Hi --- In [email protected], "clambert_aamh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello All > > I am trying to reproject a large number of ascii files in > workbench. Each record in the ascii file contains quantitative > information about a point feature. > > The way I understand the softwares comprehension of CSV files is > that they do contain a feature type as such, so the filenbane itself > is taken as the feature type.
Correct. > I found some info on the user forum > http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/fme/message/11783, which > provided a solution, in summary > - Add source dataset > - Right click, select properties > - Select "Merge feature type" and enter * in Merge filter field Correct. Merge feature type is the setting to use. > This method will read and write all files selected during batch > deploy but all to a single output file. Shouldn't do - batch deploy should give separate outputs. Make sure you tick the option to batch the output (each writer has an option to batch or not). > A workaround I found to this, was to add an additional column to > each file with the filename or some other id, then > - Right click on destination dataset, select properties > - Select "Fanout feature type" and select the column containing > filename as fanout attribute > > Is there a way to read and write each of these files individually > without editing the ascii files? Using TCL is there a way to cursor > through the files? Instead of adding an ID column simply expose the source Format Attribute called fme_basename - use that as the fanout and you'll get the same effect. > Also - does anyone know of some good TCL resources for beginners? I don't - but I'm sure some folk here will. Also, the word around our office is that Python is the preferred scripting language. Easier and more efficient. > Thank you kindly in advance! > > Carly > :) > Mark Join us at the FME Worldwide User Conference Sept. 21-22, 2006 Vancouver BC Canada. For more information, visit www.safe.com/2006uc. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fme/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fme/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
