filemaker database on the web

[suzee]

I am totally new to FMPro... Can someone please help me with inserting data into the database, I made a custom webpage. When I enter the IP address of my pc and try to insert some data in to the database it gives me an error saying "Format File Not Found.. The format file 'response.html' could not be found".

The code is as follows...

<FORM ACTION="FMPro" METHOD="POST" >

<p>

<input type="hidden" name="-db" value="webguest.fp5" >

<input type="hidden" name="-lay" value="webby" >

<input type="hidden" name="-format" value="response.html">

<input type="hidden" name="-error" value="err.htm">

</p>

The database webguest.fp5 is also in the "Web Folder" of The Filemaker Pro 5 folder.The files response.html, err.htm and the above code file(webguest.htm) are all in the Web Folder.The Web Companion is set right.

Thanks,

Suzee

[Vaughan]

Check the file name exactly matches the code in the HTML format file.

Another possibility is that the *path* of the format file is incorrect. Check the url that you are using... it sounds like you have the format file in the root folder of the web server.

[Jeff Spall]

Hi, how are you calling your 'webguest.htm' page? If it's through a call to FileMaker, like:

http://localhost:591/FMpro?-db=webguest.fp5&-format=webguest.htm&-View

then the paths to the other files will be right.

If you're using the computer's web sharing to get to it like maybe

http://localhost/fp5folder/web/webguest.htm

then Filemaker will pick up the wrong relative path because its root folder is different. As Vaughan says, FileMaker needs it's web folder to reside in the same directory and at the same level as the FileMaker application.

regards, jeff