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Runtime

Select Tools > Options and click the Runtime icon.

Translation Priority

Sets the CPU priority for running translations. In most cases, the default Normal setting will be adequate. If you regularly run large translations, you can keep the default setting, or change it to Low, so the translations won't dominate your CPU (and so you can do other work in the foreground while the translation is running). If you have other CPU-intensive tasks running concurrently, you may want to set the priority to High to make sure the translation gets its share of the CPU.

Track Usage Statistics

If you check this box, FME will transmit information about your version of Windows and how you use FME. The information collection process is completely anonymous, and your results will be automatically combined with other users' results. The resulting statistics will help us identify trends and usage patterns (for example, which formats and processing facilities are utilized more than others), which in turn will help us focus our development efforts for future versions of FME. We will not collect your name, address or any other personally identifiable information.

Log File Defaults

Save log file: Save the translation log in the default workspace directory. (When you choose "Save to file" in the log pane, the default location will be the location you choose under Default Workspace Directory, below. The default filename will be translation_log.txt.)

Append to log file: Appends log results to the previously generated log, instead of overwriting the file.
Log Timestamp and Debugging Information: You can choose to add these additional details to your log file output.

Log Filter

Choose the type of messages that you want to view in the log file. For example, you might want the log to display only Warnings and Errors.

Python Interpreter

To choose a different Python interpreter for FME, locate the interpreter's DLL file and follow these steps:

Check Use Custom Python Interpreter.
Browse to the location of the Python DLL you wish to use (for example, python26.dll).
Click OK to save your changes.

For more information on Python and FME, see Startup and Shutdown Python Scripts.