just trying to test a form

[drdigital9]

First make sure you have Filemaker Pro running, and the database open in which you want the form to send data to.

You should also put your .html document inside the 'Web" folder within Filemaker Pro's Folder. There should also be some hidden fields that tell the filemaker application, which database to send this information to. Here is some sample code:

<form method="POST" action="FMPro">

<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="-db" VALUE="dbase_name.fp5"><INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="-format" VALUE="results.htm"><INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="-lay" VALUE="layout_name"><INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="-error" VALUE="error_page.htm">

[elektra]

Thanks for the response...unfortunately, I have already taken these steps, but I am getting the same error message. The browser is somehow not being pointed to the application...

[Garry Claridge]

Depending on how 'buried' my format files are I have to have an action tag like this:

<form action="../FMPro" .....

Are your format files in the /Web folder of the /FileMaker Pro folder!

All the best.

Garry

[elektra]

yes, I have made sure that the format files are in the Web folder. Then I've tried making my path like this (.../FMPro) since the app is in a the parent directory of the Web folder. But that does not make a difference. Could this have anything to do with the version? I'm using fm 4.1, and yet when I use the Web Companion to make tags, it names my db files as if they were created in fp3, for example event.fp3...

[Garry Claridge]

Are you using the correct port number? If it is anything other than 80 your URL will need to look like this: http://localhost:1234/

Got me scratching my head! Sure to be something simple, somewhere.

All the best.

Garry

[elektra]

Hi,

I'm trying to test a sample form I've created through the Web companion. I'm new to this and completely clueless when it comes to publishing FMpro dbs on the Web. The problem is with my action tag in the initial page.

<FORM ACTION="FMPro" METHOD="post">

This tag was generated by the companion, but it can't be right, because the browser gives me an error message that it cannot locate FMPro. I've tried changing the path to the actual filemaker.exe, (example ../FileMaker Pro.exe) but then microsoft ie wants to download the application.

I'm not yet trying to put the web files in the air. I'm just trying to test these files on my own computer, but the browser cannot find FMPro, and I'm not sure how to point it in the right direction. I know that there must be a simple answer...

thanks

[didier_bortolin]

make sure you have a action item in your form (-find or other), if not you can try to insert -find in the submit buttom.