Hans, thank you very much! The attribute splitter did the trick for me once I got the hang of it (still trying to feel my way around FME). Thanks again! ~ David
--- In [email protected], Hans van der Maarel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > David, > > > I'm new here and to FME, so please forgive me if this is redundant. > > I've spent quite a bit of time trying to find a transformer > > capability, including searching here. Unfortunately I'm not sure > > what key words or terms to use for this. > > > > Anyway, I'm looking for a capability (via transformer?) to help me > > take a text file and output to a CSV file format. > > > > The problem is that the text file I regularly receive (as it gets > > updated) has lines treated as records and individual charaters or a > > combination of characters that mean very specific things. There are > > no comma or tabs or spaces to automatically identify fields. Each > > field has a fixed width of characters for each line or record. > > > > I'll try to post a sample documentation file > > titled "CD_DOF_README.PDF" on this group. I'll also try to post a > > sample text file that it comes in titled "aal.dat". > > If you use the Text reader, FME will read every line from the text file > as a separate feature, with a single attribute. You can then use an > AttributeSplitter (http://fmepedia.com/index.php/AttributeSplitter) to > split this into seperate attributes. The AttribteSplitter will produce a > list, so you'll have to expose the correct amount of list elements, and > then write them out to a CSV file. > > Hope this helps. > > -- > Hans van der Maarel > Red Geographics > www.redgeographics.com / [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Get the maximum benefit from your FME, FME Objects, or SpatialDirect via our Professional Services team. Visit www.safe.com/services for details. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fme/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
