Column-Aligned Text (CAT) Reader
FME can read files containing fixed-width, column-aligned text.
CAT files are ASCII database files, where each row represents a feature within a dataset, and each column represents an attribute or a geometry component for a feature.
Product and System Requirements
Format |
FME Platform |
Operating System |
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Reader/Writer |
FME Form |
FME Flow |
FME Flow Hosted |
Windows 64-bit |
Linux |
Mac |
Reader |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Reader Overview
FME considers a single CAT file to be a dataset.
Each dataset can contain multiple features, where each row that is read represents a single feature. These features may or may not contain point geometry depending on whether values exist for X, Y, or Z coordinates.