Data Management

[ryankivi]

I'm trying to implement a current file maker solution, into the cloud with amazon web services.  I seem to have been able to set it up, but I have a couple of questions that I'm unsure of.

1.) How do I handle external file storage?  For example I have documents that may be edited on a laptop, but I want the office computer to have the latest copy.

2.) I have a number of scripts to manage the data, php, applescript, etc.

I'm not sure what the best way to handle this is.  Any tips, or FM cloud for dummies ?

 

 

[Claus Lavendt]

1) You should not handle this. Setup a remote container in the solution and let FileMaker Cloud handle the storage.

2) php and AppleScript is not supported on FileMaker Cloud. So you need to find alternatives, if these scripts/processes are essential to your solution.

[Aussie John]

I see this is a fairly old post - are either PHP and applescript now supported? Also is there a comparison table somewhere to see what the limitations of Filemaker cloud are?

[Claus Lavendt]

PHP is NOT supported on FileMaker Cloud and it will never be supported there. If you want to do CWP with FM Cloud, you need to use Data REST API.

AppleScript will never be supported on FileMaker Cloud, since it's a Linux box.

[Aussie John]

thanks

So using the REST API it would be possible to host Filemaker data on a webpage?

[Claus Lavendt]

Yes, although you'll need to host that website on another webserver and then exchange data, through the Data REST API with the FileMaker databases.

[Aussie John]

again thanks - I know this is OT but would the web page would still use PHP script which the REST API refers to?

4 minutes ago, Claus Lavendt said:

Yes, although you'll need to host that website on another webserver and then exchange data, through the Data REST API with the FileMaker databases.

 

understood as Im already hosting FM data on a website using the PHP API

Edited September 11, 2018 by Aussie John