Web Library

[IAFE]

Our Company is creating an web-based library. We are scanning in different documents, mostly PDF, RTF, DOC. How can I map a location on the hard drive and then share it using web companion? If I use "GetURL" I will need to put the entire library out on some server (lots of space), since I can't us it to grap a local file, or can I. Any ideas?

[cjaeger]

GetUrl["file://mybigharddisk/folder/xxx.jpg"]

However, a server of some kind can be a good idea. I used to prefer linking FileMaker to Cumulus with AppleScript instead of the file directly, but with FM 6, this has changed except for very big projects.

[IAFE]

This works great when I am using FileMaker directly but not through the web, I keep getting the first files url. I am using Web Companion on FMPU 5.5. Will this still work?

[cjaeger]

You can reference local files, if you can set l"local" preferences.

something like this:

imgurl= userpref_data_folder & "/" & filename, where

userpref_data_folder can be either

"http://www.myserver.com/files" or

"file://Myharddisk/files"

depending on a preference value set in a users file, and/or stored in a cookie in your browser.

Just try it with simple HTML and different <a href></a>tags. Note that your local links will have to be absolute, i.e. including the full path to the file.

[cjaeger]

wont work with instant web publishing, either.

[IAFE]

Will this idea work?

One computer that has FMPU and IIS behind a firewall using DMZ.

Set FMPU to port 591

IIS to port 80 for web site

IIS to port 21 for ftp

Have the user enter the web site then link to FMPU using instant web publishing. Have them make thier query. Then when I GetUrl [http://url:21/filepath]or do I need something special for ftp? Or did I create a closed system so the file cannot be sent back through the firewall.

[IAFE]

One more bit of info this is only for demo right now. My boss made some promises that I am having to keep. Eventually this will all be SSL and custom web pages (the way it should be if I had the time).

[Jeff Spall]

Hi, I have an image library for our publishing company that will return a list of a low-res pictures from a search and then allow the download of the high-res file in a mixture of formats - jpg, eps, tiff, pdf.

It allows searches by subject down to three or four levels or by free text. there's about 20,000 images in there at the moment and the speed is good just running direct from FMP unlimited. The high-res sit on a different server, or could be multiple servers

If you want to talk in detail about the way it's built, mail me direct at [email protected]