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Where should I save my external python script to be executed in FME? [closed]

I need a path, because there are so many folders and subfolders :) FME is installed C:\apps\FME\python Tnx,
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Sort feature type order in FME KMZ writer

I have 4 feature types I am writing to a single kmz file using FME. Currently, these feature types are written as folders in the kmz file and appear in alphabetical order. Is there any way to sort ...
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FME assign specific node id with OSM writer

Is there a way to reassign the node's id value to something I generate? I did try exposing the uid attribute in the write transformer however only produced a new attribute and did not affect the id ...
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Convert CSV files into OSM with FME

I have a database which i've exported as individual csv files for each table. Below are some of the attributes which exist from two of the csv files: wayPointID linkID order x y z length ...
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Unzip a file using python caller in FME 2011

The idea is to download a zipped file from a website and unzip it using FME 2011. I have attached a screenshot of FME workbench which is not working. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks. Sam
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How to write a SQL WHERE Clause using Multiple Choice values in FME?

I published a parameter which is of Choice Multiple type. I wish to use values from this parameter for WHERE Clause when Reading Inputed Data in the begin of Workbench. So there is no problem if I ...
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DXF attribute to z value

We have been given a DXF that contains a Elevation attribute but we would like to generate a 3D DXF. I know I can generate a 3D dxf from a shapefile using: ogr2ogr -f "DXF" out.dxf in.shp -zfield ...
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FME ArcSDE… the scale is very small

I have a problem with ArcSde and FME. I try to import some line features to ArcSDE Oracle. When I start the script in FME, I have some errors: impossible to insert linestring in ArcSde because the ...
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How to work ArcSDEQuerier?

I try the ArcSDEQuerier transformer but it doesn't work when i specified the attribut : name ='TEST' for the search (Where). How does this transformer work ? An idea ? Thanks Julien
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How to use the transformer KMLRegionSetter ? (Python/FME)

I use Python and FME. I would like to use a transformer "KMLRegionSetter_2" for KML file. I use a fmi file for the transformation. reader=FMEReader("OGCKML",{'USER_PIPELINE':"C:\\arcfactory.fmi"}) ...
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Validate Python Fme

i have a problem with my script for convert GDB to Excel. if s=='xls': reader=FMEReader("GEODATABASE_FILE") reader.open(param_filename_gdb) writerXls= FMEWriter("XLS_ADO") ...
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Architecture issue - ArcGIS Server sourcing data from FME?

I'm looking at potential architectures for a new project and the biggest unknown right now is how well ArcGIS Server can communicate with non-ESRI data sources for map services. There are a number of ...
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FME API Module null?

I try to convert my geodatabase to Excel. And i have a strange message: FME API version of module 'XLS_ADO' matches current internal version (3.6 20101014) Trying to find a DYNAMIC plugin ...
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How to read a feature table empty with FME / Python?

I would like to convert a feature table Geodatabase (empty) to MapInfo, but my feature table is empty. I would like to write the schema of feature table in MapInfo file. Is it possible to force the ...
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Read feature table with FME / Python

I try to convert a feature table Geodatabase to MapInfo with FME / Python But each test, my application crash. There is no geometry in my feature table in file geodatabase. Why my application crashes ...
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FME Feature Type with Python

Here, the python for create a list of feature type but.... import sys from pyfme import * try: log=FMELogfile("shapeToTAB.log") log.log("Opening reader",FME_INFORM) ...
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How to get a list of features from FME? Python?

I would like to get a list of geodatabase feature tables from FME. Is it possible with Python? Or another transformer? Thanks.
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FME Server Workspace

I have a problem with FME: I published a workspace on FME Server. The workspace converts Geodatabase Files to MapInfo TAB. I'd like to call the generic workspace with FME Server to convert other ...
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How to perform a “vertical integration” using FME?

I am not a GIS person, but I need to understand an aspect of the project I'm working on. We are taking an ArcSDE layer, and importing it into FME. I now need to do some checking of the data. In ...
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FME - Convert DWG to JPG

I am a beginner in Safe FME and i need to know how to Convert DWG files to JPG Files. Is it possible?
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ArcPy or FME for adding history to an object?

I have a very specific problem and I'm looking for a solution for it. I need to add some sort of history to an object. The history will be stored like this: begin_date end_date previous_id Suppose ...
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FME Feature Provenance after a Group By

After running features through a transformer that does uses a Group By, is there a simple way to determine which destination features came from which source features? The best I could come up with is ...
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ArcGIS Surface Length Tool equivalent in FME

I am trying to calculate the 3D length of a line. I currently have a rather complex and cumbersome model built in ArcGIS Model Builder that uses a tool called "Surface Length". I was wondering if ...
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Who uses FME Python extension and how?

I saw a great interface to FME with Python there What you guys are doing with it? I want ideas.
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Data ETL workflow optimization

I have a legacy workflow that I would like to optimize and automate (at least partially). The current workflow goes like this. I receive a MS Access .mdb file containing a single table. This table ...
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FME - Possible to return a value from workspace?

I'm calling my workspace from the command line (either via Python or .NET to a system/os call). I'm parsing DWGs and pushing attributes to SQL Server in the workspace. Either the data validates in the ...
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What's an efficient way of detecting road junctions on a map?

I may receive maps from any source for my project, and for the C++ algorithm I'm making, it's imperative for the algorithm to know where road junctions (nodes where more than two road segments meet) ...
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FME - Is it possible to add custom command line input arguments to a workspace?

I have a workspace whose command line call is like so: fme.exe DwgImporter.fmw --SourceDataset_ACAD Z:\FME\Data\DWGs\*.dwg --DestDataset_MSSQL_ADO IHS_TPW ...
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FME - How to convert string represenation of date to a date format that SQL Server will accept?

I have dates in the form of 07-28-2010 I am extracting from DWG filenames. I need to push these to a DateTime formatted table in non-spatial SQL Server 2008. SQL Server doesn't like them as strings ...
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Anyone used Informatica Powercenter and FME together?

FME apparently integrates with Informatica Powercenter. I use Informatica quite a bit to move data around, push and pull to ArcSDE, and to slurp mass quantities of XML into SQL Server. I'm ...

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