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-7
Open Define Fields script step
A-5
Open Define Relationships script
step A-5
Open Define Value List script
step A-5
Open File script step 3-17, A-6
Open Help script step A-6
Open ScriptMaker script step A-6
Open Sharing script step A-5
Open tool A-3
opening
files in runtime applications
3-2, 4-6
runtime databases in
FileMaker Pro 2-9, 3-3, 3-14
outline and shadow text styles
3-10
P
Page Setup/Print Setup script
steps 3-13
parameter block, defined 10-7
PARTNUMBER attribute 5-8
password driver property 8-4
passwords
decoding and repairing 3-15
default 3-14
for runtime databases 3-14
master 3-14
protecting files from hackers
2-12
required warning in About
layouts 3-15
suppressing dialog box for
3-14
Web Security Database 6-16
PATTERN attribute 5-8
pattern palette, FileMaker Pro 5-9
pattern values for layout themes
5-9
PCX graphic import filter 4-2
People.fp5 database 7-12
people_form.css stylesheet 7-13
people_form.htm page 7-16
people_form.xsl stylesheet 7-15
Perform External Script script
step A-6
permanently preventing
modification of databases
option in the Developer Tool
2-3, 3-14
required warning in About
layouts 3-15
unavailable menu commands
2-11
PIC graphic import filter 4-2
platform-specific scripts 3-14
plug-in IDs 10-9
plug-ins
See also external function
plug-ins
in runtime applications A-1
Local Data Access
Companion A-1
Remote Data Access
Companion A-1
Web Companion 6-2, A-1
portals
adding records 7-9, 9-4
editing multiple records 7-9,
9-4
Preferences message 10-12
preferences, in runtime
applications A-1
preparing databases
for cross-platform use 3-10
for Kiosk mode 3-4
for runtime database solutions
3-2
for the Developer Tool 3-1,
3-2
Preview mode in runtime
applications A-1
primary file
connecting auxiliary files 3-1
determining custom solution
name 2-5
displaying About layout 3-8
in Kiosk mode 2-10
in Relational Solution
Example 3-1
in runtime database solutions
2-6
problems with double-clicking
4-6
specifying for custom
database solutions 2-4
stored setting for Scripts menu
name 2-14
updating 4-8
primary key. See RecordId
pseudo column
Print Field Definitions script step
A-5
Print Script Definitions script step
A-5
Print script step 3-13
printing
from runtime applications 3-3
script steps for 3-13
setting document margins 3-3
protecting databases
by removing command access
2-3, 3-14
in subfolders of the Web
folder 6-15
protecting specific records
6-20
using passwords 3-14
using Web Security database
6-16
with an About layout 3-7
with remote administration
passwords 6-15
publishing on the Web
See also Web Companion
comparing static HTML form
with dynamic CDML 9-16
database error codes C-1
encrypting data 8-3
error pages 9-13
exporting data into HTML
tables 6-1, 6-11
FileMaker Pro database-aware
Java applets 6-1, 8-1, 8-18
FileMaker Pro databases 6-1
read-only databases 7-2
requirements 6-2
using CDML 6-1, 6-2, 9-2
using Instant Web Publishing
6-2
using JDBC 6-1
using open web standards 6-1
using XML 6-1, 7-2
Q
QuickTime movies in cross-
platform databases 3-12
quot (“) character entity 5-3
R
Rapid Application Development
(RAD) tools 6-1, 8-1, 8-2
Raw encoding parameter 9-14
-recid request parameter B-6
RecordId pseudo column 8-4
recovering damaged runtime files
4-7
registering
FileMaker Developer 1-9
FileMaker JDBC Driver 8-2