Do I need more than Filemaker/CDML ?

[gggg nnnnn]

Hello.

I am have a table of data generated from Filemaker on the web.

I want to be able to submit another entry into the table & the data to be entered into the table when it goes to the next page.

It seems I can only do one action at a time. Does Filemaker/CDML allow for multiple actions or do I need something more advanced like JavaScript?

Thanks

[Garry Claridge]

CDML usually does one Action at a time. However, it depends on what you want to do!

You can add/edit data in a record and go to the next page at the same time.

All the best.

Garry

[mindtpi99]

Like Garry says, it depends on what you want to do. If I follow what it is that you want to do, I use [FMP-Header] to perform additional things in the background e.g., when you submit data the response page is the entered data displayed as part of a dataset - is this what you mean?

cheers

Howard

[Steve T.]

Howdy! CDML is pretty much 1 action at a time (-new, -edit, -find, etc.) but you can use an INLINE ACTION to do the -find for you. An inline lets you put a primary action on hold until the inline is reolved. Since you are just displaying information, you can use an INLINE to show the table and then use a standard web form to submit new data. Inlines can only follow other actions, though, so you may need some kind of action beforehand (even -view).

Of course, this assumes the table is a table of records and not a table of fields from the same record. If the latter, you could just perform an -edit on the same record over and over again to add more field values to your 1 record table.

--ST

[gggg nnnnn]

Is there are good book that talks about CDML, Inline Actions, etc

[Unable]

Search this forum for subject: CDML Reference db. That is what you NEED. Availlable at the link FREE.

Look in the Sample Files forum - CDML, web, or internet in subject lines. There are many working examples FREE.

Good luck.

[Steve T.]

I agree w/Unable... get the CDML Reference database and then search these forums. CDML has been discontinued so I think resources on it will become harder and harder to find. I think the best help you'll be able to get is right here in FMFORUMS.COM.

If you just want to soak up some info, I'd recommend browsing the posts from FMFORUMS users... that's how I learned a lot. Even the posts from users in this thread alone are loaded with information... e.g. just click on someone's name link to the left of a post and then use the SHOW ALL USER'S POSTS link to scan topics that interest you... or just use the search feature of the forums if you're looking for something specific.

Ciao!

--ST

[gggg nnnnn]

CDML is dicountinued?:???

Why?

What will replace it?

[Garry Claridge]

It has been replaced by XML!

Garry

[vickiepigfish]

Are there tools for XML similar to the CDML tool?

[Garry Claridge]

Not especially. However, some tools exist for using PHP with FM. (The PHP FX Class shields the developer from the XML.)

Check FMWebSchool for tools related to FX.

All the best.

Garry

[Steve T.]

RE: XML tools

Howdy, v and folks! I stumbled across a new publication called FREESOFTWAREMAGAZINE which seems to focus their first issue on XML with helpful info from several articles and (I think) links to free developer tools, but they're not like the CDML tool and you may need to have developer skills to use them... plus, I'm not sure how applicable they would be to a FileMaker scenario. Still, you may want to read some for background material...

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/free_issues/issue_01/

--ST