Hi Steve, Our developer reports that this issue is fixed in the latest FME2007 beta versions. I suggest you give it a try and let us know if there is still a problem.
Regards, Mark Mark Ireland, Senior Product Specialist Safe Software Inc. Surrey, BC, CANADA [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.safe.com Solutions for Spatial Data Translation, Distribution and Access --- In [email protected], "arnotts_x4" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Mark > > Thanks for the suggestions. > > I checked my custom transformers and the ones that weren't working > had spaces in some of the names for the inputs and outputs. I fixed > this and they seem to work ok. Unfortunately when I renamed the > inputs and outputs I had to relink the tramsformer in the Main > window. > > A few of the custom transformers use the Feature Merger transformer, > which I have noticed has been modified between FME 2005 and FME > 2006GB to include a duplicate output. Should I replace the old > version with the new one? > > Cheers > Steve > > > > --- In [email protected], "mark2atsafe" <mark.ireland@> wrote: > > > > Hi Steve, > > I'm not sure what the exact problem is here. > > > > It would help for us to know what exactly is different so that new > > transformers work fine, but not old ones. Can you... > > > > 1) Right-click and copy the custom transformer and paste it to a > text > > editor (notepad/ultraedit/etc) > > > > 2) Create a new (blank) custom transformer and copy/paste the > contents > > of the old into the new. > > > > 3) Right-click and copy the new custom transformer and paste it to > a > > text editor. > > > > The text editor contents will hopefully show a difference between > the > > old and new - if so then I can log it with our developers to make > us > > more tolerant of the older-style transformers. Of course you could > > always just send it to support@ and have us look at it directly. > > > > The only suggestion I have for a quick fix is to try and avoid > spaces > > in custom transformer names - the "invalid number of entries" > message > > suggests to me that space characters might be causing a problem. > > > > Regards, > > > > Mark > > > > Mark Ireland, Senior Product Specialist > > Safe Software Inc. Surrey, BC, CANADA > > support@ http://www.safe.com > > Solutions for Spatial Data Translation, Distribution and Access > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "arnotts_x4" <arnotts_x4@> wrote: > > > > > > I created several workbench files in FME 2005 that contained > custom > > > transformers for processing some of our spatial data. However, > I > > > have just installed FME 2006GB and now the workbench files don't > run > > > due to problems with the custom transformers. The log error > reads: > > > > > > Feature specification `BE_Select_PIP_IUF Parcels' in mapping > file > > > row `FACTORY_DEF * TeeFactory FACTORY_NAME BE_Select PIP_IUF > Parcels > > > Input Collector INPUT FEATURE_TYPE NEXUS.COW_PARCEL OUTPUT > > > FEATURE_TYPE BE_Select_PIP_IUF Parcels' is not valid -- it has > an > > > invalid number of entries > > > > > > The custom transformer is call BE_Select and contains two inputs > > > (PIP_IUF Parcels and CSV_BuildingEnvelopes) a feature merger, a > > > tester, 2 attribute setters and three outputs. This is just an > > > example of the issue, there are more complicated custom > transformers > > > that produce the same error. > > > > > > If I copy the transformers out of the custom one and run them in > the > > > main window the process runs fine, but I don't really want to do > > > this for every one. > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > Cheers > > > Steve > > > > > > 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/
