Intergraph MGE Writer Parameters

Database Connection

ClosedDatabase Type

Select ODBC, Access 97 MDB, Access 2000, MDB, or Oracle.

ClosedAccess MDB File

If you select Access MDB above, specify the Access MDB file.

ClosedAccess MDB Version

If you select Access MDB above, specify the Access MDB version.

ClosedODBC Data Source

If you select ODBC, enter the ODBC data source that points to your MGE database. Depending on your database, you may also have to enter a username and password.

Tip: If you have ODBC drivers (which are typically installed automatically when you install Microsoft Access or another database), you can set up ODBC data sources using the ODBC option in your Windows Control Panel.

ClosedOracle Service Name

If you select Oracle above, enter the name of the Oracle service. Depending on your database, you may also have to enter a username and password.

ClosedUsername and Password

Enter the username and password to access the service.

General Table Names

ClosedFeature

Specifies the name of the feature table to be written. This defaults to the name feature.

ClosedCategory

Specifies the name of the category table to be written. This defaults to the name category.

Design File Parameters

ClosedAllow Area Fills

Controls whether or not fill linkages will be written out for ellipses, shapes, and solids.

ClosedCompute Optimal Seed File Parameters

Select this option if you want to automatically adjust the origin and scaling of the seed file to provide an optimum set of parameters for the input data.

ClosedOutput Units

Specifies how FME feature coordinates are interpreted and converted into Units of Resolution (UORs).

  • Master: UORs are converted into master units.
  • Sub: UORs are converted into subunits.
  • UOR: UORs are written as raw UOR coordinates.
ClosedTwo Point Line Output

Specifies how you want to store the two-point line features.

  • Type 3 Elements: Two-point line features are stored as type 3 line elements.
  • Type 4 Elements: Two-point line features are stored as type 4 line elements.
ClosedSeed File (V8 only)

Set the location of the seed file, which controls whether or not the output file is two-dimensional or three-dimensional, and sets the models, the global origin, and the unit information of the destination file.

ClosedCell Library File

The file name of IGDS cell library, which contains the definitions of cells which may later be output.

Write Optimization

ClosedFeatures Per Transaction

The number of features that are to be in a single transaction before FME performs a commit operation when writing to the database.

The default is 1.

ClosedImmediate Writes

If this option is selected, the database will be immediately written when needed.