Making Find work on the Web

[Tom T]

I am developing a FM database (my first) that is to be published on the Web. It will be an index of articles for a newspaper, going back to 1928.

The database I have created on my home computer is nifty enough It does everything I intend it to. But when I look at it in my browser I am confronted with a number of problems. The biggest one that I need help on is the results of a Find command.

I want the results of the Find command to return a form, the same form that I have for Browse as well as for Find modes. But on the Web I am returned a table. How can I solve this?

Thanks,

Tom

[Anatoli]

I guess you are using Instant Web Publishing.

Switch to Custom Web Publishing so you can design everything in HTML around FM data.

[ErnieG]

Custom Web Publishing is certainly much preferable, but I know it took me a while before I had the time to learn HTML and CDML.

If that's the boat you're in, go to the "Sharing" menu, click on "Web Companion," and then you'll be able to click on the "Set up Views" button. One of the tabs is "Form view." Click on it, and choose the layout you want to appear as a form.

Good luck.

Ernie

[ErnieG]

Whoops, sorry. I just reread your post, and I've been away from "Instant" too long. I think the find ALWAYS returns a table. I might have gotten around that with a button and script, but I'm not even sure about that. Sorry.

I have, however, developed a simple archive system for a newspaper. If you decide to go the Custom route, let me know.

Ernie

[Tom T]

Thanks for the suggestions. I am too new at this to start delving into HTML. However, after looking more at the table I didn't want, I decided I could live with it. It will actually come in handy for when people involved in data entry want to proofread their work. They just have to print out the table and compare it to the raw data sitting on their desk.

Tom

[Steve T.]

Hi, T! Switch to Custom Web Publishing when you can; it is MUCH more flexible. HTML knowledge is helpful but not entirely necessary as long as you can design web pages in some kind of software package like Dreamweaver or GoLive. You DO have to add some code, but not much. Plus, there are lots of folks on this forum who love to help folks with their code. If you've never made web pages before then you're probably better off with Instant Web Publishing until you learn some basics. Good luck! --ST