Is Webdirect the right approach?

[chakali]

Hello,

 

I was asked to develop a remote iPad solution for a company that need to insert in its Filemaker database a lot of data about the daily work that has been done. The database must retrieve a lot of information from the server (workers and activity lists form that specific construction site i.e.). My first thought was to develop a local Filemaker Go solution that would sync once a day with the server.

 

However, webdirect would offer me the fastest development approach, but I'm not sure it would fit the requirements since a lot of data must ben interchanged between the mobile and the server. The previous Filemaker  web engine was quite slow and could only been used for accessing data. I was wondering if any of you have tried Webdirect in such a fashion yet.

 

Thank you,

Roberto

[Wim Decorte]

Hello,

 

I was asked to develop a remote iPad solution 

 

No.   FileMaker Inc has explicitly stated that WebDirect is not supported on mobile devices.

[Claus Lavendt]

If you have network connection all the time you could just develop a FileMaker file, host it on the server and then open remote from the FMGO devices.

WD is a "live" client, which means that there is constant communication between the server and the client.

This means that it does need constant network connection.

 

Like Wim says, WebDirect does not currently support mobile devices. Or in other words, you can access a WebDirect solution in a mobile webbrowser, but it will be a terrible user experience.

[Cheese Food Product]

FWIW - I had a relative complex solution I developed and "hosted" using IWP.  After some basic mods (and then improvements, like popovers) - the app/DB works well on an iPad.   As the other responders point out, it may not be supported.  But it does work, and it works quite well.

[Lee Smith]

Hi CFP,

 

Please update your profile to reflect your current version of FileMaker, OS and platform. Here is a quick link for your convince. MY PROFILE