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When I try to upload a modified html page to the Web folder of my Filemaker Pro 5 Unlimited server (Windows 2000), the files seem locked. The only way to upload the files is to stop filemaker, upload te files and start filemaker again... Is this normal? Or is there another way to upload the files without problems?

Inside an inlineaction tag, I want to find a match for a field called 'userid' and then sort the result in descending order by field 'recid'. Userid is a user name ( which I'm trying to dedupe) and recid is a field containing the record's unique ID. My problem is that I can't get it to work - all that happens is that the find aspect works but the sort does not appear to happen. Here is the code I've been using: [FMP-InlineAction: -db={CurrentDatabase}, userid={fmp-field: userid}, -sortfield=recid, -sortorder=descend, -find] on] Any/all help gratefully appreciated. Graeme

I want to send messages to multiple recipients, I have tried separating them with a comma and a semi-colan. eg <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="-Mailto" VALUE="[email protected];[email protected]"> When doing this I get a bounced message tha says "... the domain "mydomain.com;him" could not be found...." ie, it doesn't recognise the semi colan as an address separator. Short of several -mailto tags, which wouldn't suit anyway, is there a way I can send to multiple recipients?

Hello, I have an online db with a portal, using fmpro5.5. I can't get portals on the site to display with the new line below (like is displayed in built in publishing). I can only use cdml-portals to show the existing portal data. How can I enter new data to add records to the portal. I have seen elsewhere that it may be possible to do this with an Inline action tag to create that new record in the related database when the page loads (and the portal should show it as long as the -inline is above it on the web page), but I cannot figure out the syntax that one might use to make this happen, as it does not seem to be well covered in the dev guide. Thx for help!

Hi Folks; I'm building a small site based on FM using its Web Companion and Custom Pages. I've noticed an odd set of problems that lead me to suspect that the FM/Web Companion combo chokes if too much data is being added from a web page. Here's the situation; A user at a company will be filling out a set of web forms in order to request the company's Production Dept. to build a quote for them. Depending on what the user is requesting a quote for, they can fill out one of four forms. What's happening is, when submitted (at this stage, a record has already been created so the user is adding new info to an existing record), all the forms return a "page unavailable" …

Hello, I have a database with all contacts of out different custumers. in Filemaker, I made a page with the adress of the firm, and beneath a portal, with all contacts of that firm. from another file. there I can add new contacts. now I am making the DB online, and I would like to make new contacts via the sites. but he doesn't assign that new contact to the firm. and I can't get portals on the site with the new line below. I can only use cdml-portals to show the existing contacts, How can I make a new contact??? Thx for help!

Hello, so here is the problem, my list view works fine on one page but it doesn't find the same items later from the order ID number?? The database shows the orderID is the same and this is proven by the list view earlier in the page but later when you modify your account I can't get it to find any records. The first HTML is from the page that lists the products you have purchased, the second is after you have choosen the personalize one of those itmes all it needs to do is to list all items again so that the person can modify his next order but the only -tag that shows me anything is -findany and the is no good anyway. <td><form name="form3" method="post" ac…

Hello everyone I asked a question earlier this year about creating a page navigator, or what ever it's called, with CDML. No one answered, maybe there is no other answer than silence? But still I would like to create exactly the same type of: Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ... as the one that appeares on these pages when I select "Show topics from last ..." There is an example in the tidb.filemaker.com-collection. But it involves loads of CDML-code, and you basically need to predefine every possible number of hits. There just must be an easier way than: [FMP-IF: CurrentFoundCount .gt. 0] 1 [/FMP-IF] [FMP-IF: CurrentFoundCount .gt. 25] 2 [/FMP-IF] [FMP-IF: CurrentFoundC…

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Hey, gang. This is my first time visiting -- boy, am I glad I found this site! SUMMARY: What are the minimum permissions needed on a served database to allow Web access? (Using custom publishing.) FULL STORY: I created a database to keep track of members in my organization (spamcon.org). Members get a badge that they can post on their Web site. When someone visits the member's site, they can click on the badge to verify the membership. That requires some Web<->FMP interaction. (I.e., "Tom Geller is member #42, registered at the Sponsor level. He has been a member since 1 October 2001.") Here's the problem. The database is *only* Web-accessible if I leave nopasswo…

I realize everyone in here is using custom web pages to get around the short comings of Web Companion. Be sure I will do that next time but this time I need to do this. Can I change the default value of -max=25 in Find results to -max=all ? I want the list of records that comes up in Table view to be greater than 25. Maybe a variable in systemwebcompn.fmx to change the default value -max=25 to -max=all ? This is strictly a Web Companion question I don't want a work around.

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I need to host multiple sites with filemaker and IIS. The problem is that i don

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I need to use a conditional pop-up menu on a search page. In FM I have a pop-up field who shorts a range of car manufacturers and a conditional second one who shorts the models of each of them. In HomePage I could't short the second field (models) value list. Any idea please. Sorry for my english and my skill level.

Can you change the default max=25 value to all?

Hello! I have web page where I need to make find like this ---------------------------------- palvelukunta kunta::maakunta::maakunta=satakunta haluan liittya=1 Palvelutyht=--suunnittelu-- OR maakunta maakunta::maakunta=satakunta haluan liittya=1 Palvelutyht=--suunnittelu-- OR talousalue talousalue::maakunta=satakunta haluan liittya=1 Palvelutyht=--suunnittelu-- ---------------------------------------------- I can make this with him filemaker layout, but now I need filemaker cdml form to do it. I have page like: <form action="FMPro" name="FMPro" method="POST"> <input type="hidden" name="-db" value="yrityskanta2b.FP5…

Let me ask a newbie question with Lasso, I got the Lasso WDE and the tags and plugins for go-live. How does Lasso communicate with FMP? I can convert the CDML tags into LSO tags, but how is IIS supposed to allow lasso to see FMP, should I have specified an IP address? do they have a utility that is like the Web Server Connector? I appriciate the help, I was looking through the refrence manuals, LDML is far superior to CDML, more like Javascripting(except with no event handlers). Thank you.

I have a database that has sensitive information in it and I want to make it password protected. Instead of using the filemaker pro access privledges I would like to tap into our corporate LDAP authentication server for access provledges that way everyone just has to remember one password instead of several. All of my IT buddies are doing it with their MS Access databases and the Windows IIS Servers. I want to show them that FileMaker Pro can do everything that Access can do and more. I have all of the info for our LDAP server but I don't know where to start with it all. Is this even possible? I can host this solution from either a Mac or a Windows 2000 Server. In additi…

problem: multiple requests to a published database when the format file (after you have done the request - i.e. not the static html page) exceeds 40KB will hang FMP - we run IIS on NT with WSC + FMP Server with 3 Boxes in the RAIC so this ought to be as robust a system as we can do. make sure all results pages are less than 40Kb - this is a potential nightmare but for now we're working on this basis - basically if you have a page that returns more than 15 records this tends to make the page over 40KB give it a try: simply find a results page over 40KB press refresh 25 times and see what happens - i'll bet FMP hangs solution: i don't know - any ideas???

FileMaker 4.0v3 on MacOS 9: Sometimes when I connect to my Filemaker Web server (also running FileMaker 4.0v3 on MacOS 9) I get a TCP/IP connection (lightning bolt) cursor that won't give up. It seems that the only way to escape is to reboot. Has anyone else seen this? Jack Thiele

I have designed a form to create a new record, but only allowed users can create it, so when they click the submit button, FM ask them for password. If they are not registered as users FM returns a standard window "Access is restricted to db, You are not allowed to create records". There is a way to costomize the erro page? I have tried this with no success: <form action="FMPro" method="POST"> </p> <p><input type="hidden" name="-db" value="CabalRes.fp5"> <input type="hidden" name="-lay" value="Intro"> <input type="hidden" name="-format" value="Formatos.htm"> <input type="hidden" name="-error" value="error_intro.html"&gt…

Nevermind... I figured it out. [ October 02, 2001: Message edited by: Thread FX ]

This past April I announced that I had completed work on and was making available "SIMPLIFY, Custom Publishing Basics for FMPro Solutions A Browser Demonstration of html/cdml" as a basic demonstration of many of the cdml tags, how they are embedded in html, and their effects on format files and database files. It also offers a very useful "Developer's Tool" which is highly adaptable to meet the developer's needs. This is not a book, but a development which you load into your machine and run on a fake lan. Finally, because I had developed the demonstration originally using ScriptMaker scripts (and at the time I began the development I was unaware of the single-thread prob…

I have a need to copy data in one field on a detail field after the user selects a record to look at from a find. I need to be able allow the user to then paste this value into another field in a different data base (not Fmpro, but a mainframe data base). If I can get the value on teh clipboard I am confident that it can be then pasted into the other data base which is also a web application.

If I can find it for sale, I was wondering if Claris HomePage v3.0 or 2.0 will allow for the interoperability with Filemaker v5.0 or 5.5. Thanks

I need to have more than one field updated, without the user typing anything in a field, when a record is edited on the web. I have a sort of message exchange database. I have four text fields called "question", "reply", "clarification" and "final response". Each one has it's own submit button. I need the form to both change the text fields and change the contents of a field called "status" behind the scenes.

Hi, I have a button on our contact list which returns a page from a 'departments' database with a portal from the contact list showing the members of that department. This has worked for so long I'd forgotton about it. But now I'm trying to get the same result from a URL and I can't get the portal to display, just the departments. I've taken all the search variables out uf the URL so it's just: http:/mydomain.com/FMPro?-db=departments&-layout=layout1&-format=printpage.htm&-error=search_error.htm&-FindAll The form code is: <FORM ACTION="FMPro" METHOD="post"> <INPUT TYPE="submit" NAME="-Find" VALUE="show …

I'm newie in this forum I have an image map menu that works fine with embedded html map, but it doesn't work when I link the image map to an external file .map. Is the problem on Web Companion? It doesn't support image map files (NCSA formated)?

What can cause this: The web companion stops serving the web pages for no apparent reason. It was working nicely for 5 months and then last week with no upgrades, changes, or modifications on our Mac G3 running FM Pro 5.03 unlimited (web compan 5.06) - the web pages stop working. The log has a few attempts to access "robots.txt" but that shouldn't stop the web companion. So can the web companion be hacked? There seems to be a few of our machines under attack lately - but we are a Mac and shouldn't be affected. When I arrive in the morning - FM works perfectly, the TCP connections on the machine are good. The web companion shows it is on - but we cannot access it v…

This is probably a complete newbie question, but here goes... I have a very basic web site built around the pages generated automatically by Homepage, using a query page, results page and record detail page. This all works quite well, except that if the 'refresh' button is pressed while in the results page a database error is returned. I assume that this is because the page is being re-called without the form data which initially was passed to it. There must be a simple way around this, surely...

Will the Scriptology book help me create the scripts for the web stuff to.

I'm having a problem using the web security database with web server connector. How should I set this up? I tried this: I have all my databases in the same path, all opened. I've added all databases in web security. I've told fm to use the web security instead of the ordinary fm security. What to do next? Please help! :-)

I have an email form that sends a message to someone with a URL to view the particular record. This worked nicely when I was using a FileMaker script to send the mail. Now I am using the -MailTo, -MailSub and -MailFormat tags to send the mail. It all seems to work, but, in my "message.txt" file (-MailFormat) I have a replacement tag, which is the URL to the record. When displayed in the message I get "#38;" following all "&" in the url. rendering it useless. Somehow the text file is whacking in the "#38;" and I don't know how to get rid of it. Any ideas??

So I feel I have copied almost all your solutions i could find and there is still no information coming up in the field. This is what I have. ColorSelection: <select name ="ColorSelection" size=4> [FMP-ValueList: ColorSelection , New Value List] <option> [FMP-ValueListItem] [FMP-ValueList] </select> (New Value List)- value list name not fancy but I am just getting working on it working So let see, do I need to tell it that it is actually coming from 2 values of another database if so I haven't found that info out here and was hoping one of you all knows???

This seems like it should be easy (and it probably is) but... How do you have your resulting CDML page only show the most current record in the database? By most current, I mean (ex. 1 of 33), record 33 would be shown. The next day it would be 34 and so on. My database has a new entry per day, and only the newest needs to be viewable on the web. Thanks in advance....

I'm currently hosting about 12 Databases, about 5 of the databases have the same user/pass info, and another 4 or 5 have a seperate "set" of user/pass info. Does anyone know of a way to enter a single user/pass into the WSD for several databases at the same time, WITHOUT using scripts, or a 5 step redirect of a web browser. My first thought was that if I could modify the "Web User" database to accept multiple databases per entry it _might_ work, but I haven't tried it yet as I fear the "Web Security.fp5" will have a major problem with this. So before I dig any further... Any ideas?

Hello, All: I have the results of a search displayed in a table. I have placed the field names in the table's column headers (<TH> ) as CDML links. The intent is to allow the viewer to re-sort their found set by clicking on the applicable field name's link heading. I have not been able to find an example of [FMP-CurrentFind] used in a link, so this is what I tried: <A HREF="FMPro?-Db=JobPosting.fp5&-Format=JobResults.htm&-Error=JobError.htm&[FMP-CurrentFind][FMP-FindFieldItem]=[FMP-FindValueItem][/FMP-CurrentFind]&-SortField=JobNumber&-SortOrder =Descend&-Find"><P ALIGN=left>Job Number</P></A> The problem is that…

Hi... I'm just getting started using CDML with FileMaker Pro and I'm running into a few snags. Hopefully these questions aren't too annoying. I'm trying to get my first test page up and running, so I created a file called default.html with the help of the CDML tool, placed it in my webfolder, and tried accessing it via http://localhost/default.html. FileMaker is set to port 80. However, instead of trying to do anything the the CDML tags, they are displayed in the browser just like any other text. Any suggesions as to what I might be doing wrong? I was able to make a form page that inserts entries into the FileMaker Database just fine, but I can't seem to figure out ho…

Hello all. I have searched through the forum and I haven't been able to locate some info on this. If someone could point me in the right direction, I would very very grateful. We have FM Server hosting our databases, with Unlimited hosting a few that we have some CDML pages for. We are also using AppleShare IP for internal web/email and file services. We now have the need to have a new database available on the web, via some CDML files, that we can securely enter data into. I have checked into VeriSign

I have a problem on my FMPro 5.0v3 web server with Netscape. Here are the details: 1) FileMaker Server 5.5 with 5 related databases running on a Win2K box for local clients to access. 2) Second box running WinNT4 Server with a copy of FMPro 5.0v3 Professional Unlimited for input to the database via the web. All web pages were developed in Dreamweaver with hand-built CDML. Everything works fine except when some people...not all... who use Netscape 4.7x click on my link to search records on the web. The web browser jumps to the search results page but does not display any records. The browser appears to be waiting for the results, but on the database machine, FMPro …

I do not find this a problem from clients using NN, however those clients using the cumbersomely slow browser I. E. and who exhibit the "nervous finger" (i.e., several clicks on any button or link) can easily create two new records containing the same data, except data created by FileMaker uniquely for each record. Sure, if you are using FMPro 5.0 you can set one field for a unique requirement which will keep two records from being created in this manner. Yet if you do that, the nervous fingered client can create a record but be informed by the error page that the record was not created, though the client can be informed that the transaction was successful as well. And t…

Anyone see this message before? It registers NO error in the FMP error.log It occurrs when I try to "-edit" from a form. It had been working fine for months, I recently updated my version of apache (iTools 5.1). Al other form-based FMPro? tags work fine, even other "-edit" pages. Here's the error: An unexpected error occurred: Unexpected end of file from server, xxx.xxx.xx.xxx Click the Back button on your browser to return to the previous page

Hi there, I want to let my user find a specific record based on a date, in a range of two dates. The field the record is based on is called 'startdatum' (Sorry, I'm Dutch...). I've copied this field into two other fields, called webstartdatum1 and webstartdatum2. I figured out that, when searching, I let users enter two dates on the HTML page. One is put in webstartdatum1 with the operator >=, the other one in webstartdatum2 with the operator <=. During search, I use the AND operator while submitting. That way I thought I let them search for anything between those two dates (sounds logical, doesn't it ?) On the web, I use this code : <SELECT NAME="[op]"> …

Hello people, Part of my website is used to login to a database. I wanted the login to be automatic so I used the automatic login syntax: http://username assword@webaddress/filemaker info since I didn't want the user to have much input in this I set it to operate automatically by putting it on a page by itself in a meta refresh tag. So the user puts in some info, submits it and it takes them to this page which automatically logs in into the database and also automatically redirects them to another page. Now as it is known the meta refresh is not as good as the location directive used in the FMP-Header tag. For one, even if you set the time value to 0 there is stil…

I am using the CDML mail tags to mail an email on creation of record. The error i am getting is "Unexpected Reply Code From Email Host." Everything is absolutely correct in the -mail tags. Does anyone have any suggestions of what it might be and / or what steps i can take to eliminate the problem. I've tried everything i know and i send many many other emails out the same exact way. I'm Confused. . . jeremy

when i try to change Web Companion's port to 81 it says: Web Companion can't share files over the web... either because it does not enough memory or can't start TCP/IP networking." i've got maxed out memory or maybe i can increase Web Companion's, how? (i forgot). also, and i suspect this is more likely... i use my built in Apache to serve web pages and it is set to port 80. how can i get this going? (p.s. i actually had this work once upon a time, so i know "it will", i think thanks in advance.

I am new to the web companion and am using FM 5.5. On certain fields, when I create a new record and insert text in some fields, the web companion adds a carriage return to the text automatically. Whenever I even try to edit an existing record, it also adds a carriage return. I've compared the fields for when this happens and when it doesn't and I can't find any difference. I've tested this when the database was hosted by a Mac and a Windows 2000 machine. They both do the same thing. Has anyone else run into this problem? Am I just setting something up wrong?

So if I am getting a list of the items prchased from the order ID /Token how can I tell it to get a total of this indivduals purchase of multiple products, similar to summary but only for the individual shopper? Thanxs

i just upgrade filemaker pro 5 with filemaker pro 5.5. i do sharing file through web companion port 13920.i got error when i want to view database file through ie 5....what's going on ? please help me thanks

I have succesfully hosted my files using win2k pro with FM 5.5 std. I am using port 80 on a cable access. I have passwords on the shared files and verified that the instant webpublishing is checked. I am using the default home page. Problem is that when typing in my IP address, I don't see any hosted files. I can view the access log file and see that I am under the 10 user limit of past access within 12hrs and with a password assigned that only I know, I can't figure out why I cannot see the files. I can shut down FM and restart it and see the files. Any thoughts?

Hello! What does this message mean about: Unexpected Error An unexpected error occurred: Connection reset by peer, 10.20.0.4 Problem is that everyting works fine with netscape, but with explorer 5.5 it does not... I have "a href" link: http://pvar:[email protected]/puustelli/rekisteri/FMPro?-db=akkanta2001.fp5&-lay=nettiuxxusto&-format=lisiuu.htm&-SortField=sukunimi&puustelli%20aktiivinen=1&puustelli%20tunnus%20net ti=pvarkaus&hanke=rakentaminen&-SortOrder=Ascending&-max=1500&-Error=errors.htm&-find I open the page where link is, click the link. Page opens (it opens the same page but populated with records) I click same link …

Can anyone recommend a good primer on CDML? TIA, Dan

I am using FM pro 5.5. for multiable databases. Some of which my company needs to access for different cities. I setup web companion as well as the webport, the plug in that comes with FM unlimited. This was originally setup using FM 5.0 and at time, it was very slow but it worked. Now you can still access the databases form the web but none of the changes are saving that are made from the Web. Has anyone got an idea why this may be happening? Also is their a better/faster way I can host files so my users in San Francisco and Minneapolis and access them? Some one said that I could have my FM pro files hosted outside, and if so does anyone know where? Any help would …

Do not serve images from FM on web. It is unnecessary load on WC. Store just full URL references in FM. Then serve images from any normal web server.

I have a tracking database have quite many records and fields, and the information is edited frequently. Is there a way to include links/buttons in the column header of search_results.htm, so the users can re-sort the "found set" on different fields by just one click? Thanks, baktus

The problems with running a script which is handled by a single-threaded engine in the multi-user environment of the web is fraught with problems and has been widely discussed on this forum. You should research this forum to gain some insight. I still stand by my claims regarding this matter.

Hi everyone, I have a web db setup with web companion over the internet. When I login as the admin I get full access, just as I setup in the access window. However, my user can only see layout and the blank fields. He (or me logged in as him) can mouse-over the popup fields and check boxes, but cannot access any of the fields. When I go to access privileges, password, he is setup to have limited access to view and edit. I have the access set to (your ID number="their id"). I want to try and limit them to view only their records. I have the exact same thing setup in a test file and it works perfectly? Under the access privileges window when I select the user the layout …

Hi there, Is there any way of increasing the connection timeout delay on the web companion? I have a website hosted in the UK, and due to lag/latency and the like people on slower connects (esp in the US/Asia) get broken images/pages not loading because it's timeing out. UK and faster connects and it's fine.

When the following changes, new format files and Web Security settings are made, you will be ready to see if a non-looping script will conflict with a looping script such that one does not run successfully. You will be performing your tests by using at least two browser windows. I prefer using NN. You can use whatever you want. NN seems to be sizeable to a size which is more compact than IE. Thus you can place the browser windows closer together so that the buttons are closer together. I would recommend that you run through both scripts from one browser window before you try challenging with a near-simultaneous call from two or more browser windows. After you have challen…

Entertaining a loop, part 3. The following could take about an hour to do. In the last portion you created a db file, long.fp5 (fp3). Open it now. Open Scripts / ScriptMaker. Delete the script runloop. Close Scripts / ScriptMaker. In layout or browse mode go to File / Define ... Fields. This file was created as a copy of loop.fp5. You do not need the fields no0 and no1. Delete them from Define Fields. You do need to create a field no2, Type is number. (You will enter the number 1 in this field when you are in browse mode.) Since this is a copy, you have 26 calculation fields a through z. Change them from Type calculation to Type text. Again, for those who want to …

I am trying to run a script accros the web. I know this is not good practice but this is a import script only for one administrator to do every now and again so there is no risk of others running scripts at the same time. My script works localy but not not in the browser. If I set the first goto browse mode to pause and then click continue it works. My script Goto layout Show all records enter browse mode import records show all records enter browse mode My link <a href="FMPro?-DB=database.fp5&-Lay=www&-Format=find_res.htm&-Max=25&-Error=error.htm&-Script=update&-FindAll">Update</a> using FM U5 and also FM 5.5 TIA …

For those newbies who are trying to figure out about html/cdml, you might try all of this as I make it really easy for you to create and explore an example of the use of these tags. You might learn quite a bit doing this. You will come to know at least one of the problems of Custom Publishing. To those of you who have tried constructing and running the earlier example, I'm sure you have found it interesting so far. Today's postings will cover alterations to be made to loop.fp5 and a Save A Copy As... of loop.fp5. The alterations today will take about an hour to accomplish. So you will have an idea of what this is to accomplish, you will be creating a bunch of fields and…

I'm building a web hosted db and customized some of the search screens just using layouts. If i put a Popup list field in my search screen and select it in the browser it tells me no records found. If I take out the popup and just type in the text (same as in popup) it finds the records. Using V5.5, Win98 or Mac OS9.1 and not sure if this feature is supported although documentation indicates it is. Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated.

Hello! What is the key word to speed up filemaker on web? Is it speed on web connector machine or is it speed on filemaker unlimited machine or is it speed on filemaker server? (we are using web connectorIIS5.0, 2-unlimited, 1-server) Problems with one over 30 000 record database... (too many thing to do too litle time ) So, how to speed up it? Timo

I am going to post two more items in this thread following this. First will be a structure for a simple database file and a looping script which takes about a half-minute to run. Second will be code for 5 format files (copy and paste - written for .fp5, edit if necessary). Make a folder "loop". Make a folder "database" and place it in "loop". Put the db file (loop.fp5 or fp3) in "database". Ultimately "loop" will contain 4 format files and "database". You will place "loop" in your Web folder and place default.htm in Web Folder (removing other stuff - I made a folder "Orig. Web" in my FM Applications in which I store whatever came with the application and projects I h…

Hello! I'm currently running a FMP 4.1 on a NT Server with webcompanion. I have recently installed Lasso 3.5 on the server. Question: I want an easy way of converting CDML to LDML. I do not have any BBE-edit software. I do have Dreamweaver ultra dev, with Lasso studio, but there is it only possible to build new pages as far as I can see. Thanks in advance, Grillbritt

I am developing a web page for the Wisconsin State Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. I am on an iMac running OS 9.1, using Filemaker Pro 5 Unlimited and Filemaker Pro Developer. The problems are: 1. Internet Explorer realizes the pages but the pull down menues result in error messages; 2. The page functionality is different on the Windows platform and the pull down menues do not function at all; 3 Netscape does not function at all. I have activated all sharing windows and set the IP address. I also tried using Claris Web Page to allow greater control of the data base and its components. But, it would not interface with Filemaker Pro. Obviously,…

I have been using instant web publishing successfully for several months. After my last database upgrade, I can no longer connect to my database via the Internet. When using a computer connected to the same Ethernet network, I can connect to the database in a web browser just fine. Any other computer searches for my IP address and cannot connect to it. Instant web publishing is set up per instructions, and looks like it should be working. Here's the page with the database link: http://www.spinnerpub.com/cart/shop.cgi/page=Pics.html Any ideas? Thanks!

I just tried using the [FMP-Record] [/FMP-Record] inside of the [FMP-InlineAction] [/FMP-InlineAction] tags and it works very well, all 100 records requested within the [FMP-Record] [/FMP-Record] tags showed up without any problems and the speed at which they came in at was great. My question is this: I recall attempting this several times before and it never seemed to work, only one (if any) record would show. The only thing different that I've done this time is that I've recently upgraded to FMPro 5.5. Can anyone verify for me that the upgrade was infact the reason why the [FMP-Record] [/FMP-Record] tags within the [FMP-InlineAction] [/FMP-InlineAction] tags work…

Help, please! I have a page on our Intranet for office announcements. When you click the link, it's a search return for "social announcements" down the left of the page whilst the right hand side has an inline action to find "items for sale" from the same simple database. This works fine, except that the submitter's email address and phone extension are related fields from our contact list. These show up on the left side, but not on the return from the Inline action. Why won't my inline action show the same related field? thanks, Jeff

is there anybody know about that ?. i tried run xsl file on netscape 6.1 but it couldn't work. here is my code: http://localhost:591/FMPro?-db=courselist.fp5&-format=-dso_xml&-max=all&coursename=xm&-find=Find+Records&-styletype=text%2Fxsl&-stylehref=course.xsl it can work on ie 5.0.....any idea ? thanks

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I may have stumbled onto a solution for the -script problem with CDML. I've got a machine running FMP 5 Server, then I've got 2 iMacs (1 OS 9.1-FMP5 Unlim & 1 OS X 10.0.4-FMP5.5 Demo) both accessing the same databases from that server, and then those 2 iMacs are sharing their databases with an OS X Server (v1.2) machine running Apache and FMP Unlimited WSC. When a script is running (even one that hangs on a dialog box) the web request simply gets redirected to the other iMac. Depending on how many scripts you need to use, and how long they take you may need more machines (iMacs in this case) in between the two servers... Let me…

This seems like a simple thing. On my CDML page, I would like to allow the user to enter a number in a Form Field Box, hit submit, and it takes them to that record number. As our data base grows, this will make a handy way to navigate. Any ideas?

Hi, Does anyobody has an approximate in the development time with CDML compared with XML? I mean, how much time can i save if development is done using CDML rather than XML? Any factors to consider? What are the advantages of using CDML or XML? Thanks.

When i use the mail tags to send mail on submission of a new record, it is sending the mail just fine, however, we are receiving it with all the < HTML > tags so that the email will look something like this: A new record has been created by Yafreax with the following info:<p> <p> Name: Yafreax<p> <p> Address: whatever<p> <p> ----- and so on. The main problem with this is when i include links in the email. I use links with in the emails so that the person receiving the email can simply click the link to set a field to a certain criteria such as "closed." In the email, of course, i'm getting: <a href="http://1.…

I'm trying to use and IF statement based on whether the ValueListItem is or isn't checked. I've tried [FMP-ValueList: FieldName, List=ListName] [FMP-if: ValueListItem .eq. Checked] stuff in between [/FMP-If] [/FMP-ValueList] This isn't working. Any ideas??

I am trying to create a database so that when customers have purchased products they can fill there name and address and the equipment that they have purchased along with serial numbers into the form... Right the problem I am having is say a customer purchases 5 items I cant get it from the web page and into a repeating field which is on the database it only goes into the first line of the field not on the second or other lines if anyone can help please TIA

In my database I allow all users, groups and passwords to edit existing records, but I use instant web pub, and although there is an edit button, when I edit a record and click save I get a msg saying I don't have rights to do that. Bleh, anyone know a reason why this happens?

I am running Webstar 4.0 and using the filemaker web server. Running Filmaker pro unlimited 5.0v2 on a seperate machine. I'm getting an error when I add a record through the internet that has about 4 pages worth of text. The error is "unexplained error- couldn't find database name in post arguments" Why is this, what's the problem and how to fix!! Thanks!

I am running File Maker Pro 5.5 with the Web Companion on my LAN. I am currently running it from my Windows 98 desktop which is a pain. Is it possible to run the web companion from Windows 2000 server?? I have tried with no success. Any ideas??

Greetings.... In Filemaker I have a "Text" field named "graphic" The text inside that field is this: <img src="http://www.website.com/images/sun.gif"> In my CDML page, to call the above field I have this: [FMP-image: graphic] My resulting page shows the graphic successfully, however it also shows this code with the graphic: FMPro?-db=wx.fp5&key= Any ideas would be very helpful. Kerry

Hmmm....I used to be working on a database using Instant Web Publishing and it worked fine. But I got frustrated when I started having problems with it and stopped using it for a while, Anyways, I came back to it and I no longer view the page on-line. It won't find it. My problem is that I can't remember enough about the program to troubleshoot it. I don't know if I changed a setting on it or something, but whatever happened it won't go on-line. I have Web Companion setup, and the lugins are all turned on. I have it set up to share over TCP/IP...I just can't think of any reason why it isn't working. One thing I suspect might be a problem is that in between the last time…

I'm using Filemaker V5.03 with Web Companion 5.6 on a Win2K Professional box. I have Sharing and Passwords set correctly, and have IWP active in the Edit/Preferences/Plug Ins at Port 80. I have used the same setup successfully for several months, until now, and have used this setup for local testing. I don't know what's happened but recently the IWP doesn't work correctly. I log onto 'localhost', see the list of open databases, and open one. The database opens in the browser, but a number of the links are missing - Create New Record, Delete Record, etc., and the ones that do appear don't work. I get a message that there's an error and nothing happens. If I publish the d…

Hi everyone. I have a member's login page and I've tried using the code below but there must be errors! code: [if: (Error_CurrentError) >= 1] Sorry, the User Name and Password you provided were invalid. Please try again. [/if] <form action="action.lasso" method="post" name="loginform"> <input type="hidden" name="-database" value="Users.fp5"> <input type="hidden" name="-layout" value="cgi"> <input type="hidden" name="-response" value="userhome.lasso"> <input type="hidden" name="-AnyError" value="login.lasso"> <input type="hidden" name="-LogicalOperator" value="and"> <input type="hidden" name="-O…

I'm setting up some new web pages with cdml and I was wondering if there's a reference page for setting up urls anywhere out there. such as searching and sorting, etc.. in a link. Thanks

Hi... please take into consideration that I am in no way a html programmer or FM expert... I have a database that I've posted to the web using cdml culled from the help files. Essential it is an online searchable database of plant information open to the public. What I'm confused about is how I implement security so that people can't change the data at all. When I try to add passwords to limit write access the browsers demand a password from casual visitors. While I figure that 99.9% of people will be unable to write code to access the parts of the databse I want to keep safe, it looks like it could be done with the proper CDML commands. The other question I have is …

Hello everyone. Could someone please tell me what the difference between the "FM_Remote_DataSource.mod" and the "FM5_DataSource.mod" is? I'm only using one computer which has WebStar Server, Lasso and FileMaker Pro 5. I have the "FM5_DataSource.mod" in the Lasso Modules folder and I have Web Companion activated. Under my FMPro Application Preferences, my network protocol is TCP/IP. My FMPro Network Sharing is set to "Single User". But the dialog box says "Select Multi-User to share this file via TCP/IP". Which do you recommend if I'm going to use WebStar and Lasso? Do you only use the "FM_Remote_DataSource.mod" if you're using a separate machine to host your …

Hello. I have a problem (no surprise!) and I was wondering if anyone could help me... please! I have four FMPro databases which worked perfect with CDML. I've just converted all my CDML to LDML, for using Lasso. Whenever I try adding a new record to any of the databases I get the error: Error Message:

Hi Folks, having scanned these fora for answers, and finding some gems of information, I still find myself at a loss. Please help, knowing that I have only beginner's knolwedge. What I have: On Mac OS 9.1 platforms, a FM Server 5 machine, serving files to a FM Unlimited machine, which makes them accessible and viewable on the internet. One database that is being served and viewed is a contact database that includes a field with the email addresses of individuals. What I believe to be true: One can make the email address data clickable, similar to how HTML does with <a href="mailto:[email protected]"></a>. I think this can be done with CDML, bu…

Hello, I am trying to build a form whereby a user enters their details and submits them to a database along with attaching their CV (resum

I'm guessing this is a basic question, I'm just missing how to do it. I have two databases that are related. The first one has a couple fields then a portal to the other database. (Think of a sales order: Customer Name, Address & Phone in the first database then Quantity, Item Number and Price in the other via a portal.) How do I set up the CDML tags so that the user can enter Name, Address, Phone then multiple lines of Qty, Item Number and Price? I'm assuming that proper placement of [FMP-Portal: Line Items] & [/FMP-Portal] has something to do with it. Do I also have to specify a second hidden input for the second database and if so, how does it understand …

Using IWP, does anyone know if it's possible to perform a Duplicate Record script step? If yes, how can that be accomplished? Thanks!

In CDML Reference tools, i found a [/FMP-InlineRequest] in Inline Action, no more explication, someone know if it 's useful ? i always used my inline action tags without this [/FMP-InlineRequest] and no probs. Thanks

Hello all, This is probably an easy thing, but I can't figure it out from Claris Home Page help, or a book that I have. I would like to send an e-mail message after a form is successfully submitted from a web page into Filemaker. How can I do this? Thanks. Ron

HI, can anyone tell me where can I find some good CDML langauge and tutorial books? I am trying to use CDML to customize the search interface for the web publishing. Thank you. Sincerely, SongPerk Sem University of Kansas

I'm trying to get a form to send to 2 separate email addresses. I've tried the ";" and ",", andhave had no luck. Is there some other separation character to use for this, or a different method? thanks for any help. pat

Right now I have a search page which is working well, but when no records are found, the format file simply is empty, except for the navigation bar. This could be misleading to the user. I've tried to search the forum for this question, but I guess I'm looking in the wrong place. Is there a simple way to include a message in the format file saying "no records were found"? thanks.

Is there any way to change the color of text in a field depending on the data in it? For example, I have a field ACTIVE which only contains either YES or NO. Is it possible to change the text color of YES in all the records that that contain YES in green?