Developer’s Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Introducing FileMaker Developer 5
- Chapter 2 Customizing your database solution
- About the custom solution examples
- Using the FileMaker Developer Tool
- Binding your databases into a runtime database solution
- Displaying databases in Kiosk mode
- Renaming your databases
- Removing design access to your databases
- Customizing the About, Help, and Scriptsmenus
- Adding the FileMakerPro extension to database filenames
- Saving your settings in the Developer Tool
- Chapter 3 Preparing files for a custom solution
- About the Relational Example
- General steps for preparing your solutionfiles
- Issues to consider before creating a runtime database solution
- Opening files in Kiosk mode
- Design tips for navigating in Kiosk mode
- Creating startup scripts
- Using button image samples
- Documenting your database solution
- Design tips for cross-platform solutions
- Creating a consistent appearance
- Simulating outline and shadow text styles
- Using common character sets
- Designing text layouts for cross-platform solutions
- Using a common color palette
- Using graphics in cross-platform solutions
- Using QuickTime movies in cross-platform solutions
- Showing the status bar in Windows
- Using separate scripts for printing
- Using the Status (CurrentPlatform) function
- Creating platform-specific scripts
- Protecting your runtime database solutionfiles
- Testing before and after creating yoursolution
- Converting and upgrading solution files
- Chapter 4 Distributing FileMakerPro runtime database solutions
- Chapter 5 Creating custom layout themes
- Chapter 6 Publishing your database on the Web
- Moving forward using open web standards
- Using the FileMakerPro Web Companion
- Displaying a custom home page
- Using a custom home page with Instant Web Publishing
- Monitoring your site
- Exporting data to a static HTML page
- Testing your site without a networkconnection
- Opening password-protected databasesremotely
- Using the Web Security Database
- Chapter 7 Using FileMakerPro XML to deliver your data
- About the XML examples
- General process for custom web publishing using XML
- Generating an XML document
- Using the FMPDSORESULT grammar
- Using the FileMakerPro Extended XMLgrammars
- About UTF-8 encoded data
- Generating FileMakerPro CGI requests for an XML document
- Using style sheets with your XMLdocument
- Comparing CSS, XSLT, and JavaScript
- Looking at the XML Inventory example
- Chapter 8 Using Java and JDBC to deliver your data
- About the JDBC examples
- About JDBC
- Using the FileMaker JDBC Driver
- SQL supported by the FileMaker JDBCDriver
- FileMakerPro support for Unicodecharacters
- About the FileMaker JDBC Driver interfaces and extensions
- Example 1: Looking at the FileMakerPro Explorer application
- Example 2: Creating the JBuilder Inventoryapplication
- Example 3: Creating the Visual Cafe Inventory application
- Using the FileMaker Java classes
- Chapter 9 Custom web publishing using CDML
- About the CDML examples
- General steps for custom web publishing using CDML
- About CDML format files
- Generating FileMakerPro CGI requests using CDML
- Using the CDML Tool and templates
- New and modified CDML tags
- About the CDML Reference database
- Creating error messages
- Using an encoding parameter with a CDML replacement tag
- Planning your web site
- Chapter 10 Writing external function plug-ins
- About the plug-in examples and templates
- Installing, enabling, and configuring FileMakerPro plug-ins
- Using external functions in a calculation
- Requirements for writing an external function plug-in
- FileMakerPro messages sent to theplugin
- Debugging your plug-in
- Avoiding potential MacOS resourceconflicts
- Providing documentation for your plug-in
- Naming and registering your plug-ins
- Appendix A Feature comparison of the runtime application and FileMakerPro
- Appendix B Valid names used in CGI requests for FileMaker XML data
- Generating a –find, –findall, or –findany request
- Generating a –view request
- Generating a –new request
- Generating an –edit request
- Generating a –delete request
- Generating a –dbnames request
- Generating a –layoutnames request
- Generating a –scriptnames request
- Generating a –dbopen request
- Generating a –dbclose request
- Specifying parameters for the request
- db (Database)
- lay (Layout)
- format (Format)
- recid (Record ID)
- modid (Modification ID)
- lop (Logical operator)
- op (Comparison operator)
- max (Maximum records)
- skip (Skip records)
- sortfield (Sort field)
- sortorder (Sort order)
- script (Script)
- script.prefind (Script before Find)
- script.presort (Script before Sort)
- styletype (Style type)
- stylehref (Style href)
- password (Database password)
- field name (Name of specific field)
- Appendix C FileMaker Pro values for error codes
- Index
Index
I-3
double colons in portal fields
in CGI requests 7-9, 9-4
in XML documents 7-4
driver properties, for FileMaker
JDBC URL 8-3
DRW graphic import filter 4-2
–dso_xml format parameter 7-3
Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs)
4-1, 4-2
E
–edit requests
CDML examples 9-4
XML examples 7-10, B-3
editing multiple records in portals
7-9, 9-4
EFFECT attribute 5-7
elements
in FMPDSORESULT
grammars 7-4
in FMPXMLLAYOUT
grammars 7-7
in FMPXMLRESULT
grammars 7-5
in layout themes 5-3
Employee Database CDML
example 9-15, 9-16
emulating interface elements 3-4
encoded XML 7-3, 7-8
encoding parameters for CDML
9-6, 9-14
encrypting data 8-3
EPSF PFLT graphic import filter
4-3
Error Log File option 6-4, 6-9
errors
creating error messages 9-13
-errnum CDML variable tag
9-13
-error CDML variable tag
9-13
Error folder 9-13
error pages recognized by the
Web Companion 9-13
specifying FileMaker Pro
error codes 7-3, 9-13, C-1
escape driver property 8-4
escaping of lower ASCII
characters 8-7
example CGI requests for XML
B-1
Example Plug-In file (Mac OS)
10-5
Example.fmx file (Windows)
10-5
examples
Artwork Sampler 3-2, 3-5
Code Warrior Pro 10-1
comparing CSS, XSL, and
JavaScript 7-11
Creating Dynamic Buttons 3-6
custom About layouts 3-7
custom Help layouts 3-8
Employee Database 9-16
FileMaker Pro Explorer 8-8
Full Example plug-in 10-6
generated FMPDSORESULT
grammar 7-4
generated
FMPXMLLAYOUT
grammar 7-7
generated FMPXMLRESULT
grammar 7-6
Guest Book 9-16
Interface Elements 3-2, 3-5
JBuilder Inventory 8-11
Kiosk Solution Example 2-1,
2-9, 3-4, 3-8
registering the FileMaker
JDBC Driver 8-3
Relational Example 3-1, 3-8
Runtime Solution Example
2-1, 2-6, 3-8
sample license agreement 1-9,
4-4
Shopping Cart 9-17
using proprietary FileMaker
Java classes 8-18
Visual C++ (Windows) 10-1
Visual Cafe Inventory 8-15
XML and CSS 7-13
XML and JavaScript 7-16
XML and XSLT 7-14
XML Inventory 7-17
Excel import filter 4-3, 4-4
exporting data into HTML tables
6-11
Extensible Markup Language
(XML). See XML
Extensible Stylesheet Language
(XSL). See XSL stylesheets
Extensible Stylesheet Language–
Transformations (XSLT). See
XSLT example
External Function message 10-11
external function plug-ins
configuring 10-4, 10-9, 10-12
debugging 10-12
described 10-7
documenting 10-13
enabling 10-4
Full Example folder contents
10-3
function name prefix 10-10
in runtime applications A-1
installing 10-4
main entry point 10-9
messages sent by FileMaker
Pro 10-10
parameter block definition
10-7
plug-in ID 10-9
registering with FileMaker,
Inc. 10-1, 10-13
required code files 10-7
required feature string syntax
10-8
required string resources 10-8
resource ID conflicts
(Mac OS) 10-13
Specify Calculations dialog
box 10-9
Template folder contents 10-2
Web Companion 6-10
writing 10-1
external functions
for web site monitoring 6-10
in calculation fields and
scripts 6-10, 10-1, 10-5
in Full Example plug-in 10-5
F
feature string syntax for external
function plug-ins 10-8
fetchsize driver property 8-4
field name request parameter
B-10
field names, spaces in 7-4, 8-3,
8-13
field restrictions, in Web Security
Database 6-19
file naming requirements 2-11
file sharing with runtime
applications 4-5
FileMaker Developer 5
contents, described 1-5
installing 1-3
license agreement 1-9
product, described 1-1
registering 1-9
FileMaker Developer Tool
automating the process 2-16
described 2-1
generated DLLs (Windows)
4-2
generated runtime files 4-1