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Hi all, I set up IWP on Filemaker Server 9 Advanced, running on OS X Server 10.4, and it serves pages just fine. Now, I'd like users to be able to type in the domain name (let's say www.example.com) and be redirected automatically to the IWP database URL -- www.example.com/fmi/iwp/cgi?-db=database_name&-loadframes. I've figured out how to do this using a META tag in an index.html document at the Apache site's root folder, but I'd rather use an Apache Redirect or RedirectMatch command via an .htaccess file or via the Server Admin site setup screen. I've tried redirecting / to the above URL but it doesn't work: it gets into an endless loop of redirects tha…

Hi there, I am setting up a username/password system and need to be able to check whether a new username is unique. I have tried doing this with PHP without much luck. Is it better to PHP or the database itself to validate a field name. How do I get Filemaker to send a warning to the web browser if the username is not unique? Cheers, S

Hi, I have a database with around 1000 records in a column view. This is to be published on the web. How do I "page up/page down" to the next page in a web browser? I have tried using go to next record/page scripts etc but it doesn't go to the next page, rather just to the immediate next record. This would mean our clients having to click 1000 times to go to that record, which is insane. Thanks Shaun

This script works fine from within FileMaker Client but when the button is clicked on a paged hosted via IWP the email part doesn't happen. Script Maker tells me all parts are "web compatible" Open URL [No dialog;"mailto:[email protected]?subject=" & table::Task & "&body=" & table::Details ] Commit Records/Requests [ Skip data entry validation; No dialog ] Its just supposed to open the default mail client and insert the address subject and body. Like I said it work in native FM client. If you have any suggestions please let me know.

I've got a site running using IWP. Basically when a user logs in, a record is marked as 'Open'. When they finish the record it is marked as 'Closed'. I've got Cancel buttons throughout that 'Closes' a record. I'm trying to find a way to 'Close' a record for those users who just leave the site without hitting cancel. Anyone have any ideas? I'd like to run a script when a user's session expires automatically, but I don't think that is possible. Thanks for any ideas David

I know that the custom validation error dialogs don't show up through IWP, so I've been using scripts to serve as field validations and modify a blank field (a global variable that I update via the scripts) to tell the user what the validation problems are. Is there some way that I can "export" the validation conditions that I've set on the database as scripts, so that I could check them (and be able to give appropriate feedback) through IWP? Or would I need to create such validation scripts to account for IWP? It's one thing if we only have a handful of condition to check...a different matter if we have a lot. I suppose it's possible to not bother setting the v…

I have a container field in a portal. Looks great in FMP, but the container field is misalinged (appears totally outside of the portal) when I view the layout in IWP from my browsers (Safari and Firefox). The name of the file appears as expected (i.e., document.doc) but the name of the document appears way on the left hand part of the layout! Ideas anyone?? Thanks, Phil

I just bought 9 advanced and wanted to try my had at IWP for the first time. So I grabbed a database, opened it and followed the instructions on the FMP help to set it up. I went under sharing, selected Instant Web Publishing and set it up as it said. I then opened System Preferences on my Mac, clicked on Network and got the IP Address from the TCP/IP button. I then opened Foxfire, put in the IP address and I get the page "Unable to Connect". I tried other browsers and get the same thing. Do you know what I'm doing wrong? James

Version 1.6.6 (September 19, 2007) * Added a new connection type "FileMaker Connection with Table Login" o Using this connection type you can specify a layout and two fields which will be used to login a user by searching within this layout on those two fields which will act as the username and password fields for authentication purposes. o Note: The FileMaker API or FX.php must be reinstalled and reuploaded to your testing server in order to get an updated copy of the FMStudio_Tools.php file with the new login functions. * Added drag-and-drop bindings for both user and table based logins. You can now print the user name and passwor…

A quick demonstration of FileMaker and iPhone can be seen here. http://www.fmwebschool.com/movies/iphonecommercial/iphonecommercial.html A more thorough demonstration of building the website and deploying it on the iPhone can be seen here. http://www.fmwebschool.com/movies/iphonecompletenew/iphonecompletenew.html Enjoy! I would love to hear you comments! In Kindness Stephen Knight

I have a contact card where I have a entry field in the background to allow data entry for a phone number and then when the person clicks off it a formated (calc) field displays the phone number. ex- they enter: 2034574594 the field displays: (203) 457-4594 It works great in the app - no problems ever. BUT when I IWP the dbase I can not enter in this field. Is there a way around this? Does it happen with all calculated fields? or just the way I set up mine? Any advise would be helpful. ONE last thing - Is there a way to turn off the inactivity button for the host? I leave my computer on at work, host my dbase from there and try to connect but since my work comp…

Im trying to validate a web form field so that the same username doesnt get used by more than one customer. The relevant code follows: <?php include_once('FX/FX.php'); include_once('FX/server_data.php'); $whopays_1 = $_POST['payers']; $ACWAMember_1 = $_POST['ACWAMember']; $ACWAMemberNumber_1 = $_POST['ACWAMembershipNumber']; $CCWTMember_1 = $_POST['CCWTVIP']; $CCWTMemberNumber_1 = $_POST['CCWTMembershipNumber']; $firstname_1 = $_POST['firstname1']; $lastname_1 = $_POST['lastname1']; $gender_1 = $_POST['gender1']; $jobtitle_1 = $_POST['jobtitle1']; $employer_1 = $_POST['employer1']; $program_1 = $_POST['program1']; $which_addres…

Hi, I am trying to use IWP to serve the DB but I kept getting an error "FileMaker cannot share files over the Web because IWP could not be started." Please help! Thanks, -T

I just did the IWP for my dbase... I've created 4 users and I would like to know when/if they sign on. Is there a way to view a user log?

I'm having some trouble getting the web viewer to display properly with IE on a PC. Any ideas with this? (I know, IE and IWP are a horrible combination!) Also, there are some problems with Vista users and Firefox. Any insight?

I am working on a form and it is working well, but when try to add the following line: $mailto .= .$sub_email. ; it is not working right because what I am trying to do is for the person who had submitted the form to get a copy of their submittion. Advance thanks. I am using php code as follows: <?php $mailto = '[email protected]' . ', ' ; $mailto .= .$sub_email. ; $subject="E-mail Page"; $formurl="formula.php"; $errorurl="mailerror.php"; $thankyouurl="ThankYou.php"; $YES = $_POST[YES]; $Name = $_POST[Name]; $sub_email = $_POST[sub_email]; $Phone = $_POST[Phone]; $Mailing_address = $_POST[mailing_address]; …

In have a database with checkboxes, but when display at the webpage it shows me as a list, so I am wonder how can I display them separated by comma. Here is what I have: <?php echo $recordData['color'][0]; ?> it does display as red blue white But I would like it to be showing as: red, blue, white Any help will be appreciated.

Hi, I need some help with authenticating users via a different method, ie Not via the default iwp authorization page (which is ugly)for databases that have passwords. I have found some html code that completely bypasses this page. But I still need them to authenticate to access the database. I would instead like a user to click a link from our wesbite to a certain database, then a simple security check database page opens up asking them to insert a username and password (Note: NOT the std fm security dialogue, but a check on the actual layout where the user types in a username and password). When the correct password has been inserted and checked against a valid…

When using the php site assistant on my xp I can connect to the database fine. When I go to the next step "Choose a layout group" nothing shows up in the available layout groups window even after I refresh. What do I need to do to make the layouts that are in the database show here? Thank you,

Hi, I have been playing around with these 2 files: iwp_auth.html and iwp_home.html (FM Server 8 Advanced with IWP) and have managed delete my original versions of them. Is someone able to email me these 2 files in their original format. It would be much appreciated. Email address is [email protected] Thanks

I have a index.php which has a radio buttom with a option to click on USA or INTERNATIONAL and after click at submit buttom, it will take to verify.php where I have a case statement, but for some reason the problem appears to be at the include() because is not taking to the page which supposed to go. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you in advance. : : === index.php === USA INTERNATIONAL === verify.php page === include_once('../../FX/FX.php); include_once( '../../FX/FMError.php'); include_once('../../FX/server_data.php'); $new_member = new…

Is there a way to determine the user's web browser? I would like to provide a different layout for IE than for Firefox or Safari. (Internet Explorer doesn't like the header and footer parts in list view.)

Hi all, General question, does anyone know of good resources for FM PHP/FX PHP? The only one I could find didn't turn out well, after we purchased what they call an ultimate guide we found far too many errors in their sample files and their support is apparently non existant (unless you want to wade through their forum or post to it and wait for help - emails were never returned). I've been looking but can't seem to find a good source. Any help would be appreciated. R

Hi there, I want to add a web page that says "Your Search has Found no Courses." I have the following code for search_for_courses.php: <?php include_once('FX/FX.php'); include_once('FX/server_data.php'); $course_name=$_REQUEST['course_name']; $course_code=$_REQUEST['course_code']; $starting_date=$_REQUEST['starting_date']; $venue=$_REQUEST['venue']; $venue_information=$_REQUEST['venue_information']; $presenters=$_REQUEST['presenters']; $stream=$_REQUEST['stream']; $keyword=$_REQUEST['keyword']; $new_course=$_REQUEST['newcourse']; $type_of_search=$_REQUEST['type_of_search']; if(isset($_REQUEST['skip'])){ $skipSize…

I'm using Filemaker Server Advanced 8. I have a database that has a lot of photos. When I use IWP to publish layouts that contain photos, I notice that the photos become huge (in KB, not in screen size!) and can take forever to download and display. If I choose "Save Picture As" from the web page and save the image to my Desktop, I'm forced to save as a BMP and the file size is 4 to 5 times larger than the actual JPG I added to the container in the database. I see from reading other posts that for newer versions of Filemaker there's software called SuperContainer that supposedly takes care of this problem. But is there anything I can do in Filemaker 8? I haven't been…

Is it recommended to make layouts specifically for IWP? What if I am planning to deploy this database to only the web?

Using IWP publishing with FMSA9 on OS X.4.10 on a G5PMac, I have run into multiple problems using radio buttons and check boxes, particularly unpredictabler layout behavior in the browsers. For instance, I am completely unable to see vertically oriented buttons, regardless of the size given to the field. More seriously, certain field list values appear not to register at all in the browsers, although they function fine in the client. For example: the list values No/Yes/? work fine, but No/Yes/Unknown leads to only the No button accepting any input, and changing to another value (in the browser) fails. Moreover, if I choose other values using the FMP client, which …

Hi, How do I allow users that have accessed a database online via IWP to log out of the database correctly. The status area on the left side is disabled for users, therefore the std log out button is not available. I need to create a log out button on the database page for them to log out. I can't however find web compatible script to do this. Thanks Shaun

I am publishing a FM8 file (“Timesheets”) on our internal Mac-only network for others to access via a browser. The page opens correctly and standard edit fields work fine. However, the pop-up menus that contain related values from another file just show up a tick – nothing else. I have selected Extended Privileges in all related files. I have also selected specific IP addresses which correspond with the test users. I have as a test made everything permissible. Still no good. Any ideas? The related file provides data so that the pop-up only shows current job numbers. Also, is there any way to get a drop-down list (or other) to allow modifications to its selectio…

I have an ASP.NET application in which I have a Form that takes in some values from the user and inserts them into our FMP database. Everything was working fine for a year (the last successful INSERT was on 08/14/2007) and then suddenly I get this error when I hit the SUBMIT button on my web page. This is happening on both my Production and Development server. Are ports creating a problem here? Thanks... max

Hello all this is my first post for help ever anywere so forgive any oversight of protocol. I am creating a DB that is going to be used with IWP. I noticed that the custom dialog script step is not compatable in IWP. My question is what is best way to let a user know they are doing something wrong (error messages)? Assume everyone who uses my DB has been educated by Coco the gorilla. Right now if there is invalid data in a field the user gets no feedback the DB just doesnt allow the user to coninue. This would cause me to get flooded with questions.

FM8 IWP has a major limitation: if you have both guest and non-guest accounts with IWP access, there is no easy way to allow the guests to enter the database via IWP without having them see the IWP login screen (iwp_auth.html). This problem does not appear to have been fixed in 8.0v4 or 8.5v1. Other folks have encountered this same problem and come up with various solutions. However, all of these solutions have some limitations, such as requiring the use of sub-domains (e.g. database1.company.com, database2.company.com), only working for a single IWP hosted database, or requiring a paid solution. For reference and to see where I borrowed some code: http://fm…

I've read that the WPE crashes every 3-4 days for some folks in FMSA9. This would definitely prevent me from upgrading -- my question is is this happening to everyone, or just in some cases? Anyone out there using Mac OS X 10.4.10 with FMSA9 / WPE and not seeing crashes? Thx!

I just bought a new iPhone, and I'd like to make special layouts and use IWP to access the database on it. By default, web pages on Safari on the iPhone open at 980 pixels wide. By the iPhone's screen is 380 (or so) pixels wide. It's possible to create a web page that automatically opens in an iPhone to the correct width, but I'm not sure how to do that in FMM. Here's a page from apple describing how to write a web page for the iPhone: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/designingcontent.html Is it possible for me to use IWP but somehow instruct my layouts to open at the right width on an iPhone? I'm not a coder, so I think CWP is over my head.

The container feild holding a record imported as a reference to the picture file does not show up in IWP. Any ideas?

Hi I was hoping someone could shed some light on why a calculation is not working once it is translated in IWP... I am using the following calculation to narrow down the results that appear in one field based on a selection from a previous field. Evaluate(Quote(""); CSI Div.) Now I don't know if this was the best or esiest way to accomplish a narrowing down between to fields, but it functions great in Filemaker Pro 9. However once it goes into IWP the field that contains the above calculation does not function, it pulls down a blank filed as if nothing was entered in the previous field. I don't know if it has to do with the fact that the 'CSI Div.'…

According the IWP Guide only the Tab key is supported for navigating between fields or objects in Instant Web Publishing. I was wondering if there is a way to set up a script that would allow the user to perform a find after entering keywords into a field and hitting Enter? Example: I have a keyword field and an adjacent perform search button. When people do searches they are accustom to hitting enter after they type their criteria to begin the search. However when you hit enter in IWP it deletes what you just typed.

Once again we have some great news - FMStudio has been updated to 1.6.0, a significant milestone in its development. While we have been making updates to FMStudio itself, we have also officially released three new modules: FMStudio Charts, FMStudio Templates, and FMStudio File Upload. These modules add powerful additional functionality to FMStudio at very low cost and without adding unnecessary complexity to the application itself (each module is accessible through Server Behaviors->Modules to keep all the other options clean). The modules required a few improvements to the internal FMStudio framework, and at the same time some bugs were fixed - overall this release is…

FMStudio Template and Icon Series Template and Icons Page Template and Icon Movie FMStudio Templates enable you to easily add professional looking web templates and icons to your website. These quality templates give you that head start you need to quickly build and deploy your FileMaker website. The FMStudio Template wizard enables you to select from a series of templates. Simply click on your template selection and it will automatically be added to your Dreamweaver workspace. The templates are easy to work with, and all parts of the template are separate images and easily customizable. Watch this video to see how easy it is to use the templates an…

FMStudio Upload is a Dreamweaver module that enables you to quickly and easily add upload capabilities to your website. FMStudio Upload Module Visitors to your site can simply "select" the upload link, navigate to a file on their computer, and simply upload it to a specified folder on your server. The upload Module installs in seconds, and takes only minutes to add to your web pages. FMStudio Upload is amazingly easy to use, simply answer a few questions using our wizard, and all of the code is simply written for you, along with dynamic upload links! Visitors to your site will be able to quickly and easily upload files to a folder you specify on your w…

FMStudio Charts Charting Module Web Page It's just plain simple, Charts can add a professional look to any boring page. The problem is, creating professional looking dynamic charts in a timely manner. Sure creating static charts are easy, but we are talking about generating charts that automatically reflect "Live" FileMaker data. We've done all of the hard work so you can sit back and relax! FMStudio Chart Module enables you to quickly add dynamic charts you your web pages. Charts help to give a professional appearance to your website, and with the FMStudio Chart module, this is simple and easy. Check out the movie where I am able to create Live FileM…

We have been using FileMaker Server 8 Advanced and the just recently installed the Web Publishing Engine to utilize the Instant Web Publishing. However, when attempting to access the Administration Console via http://xx.xx.xx.xx/fmi/config, receiving: Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. Please contact the server administrator, [email protected] and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error. More information about this error may be available in the server error log. ------------------------------------…

My portals show horizontal scrollbars in the Browser as well as vertical ones...is there a way to change this? I only want vertical scrollbars. FireFox & Safari

I maintain a solution for about 35 users, but the company is growing and many new users our now in remote locations. Many of thier needs are small but they still need access to the information within filemaker. Given the cost of licences for fm, maintaining a vpn, terminal services, .... I would be neglegent if I didn't a look at alternatives. One of those is the IWP feature. (Last time I gave it a serious look was in version 5, recently I had a look and it has come a long way) My questions are: what are the drawbacks, how stable is it, What kind of solutions have been successfully served this way, and what are the pitfalls to watch for. (I ask this here becuas…

Hello, ALL ! well i have a question regarding a instant web publishing. i have a database that try to set it up for intranet. the thing is i used many scripts that are not usable for IWP. luckily the people who need to use intranet is just to enter data and view the rest - not excuting complex scripts. 1. should i make a new layout for IWP data entry part & view & navgation part than a special users who will run a complex script ? 2. can it be working like that for both IWP user with IWP layouts and regular layouts with special users with one database within ? TIA... Kyle

Is there a good way to prevent users from entering a carriage return when trying to submit a form? In my case, the user is entering search criteria into a text field. Many users automatically hit enter instead of the submit button (thus creating a return). It is messing up my find script. I have tried using the trim and substitute functions to remove this return and it seems as if the return is removed. However, the script still doesn't work. I have also tried Field behavior (ie: setting tab, return, enter to move to next field) on the field. WORKS LOCALLY IN FMP, BUT doesn't seem to work in the browser. Any ideas?

Hi All, Have anyone experience in upgrade the mac osx to 10.4.10 and have all the php page not working? I upgraded the OS from 10.3.9 to 10.4.10 and after done I went to the browser to one of the php page that I have and was showing all the code and I did reinstall the apache and now it is showing me only the blanc page. Does anyone have any idea what am I doing wrong? Any help will be appreciated. Thank you. :B

Is the autocomplete text box function unavailable in IWP? I have a shared db with an autocompleting (repeating) Field A. The purpose is that the different users (via web) need not type in again data already available. It's not working via IWP. I have also tried making a value list based on values entered in this Field A. In this case users loged in were not able to add new data to Field A (only to select one of those already available in the list), even if they had full right to access and modify value lists. Does anyone know why this did not work? sargon

I added a conditional format with a formula Get(RecordOpenState) and it does not appear to work. Anyone else have success?

It appears that this new feature is not web capable?

Hello. I have Server 8.5 Advanced installed on a Win2003 box. Everything works fine except that once in a while web forms served via IWP will come up as blank pages. I haven't been able to pin down certain facts (so far the only browser I KNOW has the problem is Firefox, both on Linux and Windows XP), and clearing the cache appears to resolve the issue... (but I haven't really established causation there either) Anyone heard of this? It's annoying because I can't reproduct the problem on demand, so I doubt FileMaker, Inc. will help me much if I call them and spend money on an incident. I couldn't find anything on their knowledge base.

Is there a way to jet rid of the step of having to click into a field to enter edit mode. Can you enter that state in a script?

I am switching between two files in IWP by calling a script in the second from a button in the first. (Both have the same names for accounts, priv sets & extended privileges) It relies on the second file authenticating from the first one ... which it does ... BUT ONLY if I show the Status Area AND Pause the script indefinitely (timed pauses dont work in iwp on FM8.0/8.5). This means that the users (about 85 of them) can access the status bar while paused, which is a security problem (they'll 'show all' records, cancel the script, Log Out, click the 'Home' button and generally get stuck, etc). In the first file the script steps I'm having to use are: Show/Hi…

Anyone know of a cool way to go to a related record in a another file?

With the new FM PHP Site Assistant is there any benefit to getting FM Studio to create a website over just using the FM PHP Site Assistant? Would love to hear from a few users if possible. Thanks. Dom

Hello Guys, Have any of you managed to get a spell checker working with IWP? Im also trying to get the copy and paste scripts to work, but haven’t managed to succeed. Funny thing is I can copy and paste using the right mouse button in IWP, but cant copy and paste using standard buttons generated in FM with only the scripts copy and paste added. Any thoughts.

Do related fields not work in web publishing? I have some fantastic fields working in Pro, but on the web, the information is not automatically populated...

I've ready plenty of posts on this forum regarding this topic, but I still can't get my database to be visible outside my LAN. I've set up forwarding on my router so that port 591 redirects to the IP address of the computer hosting the file, and the address I'm using is in this format: http://65.71.123.249:591/fmi/iwp/res/iwp_home.html 65.71.123.249 is my external IP address. I'm running FM Pro 7.0v1a on a Mac G4 under OS X 10.3.9. Any ideas? Thanks, Rodney

Hello, I have a database that I have set up a IWP page for. I have tried this multiple times, with both the sample database in Sever 9 Advanced, and with my own databases. The page works fine except for the fact that when I do a search it returns all of the records, no matter what search criteria I input. The server is an Intel Xserve running 10.4.10 here is the address to the database page http://marvin.mll.gvsu.edu/Filemaker/LRC%20Library/home.php? If you do a search for "Live" in the title field you'll see what I mean. Where only one of the 9 records should be returned it returns all 9. This happened before, but for some reason I got it to work…

A few people have mentioned issues about opening databases online, when they open up a second one, the original one opens up again. This being an issue with cookies. Someone posted some code to fix this problem, however I am not sure where to insert this code into my html page. This being the code: [cookie_set: 'http-session'='', -expires='-1', -path='/fmi/iwp'] [cookie_set: 'fmi-cookie'='', -expires='-1', -path='/'] Could someone point me in the right direction, as I have had no luck getting this right so far. Thanks Shaun

Hi To All, I am having problems with the open url script step cross platform. This seems to work well on osx. But have two xp machines at home with seeemingly same configurations and one will open a pdf fine and one will not. I have set block popups off and also set the enable script action on as per an FM Tech note. But still no go. I also updated to the latest browser and installed latest adobe reader 8.01 I think. Any help much appreciated, as I have a number of people out there who have also complained on windows machines. I would like to give them a spec for how to configure. Thanks, Lance

We are using Filemaker Server 8 Advanced on our new dedicated Filemaker Server. Our Web Server is running the Web Publishing Engine. We recently installed a new filemaker server and I am still prompted for the old WPE password. The password however left with the previous IT manager. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the WPE on our web server but I am still prompted for the password. I was wondering if there was a way to access the WPE without the Password or a way to remove the old password in the Regisrty. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

FMStudio Email is a powerful module that enables you to quickly and easily send emails from your FileMaker web solution without writing any PHP code. FMStudio Email is powerful yet very simple to use. http://www.fmwebschool.com/fmstudio_email.php Send Emails from an Opt-In mailing list Send Emails from FileMaker tables Send Emails with attachments Send Complex HTML emails Simply Install the new FMStudio Module, and you will be ready to begin sending emails in minutes. Watch FMStudio Email in action as I send multiple emails from a FileMaker table, Send a PDF attachment inserted into a container field and then send a complex HTML email. ht…

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Have there been any major changes for IWP under FMSA9? In particular, I'm wondering: 1. Can you pass parameters along with a GET URL? I'd really love to be able to call an IWP database with some parameters and have those be readable within filemaker scripts. 2. Has the login / authentication scheme changed? Would really love to be able to use standard GET or POST forms to do a login / logout, without having to modify the iwp_home.html page... 3. Does the OpenURL script step work on major browsers (Safari, IE, FireFox) if "Block Popups" is turned on?

I just upgraded from 8.5 to 9. I have 7 dbs hosting, 5 Enabled IWP access, 2, I only want access using a client (fmnet). I have made sure none of the user accts have IWP access checked. When I go to the default IWP webpage, 1 of the databases is on the list. The other one is not listed. I can't login under any account which is good, I don't want this db to show up on the list however. Restarted and recovered the file... still shows up. Any ideas why? Thanks David in SW Florida

Does someone happen to know how to create a workaround to start an .exe from IWP on the local client (if existing ofcourse). Thanks!

Can anyone recommend any inexpensive software for editing .swf files? I only need to edit the files themselves to customize the rendering of charts within a web viewer. Adobe Flash CS3 Professional would be overkill. Any thoughts?

Hi All, I'm having a problem when connecting my FM Pro 8.5 DB to my web application using Visual Studio. I have a dropdown list and I want to populate the values of this dropdown from the DB. When configuring the data source for this dropdown I go through all the steps: select data source > choose connection > next and then it gives me this message: [color:red]Schema could not be retrieved for this table. please make sure the connection settings are correct and that the database is online. ERROR[HYC00][DataDirect][ODBC SequeLink driver]optional feature not implemented. now my database is open and I enabled sharing via ODBC. I click the OK button and it…

Hi, I want to store specific data for clients logged into FileMaker via IWP. May be IP address or MAC number. FileMaker get functions only gets host machine informations. But i need to store clients ip address or any other specific data. Thanks in advance cabi

I was editing the database while testing on a PC running IE. I logged out, but the database still says that user needs to commit changes. However, it is closed. Do you have to commit the changes on the web? Also, how do I disconnect them? I appreciate any help as I cannot define the database at this point. Thanks!

We have a database that has multiple layouts, and multiple fields per layout. Some of these include radio buttons, often with the same value list (e.g. one particular layout has three fields with yes/no choices). The problem is, there are some of the fields which show the correct radio button checked when viewed via IWP (correct meaning what the database itself displays), and there are other fields that don't show anything checked, even though when I look at the database, one of the radio buttons is checked. For example, on that layout that has three yes/no fields, in FM, all three "Yes" fields are checked. In IWP, the first two don't show anything checked, the …

Is there a way to get containers that have referenced pictures that are in sub-folders with in the Web folder to publish in IWP? It all works fine in FM but on web publishing, the containers are blank? When I extract a picture from a sub-folder and place it in the web folder it works? What do I need to do to make FM find jpg files in the sub-folders with in The Web Folder? Do I need FM server? Below is my app.log file. Maybe it might help. [10/Jul/2007:12:38:26 +0200] FM Web Publishing: Error: 404 [10/Jul/2007:12:38:31 +0200] FM Web Publishing: Error: 404 [10/Jul/2007:12:38:38 +0200] FM Web Publishing: Error: 404 [10/Jul/2007:12:38:43 +0200] FM Web P…

Hi there I can limit the amount of records displayed by group size ="10 (for only displaying 10 records at a time) but how then do I display the next group of records ? I would need a button that does something like "Display next set of 10 records from previous search query" Anyone know of how such a button would work ? Glorifindal

Hi guys is it possible to do an Omit in an FX.php FMFind I need to do something like Find * where CompID = $compID but Omit where SalesID = $salesID Any ideas ? Me

Hello I have just published a db on the web and all is nearly well. My problem is that when I try to conduct a search exclusively across a collection of checkboxes (of which I have about 20 catergories each with about 7 checkboxes), I get this reply from firefox: The page at http://192.168.3.100 says: There are no valid criteria in the request. Type a valid request before clicking Perform Find. I hope that this is not true as my entire db is based on searching via checkboxes. Does any one know how I can turn them into valid search criteria. Many thanks.

I have created a custom iwp_home.html page which for the sake of this example includes: Login Register Cancel I am using a freely available javascript (see below) to pick up the name variable in the target html file, which in this case is iwp_auth.html. javascript: function getValue(varname) { // First, we load the URL into a variable var url = window.location.href; // Next, split the url by the ? var qparts = url.split("?"); // Check that there is a querystring, return "" if not if (qparts.length == 0) { return ""; } // Then find the querystring, everything after the ? var query = qparts[1]; // Split the query…

Todays newbie question seems rather obvious but it does not work for me. I have a db with 12000 pictures referenced to it. I want to let people look at this db via a web browser so I thought of putting them online via IWP. I have read that all pictures must be in the web folder of FM which I have done. The problem is 2 fold: 1. The pictures don't show but my pdf file links in other containers work fine so I know that the files sort of work. I also get blank picture containers and not a message that the files are not linked, so I figure that they are sort of there. 2. The db file is in a folder that also holds hundreds of subfolders, that contain the pictures. If I m…

Hi, From our company website I have links taking you to different fm databases, I have included a url link to a screenshot of how this page looks. Screenshot: How do I go about editing the text at the top, ie "Open database "debtors aged_backup 21 June 07" with:" and my second question is how do I edit the "Cancel" button at the bottom of the page to take you to your own URL? What are the different files that are associated with the iwp_auth.html document? Thanks Shaun

I have a relational database that I publish internally via IWP. I am on a Mac and the user I am trying to post the data for is on a PC. I have tried several scripts (Export Records, Save as Excel File) to allow this user to export the data to excel only to realize that these script steps are not web compatible. Is there any way to export records through the web interface? I saw a previous post Exporting where the question was posed, but there was no satisfactory answer. Is it possible to create a way to export to excel in IWP - am I missing something simple??

I have been pulling my hair out on this one. I want to hide the status bar in IWP. I can hide it and make it unable to be seen or used using scriptmaker in the FM layout. But I have been unable to make it 100% hidden and locked on the web browser view. The best I can do is have it hidden but it still can be expanded within the web browser. I know it's probably something easy that I am overlooking. thanks

Now that FileMaker 9 is out, does anyone know if their have been any improvements made to this? I can't seem to find anything on the official website...but they usually make imrpovements over each revision.

Hi, I would like to customise the homepage for Instant Web publishing. At the moment the heading consists of "Instant Web Publishing" at the top left and "Database Homepage" on the right. Which files do I have to edit to customise it? I would like to edit the text and add logo's in etc... Thanks Shaun

I have FMP Server advanced 8 configured to host a web file on the network, but we can only access it on the local network. I have our sonic wall configured to allow port forwarding to the file on port 591, but in the web config screen it only shows the internal IP address. Is there someplace to configure the port and IP address in FMPSA to allow for access to the pages from outside the network> We originally hosted these files using FMP 6, and the port forwarding worked fine for both inside and outside the network. I tried using the public IP in this way: http://[public IP]/fmi/iwp/ and also http://[public IP]:591/fmi/iwp/ and this http…

Does anyone know of a way to get full email functionality into IWP? I've looked into Dacons's Mail.it and CNS's POPit and SMTPit, but I don't think any of them are quite what I'm looking for, unless I'm overlooking something. I'm essentially wanting to marry the functionality of webmail with FileMaker. Any suggestions? -Ben

Why is that every time I try working with IWP, the web version looks different from the FM version. Text not aligned to the same point, circles become squares, graphic jpegs or png are wait out of wack. Has anyone had problems like this? Is PHP a better solution than IWP?

Hi, I am busy creating a custom database page which I want to integrate with our current website. I am running FM server 8 Adv. I have created a custom page called "database_page.htm" (this has 2 links to test databases) - this i have copied into the .../fmi/iwp/res folder on the filemaker server. So from the website I click a link which takes me to the above page, the page opens up and only the two links appear to the databases, all pics are replaced with white boxes, indicating the location of the image folder cannot be found. If I click on either of the links it takes me to .../fmi/iwp/res/iwp_auth.htm which is correct. I am then able to log into e…

I have reviewed this forum, and Filemakers, and I must be missing something. I have a script that bring a user to a layout, and then enters Find mode. However, in IWP, it does not enter Find mode. It show as a compatible script step. Any thoughts? Thank you.

I am publishing my database with Instant Web Publishing and when I access it from the web the script that I have assigned to run on open does not run. Is there a way to make a script run at the time that a user accesses the database from the web? Thanks

I am looking to host our database on an external service, but we also need to have the server send out emails based on conditions in the database. The service is FM server advanced. Can we do this, do I need FM advanced to build this? I see several posts in the forums, but none seemed to cover hosted services. Thank you.

Hey, another IWP question. I have created a custom splash screen linking to the database login screen. However I do not know how to customise the login screen. Is there any material or recent conversations concerning this issue? Cheers Dec

I am currently developing a DB for IWP. I am getting a strange error when flipping between two tabs in edit mode: the page at http://10.8.2113.31 says: Field "" Cannot be Read Does anyone know what this refering to? I have tried just about everything including contacting Filemaker but they were unable to assist.

I have discovered that i have magic quotes turned on in my php.ini file. If I turn them off will this affect the FX.php plug-in adversely? I can't validate apostrophes in text fields using regular expressions while mahic quotes are turned on.

1 I am trying to see the database on the internet outside the lan [lan is working fine] but when I put the ip address xx.xx.xx.xx:591 or the dyndns account myfilexx.cc:591 it does not show up I have setup in the machine Mac OS X also http inside folder /Library/Webserver to publish simple websites and I can see them 2 Is it possible to have also IWP and FileMaker Server running same time?

I'm using Internet Explorer 6.0.x on a Win XP Pro SP 2 machine to access an IWP database hosted on FMSA 8 on a Win 2K3 Server machine. According to the FMSA WPA console (the one accessed through a Web browser at localhost/fmi/config), my session timeout is set to 15 minutes. However, whenever I leave the database alone for about two minutes, I get a Bad Request error message, suggesting a session timeout: I could find any timeout settings in IIS. Is there somewhere else I need to look?

I get a 958 error when inserting a pound symbol (£) into FileMaker via FX.php. How can I insert a '£' so that it will be viewable in FileMaker? I am using this content type: Many thanks, Jim.

Can the IWP banner be replaced? or Can I create my own login page?

Hi, I need to set the IWP default port in Filemaker 8 Pro for web publishing, however it does not allow me to use port 80 as it is being used. I then insert 591 for the port and it still does not allow this port? I have forwarded this port (591) to my router directing it to the necessary IP address but still no luck. Does it matter that I have another rule on my router forwarding this port to a different pc with filemaker on the network? I wouldn't think so. I'm all ears for a solution. Thanks Shaun

I have a problem. When I am accessing my database using FileMaker using and account with limited priviliges I can see all of the entries in the portal. When I am accessing it through IWP and am using an account with limited privileges the portal is blank. Any ideas?

Hi there, I am trying to get a php script to trigger a FMPro script called 'New_Record'. Here's what i've got so far but I'm a bit lost: <?php include_once('FX/FX.php'); include_once('FX/server_data.php'); $scriptName=$_REQUEST['New_Record']; $Run_Script=new FX($serverIP,$webCompanionPort,'FMPro7'); $Run_Script->SetDBData('Web Registration Information.fp7','Web Registration Information',$groupSize); $Run_Script->SetDBPassword('fmsadmin','fmsadmin'); $Run_Script->AddDBParam('-script', $scriptName); $Run_ScriptResult=$Run_Script->PerformFMScript('New_Record'); ?>