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  1. Help Help! I have been trying for quite som t

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  2. Started by flexistentialism,

    Spammers I hate them!!! Does anyone know how to set WebSTAR to allow Lasso to send email without having the SMTP forward / relay left open for non pop account holders? I have had 8,000 emails pass through my SMTP server in the last 24 hours thankfully not all spam my poor old Mac setup is still smoking! I've had various internet authorities on my back all day wanting to know what I'm doing about it. I've shut down the SMTP Mail server for now but I need email response from my database. Help!

  3. Started by Robtech,

    Hello All Here's the dilema: I am creating an online form with CDML and FileMaker. The form itself accesses three different databases. I tried using scripts to create the proper values in fields in the additional db's to create the relationships so the data would go in no problem. Didn't work. It wouldn;t properly grab the right record. Caused problems when more than one person was submitting. The next solution was to create Global fields in the main db and create a script that moves the values to the right places in the other db's. In theory great idea however it seems that I can't post data to global fields from the net. Is this true or am I just loosing my mind…

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  4. Started by heatherk,

    Pardon me if I seem terribly undereducated, but my recent research has not truned up all the answers I had hoped it would. Can someone give me a brief rundown of why someone would use Lasso when Filemaker has it's built-in web companion? I need to recommend one to my company, but don't see anything that tells me just how they differ. Thanks! -Heather

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  5. Started by Jeeni,

    I've put this -Portal tag in a Web page but nothing from the portal shows up and if I look at the source code after the page displays, everything between the -Portal tags is missing. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?? <form action="FMPro" method="post"> <p><input type="hidden" name="-RecID" value="[FMP-CurrentRecID]" ><input type="hidden" name="-db" value="CornerstoneClients_.fp5" ><input type="hidden" name="-lay"value="Schedule" ><input type="hidden"name="-format" value="projectdata.html"><input type="hidden" value="error.html" name="-Error"></p> [FMP-Portal: schedules_] <tr> &…

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  6. Started by robmcmumbi,

    Hi Folks, I am new to CDML, and find it to be a little difficult to grasp. Is there a "definitive" reference book out there? Many thanks, Rob McDonald robmcmumbi <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>

  7. Started by palee,

    I have made my first web site with Home Page and searching a Filemaker DB. I placed site in web folder. I would now like to have a second database accessible to the same site. ie. Student information DB and a Timetable DB. Can this be done and how do I do it?

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  8. <html> <head> All previous pages with cdml tags process just fine. I try to run this one and it just displays the the tag itself not the result. has anyone seen this? it is driving me crazy <title>Untitled</title> </head> <body> [FMP-ClientType] </body> </html>

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  9. Started by Andyk,

    Hi all, I have a problem..(like you people haven't heard that before!) I would like to create a button in my shopping cart that will add 1 to the quantity of the current record and would like to know if there is a way of doing by just using CDML and not creating a script in FM or making a calculation feild in the db. This would also apply to a -1 button as well. Any ideas would be great. By the way I am a newbie to FM.

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  10. I'm having a hard time getting a particular CDML function to work properly and I am puzzled as to what might be wrong. Here's what I'm trying to do: Visitors must log in (using -find function) before signing in to an afterschool program. To log in they need to enter their first initial, last initial, and student ID number in three text fields. If *all three* match an existing student in the database, they are welcomed and allowed to sign in. If any one of the three fields is not correct (or left blank a situation validated by a javascript on the login page), they will receive an error message. At least, that's the way it's *supposed* to work. Instead, the second of…

  11. Started by matmat,

    Hello everybody, i have juste one question : I want go and back from a record to the next or preview record with a link but if we don't no the record thaks for help

  12. Started by lololo,

    Hello, I'm a new user in Filemaker publishing, and I have to publish a database in several places. (A database that can be searched from different computers, using the internet) Therefor, I have some questions, that I would be very happy if you could answer them. * What I need the most is a security system, and I don't understand very well "web security". The users should be able to see only the records they are concerned with, and one superuser should be able to see all the records. I really don't know how to do it. * I can make a search with the username field matching exactly the username inserted on the webpage, and that let only th…

  13. Started by Lee J,

    Greetings to all that can help. I have a page that comes up and alerts the user that the request may be slow due to traffic. at this point they can click cancel to return Home or the Page will automatically action my URL after 10 seconds. How do I fit a CDML tag which will run a FMscript into the following HTML tag <meta http-equiv="refresh" content=" 5; url=*******> cheers

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  14. Started by Robtech,

    Good Day All I am trying to create a 2 column table showing different records in each cell. When I use the [fmp-record] and the [fmp-field] tags, it gives me the same record in each cell. Any suggestions Thanx Rob

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  15. I have a situation which necessitates me moving from a parent DB to a child. The primary key for the relationship needs to be passed by a token. However, I would like to move through my parent file's records using the Next and Previous links. Once I arrive at a record and want to view its related records I would like to click on a link to take me to the child DB, and again let me use the next and previous links to move around the related records. Where should I place the &-token=[FMP-field:seq] code in my format page? Can I add it somewhere between the {FMP-LinkNext] and [/FMP-LinkNext] tags? Should it be built into the search link or an inline action in the res…

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  16. Started by kschuster,

    I'm running fmp4.0v3. On win 2000. All previous cdml pages work find. This page post the code as you see it here to the browser. Anyone know why? [fmp-cookie:sid]<br><br> [FMP-If: CurrentCookie:sid .neq. "1"] You are currently not logged onto the site. Please login <a href="login.htm">here</a>. [FMP-ELSE] Insert your page here [/FMP-IF]

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  17. Started by lck,

    I can't find a way to include html formatting tags, like <p> or <b>, within a field in my web companion output. I especially need to be able to break text into paragraphs, for easy reading. Is there a trick I'm missing?

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  18. Started by gowrann,

    I have a fmp 5 database which i have made web ready through Lasso WDE/Webstar & Go Live plug in. There are 10 clients who create new records for requests on certain criteria What I would like to do is have each client have a passowrd/login-ID on the index page (not a default "pop up" browser user entry) to access/edit/create and delete only their records not the other clients. How is this possible. Many thanks for any help

  19. If anyone can help me out with this I would be most grateful. I have an [FMP-RECORD] record loop running to display the results of a search query, and within this I have a check box which calls a JavaScript function (email01) like so: <input type="checkbox" name="cb[FMP-field:id no]" onClick="email01('[FMP-field:email]', '[FMP-field:id no]', '[FMP-FIELD: company name]')"> and delivers back three fields to the function which are then compiled together and written to a -Token field. My problem is that when viewing through Netscape 4.7 (it works fine on Netscape 6 and IE5), when I get more than five results, Netscape stops and FileMaker stop responding. I'm runnin…

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  20. Started by GaryKnight,

    I have an NT4 server running IIS and it currently has 5 external ip addresses and 1 internal (we host a couple of sites). How do I choose which external IP address to publish FM? Also, My computer which is running Unlimited is on the intranet with a local address (10.0.0.x) The only way I can connect to the web stuff is using that machines' local ip address or using it's name.

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  21. Started by rg269,

    I'm new to the world of Filemaker and I've come across an annoying problem. I hope you guys can help. We host a DB using Filemaker server 5 and the Filemaker Pro 5 web companion on a NT server. Every morning when I come to work Filemaker Pro is not hosting the file, the program will be up but nothing is up on the screen and I can

  22. Is it possible to select multiple values from a list and do search.I have a search form , in that i have a list ,i need to select more than one value from that list and search from the database.I'm using -Lop=AND. Can anyone help me. Thanx sree

  23. Started by pcottrell,

    Here is a simple question which is causing me grief... What is the correct syntax for combining tags with simple operations? for ex: -Skip=[FMP-CurrentRecordNumber]-1 The "-1" seems to be read as text and ignored... Any help will of course be appreciated... Philip

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  24. Started by jennpade,

    I am successfully using the web companion to publish a database on the web (using a custom HTML page). However, I would like to limit the number of characters that display in a one of the FMP text fields on that web page. How can I do this? Is it something that I do in the HTML or can I set it up in the database itself?

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  25. Started by Frazer,

    Hi Guys, I've managed to hit a brick wall almost from the beginning in developing an online timetable system for our students to query. What I want them to do is select the classes they attend and press 'submit' to get a table they can printout which lays out their timetable as below: Monday Tuesday .... 0800 FY3501 Room 2 Dr. X 0900 FY3501 FY3520 Room 2 Room 7 Dr. X Dr. W 1000 etc. I can set it up so they get a big long list of entries for their mulitple search however I'm really stuck in trying to visualise the cdml codes in the html table and how to pull data from a database and insert it…

  26. Started by Frazer,

    Hi Guys, Does anyone know of a way I can search two fields at once? My form set up is: <FORM ACTION="FMPro" METHOD="POST"> <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="-db" VALUE="timetables.fp5"> <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="-lay" VALUE="details"> <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="-error" VALUE="error.htm"> <input type="hidden" name="-Find1" value=" "> <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="-lop" VALUE="or"> I've included the <-lop "or"> tag because one of the two form elements is a multiple line text box where users can select more than one option. Thanks, Frazer

  27. Started by CaelC,

    I am trying to use Lasso in a form to send e-mail using a visitor entered e-mail, the To e-mail, subject, etc. Here is what I have now: <FORM ACTION="Action.Lasso" METHOD="Post"> <input type="hidden" name="-Email.Host" value="smtp.concentric.net"> <input type="hidden" name="-Email.Format" value="/sis/zsi/body.txt"> Your E-mail Address: <input name="-Email.From" value=""><BR> Friend's E-mail Address: <input name="-Email.To" value=""><BR> Subject: <input name="-Email.Subject" value="Hello"><BR> <INPUT TYPE=reset VALUE="Clear"> <INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="SEND E-MAIL"></CENTER> </FOR…

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  28. Started by Kireihana,

    Hi! I need advice from anybody. Should I use dreamweaver or GoLive as my HTML editor when working with Lasso powered sites? I have tested a little bit of the trial versions of Dreamweaver and GoLive and I am still uncertain. What are the pros/cons of each? Thanks again!

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  29. Started by teh_kok_keong,

    hello, i have setup my filemaker pro 4.0 with the web companion using the intant web publishing may i know how other computer in the can access my web page?::? what they have to type in the address bar in ie????? thank u

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  30. Started by ctoupin,

    Hello, I have little difficulty with a CDML tag. This is a tag to make a link to a record ID in a database. I put my tag just like this : [FMP-linkrecid: Format=detail.html] in a HTML link tag : <a href=...> It is suppose to go to search a particular record in my database and put it a web site. But it's not working... I copy and paste a old CDML tag who was elsewhere in the web site and who was the same that I use now. So, in theory, it is supposed to work, no? Because the old link work... Why it's not working? Did I forgot something? Can someone help me? Thank you!

  31. Started by ivyorg,

    I have a database which operates as a test. I want to put an automatic time limit of 80 minutes on it. I can obviously do this with javascript, but how could I get it to automatically submit an -edit command upon the 80 minutes? I can't really do it with a URL link instead, because of the variability of the field entries. Any ideas?

  32. Started by teh_kok_keong,

    Hello, I'm using the win200k. I have enable my filemaker pro 4.0 web companion plugin and set the port number to be 80, enabling the instant web publish and enabling the multiuser in the sharing. All Gurus, is that all that is needed to set up the web companion?:?? What should i type in the other computer so that it will be able to see the instant web page for my database???? Do i need to put my file in any special directory???? Thank u for all your help

  33. Started by cmaning,

    My site is in a frame set up-Frame A and Frame B. Frame A has a list of links to new records pages and search pages which load into Frame B. FMP handles the links in Frame A so that the pages in Frame B are populated with the respective information from the databases. Problem: When I submit the forms that are in Frame B, I receive an error that the specified reply format file, specified in the hidden input tag, can not be found. I've placed the reply file(s) at the root level of the 'Web' folder, and chnged the file paths to be different levels. No luck. Is the problem because I am linking to the form pages from a different frame? Thanks

  34. Last week I posted about the demonstration which I have developed. On April 7, Anatoli posted, "On the other hand I will gladly admit when I am wrong. And if you found the way which I can test and confirm your outcome, then I will pay you the money and endorse your solution with my authority whatever level I achieve. I sent Anatoli my demonstration on April 7, to review and test. I thought this would be good since Anatoli has claimed to be a hacker, and I figured that if anyone could make the workaround not work it would be a hacker. On April 8, Anatoli posted: "The "workaround" relies on SCRIPT (!) to check if somebody is running Script. In another words, the problem…

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  35. I have been in the process for nearly a year of writing a demonstration of cdml/html for FileMaker developers, particularly those who are finding themselves being asked for the first time to develop browser based solutions for their employers and/or clients. Affectionately known as newbies, they face a learning curve. When I was a newbie, I already knew html and as I started trying to learn the language of cdml I struggled with the lack of good examples. I read a couple of books which helped, but it was a struggle. And some of the information in those books was flat out in error. So I decided to write my own demonstration of what I would have liked to encounter. I have…

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  36. Started by storm1,

    How do I control the font/text size and color which shows up in my pop-up menu using the code below? Thanks in advance. <select name ="myfield"> <option>A <option>B <option>C </select>

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  37. Started by Anatoli,

    Let's redesign this forum as trading place with anything what is half-baked.

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  38. Started by teh_kok_keong,

    May I know what is the requirement to have the web companion enabled in my system, I meant the software and the hardware.... please advise thank u

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  39. I want to edit marks of a student. on edit page teacher should edit only mark-1 and so the mark-2 should be the same with mark-1 ( without using script)The teacher is allowed to change only mark-1. He will not see the mark-2. when he presses on submit button mark-2 will be editted with the same value as mark-1. I used <input type hidden mark-2=mark-1> but mark-2 takes the previous value of the mark-1 Abkaplan

  40. Started by magallan,

    Can anyone tell me why this works? I have 2 databases (A and :. Data base A has a text field named "title" and "title" contains text that needs to be sent to a field in database B named "title2". This text will be sent by the user via a results page with a form that database A generates after the user successfully logs on. In the results file for database A the contents for "title" is prepared to be sent to database B via hidden input (<input type="hidden" name="title2 " value="[FMP-field: title]"> ). Therefore the contents of "title" in database A will be sent to "title2" in database B, right? Here

  41. I have done some researching and it seems the best way to publish FM databases to the web is by using Lasso. My company needs more flexibility that can't be offered just by using the instant web publishing. I wonder if anybody has any other alternatives besides Lasso. I've also done some researching, and it was recommended to have an RAIC setup where you have FM Server running on one computer, the same FM databases hosted by clients running FM Unlimited, and the web server on another computer with Lasso installed. -Does the FM databases in the client computers have to be opened for lasso to access it? Does FM server open them for you, so you don't have to manually …

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  42. Started by mlindal,

    I need help with a date query in CDML I have a 'dateadded' field in the FM4 database and I want to have the web page display new records in the last 30 days. Without using a script how can this be done directly in CDML ie) dateadded > currentdate - 30 I have tried <a href="FMPro?-db=database.fp5&-lay=forweb&-format=hitlist.htm&-error=error.html&dateadded>[FMP-currentdate]-30&-sortField=dateadded&-sortorder=descending&-find"> I am also wondering about the -op=gt function and if that might be the clue. Any help would be appreciated and if this is not possible in CDML - let me know as well. Cheers!

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  43. Started by varo,

    beause my webserver is IIS 5.0, port 80 is in use. The same sever is hosting my filemaker unlimited and the WSC conector for IIS 5.0. Because port 80 is in use by IIS, I have to use port 591. But how do I avoid having to enter the url with the port number: www.mysitewithfilemakerdatabase.com:591 I whant to use www.mysitewithfilemakerdatabase.com

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  44. Started by tbeidler,

    I would like to display a date on a page in red if the job is incomplete and the due date is passed the current date. Here's my code. [FMP-If: Field:due_date .gt. CurrentDate] [FMP-If: Field:status .neq. done] <td><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size=1 color=FF0000>[FMP-Field: due_date] </font></td> [/FMP-If] [FMP-Else] <td><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size=1>[FMP-Field: due_date] </font></td> [/FMP-If] Doesn't seem to work. Any ideas?

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  45. Started by cmaning,

    Could anyone provide HTML of setting a simple cookie using [FMP-SETCOOKIE]? My understanding setting cookies using CDML is easy, but I'm missing the boat somewhere. Thanks. cmaning

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  46. I've got a CDML problem! I have a database (news.fp5) In this I got a lot of records sorted by categories. In the field categori I have set up a custom valuelist named categori. And the categories are sport, news, etc My problem is. I want to have a list of the categories. I also want to know the number of records in each categori! Like this: news (11) sport (33) Can someone help me!

  47. Started by Lee J,

    I have been looking at using Lasso and are happy to see a Linux version however can someone please explain this from Lasso website Requirements Lasso Lite 3.6.5 for Red Hat Linux 6.2 Apache Web server Red Hat Linux 6.2 Consult the Red Hat Web site for current supported hardware configurations and requirements: <http://www.redhat.com/> Database Application: MySQL 3.22 or FileMaker Pro 4.x or 5.x Does the last line mean FILEMAKER is available under Linux?? or do you need a FMPro Unlimited server running with which to communicate with??

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  48. Started by sparling,

    I'm trying to query my database for the records from the current day. <a href="FMPro?-db=database.fp5&-lay=mylayout&-format=response.htm&-error=error.html&-CurrentDate=Creation_Date&-sortField=Day_of_Year&-sortorder=descending&-maxRecords=10&-find"> The query works, but returns records from all "Creation_Dates",not just today's records. This seems like a simple syntax issue. Is there a quick fix for this, or a well-written description (with examples) of proper syntax use? Thanks, Lawrence

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  49. Started by varo,

    I already intalled the filemaker conector to be used with IIS 5.0. But how do I creat multiple folders with difreent databases and pages for difrent domains. At this moment I am limited to the web folder under filemaker. Can I use other folder and difrent databases for difrent sites.

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  50. Started by pcottrell,

    I have been trying to submit a form action (-find) using a link instead of a button. The suggested method of javascript sounds right, but I am getting error messages.. Here is what I am doing so far... <P><FORM ACTION="FMPro" METHOD="post" name="newsform"> <P><INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="-DB" VALUE="newsandevents"> <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="-Lay" VALUE="web"> <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="-format" VALUE="search_results.htm"> <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="-error" VALUE="search_error.htm"> <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="-SortField" VALUE="nSortDate"> <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="-SortORder" VALUE="Ascendin…

  51. Started by hiro,

    Hello, I have a FileMaker running Mac. My LAN has firewall and IP addresses is 10.??.??.??. Now I want to access this Mac from outsaide of LAN. My ISP is asking which port (I'm planning to assign 591) should be open? Is it UDP or TCP? Please help me.

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  52. Started by puterco,

    I made a search page where you select one of the following categories for example A,B or C. Each category includes few businesses. Some of the businesses in the categories have a "banner -image" in their container field. I want the banners to appear on the "search results" page. I used the following CDML TAG (<IMG SRC="FMPro?-DB=mydatabase.fm3&-RecID=[FMP-CurrentRecID]&BANNER=&-Img" X-CLARIS-USEIMAGEWIDTH X-CLARIS-USEIMAGEHEIGHT ALIGN=bottom> ) The problem is that most of the businesses don't have a banner in their container field so the web browser displays a broken images in the list between the ones that actually work. Are there any ways to prevent th…

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  53. Once again the and/or mixed metaphor. While this has been discussed many times, I still have not seen an answer which is any better than this: the operators 'and' and 'or' are not usable as you are proposing. If you look at the cdml reference page "Operator ... Tag Type Variable", you will find a list of operator values. There is even an example of the operator "eq" in a form action. If you attempt this, you will be equally disappointed. (pardon the pun) My experience is that these tags work well when you are embedding a conditional [fmp-if] on a format file. They work well in such situations as: [fmp-if: fieldname .eq. ''] display this text [fmp-else] display t…

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  54. Started by Applal,

    I would like to publish a database on the Web. I have many questions about details of this, but for now, I have created a test database, and want to try out the Web Companion to see how it works. I enable the Web companion checkbox, and go through the sharing setup according to everything I have read, and when I go to my Web Folder, inside my Filemaker folder, there is only the read me file in there. What needs to be done or what am I doing wrong?

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  55. Started by synergy,

    How do I set up our web form so that a WAP enabled device can access it, including, Windows CE, Palm, and cell phones?? Can it be done just through html and CDML or do i have to use XML etc? Thank you in advance

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  56. Started by sparling,

    What looks at first like a simple issue: I'm trying to access an fp5 database through IE 5. The message when I hit the link is: *Unable to process your request because the database "my_database.fp5" is not open.* Clearly it *is* open (in Filemaker), the web companion is set for custom web page and web security, and the web security database is open and has an entry to include "my_database.fp5". I've included a user name and password for myself. I've searched Filemaker's documentation and can find few references to what constitutes a database being *open*, other than the file being open in filemaker. Any ideas?

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  57. I recently went "live" with a database on our company web page. I am using a custom web page to add records to the database on-line. Whenever a new record is created via SUBMIT, all of the data is entered into the database except that in one TEXTAREA field (called "ResumeDisplayed"). I have tried everything I can think of to make it work, but to no avail. The data fields are "nested" in several tables (the outermost one terminates at the end of the document), but I don't think this would affect how the form works. If anyone could help me out here or point out a really obvious (or not so obvious) mistake, I'd appreciate it. Thanks in advance. Please excuse the long bi…

  58. Started by JGarcia,

    Hi, does anybody know how I can edit related fields?

  59. How to use "AND" "OR" both in onepage. As far as i know we can set one logical operator per page. Suppose i have set "OR" for my page(that is must), and in that page i have a filed to find the range like min.val and max.value. Ex. <input type=hidden name="-op" value=gte><input type=text name=date value=""><input type=hidden name="-op" value=lte><input type=text name=date value=""> This code doesn't work for me because i have a pagelevel lop as "OR". Can anybody help me! This is the second time i'm posting this question.i did not get anyreply for my first posting. thanx sree

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  60. I have tried to create a button to enable printing of all records by on click using a script. It work fine if I click on the button on my client, but once I try to access the database through the web, the button doesn't work anymore. Any idea how I can get same/similar behaviour through web hosting/companion in Filemaker 5 Pro?

  61. Started by tbeidler,

    Can you have more then one inline action on a page?

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  62. Started by dmerino,

    Hello. I have a problem I can't solve. Could anybody help me? I have a database published in the web, with Instant Publishing. When I connect it writing the ip number, it works well, but... I want to put a redirection so the users connect to a http address and a squid redirection brings them to the database. My problem is that the link to the database takes the host address instead the ip address as root directory to append the "FMRes/FMPro..." stuff. And it doesn't work. Is there a solution?

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  63. Started by web_creations,

    I have a database where users log in with a username and their email address. The only problem is the "@" in the email address. When I perform a find in the database, the "@" is a special character and filemaker will not find any records. For example: if the email address is stored in the database as [email protected], I can do a find on "test" and I am able to find and display the record, but a find on "[email protected]" gives me a "format file not found error". How can I get around this frustration? Argh!

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    • 755 views
  64. Started by Bill Leppo,

    I have a text file on an ftp site. I want to import that file into a FMP data base. How do I do that? Do I need a plug-in? I hope I am in the correct forum. Thanks in adavnce.....

    • 1 reply
    • 621 views
  65. Started by Frazer,

    Hi Guys, Is there anyway I can search a normal, single, text field via a collection of check boxes. Essentially I have a field with codes in it and I want the web user to select the codes he/she wishes to see data for. I can get it to work when one check box is selected, however it refuses to work for two or more. Any ideas? Thanks Frazer

    • 1 reply
    • 542 views
  66. Started by nathanf,

    Hi all, I hope someone can help me here, I've tried every combination I can think of... including inline; though I don't understand the syntax of inline yet I want to specify a format file by the value of a token for example, Token 6 has the value of "pa_form_spec_entry.html" [FMP-include: [FMP-currenttoken:6]] - this doesn't work [FMP-inlineaction -include: -currenttoken:6][/FMP-inlineaction] - tyhis doesn't seem right either Also, some og the postings show curly braces {} - why/when are these used. Thanks lots for you help Nathan

    • 3 replies
    • 740 views
  67. Started by ChristianLeC,

    I have been working on my first CDML database and it has been no small undertaking. I love what FMP can do. However I have run into a problem with my Custom Web Solution. I have created my EDIT,Delete, and NEW templates which seem to be working fine when entering new products. The problem arises when I try to edit/delete preexisting products, I get this error message Unexpected Error An unexpected error occurred: Couldn't find database name in POST arguments. Click the Back button on your browser to return to the previous page I just do not understand. The same templates are used to edit/delete new products are are used to edit the pre-existing prodcuts in the …

    • 11 replies
    • 769 views
  68. Using the Web Companion services, is there a recommended maximum number of databases that should be hosted? We are currently running 4 db's on our FMPro web server and hosting up 24 others that are called from other file servers to our web server. Is there a limit before our web server starts having problems? Thanks!

    • 4 replies
    • 870 views
  69. Started by yalebulldog,

    I have a script in my database that finds a group of people based on a field, works fine within filemaker. However, when I tried using it in the web site, it does not work. I tried using this code below for the as a link, but it seems to find all the records and the summary page only displays 1 record. Any suggestions? Actually, there are a couple of scripts I would like to use with the web site. <a href="FMPro?-db=golf_fund.fp5&-format=summaryfour.txt&-script =foursome+scipt&-find"> Thanks in advance for any assistance! [This message has been edited by yalebulldog (edited March 21, 2001).]

    • 2 replies
    • 629 views
  70. Started by Anatoli,

    The URL is dead. Anyway, put RECORD tag then TR TD /TD TD /TD /TR RECORD end.

    • 8 replies
    • 891 views
  71. Started by danjacoby,

    Can anyone recommend a good CDML primer?

    • 2 replies
    • 537 views
  72. Started by lololo,

    hi, I'm looking for a site about cdml with samples. de plus si vous en connaissez en french je serait super happy thanks

    • 1 reply
    • 571 views
  73. Started by muhajer2k,

    Hello everone, Help!!! I have been searching the web for help and I found your web site where I discovered that you may be able to help me with the problem I am having with Filemaker. My query is this: If you are designing a custom web site that communicate with a database over the web using CDML tags, how would you display a pop up (drop down) menu to display value lists that are derived from a relationship ? I know that in order to display a pop up menu to display value list you could use the following tag: <select name="cs_Operation"> <OPTION VALUE="" SELECTED>- Select Operation - [FMP-option: cs_Operation, list=Operation] </select>…

    • 18 replies
    • 1.2k views
  74. hey guys, i'm new in the filemaker pro. And i have design a database using the program, and i want to create a web page that is like the form that i have created in the database. May I know how can i do it?? Can filemaker create a web page (html file) for me?::(after reading the user guide, it seem that it can do the job), may i know how to it??? Please help!!!

  75. Started by Vaughan,

    I'd be tempted to break the site up into two separate database files, one for intrnal, one for external.

  76. Started by lin,

    How do I combine both the -edit and -script tags to run at one time? What is the script for a form action and also using a link? Thanks in advance.

    • 5 replies
    • 551 views
  77. Started by yafreax,

    But my mind is very finite. I'm using a type of security form. In my database called "Web" there resides a bunch of fields for ordering stuff and two fields for Item Owner (the owner of the Item that is being ordered. This is a relational field that cannot be edited through the web, but when an order is placed, it fills out automatically.) and Password. When trying to enter the restricted area, the user must enter the correct ItemOwner and Password. This is not a problem using the exact search function. HOWEVER: I also have two more fields that need to be searched on during the same search to filter old records out. A Status=New and a field that flags orders whe…

    • 2 replies
    • 527 views
  78. Started by snbowers,

    USED CUSTOM SORTS? PLEASE HELP... I have a web-based solution that does a custom sort, based on the values in a value list named "plantgroup". The CDML is: <input type="Hidden" name="-sortfield" value="grouping"> <input type="Hidden" name="-sortorder" value="custom=PlantGroup"> I developed and tested on a Mac. Works fine. We deploy production solutions on NT, so I moved it there, then noticed the custom sort did not occur. I did all sorts of testing, hosting this on another Windows machine, this time 98. I made sure the newest Web Companion plug in was in place, so we're talking FMPro 5.0v3, with Web Companion 5.0v6. When I access th…

    • 0 replies
    • 526 views
  79. Apologies from the get go if I'm not describing this the best way but here you have it. If I have html in a field, i.e. <a href="../index.htm">main page</a>, can I get it to display in a field using cdml as a link and not just a print out of the html? The source code for a field looks like this; Log Entry: <a href="../index.htm">main page</a> Let me know if you need more info.

  80. Started by didier_bortolin,

    Hi, Is someone know where i can find a server that host FMPRO databases with web companion or lasso for free ? Is it a dream or a reality ? Thanks

    • 2 replies
    • 702 views
  81. Started by roygbiv,

    Is it posible to set up FMP w/Web Companion so people can download linked documents? I'd like to set up a library of reference docs and have folks sort by title, category, filetype, etc., then simply download the object (Word, PPT, Excel, PDF, whatever...) Thanks for any advice, roy (FMP4.1 running on a Windog)

    • 18 replies
    • 1k views
  82. Started by rabiddg,

    does anyone know if CDML tags change when you start using a bound file (a runtime file created in developer)? everything worked in a regular fmp file, and now that i've converted the database to a standalone, i get an error that file "/path/path/path/FMPro" cannot be found. my guess is that the CDML tags need to change, but which ones do i start tweaking? (i did, obviously specify the name of the new database in the tags) would much appreciate any hints!

  83. Started by pcottrell,

    I have browsed as many past posts as I could find, so I hope I am not repeating things here... I am using FMP5 Unlimited, serving two databases which are related. I used HomePage and additional tags to create a search page which returns results in a page with a portal. The portal works great as long as I use the button (generated by HomePage) to submit the search request. However, If I use a link to submit the search, I only get the fields from the parent file - no related fileds in the portal. I have managed to use the inline action tag to get things going for now, but am curious as to why I can't duplicate the button action in a link.. As my databases grow, the …

  84. Started by didier_bortolin,

    Hello, I can send mail from a form , no probs but when i want use a inline action for send a mail , it is not working, i have no errors messages, but no mail, i use the syntax of CDML reference and i don't kknow why it is not working.... maybe someone can help me ? thanks a lot

  85. Started by hiro,

    Hi everyone, I'm looking for some calendar templates which will be able to be shared on our intranet as web publishing. Everyone at the office will be able to access this calender with their browser and update it. Please let me know if you have any ideas. Take care Hiro

  86. Started by iain,

    Any guidelines on the number of boxes to have in the RAIC - we have about 3000 visitors per day, the site is heavily dependent on FMPro. we currently run FMP Server and then 3 other boxes in the RAIC - i cannot find any info on the optimum number to use. Any suggestions much appreciated

    • 1 reply
    • 699 views
  87. Started by Vaughan,

    Specifically what kind of vulnerability did they find? Was it Mac or Windows? What version FMP and is the progam patched to the latest level?

    • 4 replies
    • 816 views
  88. Started by helmut_f,

    hi! i would like to refine a search result by doing a new search on the results i've already got. i hope there is a way of doing so because that's the only way - as far as i can see - to do a complex search using AND and OR operators. (main search with AND, refining with OR) greetings, helmut ps: i'm sorry for my poor english.

  89. Hi Guys, Is there anyway I can search two databases and display their results on a single web page? By way of explanation: I have a personnel database where each person has a single record. I also have a publications database where some of those in the personnel database will have multiple records (one per publication). I would like to display data from both databases on a single page (i.e. personnel data followed by publications) without the hassle of having to add personnel data to my publications database for each record. Any suggestions? Thanks, Frazer [This message has been edited by Frazer (edited March 05, 2001).]

    • 3 replies
    • 579 views
  90. Started by iain,

    Will there be a new version of Web Server Connector launched? This is a very useful and potentially powerful application, which in its current guise is very limited and has a few flaws in the design.

    • 1 reply
    • 828 views
  91. Started by Head Nut,

    We have an online store and each product can be displayed and has a URL when called up on a browser. We would like to have a "master database" using FM online - we already have them at www.racecarnuts.com with a static IP address, so we know how to set them up and customize them. BUT...we would like to have a click-thru hyperlink on a product graphic or a button in the database that will take a viewer to the online store specific product page and open a new browser window at the same time. The database will contain a wide range of racing products from NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Series teams and drivers, along with a host of vendors which work with our charity fund-ra…

    • 3 replies
    • 917 views
  92. Started by Pesinos,

    I am stumped. I had a web site that was an online registration for workshops being offered. It worked fine last semester so this semester I just changed the information and it now will not work. Whenever I use the CDML like this:[FMP-VALUELIST: PowerPoint, LIST=PowerPoint] <INPUT TYPE=checkbox NAME=PowerPoint VALUE="[FMP-ValueListItem]"[FMP-ValueListChecked]>[FMP-VALUELISTITEM: Always, HTML]<BR> [/FMP-VALUELIST] (that was suggested in an earlier posting) the text appears on the web page. I want the web page to show a checkbox with the information from the value list and instead it shows the CDML with a checkbox. If I remove the CDML I am able to regis…

    • 14 replies
    • 1.1k views
  93. Started by Jgeesey,

    I have searched the forums looking for a complete answer to my question, but I can't seem to find one. I read the "embedded links" topic and the answer was not clear to me. Here is what I would like to do. I want users accessing my database via web browser (the database is published with the web companion plug-in)to be able to click on a URL link that will take them to a PDF file for downloading. I have the impression from many of the posts that this is not possible without using CDML. Is this true? I need to keep this simple without a lot of custom tweaking. So to summarize: is there anyway to have a clickable URL reference from a web companion published database? T…

    • 1 reply
    • 719 views
  94. We're using lasso to create records in an FMP 4.1 database from our website. When a website user (customer) places an order on our website, our lasso code creates a new order record in our database. The problem we're having is that periodically (almost randomly) the FMP database starts using rediculously high record id's when it creates new records. I'm referring to FMP's internally stored record ids. For example, the database's last record id might be 20,253. Then someone places an order on the website and the next record id FMP generates is like 14,299,382!! Why is ity doing this? Is this a lasso bug?

    • 3 replies
    • 543 views
  95. Started by tbeidler,

    I have no idea how to do this but I bet it's simple! In most of my cdml sites, once posting a new record I always have the following page be the posted record details, i.e. "You've submitted the following info." I have a client that would like the page following a form submission to be the main page of their site which finds and displays all records. I've changed the format file to the main page, <input type="hidden" name="-FORMAT" value="ec_webdev_db_main_list.html">, but when I submit a new job the following page is in the format of the main page but does not find all records, it only displays the new record. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    • 7 replies
    • 681 views
  96. I would like to generate html formatted emails out of FMPro. Mainly so I could have the name of a record appear as a link in the email that will take the reader to directly to the record detail page. I created a calculation field that could be used as the body of an email. It looks something like; html> <head> <title>Untitled Document</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <table width="500" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="right"><b></b></td> &l…

    • 3 replies
    • 621 views
  97. I would like to able to alternate the row color on my search results page. I've seen several websites that alternate the color of the row where the first row might be white and the second row is light grey to make it easier to read the results. Does anyone know of an easy way to do this? I am using custom web publishing with FM 4.0.3 and right now I am trying to use an If else statement where if the [FMP-CURRENTRECORDNUMBER.eq....] Originally my logic was something like this if the Current Record Number was an even number then make the row color white else make the row color grey. I haven't found an equation that successfully tests for even or odd. Is there some secret co…

  98. Started by Vaughan,

    Folks It's been talked about in the Forums before, but I never took any notice of it since it'd be a cold day in Queensland... I mean Hell when I'd use any of that new-fangled stuff. Well, it's snowing. I've just spent a day f*cking about with validation-by-calculation to work out that *I* cannot get it to work over the web. (I'm specifically working on modifying the Web Security databases to get a better web interface to them.) What I would like to do is to: 1) validate that a field is not empty before submission 2) validate whether a field can or cannot be empty based on another field. Hmmm the second item is a clear as mud. Here is the situation: The Web Secu…

  99. Started by mattman85208,

    How do you prevent/conseal the url so someone can't edit it and perform some action. I'm trying to stop people (with FMP knowledge) from viewing records they aren't supposed to see.

    • 16 replies
    • 1.5k views

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