CSV Writer Feature Type Parameters
To access feature type parameters, click the gear icon Tip To always display the editor in FME Workbench, you can select View > Windows > Parameter Editor.
General All feature types share similar General parameters, which may include Feature Type Name, Reader or Writer information, and Geometry. In most Writer Feature Type parameter dialogs, you can also control Dynamic Schema Definitions. Some database formats accept Table or Index Qualifier prefixes on the output table feature type. |
Dataset

- Yes – Existing files will be overwritten if a matching CSV file was found in the destination folder.
- No – Rows will be appended to existing files if a matching CSV file was found in the destination folder.
Fields

- If Writing First Row – If the field or column names of the CSV table are specified as the first row of the file, the names will be written to the file.
- Yes – The field or column names will be written to the file.
- No – Column names will not be written to the file.
Types

The output format to which to write FME-formatted date, time, and datetime attributes.
Specify a format string inline, or specify an attribute that contains a format string.
The default is set to ISO (auto format), and there are several additional presets to choose from.
For information on the presets FME (auto format), and ISO (auto format), please see the documentation about FME and ISO in the topic Format String Flags and Examples.