In that example, I'd probably want to see the following as a result rather than 
a list:
 
length = 7.3 
kind = 'paved' 
lanes = 2

Anyway...
 
I would approach this as follows:
 
- Counter to create unique attribute for each record
- Split the datastream (One to AttributeRemover, one to ListRemover)
- Stream 1 (AttributeRemover)
  - AttributeRemover (get rid of extras)
  - ListExploder to get separate features for each list item
  - AttributeCreator setting &fieldname = &fieldname
  - AttributeRemover (get rid of extras)
  - AttributeAccumulator (group by the Counter)
  - attach to FeatureMerger Supplier port
- Stream 2 (ListRemover)
  - ListRemover to get rid of the list (which we redefine in the earlier step
  - attach to FeatureMerger Requestor port
- ListSorter by the list element index generated by the ListExploder to make 
sure that original order is maintained

This leaves you with some undesirable elements in the list.  I'm not sure how 
you would clean these up.  Also, the AttributeCreator does not translate the 
&fieldname value for you, so the workspace is a bit confusing unless you know 
what it's doing.

Example attached.

Jason


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Subject: [fme] List format



Hi group, 

I have a lot of data in this list format: 

somelist{0}.fieldname = 'length' 
somelist{0}.fieldvalue = 7.3 
somelist{1}.fieldname = 'kind' 
somelist{1}.fieldvalue = 'paved' 
somelist{2}.fieldname = 'lanes' 
somelist{2}.fieldvalue = 2 


I want to convert into this list format: 
somelist{0}.length = 7.3 
somelist{1}.kind = 'paved' 
somelist{2}.lanes = 2 

In other words, I want to convert an attribute value into an attribute name. 
Which is the best strategy to accomplish this task in Workbench and/or FME 
functions and factories?


Thanks to help me, 

Jean-François Beaudry 
Technicien en géomatique 

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