Scenario:
You have many SHAPE files stored in unique folders. The files in these folders are standard/constant names, but the folders are always unique. How do you maintain this folder structure when writing these shape files to a new location? For example, the source shape files are stored like this:
c:\temp\BikePaths_Long BikePaths.shp BikePaths.dbf etc
c:\temp\BikePaths_Medium BikePaths.shp BikePaths.dbf etc
c:\temp\BikePaths_Short BikePaths.shp BikePaths.dbf etc
You want to maintain this folder structure in a Shape to Shape translation.
There are a couple of ways you can do this:
Method 1: use the fme_dataset attribute to do a dataset fanout
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Workspace as a template
The attached workspace demonstrates how to use the fme_dataset attribute to maintain folder structure. The key is to extract the folder name from the fme_dataset attribute, then use it in a dataset fanout.
See the Fanouts article for more information on dataset fanouts.
Method 2: Use FME in batch mode. The steps below show how to set accomplish this using File|Batch Deploy.
- Set up a translation from one shape file to SHAPE.
- Save workspace.
- Go to File|Batch Deploy or Run|Batch Deploy (FME 2015 and higher):
- Select Source Data Screen - click on "+" button and and select directory that contains all the shape files
- Set Destination Location Screen - enter destination folder and check both options
- Destination Data Directory Structure Screen - check "Recreate source directory tree
See Can FME be Used in Batch Mode for further details.
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