Script to submit or retrieve data from a web site?

[Matthew R White]

Inquiring as to whether or not this is actually possible with filemaker, and if so, what would be the best way to go about it.

Can filemaker log on to a web site, enter in user name and password, enter in certain data, perform a search, then download the data back into filemaker?

 

[milanm]

There are a few ways to do this.

 

First and most popular one would be CWP - Custom Web Publishing where you incorporate your FileMaker data into a php based or xml base web page which could be incorporated into any website. In this way the webpages and FileMaker comunnicate directly in real time, no need for downloading or uploading anything.

 

Second popular method is via ODBC or JDBC driver - where you connect your website database with your FileMaker Pro database and they can exchange data in any way you would need it - again real time, live method.

 

Third way could be using HTTP POST and HTTP GET proceedures, i am just enquiring about HTTP POST in a different thread as it seams to come with certain disadvantages.

[Matthew R White]

We'd like to pay for this to be programmed into our system.

 

Any contacts or professionals that you know of who would do this?

[Wim Decorte]

The FileMaker website has a section for Consultants.  Check there first.

 

Be ready with very specific requirements; what web sites to log into and so on.

[Lee Smith]

You can also post a request in or Serviced Wanted Topic Area. HERE