Hi folks - is it possible to return a custom error page to a users browser rather than the default FM error if the user attempts to connect to a web enabled database that isn't open?

Currently, a (javascript controlled?) error message "Unable to process your request because the database "********" is not open." is returned - I would like to display a customised html page.

I'm using : FileMaker Pro Unlimited version 6 running on a Powermac G4, Mac OS X.

Thanks

Girish..

hello

If you are using CDML, as opposed to Instant web publishing, you should be able to spec an error page with the -error=error.htm tag, where "error.htm" is your custom error page.

hih,

steve

FMP 6 also includes the -ErrNum (error number) CDML tag that lets you specify an error file for a specific error code. Since multiple -ErrNum tags can be used, it appears you can specify a particular error page for each error if you so wish.

I haven't used it myself yet.

Thanks Steve/Vaughan for these suggestions. I have implemented custom error pages using CDML before, and have also used the [FMP-CurrentError] tag to return specific error messages (I hadn't tried the -ErrNum tag before but have just given it a go as well).

Unfortunately, the error returned when a database isn't open does not seem to have a number associated with it and so I can't think of a way to use these two tags when this error is returned(?)

Error 100 is "file is missing" I'd start with that. Trap for it in the -error file.