asp and filemaker?

[janedoe]

hiya,

how do i get my asp page to read/write information to/from my filemaker database?

i am using fm6.0v3 and would like to display my fm dbase information to the web using asp.

hints/tips/urls please.

thanks

d.

[Garry Claridge]

I use ASP (not with FM) and I haven't been able to find a method, other than ODBC, to access FM. However, some of the new XML functions of ASP may present a non-ODBC solution.

It is a different story with PHP, Java and Python etc. These are able to use CDML and XML.

All the best.

Garry

[janedoe]

hi,

i was hoping to use my filemaker database in a similar way to how i have used access databases in the past.

to have a copy of filemaker running with a filemaker database open is a bit of an incovenience. i haven't been able to find a non-odbc solution.

does anyone have an alternative to odbc?

any programming language would be fine.

perhaps a plugin has been developed? how does access do it?

thanks,

jd.

[JennyAnders]

There is no asp for FileMaker, only IWP and CWP. If you don't want to use LDML or CDML then maybe look at an XML target.

[Garry Claridge]

You can use PHP, Java and Python with WebCompanion. However, you still need to have Filemaker running.

All the best.

Garry

[BertBoye]

I have done what you are looking for, but as other poster have stated there is no why to connect FM to ASP.

But there always a way to do things, I did this

1. Script that is exporting a DBF file

2. Script that

[Leb i Sol]

Hello there!

Let me jump on ASP talk.....so has anyone managed to use ODBC "reliably" with FM?

I have used Dreamweaver and connected fine(ODBC) but the connection fails when trying to Filter RecordSets....Macromedia says they don't want to support FM and they don't guarantee....blah blah...but the connection did work

any thoughts on ASP+FM vs. CDML+FM ?

thanx guys

[Anatoli]

This can help you:

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[Leb i Sol]

I looked at this but again its a ASP "their way" and using their syntax = laerning CDML

Also the price tag is ..... >>> than I payed for File Maker Pro

[Leb i Sol]

"- No ADO or ODBC component or SQL knowledge necessary; FMConnector ASP has

its own intuitive syntax that is easy to learn and use"

in this case might as well learn CDML since "it's their ASP syntax " not the standard....I know ASP is so tempting but....