Custom Web Publishing

Has anyone had any luck in pulling CDDB information directly into Filemaker Pro 5.0?

Hello, i'm testing fmp with web security db. I need to let the visitor log in with an http form (not with the standard window of web security db). How can i pass the username to web security db? in my db i've set up a field called password wich is the same of client username of web security db. Thanks

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie hoping someone can help me. I am a web designer, but I have little experience with databases on the web. I've recently taken a design job that requires having a database as part of a new website. Simply, the database will include entries for about 200 individuals with various information fields about them. On the web, the database will need to be searchable by the various fields (to generate different lists of people based on different criteria). There will also be a form so that people can update their database profile automatically. The database/searchable area of the website will be password-protected. Anyway, all that above is the i…

Hi, We have a LAN with 6 FMP client iMacs and one G4 running filemaker server. We recently upgraded from dial-up to DSL. Is it possible to run this network with DHCP service? . The problem we have run in to is that whenever a user accesses the internet the IP address of the server is changed and we lose the ability to access our FM files. Do we need a static IP? Is it possible to set the server to have a static IP without actually paying for one from our ISP? I know this is a simple problem. I know nothing about configuring ports (5003?) etc. What do I need to do to make this work? We are not interested in serving our database online - all we need is the abi…

Hello, this is my question: i have one db with different record of two tipes: field1 can be A or B. I need to perform a find that: - display only the records with filed1 = A - from the records with field1 = A it gets one in random mode This is what i've tried and what i've discovered: 1. Findany doesn't perform a preliminary search but publish a random record (i have put a correct search link but findany find a random record despite of fields search) 2. I've set up a script named "random" wich make the db goes to the next record at every search in order to rotate the publishing with Find. Tried also with FindAll. But the web page publish only the first re…

Now I thought I had this working but...... I have a button triggering a simple script: Open Url [no dialog, "Website"] where "Website" is a field containing a single Url per record. The browser opens fine and then I get this (Windows?) error message: "Cannot find the file 'http://www[name of website]' (or one of its components). Make sure the path and file name are correct and that all required libraries are available." In every case the website opens fine behind this increasingly annoying message. Any ideas please? FM 5.5, W2KPro, Netscape 6.2 (which seems to open by default, in preference over IE, though I'm unaware of having selected this).

Been working on trying to get a grasp on Tokens. On my main web page a find is performed. The resulting page contains a simple form, example below: <form action="FMPro" method="post" name="Edit"> <input type="hidden" name="-RecID" value="[FMP-field:Record ID]"> <input type="hidden" name="-error" value="errors3.htm"> <input type="hidden" name="-lay" value="Budgets"> <input type="hidden" name="-DB" value="Budget.fp5"> <input class="text" type="text" name="Statement" value="[FMP-field:Statement]"> <input type="hidden" name="-format" value="budget3.htm"> <input type="submit" name="-Edit" value="Submit Here …

I know about the standard URL to delete a record in custom web publishing, in this case it is a portal item: <a href="FMPro?-db=budgets.fp5&-lay=Budget Web&-format=noerrors.htm&-recid=[FMP-field:Budgets::RecordID]&-Delete" target="_blank"> Works as advertised. Is there a way to have it bring up the warning dialog to confirm that you are about to delete a record? Or is this something that is really particular to instant web publishing and is not possible to combine with custom. Maybe something like: /FMRes/FMPJS?-db=Budgets.fp5&-lay=Budget Web&-format=deletecss.htm&-max=1&-recid=[FMP-field:Budgets::RecordID]&-token.0…

This is probley a silly question but can you have a form send an email message in html format instead of a text file format ? And another silly question, Can you have a user enter more than one email address in a -MailFrom field and have the form send out more than one email, like this form has ? http://capwiz.com/bread/tellafriend/compose/

Tried to load the Web Connector software on a Win2K server with IIS 5 and FrontPage 2002 server extensions running. When I attempt to connect to "LocalHost" to set up admin options I am prompted with the standard download dialogue box, Open or Save the file. I was on the phone with FM Tech Support for 2 hours when the tech finally said it's an IIS problem call MicroSoft. Yeah right! Anyone have a clue what's gooing on here?

My company wants to host a Web page from FileMaker 6.0. Is the information contained in the FMP manual enouth to accomplish this, or is there more I need to know? Treat my knowledge of the Web as 3.4 and that includes 2 Russian judges!

In the past I've managed to create a "hard link" to an FMP search, using something like this: <A HREF="FMPro?-DB=db.fp3&-Format=results.htm&fieldname=true-FIND"> to call a specific Database Search (for fieldname=true) but I've always had to do it from an html page within the same folder as the database. Is is possible to call the same type of specific search using FileMaker from a page hosted elsewhere, by appending the IP address of the FileMaker server to the tag, such as: <A HREF=http://123.456.789.0/"FMPro?-DB=db.fp3&-Format=results.htm&fieldname=true-FIND"> Or is that asking too much of the program? Love to hear any…

I made a survey database for on the internet. I made some of the command button navigation "Go To Layout" buttons and some control buttons "Perform Script" buttons. The control buttons will not perform scripts, which in turn will not go to the next layout. I do have scripts enabled in the web security database and all the buttons work great when I'm inside the FileMaker program. Any ideas? thanks, jamey

I was working on a cdml layout that included a pretty standard form. An example: <form action="FMPro" method="post"> <input type="hidden" name="-DB" value="@task.fp5"> <input type="hidden" name="-Format" value="main.htm"> <input type="hidden" name="-RecID" value="[FMP-CurrentRecID]"> <input type="text" size=12 name="Country" value="[FMP-field:Country]"> <input type="text" size=12 name="Contacts 3::State" value="[FMP-field:Contacts 3::State] <input type="submit" name="-Edit" value="Edit This Record"> Now when the page is viewed the two fields are populated from the FileMaker database. One field is from the mai…

Probably an easy one... I have set up custom web files in HTML/CDML which work fine :-) I would like to refine this and set my find pages in the top frame [mainFrame] of a frameset with the search results in the bottomFrame. My understanding is that this would occur when the Search form button is selected. That is the current find is published to the bottomFrame each time a search is generated. However I'm not sure if or how to apply a target to a form button or whether the target should be contained in the FM CDML tags? Any help would be appreciated. As I said probably an easy one. Cheers C

Hi there, I have shell (ssh) access to a MacOSX server 10.1 machine. This machine is 800 km from where I live so I wouldn't get any physical access. I need to install Filemaker on it + open and close databases as required. I don't have any screen control app either. I do have another macosx server machine to administer it though. Can anyone advise if it is possible to do so with using shell or remote admin only? If it is impossible - please let me know also so I can give up looking for answers.... I tried www.macosx.com but there was no replies

I am doing tests with three databases that are set up for sharing through the web. When I enter my IP address I see links for two of them in the "Instant Publishing Menu". However, if I open the third one, not only it doesn't show in the link to it, but the links to the other two disappear when I refresh the page. If I open ONLY the third, there is no link either????

Is there a guide somewhere out there to the messages that I see in my FileMaker Web Server Connector (FMWSC) log file? (I have searched the forum and FileMaker's site and came up empty-handed.) For instance, I would really like to know what is going on when I see messages such as: [Fri Aug 30 20:24:39 EDT 2002] 193.100.100.65:80 Bills.fp5 Error writing Response Body: 70 [Fri Aug 30 20:24:39 EDT 2002] 193.100.100.65:80 Bills.fp5 temporarily removed from service [sat Aug 31 15:54:21 EDT 2002] 193.100.100.65:80 Bills.fp5 service restored [Mon Sep 02 08:59:20 EDT 2002] 193.100.100.65:80 Products.fp5 Error writing Response Header: 70 [Mon Sep 02 08:59:20 EDT …

This is a very generic query. We have been using FMP for about 12-18 months and are successfully using FMP over our company network. We are now looking at allowing access to some of our data over internet. I am now wondering if FMP is an appropriate piece of software to perform what we are looking for. I want our clients to be able to log on and see their (and theirs only) individual record. It needs to be secure and would hold a few thousand records with any number of people wanting to gain access to their record at any time. Obviously, I understand that this in itself is a massive topic, but initially I just want to know if it is feasible to use FMP to perf…

Hello, Yes,yes , I am going to ask a question that is already been asked before, yet for a beginner like me I wasn't able to find a complete answer. When you make a simple browser based FM database, and you want users to be able to download / upload files (Word, pdf, indesign, photoshop) this seems quite difficult to accomplish. - I have read that FM alone can't provide this - But 'Total upload' from Direct Dual limited provides an easy solutions, but this is for Windows users only. - Other solutions where use ASP, Webstar, and other web server programs. But unfortunately I have no experience what so ever with either of these. Is there an…

Sorry if this posting is a bit long, but I am new to FMPro, and unfortunately I have been dropped in at the deep end to try and get a legacy FMP Pro system web-enabled. Currently totally stuck on how to get Web Server Connector working. Having loaded WSC, can run the 'Initial Security' web page on the IIS server. Enter a username of administrator equivalence, as requested Then if choose any of the three icon options (Config by Host, by Database, or Admin Account) get a windows password challenge popup, asking for : Site: dev3 Realm: Web Server Connector UserID: Password: BUT no UserID/Password administrator combination (from either local user or dom…

On my web page (CDML) I have a place that I type my criteria for a find, hit the submit button, and the records that match come up. Right now the field on my web page looks at one field from my database to perform the find. Is it possible to have it look at two fields. What I am after is if I do a find for "Harry" and hit submit, I want the find criteria to 1) first look at the field and find any records that match "Harry" and 2) only find records that have a seperate checkbox checked yes. I want the 2nd checkbox criteria to be seamless on my web page and work without the users knowlege. I know how to do it if I had both search criteria visible and the use…

I have a data base with information on a homeowner's association that has +/- 160 members. I would like to be able to place all of the records on one browser page so that anyone could browse the entire list without having to change pages and could print out the entire information with one print operation of the page. The range of record default seems to be 25 and I can find no documentation on how to increase or decreas that number. Can someone help? Thanks! Ben McCall

Hi everyone. Is FileMaker Pro 6 Unlimited multi-threaded for Mac OS 9.1. ? Thanks guys. Krishan.

I have a form on a web page with several text input fields. When the form is submitted, besides creating an entry in the Filemaker database, it also sends me an email. When an ampersand is input in one of the fields (e.g. Smith & Weston) the numeric code "&#38;" appears in the email I receive (e.g. Smith &#38; Weston) in place of the ampersand. Any help would be appreciated in resolving how I can avoid receiving the numeric code "&#38". Thanks Mike

Before I get to heavily in trying to figure out how to do this, I thought I would check to see if it is possible. I can easily enough cretae a javascript on my web page that when the page is loaded the web page is directed to a different url automatically. Just wanted to know if the redirect url can be based on a cdml tag linked to a filemaker field? LR

We have installed FileMaker Pro 5.5 Unlimited on a Windows 2000 web server. The installation was done remotely via Terminal Services Client, and now whenever we log off the (TSC) session, FileMaker is shut down. While it is open we can serve pages (db) without problem, but we can't seem to figure out how to keep it open. Should FileMaker be installed from the console of the server? Would this eliminate the issue? I know this is sort of a dumb question, but we can't seem to find an answer and nobody else seems to have run into the problem. At least they haven't posted it.

I'd like to display on web pages how long it took the database to generate a page, and I would like to be accurate to the millisecond level. For example, "This search took 1.242 seconds to complete." Is there any way to do this with FileMaker?

I sell a runtime solution that comes with a rolodex of addresses. But these addresses change frequently. Currently I send out address update files that are imported by a script. But I would prefer to have a button that says "update addresses" Whenever the user presses the button, the solution goes online and updates the records from a master database on my website. I have no idea how to do this. Can someone point me in the right direction?

Using custom web publishing. Have a web page that I can enter a find criteria and then hit the submit button. This then goes to a new web page that displays all the records that match the find criteria. All works well, except for one odd item. The find works for exact matches, which is what I want it to do. So if I do a search for "Cars" it only shows records for "Cars" but not records for "Car." To find records with "Car" I have to do a search for just "Car." This is correct and working the way I want. But here is what IS NOT working correct. If I do a find and leave the criteria blank, and hit the submit button, it returns a search result and shows ALL records avai…

Filemaker provides a list of supported scripts that can be used in web publishing. Is there any way, such as a plug-in, to allow additional script steps to be used in a filemaker database that are not in the supported list of web scripts? LR

I need some help. Currently we are running 5 users on FMserver 5 on an WinXP machine. We have a newhire who will be working from home that I want to give access to. FMserver is running about 25 fm files. How can I publish these files on the web dynamically (so users networked and the one viewing it from the web are seeing the same info)? Neither the office or the users have static IP's Thanks in advance Jeff

Here is the situation: - FM Pro 5 Server is hosting a database (we'll call it "database.fp5") that is being used for an online/internet survey. - The survey is posted online via HTML pages which are using forms and CDML to add/update records in the database. - The database is also made visible in "Instant Web Portal" (this so that the admins can remotely view the database). - I have TWO problems that have arisen from this project. PROBLEM 1: I placed the database and the HTML files inside a project-specific folder within FileMaker Pro's "Web" folder. So, for example, the DB and files were placed within "/FMPro/Web/survey". The problem with this set up oc…

I have recently installed FM 5.5 Unlimited on a host computer, and activated Web Companion. The server is working fine---I can see and search databases using a web browser. However, I can find no documentation on how to use Remote Administration (i.e. changing setting on FM and launching databases remotely using a browser on another machine). I have looked at filemaker.com support, in the manual, and on the CDs. Can someone point me in the right direction for docs?

I want to share my databases using internet connection via HOST button in open file window. It asks me an IP address. I write the IP address but still I can't see the databases from other computers connected to the internet. Why? Help me please. I don't want to use web pages for some reasons... Wep pages are OK. they work. When I write the same IP address on browser address line I can connect to my databases... Instant web publishing is also OK it works... but HOST never and ever...Why?

On my screen, there are an invoice window, a customer window, a good window and a technician window. I specify IDs using scroll bars from windows, double click on ID and copy/paste ( Ctrl - C and Ctrl - P) on invoice part. Instead of that one , I want to be able to just click on the text or number I want and it should be tranferred to its prespecified input field in its own window and then press on submit button to save that mixture.. How ?!...

can any one help i am using filemaker to create a html page to email which is working great but for one thing the date on the page appears in a raw numeric form i have a template called email text which is a calulation returning text it contains lots of html code and in various place filemaker fields to put different text on the html page according to what user it is but the date field does not appear the field is a calc outputting a date the calc is just status current date which displays fine in filemaker but not in the email does anyone know why

I'm not sure the solution to this problem involves any tinkering with FileMaker, but I'm hoping someone else has encountered (and solved) this problem before, or have some ideas about what might be going on. I run a number of separate FileMaker databases and their related HTML files for use over the Web. They all work fine, except... My laptop (an HP Omnibook) cannot load the pages when I log in from home with my dialup ISP connection. (What happens when I attempt to load a page is it searches for a long time <"Contacing host>" then the error message I get says "There was no response. The server could be down or is not responding.") However, the pages load f…

I have a script that i execute manualy by cliking a button , but I need to execute that script every XX minutes automaticaly. How can I do it Thanks Regards

Hi everyone! I have a message board but I want the users to be able to add html links, bold their text etc, just like how FM Forums allows us to insert Instant UBB Code by pressing the buttons. Does anyone know the javascript for creating these buttons which will write the HTML code into the text area field? Thanks! Krishan. : : :grin:

Hi, We have just discovered FM and are interested in using it to publish to the web. We are still evaluating and would like to see some of the issues before we take the plunge with real money! From what I can gather, it seems that CDML is crucial here. Does anyone know of a post or article that can act as a primer? Thank you

I have a forum program running on my local network. I use fmp field to send the texts and I save all the texts as records. On my wep page users see the text in a text area. I don't want to use text are, but instead I want to use an HTML page to send the receviers. How can I do that?

While i am posting... I sometimes find that my FMPU (5.5v3, running on W2K) ceases to allow me to delete records or fields. Everything else remains completely functional, except for the delete commands, which do nothing. Problem is fixed upon restarting the program, but then just appears (apparently) randomly again. Any clues?

I purchased File Maker Pro 5 over a year ago and had no problems with it. The file was published using the Instant Web Publisher. However, there is the problem with only allowing 10 users on in a 12 hour period. So I purchased the File Maker Pro 5.5 Unlimited and have had problems with it ever since. The File Maker Pro 5.5 Unlimited is installed on a Windows NT pc and the file is published on the web site using Instant Web Publisher (which had no problems with the previous version.) I publish 2 files, one very small file and a larger property tax file with 56,000 records. The small file works just fine - but the larger file periodically disappears from the…

Hi All, Would appreciate your help on this. I saw the other forum postings related to sending emails using CDML. I did some test runs and even used different SMTP addresses, but nothing worked. Has anyone successfully sent email using CDML? If so, could you tell me what you did so that I can try it? Thanks

I am using Win2K Server and FMP 5.0v3 Unlimited with custom web publishing. I recently noticed that databases are closing by themselves (one at a time, not always the same)... for no apparent reason. So I checked the error log and found this error at the approximate time that a database closed : ERROR: 0. Error getting post arguments. I'm not sure that this is related to the database closing. Specially since there is more ERROR: 0 lines in the log that I can remember finding a database closed. There is also a lot of "HTTP session disconnected." error in the log. Any help regarding : - databases closing by themselves - "ERROR: 0. Error ge…

I've got a FM 5.5 db with a custom web interface (built from scratch). My question is this: After a new record is created, I want to automatically send an email to a person, notifying them that a new record has been created. I also want the email to contain some information from the record that was just created. Is this possible, and if so, HOW?? Thanks Jackson

I'm constructing a web survey using a Filemaker backend. I have five databases so far: surveys, questions, answers, sessions, and responses. "Surveys" stores the survey title and a unique survey identifier. "Questions" stores a question ID, the question text, the question type, and its parent survey's ID. "Answers" stores the answer text for check box or radio button questions. For text answers, it stores the number of lines to display on the site. It also stores its parent survey's ID and its parent Question's ID. These first three databases work just fine. They are the admin side used to create the survey(s). The final two databases, Sessions and Responses, …

Hi all, I just wanted to let you know that I've posted a couple of tools (read; free downloads) to my site could be useful in your FileMaker development efforts. One of the tools uses FileMaker to generate static HTML site indexes for complex (or not-so-complex) sites. The other uses FileMaker and JavaScript to generate online quizzes and exams. Get more detail in the readme files. The downloads are located at http://www.bitworkz.com/ Enjoy! Kevin Millecam [email protected]

Hello folks. I've got a FMP 5.5 database that is on the web using a custom web interface. I have defined groups and passwords for the file, but when I try testing the database, It doesn't prompt me for a password before accessing the data. Is there a filemaker solution to this, or am i going to have to use an external something to deal with this? Jackson Hewlett

Hello! I have successfully setup a FM Server 5.5 which my co-workers in the office can access FMP DB using FMP 5.x in a workgroup environent. Now, I am interested on how can I share this FMP DB using a web browser? and on the internet? I understand base on the reading of other post on this forum.. u need to have a FMP 5.x unlimited with DB file open. Is there a way that I don't need to open the DB file using FMP 5.x unlimited but rather as a windows service running in a background similar to FMP Server is doing? If this is not possible? how can I automatically start a DB file using FMP 5.x unlimited without log-in to a Windows 2000 Server Edition.…

I've been building FMP stuff for 10 years...but I've just begun doing the web-companion stuff. Yesterday we finally turned off my clients Exchange server (woo hoo) and moved the company database over to FMP in Outlook. Since Outlook can view an html page within it...the company rolodex points to the FMP server and hooks to it via Unlimited. Worked flawlessly!!! Chalk one up for FileMaker. My next task is connecting their website to FMP. I want to create some templates that allow the office folks to enter data into their database and it updates the site and they aren't required to know HTML...this would be useful for updating projects and employment information. I wan…

Hi, I've created a productiondatabase for our tv department. I also created a webinterface to view/list/edit/create records. All of that works just fine. But, I want the user to be able to fire a script, to print the record the user is editing/viewing at that moment. Here's how it goes : After a find, the user gets the resultpage, showing a list of relevant records. From there, he/she can access all details from that record by clicking a hyperlink, which uses the tag : <A HREF=[FMP-LinkRecID: format=tv_edit.htm, layout=klooilayout] target=_self> So far, so good. It shows the edit/view page, where the user can update the record and save it. And now f…

ola i'm getting well into FM ( and web stuff). I've just created a custom homepage for publishing FM databases. - alas the DA which is linked to this page is 'really ugly', reminds me of my first girlfriend. How can i go about changing the way the db looks on the web? - it seems to be drawing an orange and brown template - also, (sorry to be thick) but does anyone know how to find the IP address of a PC? cheers ears soot, london

Hi Everyone! Ok... Issue: I have FMP5.5 Unl... I'm playing with my CDML tool and I'm having the hardest time trying to get information to who on the web. I've bought books and examples, but nothing seems to work. It would be great if someone could send me an example database w/ web pages, or just break it down on how to do it. This is driving me up the wall! lol Project: I'm building a website and I would like to dynamically show information in the database. Solution: : <<<< can anyone help? Thanks!

After solving the problem with Netscape 6.2 that caused FM Pro Unlimited to hang up (the newest WC fixes it), I run into another problem. Anytime I try to use Netscape (any version on any platform) I get the message about downloading file "default.htm" of the type "application/octet-stream" i.e., the default html file is not recognized as such but is treated as binary code of an unknown kind. Everything works fine on IE (any version on any platform.) Has anybody encountered this problem before?

Does anyone have information or a user guide for instructions on how to create a relational database that will allow for individual user access to individual records? I need to create a database which will be published to the web. However, each user will be responsible for their own records. Therefore, we need to restrict access and views to their records only. Thus, when the user updates their record they can't update or see any other record. This database will then be viewable by the general public to search for information. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Many Thanks, Frank Beier Dynamic Webs [email protected]

Hello! I have successfully setup a FM Server 5.5 which my co-workers in the office can access Filemaker DB using FM Pro 5.x in a workgroup environent. Now, I am interested on how can I share this Filemaker DB using a web browser? and on the internet? I understand base on the reading of other post on this forum.. u need to have a Filemaker 5.x unlimited with DB file open and use IWP or CWP. Is there a way that I don't need to open the DB file using Filemaker 5.x unlimited but rather as a windows service running in a background similar to Filemaker Server v5.5 is doing? If this is not possible? how can I automatically start a DB file using Filemaker…

Can you use Filemaker's Reporting capabilities over the web?

In my online searchings I have seen FM websites that I would call well done websites, but I haven't seen what I would call online databases. Are most people using FM to display database info online verses an interactive website which has intensive data input? Can anyone direct me to a website?

I have a client with a database inventory online. using CDML. I have a main search.htm page that searches based on product type. that shows a results list. The from the results list you can click on a product and view that product. pretty simple and straight forward. NOW how using CDML that works since I have tried all the "Filemaker Solutions" (that have not worked) do I get it to go to the next record in found set from that final detailed product page? I do not want to use frames or Javascript is this not possible through CDML?

Sorry if this has been asked before but I couldn't find it anywhere. I think I remember seeing somewhere that you can have a default error webpage setup in case a page that someone is trying to access doesn't exist. So instead of getting the 'can't find URL' FMP will open up your default error page, ie error.html. This works even if you don't have one setup in your html code. Thanks in advance for you help. Frank

I am not a proffesional FMP developer but have fooled around with FMP since version 3. I have never had the need to put any DB's on the web until now and am wondering how difficult of a process it is. The reason I am thinking of doing this is that I want to be able to access my DB when I am on the road and would also like my salespeople to have access from thier location as well. Can anyone give me general advice on the process of getting my DB on the web? Steps I need to take? Things to look out for? How to get started? Anything? Thanks, Joe

Ok, First off I am very new to using Filemaker (or any database for that matter) so this may be a dumb question. Here is what I am trying to do: I have a database, In that database there is a field called "location" It contains room numbers. On a different web server I have a page that has a map on it with numbered rooms, I have it set up so that if you click on a room it gives you the results page fom the database as if you had done a search on the database for that room number. That is all working perfectly. I have a few places where I would like it to return the result from two different locations, as in I want to see who is in room 102 and 103. …

I am very new to using FMP over the internet. I would like to set up a database with several hundred people having access (to alter their own details) using passwords, etc. I had intended to use IWP (because this is so easy to set up?), but I get the impression that I should be looking at CWP. Is this correct?

Hello, I have a website setup with CDML and it works great. I also can connect to the database via the remote host command. The problem I think I have is that if someone knew the IP address they also could access this database via Filemaker. I want to setup a password but when I do it it also asks for the password on the website using CDML!? I don't want that. Can I have it both ways? No password using CDML accessing the database and with a password using remote host? Thank you Kent

I published a file/layout to the web with web companion. No problem. I then added some text and new fields. I closed the file on the server. I Opened the file on the server. I went to the web and when I opened the file the new text and fields were not sidplayed Anyone have and idea why the new field and text do not show up? Also any changes to existing text shows up fine.

I am trying to sort out my options for adding a SSL to a low traffic web site, but the info from FM is confusing. So far, I have found that the Mac Server software listed by FileMaker, Inc. as supported by the Web Server Connector: 5 FMWSC Server Requirements Mac OS 8.6 or later: AppleShareIP 6.2 (no SSL support) WebStar 4.0 or Mac OS X Server 1.02 with Apache 1.3.6 5.5 FMWSC Server Requirements Mac OS X Server 10.0.3 and Apache Web Server 1.3.19 What gives with the downgrade in supported servers with 5.5. (I hope they aren

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When I export a database as an html table, FM converts the html characters like > < " etc to &gt; &lt; &quot; etc. Is there a way to suppress this conversion? Preferably by field, but if not, globally. Or does anyone know a way to keep html within fields as working html through a html export?

I seem to recall a way to specify Filemaker as an internet protocol helper. That is, using some kind of link: fmp3://host/file.fp3 I can get my local copy of filemaker to open the remote file file.fp3 on host. I cannot seem to get it to work now - IE 5.1, Mac OS X 10.1.4, FMPro 5.5. Any ideas?

I need some help with this one.. We are creating PDF forms that submit information to a hosted filemaker file.. We had purchased a tutorial from alqemy.com on how to implement all this .. Everything is working fine . Creating a new record with the data to be submitted to filemaker is done thru the link method... ie all information to be submitted into FMP is in the URL created by the PDF file.. This works fine for 10 or 15 fields We are getting ready to tackle a larger job with upwards of 200 fields to be submitted thru the URL method and I need to know what the limitations are submitting info this way thru filemaker.. Is there a …

Hi, I'm a new user of FMServer. I need to put FM databases on line so that some users would access them from a web interface AND others users would access them from FM 5. I also want to manage automatic back up of FM databases. Is it possible ? Which configuration is it necessary ? FM server doesn't seem to solve my problem. Can "FM unlimited" solve simultaneously different kinds of connection (web, FM) on one FM database and do back up of it ? Thanks in advance for any help. Best regards Christian

I have been racking my brain but the solution to this problem has eluded me - either that or my skills and knowledge is just up the creek. I have a navigation bar that is constructed based on CDML IF statements i.e: [FMP-IF:activity.neq.] Activity [/FMP-IF] [FMP-IF:contact.neq.] Contact Us [/FMP-IF] [FMP-IF:tours.neq.] Tours [/FMP-IF] [FMP-IF:Jobs.neq.] Jobs [/FMP-IF] When I test to see how this looks (given that all areas have something in them) in Netscape it is fine, but in IE there are big spaces between each if statement - does anyone know how to get rid of these spaces so that it appears like normally spaced text?

Hi Folks, We have a Filemaker web portal (FileMaker+WebCompanian+IIS). We are trying the send mail to our members from web. We can only send 37 mails at a time, but we want send more mail than at a time. We cant find any way to send more than 37. I didnt find any option for increase the number of mail to send. Any comments? Thanks for your help, Yalcin

How does one user, when accessing a record via IWP, know when the record is being edited by another individual? From my testing, it appears that two people can be in edit mode at the same time. Thanks in advance!

Hi all, I think I've come up with a way for visitors to a Web Security-protected web site to "sign up" with their own username and password without compromising the security of the site. I'd like to get the thoughts/critiques of experienced users here. You can download .sit or .zip files here. Read the Instructions thoroughly before opening the databases!

hi I am running win2K with FMP unlimited 5.0v3 (web companion 5.0v6) and serving up ~15 DBs (none more than a couple of thousand records) with custom web publishing. The DBs are served up to people that may have any browser or OS. The whole thing works in general. However, FMP freezes from time to time, seemingly at random (although presumably not). Sometimes once a week, sometimes several times a day. I have noticed a couple of messages about this sort of thing before and comments in reply that Mac or Netscape requests may cause problems. Is this true? Can anyone point me to possible solutions? If it is caused by requests (rather than an internal problem) would …

OK got a question dont know how to say this exactly but hmm. A customer that has a filemaker inventory section on their site you basically search on a type of product like truck or jeep or whatever. You then pick the one you want to see and view it. OK the problem is that hows a search engine see the final item detail page? they cant right? So if a customer looks for a 94 Jeep this site doesnt show up. Any one have any bright ideas? If I am way off tell me but I would like to know.

Here is one that I quite dont know where to begin on an approach. My current database uses a web page that the user types in their find criteria, and after they submit it they are directed to a different web page that contains CDML tags with thinks to each record that matched their search. They can choose one of those records, and then they go to a new web page containing the CDML tags for all th information I want them to see for that record. All this is easy enough, but from this point I am not quite sure how to proceed. The cureent web page showing the current record includes a portal. I am able to show the information in the portal along with th…

When doing a search on names such as O'Brien or O'Shea or O'Hare, I get nada -- nothing - no error message -- no results. This is when doing a search in Instant Publishing in the table view in search mode. The field is last names and is defined as text. Actually, there is a "sort of" response -- the search view does a screen redraw back to where it was in search mode. (e.g. If "O'B" was in the name field for the search, it is still there when the screen redraws.) (I tried both Explorer and Netscape; same result so I think it's an FMP problem - not a browser problem.) There is no problem with any other searches. Has anyone encountered this before? Any advice?

Hi, I have my db_.fp5 neatly installed on my host. Every second day on so I get a mesage about "Unable to find db_.fp5". The helpful staff at the host look at it, find nothing wrong and reset it. Nothing in their logs. Is this a known issue? When I try to access db_.fp5 from a page on a secure server (ie https: address), I always get the "unable to find db_.fp5" (even when I accessed it seconds earlier on the http: server), followed by unable to find the format file https://xxx/correct_format_file.html Any ideas?

I'm very new to FMP5.5 but am very interested in using it with Dreamweaver UltraDev 4. Does anybody have experience using both of these together? Can somebody point some info to me on where to start for this? I have FMP5.5 for OS X and UltraDev 4 for OS 9.2. Truthfully, I use ASP pages at work in FP2000 with Access 2000 database, but, that is not what I have available at home (on my Mac!). Thanks!

I have a server hosting multiple databases. All of these databases are passworded using the Web Security Database. The problem is this: I want to add one more database that will be viewed by the general public. This means that I dont want there to be any password to this database, and I want users to have browse only permission. I know that I can set this using the FileMaker access privileges, but since I have those other databases, it seems that i'm stuck using Web Security Database. What to do? thanks, Tim.

Is it possible to link directly to a FileMaker format page from a regular web site??? If so, HOW??! Any help appreciated! Thanks!

How can I send email from version 5.5? I am on a mac using os X. Reba

I posted earlier and received no response on this forum and one response on another. After spending several hours sifting through old posts--questions remain. I'll try more precise questions here. I would like to publish a FMPro database. This would be published on an Apache Server. For arguments sake, let's say it's running Red Hat Linux 7.1 (what I believe is required form my reading--although I claim only ignorance on these matters). Must I purchase FMPU to create CDML tagged pages? This is what I think is correct. In otherwords, FMPro 5.5. wouldn't cut it, eh? I could just Instant web publish with that--correct? I ask because althoug it would be nice to ina…

I'm having a problem with my File Maker Pro 5.5 Unlimited file going offline periodically. I'm using Instant Web Publishing on a Windows NT server. The file is about 56,000 records used for inquiry and search purposes. About once or twice a day the file no longer appears on the Instant Web Publishing Page. Then I need to close the file on the server and re-open it. I've tried increasing the memory to about 5,000k and I've downloaded and applied the latest updates. Neither of these helped, although increasing the memory made the searches go faster. This same file worked fine using File Maker Pro 5 (for well o…

When I edit a record to a FM database record via IWP, when I click the Submit button it opens a new browser window. Can this be fixed? Is it a setting in my browser? I am running IE 5.5. Thanks in advance.

On my website I have people put in their information such as name, address, phone, fax, email, etc...is there a way I can have them put it in the databse and not me manually entering it everytime? Thanks, Reba

Hello, please could someone give me some advise on how to put my database on the web so other people out of the company can view it. Thanks for any help or advice. Chris.

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I'm accessing a database (FMPro 5.5 Unlimited) we have on a PC (a Dell unit) through the internet. I'm accessing it through a Mac laptop, G3 OS9 and using IE5. Some of the fields have pull down menus. When I use them I get a "No records were found" message, even though the value list for the pull down is from the same field. When I turn off the pull down and make it a regular field and enter criteria, the search is successful. I would really like to have our clients see the options (i.e. view a pull down or pop up menu). Is there any way to do this? Thanks. Dan

I am using FM Pro Unlimited to access databases that are hosted from FM Server. These databasess are served up using the Web Companion. Frequently FM Pro Unlimited ends up taking 99 to 100% of the CPU which forces me to reboot my web server. Can someone help? (We don't allow duplicate posts. Please answer in FileMaker Unlimited forum. I'm closing this thread. -bd)

I am trying to set up a new web server and I think I might have a software conflict somewhere, because Filemaker seems to seize up as soon as it is called. I am trying to duplicate the configuration of my current box, which runs perfectly, but most of the software versions on the new box are slightly different. (Box boxes guest-open the DB files from another box running OSX and FM Server 5.5, which seems rock solid) Here is my original box, on which I have multiple data-driven sites running well: Mac G4, 533 mhz, 512 MB OS 9.1 Webstar 4.4 Lasso 3.6.6.2 Filemaker UL 5.0 v3 Here is the new (problem) box: Mac G4, 933 mhz, 256 MB OS 9.2.2 …

Everything was working fine then yesterday I came home and it was locked up with an error type 2. FMP locks up when accessed from the web., both instant web publishing and custom web publishing act the same. When I restart FMP it loads up until the tcp/ip and then the whole computer freezes. I have downloaded the latest updates for FMP. I am using a G4/os9.1/ASIP6.3/1 database served. The ASIP web&file server works jsut fine when all this is going on but FMP is acting crazy all of a sudden. Any suggestions?

PowerMac G6 -is the a prototype ? No, seriously. WC 5.5.4 is latest download.

Hi... Have any of you FM guru's had any experience with using a sh script in linux to send a http post command to a FM database? I need to program a Linux machine to run a script from cron, that will send a http command to a file maker database with instructions to run a script that will import data. Filemaker is working properly and I can trigger the script from an HTML page using method = post, but the syntax must be slightly different if used in a sh script. I tried using wget and sending the http string, but this only resulted in the filemaker file itself being downloaded to the unix server.....not what I wanted Please help... beejewel@b…

Dear reader, After working with Filemaker for 3 years it's time to have databases connected to the internet. The targed is to create a very simple web page without high graphics and things. From this page it must be possible to create an order with spare parts out of a list of 65000 different records. Something like a shopping cart but then very simple. Now i'm not shure if it can be done with filemaker and webcompanion only. I tried to create a very simple page but found that it was not possible to enter a partnumber and press a button with a script. Do i need other software or can this be done with filemaker itself. …

Our WSC today forget own settings and stopped serving the web. All databases were opened and OK.