I'm a pretty proficient FM developer and also pretty good at HTML and I understand linking to databases via CDML and other languages but I don't want to do it all.

I'm hoping someone could provide a brief summary of the cool stuff you CAN'T do via CDML that you can in FM. I'd like to design the FM databases and hire someone else to do the CDML but would rather avoid over-designing. Think of it as a job interview.

Also, are there any "bottled" Filemaker e-commerce packages for the web that I could hook my databases to rather than coding new shopping carts all the time?

Do you like writing scripts in ScriptMaker

Unfortunately, that is true.

In all my Solutions I have only one script running in fraction of second. That seems to be OK.

I found the Power of HTML, JavaScript, and CDML and calculating fields to be greater, than standalone FM.

So far I am happy.

If you want to contract someone for CDML work, we are low cost workforce over here, in Czech Republic.

About the only things that FMP client offers that the web interface doesn't is record locking and portal functionality -- portal data can be displayed but all of the "create new record" stuff doesn't).

Having said that, the main difference is the interface -- there are fundamental differences between the browser/web and FMP/client. Not necessarily better/worse, just different.

What I like about the web is the small amount of work required to get an interface together, compared to a FMP client solution.

Thanks everyone for replying. I guess what I am hearing is that I shouldn't rely on scripts or doing things in a portal except for showing data.

Are there ways to "go to related record" that depend on CDML instead of script steps (that was just an example, I can think of dozens of way I use scripts to navigate and show data)? How does filemaker keep track of the browser session? Any thoughts on an e-commerce package?

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Originally posted by signal:

Are there ways to "go to related record" that depend on CDML instead of script steps (that was just an example, I can think of dozens of way I use scripts to navigate and show data)? How does filemaker keep track of the browser session? Any thoughts on an e-commerce package?

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Go to related, hmm you can program that.

FileMaker is not keeping track at all, the browser knows, what is displayed and pointers etc.

I am always writing my solution for e-commerce.

signal inquires: Are there ways to "go to related record"?

This line, extracted from a table, was successful as a link from a found set to a specific record in that found set.

<td><a href="[fmp-linkrecid: format=format.htm, layout=web]">[fmp-field: afieldinthelayout]</font></a></td>

Peace

Keith M. Davie