Hi Adrian, Ah... this would be one of the reasons we don't recommend our users writing their own transformers from scratch - the obscure syntax that leads to problems like this when you don't know what you are doing - and one of the reasons I work in support and not development! I will see what I can do to fix it.
Regards, Mark --- In [email protected], "amp_starapic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Again > > Many thanks for the help with this problem, every thing works great! > > I have added this as a transformer into workbench which is fine. As > part of my process i have an attribute keeper following this and I can > see from the interface drop down list that the attribute names have > not changed! If I do a visualizer at this point the attribute names > have changed! > > Is is not the use of the attribute keeper that is the problem it is > just where I noticed the problem! > > Is there something I need to do to update the interface, or is this > just a by products of using TCL to change attributes. > > Many Thanks > > Adrian > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "mark2atsafe" <mark.ireland@> wrote: > > > > OK - having had it pointed out that an end-of-string test should be > > XXXX$ (and not $XXXX) I've updated the transformer to work on either > > the start or end of the attribute name. Still uses TCL though... > > > > Mark > > > > --- In [email protected], "peter laulund" <peter_laulund@> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Mark > > > > > > I just tok a look at your first transformer - Bravo - I think it > > would worke > > > > > > I just have this comment, you should not use the TCL function as it > > is quit > > > slow comparede to Tcl2 and > > > > > > In Tcl2 you dont have the FME_Attributes array, in stead you have a > > group > > > off functions allowing you to manipulate and query the attributes > > this is > > > mutch faster and more flexible > > > > > > you could try and replace TCL with Tcl2 and the tcl stuff with the > > function > > > i just mailede to the lsit > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > > >From: "mark2atsafe" <mark.ireland@> > > > >Reply-To: [email protected] > > > >To: [email protected] > > > >Subject: [fme] Re: Automatic attribute renaming > > > >Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:52:22 -0000 > > > > > > > >Hi Adrian, > > > >I can't think of a way to rename the attribute names except by TCL. > > > >@RenameAttributes doesn't appear to permit multiple changes - the > > > >AttributePrefixer help says it uses this function, but doesn't. > > > > > > > >The good news is that I think the TCL would be fairly simple. In > fact, > > > >I'm almost tempted to suggest that the easiest way would be to grab > > > >the transformer definition for AttributePrefixer (from fmesuite.fmx) > > > >and create a new transformer, replacing the "prefix appending" part > > > >with a "strip off these characters" part. That way you have the > > > >outline of the TCL already defined, and just need to insert the > > > >correct replacement function. > > > > > > > >I'll maybe have a try at this if I have time... but will definitely > > > >look up the TCL command you would need to use. > > > > > > > >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], "amp_starapic" <amp_starapic@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi Everyone > > > > > > > > > > Happy new year to all! > > > > > > > > > > I am using workbench to create an automatic translator. The source > > > > > features have a number of attributes all beginning with a > > prefix, e.g. > > > > > "data_feat_". I would like to be able to automatically rename the > > > > > attributes by removing this prefix. I do not have a full list > of the > > > > > attributes that have the prefix, hence the need to make it quite > > > >generic! > > > > > > > > > > I suspect this may involve TCL which i afraid I do not much > > > >experience of! > > > > > > > > > > Does any one have any suggestions? > > > > > > > > > > Many Thanks > > > > > > > > > > Adrian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Opret en personlig blog og del dine billeder på MSN Spaces: > > > http://spaces.msn.dk > > > > > > For insights into what's up at Safe Software and what's on the development horizon, visit Safe's blog at spatial-etl.blogspot.com. Safe Software has also made slides available that outline enhancements planned for FME 2007. The slides are from the "Road Ahead" presentation given on Day 2 of the FME Worldwide Users Conference. To view these slides, 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/
