3PM PDT, and our team will answer them live!Webinar DetailsAugust 5, 2026 8:00am–9:00am PDTREGISTER HEREWhat we'll coverA workspace that took 20 minutes on a desktop now takes 2 hours in production, and nobody is sure why. The reader looks fine. The transformers look fine. Somewhere between the data coming in and the results going out, time is disappearing, and the usual fix of adding more hardware is not always the answer.Our presenters ​@markwatsafe, ​@shirleychan, ​@ali-safe & ​@crystalwang are ready to dive in to:Best practices when upgrading workspaces Optimizing Flow resources and usage Diagnosing and debugging workspace performance problems Weighing cost and architecture choices: on-premise vs. cloud, vertical vs. hor

I am experiencing an issue when inserting values into a subtype field in an ArcGIS Geodatabase using FME.I am attempting to populate the type field, which is configured as the Subtype Code field. However, FME returns the following error: 2026-07-23 12:10:18|   0.7|  0.0|ERROR |An error occurred while attempting to add the subtypes to the table/feature class 'lcLandcoverUnitInfo'. The error number from ArcObjects is: '-2147219885'. The error message from ArcObjects is: {An expected Field was not found or could not be retrieved properly. [lcLandcoverUnitInfo]} What makes this even more confusing is that I am using the same workflow in the same workspace for other tables, where the subtype values are inserted successfully without any issues.I have also verified the following:The field has the same data type. The field name is identical. The subtype code exists in the geodatabase. I refreshed/updated the geodatabase schema in FME to ensure it matches the latest changes.Despite all of these