Hi!

I've seen a lot of questions about the use of URL's to access FMPro DB, but I wonder about something.

If I have a DB at the following location: C:program filesdbmybase.fp5 and my web pages is in the FilemakerWeb folder how will the URL look:

http://localhost/FMPro?-db=:?&-lay=layout&-format=search.htm&-view

Ingar

-db=mybase.fp5&-lay=layout&-format=search.htm&-view

Databases must be opened in FM and it doesn't matter, where databases are placed or served.

Don't place the databases into web (public) folder!

Hi!

My problem was that I used this input in a search page:

<P><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="_Cday" VALUE="[FMP-Currentdate]"

In the Web page it showed up as [FMP-Currentdate]

My link to the page is this:

<a href="http://localhost/FMPro?-db=mybase.fp5&-lay=layout&-format=search.htm&-view"></a></p>

When I moved the DB to the Web folder it showed up just fine in the Web page.

But to my surprise, when I move the DB back to the original folder it also shows up fine.

Now I really don't know what happend.

It works fine at this moment but I'm not shure if stays this way later.

Ingar

Maybe the db was not open?

Yes it was open. It makes no sense to me.

Ingar

Are you using the "Web Security" database and does the file have an entry in that?

Good Luck.

Garry

Also make sure web companion is enabled in Application Preferences, and that the file is shared via Web Companion in File sharing menu. Also realize that

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Howdy! Hmm... Well, I suppose you can always do what I did instead...

I made a calc field = Status(CurrentDate)

Actually, I needed several fields with the current date, a week from now, a month from now, etc. but it would probably solve your problem or help you figure it out.

--ST