In a rage!!

October 30, 200223 yr

Ok... I've been trying to setup a database to be viewable via the web.

Unfortunately there is not much help from FMP on this...

Setup:

FMP5 Unlimited & WSC-IIS

OS - NT4.6a

WS - IIS

I don't know how to display a field's value on the web. This is driving me nuts! I've downloaded Brian Dunnings "CDML" Master Class which helped me alil' but I just can't get the ******* thing to work. I'm not sure if it's a setting or what! I've already set up the Admin to host that particular database. I've set up the database as directed in the WSC connector PDF. The Form properties are right... I tried creating a test, but nothing seems to work. I've got to be missing something! Everyone else seems to have it under control.

Can anyone help? I'm ready to scratch the whole thing and give up!

October 30, 200223 yr

Are you able to 'see' FM? Can you use a URL like this:

http://IP:port/FMPro?-dbnames

IP of the host computer and the port nominated in the WebCompanion setup.

Good Luck.

Garry

October 30, 200223 yr

Author

Yup! If I enter in what you requested I get an error... It's a FMP Error so I know it's seeing it. I've attached a screen shot of it.

bammo.zip

October 30, 200223 yr

Addam,

I wasn't able to read the image in the doc. However, FM is doing something.

Is Instant Web Publishing enabled? If it is you should be able to, at least, get a default page. The URL would be:

http://IP:port

All the best.

Garry

October 30, 200223 yr

Author

I have enabled Instant web publishing and I am getting the default FMP Home page... It looks great, but I need to create my own page... the web companion nav is garbage.

October 31, 200223 yr

If you need your own page... you probably need to turn off Instant web publishing and go to Custom.

October 31, 200223 yr

Author

Gotcha! Soo.... I've started using the CDML tool, but I can't get any information out of the database... I'm following all the directions... The HTML Code looks correct. But no info...

October 31, 200223 yr

Firstly, ensure the database is opened and shared by WebCompanion. Then, you need to query the database with either a URL or FORM.

A query URL would look like this:

http://IP:port/FMPro?-db=mydb.fp5&-lay=mylayout&-format=myhome.html&-findany

The "myhome.html" format file should contain the CDML.

Hope this is of use.

Garry

October 31, 200223 yr

Author

Please forgive me for my ignorance here. I've created a basic HTML document using the CDML tool. The CDML resides in a form...

Here is the HTML code I'm using... Shouldn't this work? Or am I doing it wrong?

<HTML>

<HEAD>

</HEAD>

<BODY>

<H2>Show me stuff...</H2>

<P>Field Name1<BR>

<P>Field Name2<BR>

</FORM>

</BODY>

</HTML>

October 31, 200223 yr

To get this format file/page to "work" you can call it with this URL:

http://IP:port/FMPro?-db=bammo.fp5&-lay=Layout%20#1&-format=thepage.html&-findany

For "The Page" to submit to the database you will need an Action Tag, e.g.:

You will also need to name a Format file in the FORM, e.g.:

All the best.

Garry

November 1, 200223 yr

Get a copy of Home Page 3. It's NLA but it makes learning this stuff simple IMHO. Look around the web for the Trial version -- it's easy to get more than 30 days out of it.