Hi

The best way to do things like this is to create a databse (dbf,csv, mdb,..) 
contaning a collum / attribute and a key collum (leve) and then use a 
@Relate() to join the attriubtes onto the features.

This way you dont have to hardcode a lot off stuf in the workespace and when 
you have to change the data and add a level #36 all you have to do is add a 
new row in the database.

I always try to use this approach in my mapping files - let the mapping file 
do the logick and putt all 'metadata' in a databse, the advantage is
1. it simplifys the mapping file / workspace
2. adding new featues is esay ( just add a new reccord )
3. cheking and validating the metadata is esay when you have them in one 
place, and can use the tools i a databse to do this
4. some time you can reuse the db for more than one project

I normaly use a dBase file, i workes farst with FME and you can edit it in 
MapInfo, ArcView, ..., but any database will do.

For one project i have databses with 30-40 collumns and 300 rows and it work 
like a dream:-)

Peter Laulund
National Survey and Cadastre, Denmark

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>Subject: [fme] idgs - associate constants with all levels.
>Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:25:57 -0000
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>My destination dataset has 35 levels.
>I was to associate the same constant values with the following
>attributes for each level idgs_colour, idgs_type, idgs_weight,
>idgs_style.
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>Is there a quick way of doing this.
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>I notice if I select a level, and the constants that are connected
>to, I can make a copy and paste the feature maintaining the constants
>connected to the new level.
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>That's fine if you haven't already got all the levels set up.
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>Any thoughts?
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>thanks
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