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Writer Directives – Personal and File Geodatabase

The directives listed in this section are used when connecting to a Personal Geodatabase.

DATASET

Required/Optional: Required

For Personal Geodatabase, this is the Microsoft Access file to which data is to be written.

For File-based Geodatabase, this is the folder ending in .gdb.

Workbench Parameter: Destination ESRI Geodatabase File

COMPRESS_AT_END

Required/Optional: Optional

This directive determines whether the dataset should be compressed after the writer has finished writing features to it. This directive applies to both Personal and File Geodatabases.

Values: YES | NO

Default Value: NO

Workbench Parameter: Compress Database at End

Example:

GEODATABASE_MDB_COMPRESS_AT_END YES

OVERWRITE_GEODB

Required/Optional: Optional

If set to YES, deletes the existing database. This directive applies to both Personal and File Geodatabases.

Note: A File Geodatabase cannot be overwritten if it is open in the FME Viewer or by ArcMap/ArcCatalog.

Values: YES | NO

Default Value: NO

Workbench Parameter: Overwrite Geodatabase

REQUESTED_GEODATABASE_VERSION

This directive determines what version of Geodatabase should be created. This directive applies to both Personal and File Geodatabases.

Required/Optional

Optional

Values

9.3 | 10.0 | CURRENT (default)

Mapping File Syntax

GEODATABASE_MDB_REQUESTED_GEODATABASE_VERSION 9.3

Workbench Parameter

Geodatabase Version