Developer’s Guide

Installing FileMaker Developer in the Mac OS 3-7
5. Click Change Port.
You see the Web Companion Configuration dialog.
6. Enter a port number between 1024 and 65535 in the TCP/IP Port
Number box.
Enter the TCP/IP port number here
7. Click OK to save your changes.
You are finished. The Web Companion is now configured to use the
port you have specified.
Accessing databases that are published to the Web
When you publish a database to the Web, your users access that
database by entering the host machine’s URL in their web browser. If
the FileMaker Pro Web Companion is configured to use port number
80, the default port, the URL your users will enter will look like this:
http://12.34.56.78/
The number “12.34.56.78” is an example; in its place, your users
would enter the actual URL of your host machine.
If the FileMaker Pro Web Companion is configured to use a port
number other than the default, the URL your users will enter will
look like this:
http://12.34.56.78:1024
Again, the number “12.34.56.78:1024” is an example; your users
would enter the actual URL of the host machine, followed by a colon
(“:”) and the port number specified in the FileMaker Pro Web
Companion Configuration dialog.
For more information on accessing FileMaker Pro databases on the Web,
see chapter 14 of the User’s Guide, “Publishing databases on the Web.”
Where to go from here
After you install FileMaker Developer, you can immediately begin
working with the application. Here are some suggestions on where to
go in the documentation to get started:
• If you’re new to databases, read chapter 1, “FileMaker Pro basics,”
in the FileMaker Pro User’s Guide to learn basic database concepts.
• If you’re new to FileMaker Pro, work through the tutorial. The tutorial
lesson files are automatically installed when you do an Easy Install.
• If you’ve used FileMaker Pro before, read chapter 4 of the
FileMaker Pro Getting Started Guide to learn about new features
available in FileMaker Pro 6.