To do it in one step you could use the VertexSnipper. Set both begin and end point to 0 to get the first point, and begin and end to -1 to get the final point.
Just don't try it with rich geometry. I did and now I have two PRs to file! Mark --- In [email protected], "Jeff Konnen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Heater, > > try this: > > You can get the first point with CoordinateFetcher (0) and the last one with > CoordinateFetcher(-1). > This sets the coordinates into attributes, from where you can use 2 > 2DPointReplacers to construct the points. > > Greetings, > Jeff > > On 3/2/07, Spates, Heather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi. I'm a fairly novice user to FME and am stuck trying to figure out > > the best transformers to use on my project. I'm inputting a geodatabase > > polylinez feature class and I am exporting out to a pointz shapefile. I > > need to get the beginning vertex and ending vertex of the line and save it > > as points with it's associated lat/long coordinates. > > > > I have tried using the chopper transformer with maximum vertices as 1 and > > I get points but every vertex of the line. I only want the beginning and > > ending point of the line. I also think I need to use the coordinate fetcher > > to grab the x and y values. > > > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks in advance > > > > *Heather** > > * > > > > > > > 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/
