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6 64-bit Oracle and FME A A support engineer recommended I install the latest beta version of FME. I don’t like to use beta versions of software – how reliable is an FME beta About the FME Server Accuracy of Coordinate System Conversions After using FME for a while that ‘welcome’ dialog is no longer welcome. Can I stop it opening when I start workbench Anti-Virus Warnings Apache Tomcat Connector Application Extensions and Custom Formats ArcGIS Interoperability Extension Formats and Functionality Are any custom transformers publically available Are there any environment variables I can set up for use with FME Are there any sources of help at the FME User Group host Attaching Unattached Annotation Authoring Workspaces for FME Server AutoCAD Map 3D Object Data Reading B BC Ministry of Forests FC1 Update Notice BC MoF ESF format Overview BC MoF ESF format Problem Solving Base Edition Batch Processing Method 1: Command Line or Batch File Batch Processing Method 2: Command File Batch Processing Method 3: Batch Deploy Build Numbers for FME Versions C Can ArcGIS Data Interoperability run my existing FME mapping files or workspaces Can FME Objects be used from Java- Is it pure Java Can FME Write V8 Design Files Can FME be run on a 64-bit machine Can FME be run on a Linux operating system Can FME be run on a Terminal Services server Can FME be run on a multi-processor machine Can FME be used in Batch Mode? Can FME handle ASCII files that are NOT fixed length, but are space delimited instead Can FME provide commands/options in the FME mapping file to read the catalog file itself and extract fields from within it Can FME write out to MGE as a target format Can I Call FME Objects from an ArcMap VB Macro Can I access MySQL via ODBC Can I access PostGIS via ODBC Can I access my Smallworld data from within ArcCatalog using FME Can I access my Smallworld data via an FME Objects application Can I connect to Oracle using FME and Oracle Instant Client Can I control the directories FME uses for temporary files Can I create an FME Application Extender for my own applications with FME technology Can I disable a dataset from the command line Can I explicitly set the name of the output shp file at run-time Can I get messages posted to the FME User Group sent directly to my email Can I install FME from the command line Can I install multiple versions of FME on a single machine Can I pass a published parameter value when calling a workspace from the command line Can I pass a variable to FME to replace a fixed value within a workspace Can I password protect FME files other than workspaces Can I run multiple FME processes - Will a multi-processor machine help Can I save my data from the FME Viewer and can I write it in a different format Can I translate a Shape Dataset more than 2Gb in size Can I use FME Objects to run an FME mapping file or a Workbench workspace Can I use Level Name to Fanout features in a dataset Can I use a DEC Alpha machine for a floating license server Can I use a Linux machine for a floating license server Can I use a macro to replace a value in a Workbench transformer Can I use dual-monitors with FME - Are there any advantages or disadvantages working this way Can I use loops in my custom transformer Can I use ‘Import Feature Type Definitions’ to create Smallworld v3.3 destination Feature Types Can I view a Design File without MicroStation Can I view non-English characters in the FME Viewer Can I write GeoDatabase data to multiple geometry types Can I write features to DGN with a 'ByLevel' symbology Can geometry data be written to any MySQL table type

C cont. Can transactions be used on any MySQL table type Can we read/write to DWG/DXF and DWF interchangeably Can you give me an idea of the maximum output xml file size Can't I batch process in a single workspace by merging in source data and fanning it out on the destination side? Canadian Spatial Reference System (CSRS) High Precision Datum Cells and FME Coded Domains in GeoDatabase Configuring Datum Grid shift files Converting from Vector to Raster Coordinate Management in the GeoDatabase Coordinate Systems in Oracle Coordsys.db D Database User Field and MySQL Dataset Analyzer Tool Date formats in Oracle Datum Transformations and Grid Shift Files Direct Connect for SDE Do I need a copy of FME to use the Plug-In SDK Do I need to be a member of anything to use the FME User Group Do I need to have MapGuide installed to read SDF data with FME Do I need to have MapGuide installed to read SDL data with FME Do all support queries go to the same email address Do the same settings and keywords apply to DWF as in DWG/DXF Do you have specific needs for the format of email that I send to you Do you support GMLv3 writing Do you support reading plain TIFF files with an ESRI TFW world file for georeferencing Does FME Objects support the use of raster data Does FME Support Reading Data from a Synonym in Oracle Does FME Support Reading Data from a View in Oracle Does FME carry out any internal geometry operations that I should know about Does FME for Smallworld v3.3 use the Smallworld Data Marshalling module for faster data extraction from Smallworld Does FME process features on an individual basis or as a group - How might this affect my translation process Does FME read or write DFD and DFAD format data Does FME support ArcFM geodatabases Does FME support MicroStation Models Does FME support MicroStation Named Groups Does FME support Smallworld 4.0 Does FME support Smallworld 4.1 Does FME support Smallworld versions 3.1 and 3.2 Does FME support TIGER 2004 - Second Edition format Does FME support TIGER 2004 format Does FME support XXXX format Does FME support the use of MySQL Does FME support the use of PostGIS Does FME support the use of PostGIS EWKT-EWKB Does FME support writing features to DWG with hyperlinks Does MGE format support coordinate systems - Is it possible to write this information with FME Does MySQL support coordinate systems Does MySQL support geometry data Does MySQL support transactions Does MySQL support views Does PostGIS support coordinate systems Does PostGIS support geometry data Does PostGIS support transactions Does PostGIS support views Does a CSV file have to be comma separated Does anyone at Safe watch over the FME user groups - Why is there a delay in answering Does the FME Engine use the factories, defined in FME Plugin Reader/Writer metafiles for feature processing in 'FME Universal Translator' Does the FME GML reader permit XSLT transformations prior to reading Does the FME GeoMedia Data Server support writing data Does the FME Plug-In SDK handle formats with multiple geometries per file Does the FME Plug-In SDK handle raster formats Does the FME S57 reader support encrypted (S63) data Does the RasterMosaicker work on any raster features E ESRI ArcSDE Metadata ESRI ArcSDE Raster ESRI Exceptions

E cont. Evaluation Licenses Every time I open a transformer settings dialog the fields are all grayed out. Click on a field and I get a Windows error! What is happening F FME 2005 Patch for Google Earth KML Format FME 2005 Patch for Google Earth KML Format - Update FME Application Extensions FME ArcGIS Extension FME Feature Source for MapGuide Enterprise FME File Type Association Updater FME HOME environment variable FME MF DIR environment variable FME SHARED RESOURCE DIR environment variable FME TEMP environment variable FME Tools for ArcIMS FME Viewer - Useful Tip 1 FME Viewer - Useful Tip 2 FME Viewer - Useful Tip 3 FME Viewer - Useful Tip 4 FME Viewer and Raster FME Year 2000 Compliance FME and Oracle 8i FME refuses to open my Design File. How can I tell if the file is corrupt FME seems to read more Excel features than I have records in the spreadsheet - why Feature Data Objects (FDO) Providers Notes Feature-Based Transformers Floating Licenses For DGN reading, why does the log read 'IGDS Reader' for some of my files, but 'DESIGN Reader' for others For MicroStation DGN how do I find which level my cell is on - Why don't I get igds cell element level for all cell features Formats and Licenses Further Information on FME Extensions G GeoMedia Coordinate System Problems Geometry Handling Parameter Geometry Model Getting Started with FME Provider for MapGuide Getting Started with Raster Processing Google Earth KML Format Alignment Issue Group-Based Transformers Gtrans H Highlights for FME Users in BC How are standard coordinate system definitions stored in FME How can I create my own macro to use in a workspace How can I get FME for GE Smallworld up and running How can I improve the performance of FME when reading/writing to Geodatabase How can I keep my custom transformer from overwriting existing attributes How can I obtain the FME Plug-In SDK How can I select which floating license type to use on a Unix system How can I share a Custom Format with other users in my office How can I specify what time a batch process is to start? How can I transform shape text to dgn How can I translate from Shape to DGN using MSLINK attribute table How can I turn off the SmallworldGeometryFactory in a v4 Smallworld translation How can I use FME to perform table-joins when reading data from SDE 3.0 How can I use an existing feature to automatically set the envelope of an SDE read How can I write Complex Chains to Microstation DGN using FME How do I access the Safe FTP Site How do I attach attributes to features within a Design File How do I change Joiner settings without going through the Joiner wizard How do I change the source or target coordinate system in FME Workbench How do I connect to a Personal SDE Geodatabase How do I contact support How do I convert MapInfo or AutoCAD formats to Oracle Spatial How do I create a georeferenced raster from a vector file How do I create area features from a CSV file How do I create line features from a CSV file How do I create point features from a CSV file How do I create points in my MicroStation dataset How do I determine between writing plain or RTF GeoMedia text to an Oracle Spatial database How do I install a custom transformer