Reader Parameters
Read Whole File at Once
Specifies whether the entire input file should be read into a single attribute on a single feature instead of producing a feature per line.
This method preserves the exact contents of the file, including line separators, end-of-file (EOF) markers, etc.
Read Bottom up
Specifies whether the input file should be read backwards, from the end of the file to the top. This is useful when only a few features from the end of a large file are required to be read.
Number of Lines to Skip
This parameter is used to set the number of lines to skip at the top of the file. By default, no lines are skipped. Each line skipped is logged to the log file. This option is useful if the file contains header lines of descriptive material that should be skipped.
This parameter is ignored if Read Whole File at Once is set to Yes.
If Read Bottom Up is set to Yes, the lines are skipped from the end of the file instead.
Number of Footer Lines to Skip
This parameter is used to set the number of footer lines to skip at the bottom of the file. By default, no footer lines are skipped. Each footer line skipped is logged to the log file. This option is useful if the file contains footer lines of descriptive material that should be skipped.
This parameter is ignored if Read Whole File at Once is set to Yes.
If Read Bottom Up is set to Yes, the lines are skipped from the top of the file instead.
File Contents
Character Encoding
This parameter is applicable only if you are working with foreign (non-English) character sets.
For example, if your source data contains foreign characters, using this parameter along with the encoding value ensures that the original data is preserved from the reader to the writer.
If the value is not set, the character encoding will be automatically detected from the source file. If the value is set, it will take precedence over the automatically detected character encoding.
FME supports most encodings.
The default value for Character Encoding is empty, indicating the character encoding will be automatically detected from the file if there is a Byte Order Marker (BOM) present in the source file. Otherwise, all input strings will be encoded in the system encoding.
Note that only UTF encodings are identified using the BOM – all other character sets must be explicitly identified or they will be read as system encoding.