Feature Representation

Path features have no geometry.

In addition to the generic FME feature attributes that FME Workbench adds to all features (see About Feature Type Attributes), this format adds the format-specific attributes described in this topic.

Attribute Name

Contents

Example
path_geom The type of geometry on the features produced by the reader. This will have a value of path_none in all cases. This attribute is used to map feature geometry type to other format writers and in this case indicates that the features from this reader are non-spatial. path_none

path_unix

The path of the file or folder using UNIX-style forward-slash path separators.

If the dataset path specified was a relative path, then this attribute will be a relative path; otherwise, it will be an absolute path.

/usr/example/Documents/example.txt

path_windows

The path of the file or folder using Windows-style backslash path separators.

If the dataset path specified was a relative path, then this attribute will be a relative path; otherwise, it will be an absolute path.

C:\Temp\example.txt

path_filename

The name of the file or folder without path information.

example.txt

path_rootname

The filename without the file extension.

example

path_extension

The file extension not including the period.

txt
path_filesize

The size of the file in bytes. Directories will have a value of 0.

If size cannot be determined or the Retrieve File Properties reader parameter is set to No, the value will be 0.

32656

path_folder_unix

The parent folder of the file or folder with the trailing slash using forward-slash path separators.

If the dataset path specified was a relative path, then this attribute will be a relative path; otherwise, it will be an absolute path.

/usr/example/Documents/

path_folder_windows

The parent folder of the feature with the trailing slash using backslash path separators.

If the dataset path specified was a relative path, then this attribute will be a relative path; otherwise, it will be an absolute path.

C:\Temp\

path_type

Set to either "file" or "folder" depending on whether the feature is a file or a folder

file
path_created_date

The date and time when the file or folder was created, presented in the FME datetime format.

See Standard FME Date/Time Format

If the Retrieve File Properties reader parameter is set to No, the value will be “”.

20160101083000
path_modified_date

The date and time when the file or folder was last modified, presented in the FME datatime format.

See Standard FME Date/Time Format

If the Retrieve File Properties reader parameter is set to No, the value will be “”.

20160102094550
path_accessed_date

The date and time when the file or folder was last accessed.

See Standard FME Date/Time Format

If the Retrieve File Properties reader parameter is set to No, the value will be “”.

20160105135530
path_ownername The owner name of the file or folder. If the Retrieve File Properties reader parameter is set to No, the value will be “”. bob
path_readonly

The read-only property of the file or folder. The value will be set to either true or false, depending on whether the file or folder is marked as read-only.

If the Retrieve File Properties reader parameter is set to No, the value will be “”.

false