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TCPIPReceiver

Note: Can be used in conjunction with TCPIPSender.

Receives raw data over TCP/IP. Produces a feature each time a specified number of bytes is received or a particular sequence is detected.  

To transport data from one FME process to another: use the TCPIPSender transformer in the source FME workspace to send data to a TCPIPReceiver transformer in the receiving FME workspace.

Input Ports

This transformer has no input ports.

Output Ports

Parameters

Connection

Delimiting

Output

Usage Notes

To set up a feature stream between two FME workspaces using the TCPIPReceiver and TCPIPSender transformers:

  • One workspace is the designated "establisher" of the transport stream. If there are multiple transport streams between workspaces, one workspace must be the establisher of all the streams, and the other will connect to those transport streams. This is regardless of whether the individual transporters are sending or receiving data.
  • The establishing workspace must be started before the workspace that is connecting. A TCPIPReceiver/TCPIPSender cannot successfully connect to a transport stream that is not already established.
  • For each transport channel, there must be a different port that is used for each server machine.

Editing Transformer Parameters

Using a set of menu options, transformer parameters can be assigned by referencing other elements in the workspace. More advanced functions, such as an advanced editor and an arithmetic editor, are also available in some transformers. To access a menu of these options, click beside the applicable parameter. For more information, see Transformer Parameter Menu Options.

Transformer Categories

Infrastructure

FME Licensing Level

FME Professional edition and above

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