Can FMServer Do this?

[deepmotion]

Hi all,

I'm FM novice - all of my databases have been local so far.

I wonder if this is possible: can I use FileMaker's PHP API to generate PDFs to be stored on my server? If so, can users download these PDFs from within the database web interface? Also, could I set up the server to email these PDF directly to an email address (ie no downloading to user's computer, just emailed straight from the server).

A yes/no answer would be great, but an expanded answer would be super!

[bcooney]

Yes to all.

You can use PHP to capture the contents of a form field and save it as a PDF to a volume that the webserver can see. Yes, users will be able to download the PDFs from a web interface (that you build). Yes, a server script can email those PDFs as an attachment (but only one, unless you get an email plugin).

[deepmotion]

Thanks very much - just what I was after!

[bcooney]

When you get there, this thread will be helpful.