RE: [fme] Re: Creating intermediate points along a line

[Jason Birch]

Dale,   This ability to pass by reference seems to be going away in at least some transformers to reduce unexpected results (users who actually think that & and @ should be used as text characters; the nerve).   For instance, from my limited at-home ability to fact check, I believe I was previously using an AttributeCreator (myAttribute = &myAttribute) to expose attributes that were in the stream because I used a join in the "SELECT" parameter of a database reader.  This is no longer possible, though I can work around it now that the AttributeExposer allows type-ins.   Will each transformer where this ability is being removed be evaluated for implications, etc?   Jason From: fme@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale Lutz Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 20:46 To: fme@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [fme] Re: Creating intermediate points along a line Hello,   This is too interesting a problem to let lie, and I believe that many paths lead to happiness with this one.   But attached (and below) you'll see what I've come up with.  I set up a workspace to create what I think the situation is, and what I'm really hoping to show is how you can use the Counter to get you the point numbers.   The trick is that you just use an FME back door (which we should figure out how to make explicit) to get a new counter for every line you've got.  How? By setting the name of the counter to be "the value of" some kind of unique ID attribute that each original line would have on it (and if they didn't have one, you can always use another counter to make one).  And then  you use the true start number for the points to be the starting point for that counter.   You make the counter go by the value-of an attribute by using the & syntax -- so &line_id means use the value-of line_id to be the name of the counter.   See below and attached.  Workspace was made with FME 2006 GB.   Dale     __._,_.___   Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___