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Directory and File Path when reading a zip returns 'wrong' dates

  • 9 December 2016
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Prologue: this suggestion puzzled me, but it's right: in 2016.0 (what I'm using) you can't point a Directory and File Reader at a zip file. You can with a FeatureReader though. Now read on!

I'm retrieving the file properties out of a zip file with a FeatureReader with format 'Directory and File Pathnames' and 'retrieve file properties:' set to Yes. Workspace attached, .

The file name and file size comes back correct, but all the dates, path_accessed_date, path_created_date and path_modified_date, get set to now. I think FME should be returning the dates the files have inside the zip.

P.S. It looks like FME is actually unzipping the files to get at the info:

path_windows (string) = d:\\temp\\ea_admin_boundaries.zip_1481293489605_5384\\AREAPF_EA_NE_010K_V1_3.shx

...which explains the dates. Still not the right output to give, though, IMNSHO.

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redgeographics
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I think you're right, it's probably a good idea to pass this on to Safe's support (tagging @Mark2AtSafe so he'll see this)

brianatsafe
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Hi @shepthedog63,

Thanks for posting this and providing the reproduction workspace. I will file a problem report in our system for this. We really appreciate your efforts to make FME better!

Regards,

 

Brian
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I think you're right, it's probably a good idea to pass this on to Safe's support (tagging @Mark2AtSafe so he'll see this)

Thanks for logging this @shepthedog63. I've just encountered this issue in 2017.0.1.1 (build 17291). Any chance of a fix for this one? @BrianAtSafe

 

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