FileMaker WebDirect

Not quite sure if this is the proper section in which to post this, but as it has to do with "printing" in WebDirect, here goes . . . I'm working on moving our files from an old Mac machine to an Ubuntu server, which the IT guy thought would be best for the future. I've already moved most of the easy files, but I'm hesistating on some of the files that have print layouts. At first, I found that things weren't printing right because the Mac and Ubuntu don't have all the same fonts. So I switched from using Helvetica in the old file to using Verdana, which exists on both systems. However, the prints still don't look the same, so I did some more digging. I found th…

Good day everyone, Can someone please guide me? I have a script that sets a field value with the current time and date (separate fields). It works fine when I connect to the database using FileMaker Pro, but if the user connects using a browser, the time is 12:00 AM, not the computer time or the server time. I think i can use the host time command, but that will give me a timestamp (data and time). Thanks Rudy

Hello, I'm creating a "mailer" file to send HTML emails from FileMaker without the need for a third-party plugin. The idea is that whenever another FM app needs to send an email, it can just ball up some JSON and call the "Send Mail" script from the central mailer file with the JSON as the script parameter. I've read that if the same credential set exists for the logged-in user in both files, opening the secondary file will be transparent. However, if not, the user is presented with a login dialog. Since the "Open File" script step is not supported on WebDirect, I can't just detect if the file is open (via the DatabaseNames function) and have the script log i…

Is it posible to use a service as Dyn DNS, instead of being "fleeced" by your ISP for a fixed IP, when hosting a webdirect solution to a wan'ned audience? --sd

Hello, We use the default WebDirect Launch Center page for our apps. (FMS 16) I'm wondering if there might be a way to override the destination of individual items. I'm working on updating/migrating to a new server, and would like to do it one file at a time, as I'm able to, without the users having to do anything different. For example, users go to the WebD page on ServerA, click the icon for File1, and have the browser actually go to ServerB/fmi/webd/NewFile. Is this possible, aside from creating a custom home page (which would throw off the users)?

Howdy, howdy: I have a phone number field and a button on a Web Direct form and what I want to happen is when a user enters the tenth digit of their phone number into the phone number field, the button's background color should change to green. I thought a script trigger would be the ticket, but some of them aren't available in Web DIrect. What are my options? Cheers, Rich

I have collected data in global variables that I usually display without a problem in portals and in list view in the filemaker app. For this I created fields in a table that calculated unstored GetValue ($$myvariable ; RecordNumber) whereas Record number is a set indexed field of that table. When I try to display this data in filemaker Go it also works. However on webdirect (unfortunately some of our staff have android phones, it will display as ?. Is this common behaviour for webdirect? I also tried a layout calculation that also displays ? Thank you all

I apologise in advance for not quite getting the correct forum to post in!!!! (could I urge the sysop to move it to a more convenient location, if need be?) I have a "robot" running in a rented VPS instance, of 40G byte. The software running is a FileZilla and Filemaker only ... but I run into overflow situations - causing the FTP server can't offload the recieved data when approaching some 39G of usage. My questions is, does Bonjour eat up the space available or ... is FileZilla the culprit? Could it make sense to turn off the Windows servers creation of restoring points? - the scenario is following: FTP server receives .json files, which the filemaker (c…

I can t seem to find anything this, but can anyone actually confirm if you can pull data from another Filemaker server using Webdirect? It all setup fine and works using the Filemaker app, but Webdirect just displays ' File missing' Thanks!

Hi, Created FileMaker system , hosted with Webdirect I want to have an upload facility, but limit it PDF's, which I have set in the container upload filter options. But it seems to just ignore it and allow the upload of any attachments? Any ideas?

FileMaker did say these issues were fixed - first as a workaround to edit some files, which didn't solve the issue for me - then with a version upgrade - wich also didn't fix the issue. All of my clients on WebDirect get it with varying frequency. Some users do something, then leave it for a while - they always get the dialogue and have to re-login. Others who are on it all the time rarely see it. 'Invalid Json from server: 1[X' To clarify - this is NOT the 60 minute client timeout set in the admin console. For us, that's a joke - we so rarely get to see the FM dialog! FileMaker Server 20.3 on an M1 MacMini with an M1 MacMini web-worker. Anyone? …

Greets, all: I have the instructions from the WebDirect Guide in front of me and want to install a custom home page, and I have a hopefully simple question: I want to replace the default "landing" page with one that has our organization's log and a selection of buttons that, when clicked, will take visitors to the appropriate database. I "get" that I have to create the file in HTML, but before I cause myself endless hours of frustration, if I code radio buttons in the home page's HTML file, how will those buttons fire an FMP script when clicked? I'm admittedly ignorant when it comes to coding web pages, so my density is in the ozone. TIA for your help.

Primary machine all setup fine with custom wildcard SSL for whole domain - server1.domain.com Setting up a secondary machine (server2.domain.com) just for Webdirect, follow instructions below to join the secondary machine to the Primary, and getting SSL issues. Step 6. Configure the secondary machine Set up the connection between the secondary and primary machine. Enter the command: fmsadmin wpe add [primary] [secondary] where [primary] is the primary machine's host name or IP address and [secondary] is the secondary machine's host name or IP address. If you use a host name for a custom SSL certificate installed on either host, y…

In my solution I try to support the users on both WebDirect and FileMaker clients (FileMaker Go) . I made a WebDirect script which should alternatively send the user to a layout for iPad or for normal browser on CPU. It works well when I use Get(device)=3 in FM Go, but on WebDirect no reaction when running on iPad with Safari, it always chooses the CPU layout and neglects Get(device). Is there a work around? Or is it not possible to make scripts with both Get (systemplatform) and Get(device) commands?

First, when users click the scripted button to go to the next portal record, WebDirect doesn't go to the top of the next record (see screenshot below.) Others reported a fix to use: Pause/Resume Script [Duration (seconds): 0] Go to Object [Object Name: "Copy_portal" ] Pause/Resume Script [Duration (seconds): 0] ...but no dice. Second, when a user clicks on a pop-up menu, the text in it is itty-bitty, but after a value is entered, the field displays as per the Style setup in the Inspect. Why can't the field initially be displayed in that style? Grrrrrrrr. Cheers, Rich

This might be useful for those who have users that use WebDirect on a Desktop, Tablet or Phone. Creating a Progressive Web App (PWA) provides a fully skinned app-like experience for the users. On Windows/Mac/Linux it allows the user to create an Icon on the desktop which opens the WebDirect login page without any browser UI. On Android/iOS it creates an Icon on the home screen which launches a full screen browser. It's really easy for the user to install themselves and no need to keep software up to date (as browsers auto-update). Icons and colour-scheme can be customised. There are several sites on how to create a Progressive Web App, and it's still being deve…

Greets, all: I can't get the Status Toolbar to not be accessible in WebDirect, even though it's scripted to lock it shut (on startup, via File Options > Script Triggers > OnFirstWIndowOpen, script name Startup. I tried different permutations of the locking command, but no dice. Is there something I'm missing, or is it defaulted to be available for Guests? Cheers, Rich

Howdy, howdy: I read some of the threads in this forum about creating .pdf's and WebDirect, but it's been a number of years since they were posted; I'm just wondering how/if, using FileMaker Server v19.x and FIleMaker Pro v19.x, would I be able to send an invoice (as a .pdf) to a user using WebDirect to connect by e-mail? Would I use Save Records as PDF with a variable to store a temporary path ( using Get ( TemporaryPath ), then somehow retrieve and send the e-mail (using SMTP), or...? As always, thanks in advance for your help.

I made a field that creates a url for a credit card entry info screen for the particular name on the record. I then put that filed in a script in the open url script step. It works fine going to the web browser for entry. Is there a way to get back from there to my filemaker application? I closed the screen in my web browser but it stays in the web browser. TIA>

Hello Everyone, I am trying to proxy webdirect url ( https://XXXX.com/fmi/webd/). But when trying to access the proxied URL, it redirects me to FileMaker web server path. FileMaker Server v19.5.2 Windows Server 2016 Could you please suggest how to resolve the issue. Thanks.

Hello, I have a webdirect solution which i need to open in an iFrame of a webpage. Solution has portals and container fields in it. can you guide if the webdirect solution will be fully functional in iFrame of the webpage? Thanks in advance.

Hi all, We're currently running my depot management solution with a 2018 Mini 3.2Ghz Core i7 as the database host, and the same configuration as the WebWorker. We now have an M1 Mini ready to move into the mix and I am wondering if it would be better to run that as the database host and use the 2 Mini's as WebWorkers, or use the M1 as one of the WebWorkers? Anyone have any experience or can share an opinion? Cheers!

I've found a bug in WebDirect. The 'Save Records as PDF' or 'Export Field Contents' script steps work fine in WebDirect. However if you have a space in the output filename, or even '%20' it does not work - the dialog appears but the download fails. This might also affect other script steps, but I haven't tested that as I don't use them. This used to work so I assume it's an issue with a Chrome or FileMaker Server update. I am using FileMaker Server 19.4.2 on Windows Server 2019 and running the database in the latest version of Google Chrome on Windows 10. All the latest updates are installed. Anyone else experienced this…

Hi there, I have developed a simple database as a survey to collect information about our staff's research areas. This was intended for use in WebDirect so everyone can go to the link, fill in the form and I can then do other things with the data once collected. There are a range of standardised Fields Of Research (FOR codes) which I want them to select. They are grouped this way: Division / Group / FOR code eg DIVISION: 31 Biological sciences / GROUP: 3103 Ecology / FOR codes: multiple to choose from that relate to this group and Division I set up conditional lists so the user can select a division, a related group and then related FOR codes. This work perfect…

I create a database many years ago, and I was very much hoping that the people who use the database would be able to transition from the Filemaker app to WebDirect. However, in my initial testing of WebDirect, many of the things that they will need to click on to carry out an operation result in unresponsiveness. For example, clicking on a radio button set to change a value from "y" to "n" does nothing. Clicking on a button to initiate a script does nothing. Are all of my layout going to have to be redesigned, which is jut no practical (there are so many of them), or is there something I need to be doing to get things to respond?

Hello, I can create a PDF from multiple layouts, but the user first has to download the file to view it. Is there any way to display the newly created PDF in a new browser tab, as happens when you "print" from WebDirect? It would be nice to save the user the extra steps. Thanks!

How can I increase the font size of drop-down and pop-up menus in WebDirect? Enlarging it in the FMP file itself seems to have no effect. Cheers, Rich

I am trying to incorporate HTML OnObjectEnter to put HTML code "<input type="number" /> <input type="tel" />" for a android phone to display the number keyboard. Can someone please clarify. Thanks, Thomas

Greets, all: I have a standalone, WebDirect-accessible file on our (hosted) FM Server (v19.x) that's a form for users to use to update their personnel records; their e-mail address is a key that's related to another file that stores all the employee information; all the fields are foreign save for the E-mail Address field. (See attachment.) Currently, there's only one record in the database. My question is, what happens if two people log in and want to access the form? Will the second person be locked out of the form while the first person is using it? Will the second person see what the first person has entered until the first user quits/logs out? What should …

Hi All, My depot management solution currently runs a host and a web-worker machine. Whenever I need to do something that requires a reboot, such as SSL certificates expiring, I find myself in a merry-go-round. Recently I had to renew the SSL certificates. I did so on the host and rebooted. I then did the same on the web-worker. When clicking Add to Master, I get 'The WPE must be stopped'. Should I stop the top button (FileMaker WebDirect), the second button (Master Machine) or the third button (Worker Machine 1) . I usually stop the second button (Master Machine) - then the Worker Machine button shows Unavailable - I click it, it enables for a while, then goes unava…

I am an accidental early adopter of Filemaker Server 19.4.1 - something I don't make a habit of. In the release notes it gives the following information: Previously, FileMaker Server allowed a URL for a custom FileMaker WebDirect home page to include redirects to external sites. Starting with FileMaker Server 19.4.1, custom home page redirects are disabled by default. The redirect settings are configured in the jwpc_prefs.xml file with two new parameters: homeurlenabled and customhomeurl. The jwpc_prefs.xml file is located in [installation_folder]/Web Publishing/conf. I found this quite confusing, perhaps due to the fact I was working late. After c…

I had three filemaker files on one filemaker server 19 that were all connected using external data source. Yesterday I had to relocate two of the files to another server but one file must remain on the original server. I changed the external data sources in the two relocated files to point from the new server back to the old server to access the remaining file. When opening with filemaker all three files work fine. The data source files open in the background and the data is available. However, in webdirect, while one of the files works fine and established the connection providing the data, the other does not. It just displays "<file Missing>". Is there…

This is a silly question, but I can't find an answer: In order to have greater leading (line spacing) between lines of text in WebDirect, one (apparently) has to include the text in a text field instead of text box, then assign the spacing value in the Inspector (Paragraph > Line Spacing.) That works. However, I can't get heading text to appear boldface in a web browser; it appears boldface in the FileMaker Pro file, but not online. I went so far as to create calculation fields that use TextStyleAdd assigned to the heading text, but that doesn't work. It's probably something so obvious that I'm too dense to see it. : S TIA for your help.

Hi, does anyone know how using WebDirect and javascript I can activate the iphone camera and save the photo or video in a container field? Thanks

I had a user today who couldn't exit a new record (created on accident) because the Title field is set to require a value. When I log in with the Full Access privilege set, I am given the option to revert the record or allow the field to remain blank. If logging in with the user privilege set, those options are not given. I thought that the missing revert option was probably because the user privileges didn't include the ability to delete records. I did some research and found that I could allow delete if the calculation Get (RecordOpenState) = 1 evaluates to true, meaning that it's a new record that hasn't been committed. So now the delete button will allow the…

Hello, I am using below url to open FileMaker Webdirect which includes home url as well as a script to be executed. The database opens fine but script is not being executed. http://myip/fmi/webd/myDb?homeurl=https://www.google.com?script=myscript&param=24693 Please let me know what is wrong with URL. Regards Tattwam

Hi everyone, we are using web direct on Safari on an Ipad iOS 14, FilemakerServer 19. When we try to put data into a data field, the user needs to click once to select the field, and once again to see the keyboard. This is super annoying. I tried several approaches to select field, select object but it does not work. I know that there is FIlemaker Go but we have to give iPads to people in a remote place and they wont have the chance to install it. Is there a way around anyone would know? Thank you!

We just started hosting our WebDirect solution on a Mac mini at MacStadium.com. (too many troubles with AWS and Windows servers) All was fine and dandy until we restarted the Mac. Now we cannot connect to FMS Console nor WebDirect - we use a fully qualified subdomain. We reinstalled the SSL Certificate and have jumped through every hoop we can think of. We even did an uninstall and reinstall of FMS19 We are stuck and need to get this back up and running as quickly as possible. This is an all-hands-on-deck situation for us and we will appreciate any feedback you can provide. Thanks, Doug

I don't want users Importing data directly. It's easy to disable Import in FileMaker Pro by removing the menu item, but this is not possible in Web Direct. Changing the Available Menu Commands for the user works, but then disables Export as well, which isn't good. Is there any way to disable Import in Web Direct? This seems to be configured in jwpc.jar, but there's no way to remove it.

Hi, I have a script that retrieves and processes a bunch of records from another data source. In the desktop app, the script displays status messages at various points (updating a global text field) and then displays a progress bar while it's processing the records. In WebDirect, however, all I get is a generic dialog titled, "Action Is Running" with the content "Please wait . . ." and a spinner. My status messages and progress bar do not appear at all. Is that because it's just happening faster than FileMaker Server can push updates to my browser? I don't have a "Refresh Window" step after each update, because I thought WebDirect windows update automatically. …

This is a strange one. I use Emojis in WebDirect and I thought it was working when I developed it but testing it again and it doesn't. The '⬅️' and '➡️' Emoji work fine but the '↔️' and 'ℹ️' Emojis look very different (like they do in FileMaker Pro on Windows). I'm using FileMaker Server 19.2.1 accessed via Chrome 89. Any ideas?

Friends: I'm having an issue where the portal shown below works fine in the application (FMP 16), but does NOT show on the web (WebDirect). I'm using the latest version of Chrome, and also the latest version of Java. Also, both logins are mine (the developer - complete access to file). Does anyone have a solution? Help! :)

I'm building a solution that uses webdirect on mobile devices (iphones and android phones). I'd like to be able to capture GPS Longitude and Latitude information. I know the user will need to authorize this. A native FM function won't work I assume. Can I use google's geocoding API? If so, can someone explain how I would integrate it?

I've done this in the past and apparently the way to do it has changed. I would like to do two things.... 1). I would like to post an application on my website that when submitted loads into the database. Is that possible? 2). I would like to give my colleague who is in another state, access to databases so she can find, and enter info about clients and staff. I've read until I'm blue, and I have a road block regarding the server options. I don't recall there being a cost for this in the past.

I'm trying to use WebDirect to serve phone-sized pages. I created a new layout from the FileMaker templates. It's 320 pixels wide and 660 deep. But it comes out very small on my phone (see screen shot). Set Zoom Level isn't a valid script step for WebDirect. Can anyone suggest what I'm doing wrong or a workaround? Many thanks. A client needs this soon.

This is a strange one, but Tooltips do not work in WebDirect on Linux. Tried in Chrome (and Firefox) on Windows and it works fine but doesn't work in Linux. I appreciate Firefox is not supported but tried it to see if it's platform or browser specific. What's odd is Chrome has a shared codebase but presumably this is something in WebDirect. Anyone else experienced this?

Afternoon all, I have a layout that I need to be accessed rom Webdirect, and on this layout is a-simple Export as Excel button. This runs a script that flicks to a different layout (with all the fields in i need) and exports as Excel. But this doesn't work in WebDirect. Anyone have a clever workaround? CSV would be fine Thanks!

Last week, my URL link to my FM file shared via a FMS18.0.4 server worked perfectly with any browser on any smartphone. In my file I have a button calling the Insert from Device function to update a container field from any smartphone camera. It worked perfectly... until few days ago, the button stopped activating the smartphone camera. When I open the file with either FM19 or FM18 via, sometimes the script "take picture" for the camera button would just have its content emptied but sometimes reappearing. When the content is emptied some functions no longer show up under the list on the right of the script (no more Insert functions for example). What is strang…

When I'm entering numbers in FileMaker Web Direct, they sometimes disappear! In the attached powerpoint screen recording, you can see me attempting to enter the number 12 in multiple fields while viewing records as a list. Sometimes it works but other times the number disappears after entry! Sometimes it only stores the 1 and deletes the 2. These numbers are being entered into a related table with "allow creating" turned on for the relationship. At first I thought it was just that there wasn't enough time for the record to be created but it even happens if you come back to an existing one. Anyone see something like this before or know what to do about it? I've t…

I've been using FMP for over 20 years and Webdirect for at least 5 years now. Never had trouble until now... I set up a one-step button to Enter Find Mode and does nothing. Also, in a script where I am finished I always usually Commit Records/Requests. Both of these are not working. I am testing various layouts to see if it is something in the layout and the fields that are on the layout causing this. But any suggestions would be helpful.

Just some background on the current setup - We have legacy Filemaker 5.5 Server with 10 Databases Files running on an old Windows 2003 Server. using Filemaker Pro 6 Clients. We are in the Process of moving this to a Filemaker Hosting provider so have to convert these Filemaker .fp5 files to Filemaker 14. The Hosting Service, proivdes for 1 Database file so rather than trying to convert all of these old files into 1 single Database file, I decided to start from scratch and have now rebuilt each Table in Filemaker Pro 14 (It also gave me the opportunity to clean up on fields, Layouts, Scripts etc. that built up over the years and are no longer used). The old F…

Using web direct on iPad for the 1st time with iPadOS and pretty much a nightmare of constant screen redraws. Can anyone confirm they’re seeing similar issues? Can’t use Go as need Base Elements. Any techniques to limit screen redraw on Web Direct? iPadOS draws editing tools at the bottom of screen when the user is editing a field. I’m theorizing Web Direct is dealing with this extremely poorly.

I would like to use the OnLayoutSizeChange script trigger to control how my WebDirect app window appears on various devices. But I can't find any script steps that are compatible with WebDirect that I can use to make this happen. I had hoped it was as simple as something like If Get(Device) = 4 (iPhone) then Set Zoom Level [50%]. Am I limited to having the script trigger go to different layouts created at different sizes? I would rather not have to duplicate all of the details of the app's layouts for multiple device scenarios.

How does Web Direct work with respect to licensing requirements? I would like to create a database for my cabinet shop that I can use to train customers. A lot of this will be predicated on Conditional Value lists. If you pick "Natural Wood", for example, you would be presented with a subset of further questions related to what species of lumber, whether the lumber should be slip-matched or book- matched etc. If you pick "Paint Grade" you would be presented with a list of options like Spray Painted vs Brush Finished. What I am trying to is present information and ask questions in a way that my customers don't need to drink from a fire hose. My question is …

I normally ignore periods in file names as habit but I served one up today to FMS18 including the file's version (for testing) as Master 1.18.1.FMP12. It uploaded fine, opened file, was accessed from desktop fine (10.13.6) using FM18 and the Web Direct file list showed the file (Chrome 80.0.3987.163) but when I opened via Web Direct, message said, "Database not available." Correcting the file name allowed it to be opened via Web Direct. Another good reason to NEVER use dots in file names. 🤓

I'd like to create a new record from a URL, getting the record number from the URL. As an example, I'd like a user to be able to click on a link pointing to a URL like www.domain.com/databasename?recid=A1234 and that would open a browser window, take the user to a data entry form (such as name + email), create a new record, paste A1234 in the recid field, and go to the first name field. I've been looking at the Open URL script step but can't figure out how to do this. I'd appreciate advice on whether this is possible using Webdirect and how to do this. Thanks in advance.

The first line of my startup script is hiding the toolbar but it appears 1-2 seconds before it disappears. Any way to avoid this ?

Does anyone know how to fix an image from appearing too small within a container in WebDirect? In FMP it fills the container. Tried to "play" with most settings relating to containers, including margins, frame, etc. - no success. The problem presents itself in Safari in macOS Catalina, as well as Edge on Windows 10 See image attached. I sure hope this isn't a bug! Because if it's a bug then it will get fixed... well, never.

I have a FileMaker application embedded in my website in an iframe on a page locked behind Azure Active Directory auth. Currently, I have to click the 'Login with Microsoft' button twice in order to access my Filemaker database. First, from my container page, and then again from the filemaker file. Is it possible to login using external auth (Azure AD) with a POST request, to reduce the number of steps required? Or pass my Azure tokens somehow?

This weekend I updated my Mac mini, which acts as my server, to MacOS 10.15 (Catalina). Now everything works as before the upgrade - databases are accessible via FMP and FM Go, and the Admin Console is accessible. However, I cannot access the databases via web direct either locally by opening the launch center (http://127.0.0.1/fmi/webd) or on the dedicated url. Attempting either I get an error message on the web browser about being unable to connect to the server. This obviously was caused by the OS update, but I’m not sure how exactly. I am currently running FMS 17.0.5, FMP 18, Java version is 8-231, the SSL certificate is current and working properly, and in the Admin …

FMP 13 - Web Direct - Improperly displaying list layout with sub-summary parts (public link for this doc) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zIbF13RSlaW230-NlYicGZxHB3FsYvQt-U0fFL9uwEU/edit?usp=sharing&pli=1 I am having a problem with Filemaker Pro 13’s Web Direct handling of a simple list layout with sub-summaries. The sub summaries, when added, seem to be cutting off the first (or last*) row of detail in the body. * If the sub-summary is above the body it cuts off the first row. * If the sub-summary is trailing the body, it cuts off the last row of detail. (this example includes 5 records which should be grouped into three groups (by ID number).…

I have a FM18 solution running via WebDirect that has been working just fine for a year, suddenly become incapable of sending emails. No changes to the code or the server. IE and Chrome can NOT send email from the DB but Firefox v70 can. Right now I'm "suspecting" a change might have happened with a Win10 or Outlook update but can't be sure. Has anyone here seen this problem !?! Jason

The FileMaker Web Publishing Engine seems to be not the most stable of technologies. I noticed though that the WebDirect service in FMS14 goes down a lot causing the operators to restart it more than once a day. Does anyone else have experiences with webdirect crashing?

Hi everyone, This is my first topic on FM Forums so please let me know if I am not posting on the right forum. I would need to request your insights to better understand the choices I have for my upcoming FM application. My use case is as follows: I currently have a FM application running locally in my company, with a team of 5 users. I am using the latest version of FileMaker (today: v18). My company provides language courses to customers and as of today, applying to courses means coming to our reception desk, and discussing with the receptionist and the teacher to find out the best plan (among 10) based on availability (of teacher and student) and commitment (…

I have a layout that uses a portal. One of the items in the portal (Author) is tied to a value list of authors. When entering the previous field and TABbing into the Author field the field contains 'WebDirect-' followed by a hex number, which varies. In addition to that, a dropdown menu appears. If one TABs out of the Author field the 'WebDirect-' with the hex digit becomes the value of the Author field. Attached is an example showing the problem. The default value (when empty) is specified by the Get(AccountName) calculation. In FileMaker Pro 18 my user login name is the default. How can I get web direct to default to the user name?

This works fine when running the script in FileMaker - creating a PDF .The PDF gets created on the desktop, and is attached using Send Email via SMTP. There is no dialog presented to the user, which is expected behaviour. However - in WebDirect, it fails, since it appears that the path is not recognised. The PDF is created, but always presents the Download button - the location can't be determined by WebDirect. Any help much appreciated. Steve

Hello (again)! I have a problem with FM Server 18 WebDirect. Everything else is working perfectly in the server. I can access files thru FM client and FileMakerGo. But when I open WebDirect page, there is no files. Nada. I have configured the file to use WebDirect. In the Security section Webdirect is allowed. I also have opened every port needed in the firewall. But still nothing. Server is on Windows 2019 based, and I'm using MacBook Pro with Opera (does not work either with Safari). What else could I do?🙁

Hello, Am a complete noob on this tool and can't get my head around a really (should be) basic task. I have a database "test" with 2 fields, "Measurepoint" and "CO2", have some raspberry pi's that i want to send data via http that is collected to the filemaker server. For now i would be happy to get proof of concept to add data from the local machine, kind of http://127.0.0.1/test/Measurepoint=1;CO2=20 and this will generate a new post in database .. Anyone want to point me in the right direction ? Running a FMP16 server on a mac 10.14

Has anyone attempted or completed a WebDirect to Stripe integration which conforms to the new SCA regulations which come in on 14th September 2019? We currently use WebDirect with Stripe at the moment and it works really well. But SCA introduces a second layer and new APIs. I believe the deadline has been put back a month but Stripe are not saying whether the old APIs will be deprecated.

Hi all One of our database's features is a chat log. As you would have in any chat app, or an email thread, this allows you to see a stream of messages, many will have muliple lines. As I understand it, FileMaker can only show (fully) a list of multi-line records in list mode, when in preview mode, by utilising the 'shrink' option in the body part. Therefore we've got around this by using the list function in webviewer. Now we are using WebDirect and the webviewer is not functioning. I understand this can be resolved (https://www.soliantconsulting.com/blog/display-complex-web-viewers-in-webdirect/) However, I'm just wondering if there's another/better way t…

Gents, two problems: 1. I can't access my db file using FilemakerGo. Localhost works, Webdirect - doesn't. 2. I can't either access my file via mobile browsers. PC browsers work, mobile - doesn't. Tested on my iPhone with Safari and Chrome. Thanks for help.

I am developing a solution to be accessed via webdirect. In it I have a script that finds records that does the following a. stores current layout name in a global variable b. jumps to a different layout and enters find mode (paused while the user enters find criteria) c. performs the find and returns to the original layout using the layout name stored in the variable Every script step is webdirect compatible but I am having two problems. First, when I press enter after having entered my find criteria the script will not continue to the perform find step. When I use find in the webdirect menu it will perform a find after having typed enter. Second,…

What's the secret to customizing the initial login prompt for WebDirect? I'd like to add some text about the login ID format for folks who are outside of our AD domain need to use to get in. Nothing fancy, just an additional sentence.

I want to set up a simple database for use on android devices. I’ll use web direct but would need to get customer signatures, is this possible?

Dear All, I'm struggling with the "open url" script step where I am trying to switch between a FileMaker (v17) database in web direct to another website. But rather than opening the web page in the same tab it opens up a new tab. Is there any way to open a web site in a browser in the same tab when using Open URL script step. Many thanks for your help

(This might be more for the Script forum but since this will be taking place in Web Direct--where some script steps won't work with script triggers (e.g., OnObjectKeystroke)--I thought this would be the best place for my query; if not, moderator please move this thread to a more appropriate forum.) Here's the problem (please see attachments): I have a layout with a list that includes the field, Indicator, that varies widely in length; I have the Inspector > Sliding & Visibility set for Slide up based on: Also resize the enclosing part. In Preview Mode it looks much better than in Browse mode, BUT, I want to assign two, separate scripts where if the user clicks…

Hi everyone,i have an issue, maybe one of you could guide me, I have grouped a set of records into a portal (it could be more than 1000 records), each row has a pop-over button that display some actions over the record, but the popover is too slow when i try to open it, does anyone know the reason of this behavior? how can i solve it? Thanks, Jhon

When one user modifies a field and commits the record, other users that have that field/record in the current found set have their browsers suddenly and completely refreshed/redrawn. This uniquely bothers the WD users since the entire browser window is redrawn. The concurrent FMP users just receive the data update with minimal interference. Any thoughts on how to avoid this are appreciated thanks

I am running Webdirect via FM Server 16. I have a report that returns a list of records. When I scroll down the list and enter a field that is below the scroll of the first screen worth of records, the screen reverts back to the first view of records leaving the active field out of view below the scroll. If I scroll down, the cursor is in the correct field and I can enter the data; however, a better user experience would be if the list did not reset/refresh itself. Any suggestions for how to approach this for a better user experience?

To log out Webdirect solution , if i use exit application script , will it log out ? or is there something else to log out ? mikey

Hi All - Looking for some direction here. I'd like to use WebDirect to act as a secure delivery mechanism for PDFs stored in container fields. I set the FileMaker Database server to require secure connections so data passing between the server and the browser is encrypted. My first thought was to simply put the container field on a layout and set it to be interactive and load automatically. I quickly found that, unless I had "Enable progressive downloading" on in the Database Server, the content would NOT show in the field. Instead it just showed the PDF icon and file name. The problem with having "Enable progressive downloading" enabled is that the con…

Hi all, I have a solution running on WebDirect. Each record stores a url that needs to be opened in Internet Explorer only and not other browsers. I know that I can call that url and it will open it in users default web browser. Is there any way of opening it in Internet explorer, no matter what is the default browser? Regards,

Hello guys, good morning. Just wanna ask about Filemaker and jQuery. I know that the Signature Capture of Filemaker does not work in Webdirect. The reason why I'm going to use the jQuery signature capture it's because I'm developing right now a Meter Reading app using an Android phone. But unfortunately, the Signature Capture of Filemaker does not support it in Webdirect mode. So, I did a little research about jQuery signature capture and it is. But my question is, can I use and embed the jQuery signature capture in Filemaker Webdirect? If yes, can you help me how to do it? Thanks!

Hello All, I am using Filemaker 16 both client and server. I would be grateful if someone could guide me as to how can I close the browser window or redirect to another website on session timeout. I have read few articles but they dont seem to be clear. I have tried window close, Exit Application but they all redirect to the Filemaker Launch Center. Awaiting quick response, Tamanna

Is there a way to view a PDF to container using webdirect without downloading it?

I have a database which I want to deploy using FMS16 webdirect. It has several value lists which form dropdown lists. One of these has a lot of text in the value list items and in the webd view these extend beyond the edges of the screen. Is there any way of formatting the dropdown list so that the value list items wrap into a specified size text box? Many thanks for any input. George

I have a new installation of FMS16 and am trying to get the webdirect function working. When I click on the Test filemaker webdirect link on the tests page of the FMServer console page I see momentary activity as though something is loading but then a blank page. Is there something in the settings or setup of the server that I have missed? Any suggestions gratefully received. Many thanks, George

I have developed an work order intake form on Web direct. The problem I'm having is that some users can't see a portal I have to enter certain information. Whereas most users do not have this problem. This is occurring on window users using Chrome. I am using FMP 16 and Server 16. Does anyone has any idea why this is occurring. Is this a chrome or windows problem?

I feel a little foolish asking for help for this simple operation but for the life of me I can't figure out why I can't get a file/script to "hand-off" to another file on the server in WebDirect; internally, the hand-off is smooth and works so there's some thing I'm missing in the scripting or settings. Order of operations: User logs into the "switchboard" file online. (Works fine) User clicks button to leave switchboard file for Assessment file using the Open File script command. (Nothing happens) Like I said, "inside" FileMakerPro when I click the button I'm handed off to Assessment, no problem. I have the checkbox ticked in the Privilege set ("…

Is there a way to force a redirect when a WebDirect user either logs out or the exit application script step is used? By default, it goes to /serveraddress/fmi/webd which shows all of the hosted files. This only confuses my endusers and looks sloppy. In previous versions I was able to change some of the config file(s) in the /conf folder to accomplish this. It appears that things have changed and my methods no longer work. I am aware of the homeurl parameter that can be added in the URL, but this makes it abnormally long and I'd rather not have to attach that to every single link that we send to users.

I Have a text field Staff::Availability that I use to record staff members' availability to work morning and afternoon shifts. Display/data entry is via a checkbox set. For presentation and ease of use, I have placed two copies of the same field side by side, one using a value list for AM shifts, and the other using a value list for PM shifts. (I arrived at this point because a single value list was too difficult to present in a user friendly way across three OS's and Pro, Go and WebDirect) It works fine everywhere except WebDirect. When accessing with WebDirect I am able to enter values using the checkbox set as expected in either the AM or PM side, but as …

Hi all... I have a client that uses WebDirect to enter order data in a portal. They are simply entering a qty, scrolling down, entering another qty etc. During this process when entering and scrolling, some of the data disappears. Eg. They enter 20 but when looking back at the field it only has a 2 in it or it is completely removed. I have tested this myself and it indeed does happen, it is not user error but is not consistent either. I am running a script to validate data on exit but it doesn't touch any fields, just references the Qty field and shows a dialog error if applicable. I have removed this validation on exit and it still happens. Users are using WebDirect…

So I created a solution in Filemaker Pro and its appearance looks great.... until I open it in WebDirect on a web browser. Fields are cut off at the bottom, styles like Condense condense wrong, and rectangle boxes don't show at their full size. Also, the padding spacing on radio buttons is completely ignored. I've tried three different browsers: Safari, Firefox, and Google Chrome, and all show the exact same results. The only way I am even remotely able to change the appearance for the WebDirect browser page is by scrubbing out all the style changes (mostly Condense) and that still only changes about 20% of the inconsistencies. Thank you for any help.

Hello All, While using FileMaker Webdirect on a mobile phone browser, it is expected that if page is reloaded, user gets signed out and returned to log in page. Is there any solution to stop this. It will be great if we can show a warning when user reloads the page accidentally. Thanks in advance

Has anyone found a way to center text within a field when using WebDirect? The only workaround I have seen is to add a padding value to each field. Definitely not clean or ideal.

I have a WebDirect application hosted on at an ISP. When users try to access it from outside their corporate network things look fine. When users try access the ISP hosted application from inside their corporate network, the first message that loads is : Could not initialize JavaScriptConnector because no JavaScript init function was found. Make sure one of these functions are defined: com_filemaker_jwpc_iwp_application_AppJavaScriptComponent com_vaadin_ui_AbstractJavaScriptComponent com_vaadin_ui_AbstractComponent com_vaadin_server_AbstractClientConnector What's interesting is that if I don't use a DNS name to access the application from outside the cor…

My users are getting this error "database not available" when attempting to access a solution (the only solution) on this server. I get the error on a Macbook with Safari, they get the error with a PC using IE. I notice when searching for this error that some solve it by redeploying the server, or rebooting the server, or removing the "spaces" in the name and replacing them with "_". I've tried all that. Still getting the error. I'm not sure what else to try. FMS 14.0.4.412 / WS 2012 R2

Hi, I have a single row portal which has 3 fields in read mode. I am trying to change the font color of the 3 fields on hover and this should happen all together and not for individual fields. I have read somewhere in the forum that hover works only for fields in browse mode unless a script is attached to it. This also works but again for individual fields. I tried to group all 3 fields and add a dummy script too but again hover shows effect only for individual fields. Is there any way where I can change style for all 3 fields together on hover? Any help/suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Tamanna.

I just moved my solution from Server 15 to 16.03 and everything went smoothly except on small issue. My solution has a WebDirect file that users login from the web. The URL on my site is supposed to take the directly to the login screen but since the upgrade drops them directry on the WebDirect Home Screen. Am I missing something? Did something change in Server 16? This worked flawlessly in 15 Here is the link: https://fcserver.fernwoodcove.com/fmi/webd#FC_Databases Thank you in advance! Jim

Dear all We are big organization and configured all user accounts in Active Directory. We have developed a FileMaker Solution for internal purpose and hosted the file in FileMaker Server. So far , we have created user account within filemaker and end user usin that. But everytime users forget their individual password. So, we believe this is the time to move on single sign on. Users are accessing our filemaker solution via "Web Direct and FM Go " methods. We are not sure single sign on will work on above both environments or not . But somehow we need to achieve it. So can anybody suggest/help us by providing detailed information about steps to i…