Instant Web Publishing Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 About publishing FileMaker Pro databases on the web
- Chapter 2 Publishing your database on the web
- Chapter 3 Working with FileMaker databases on the web
- Web browser requirements
- Accessing a FileMaker database from the web
- Working with data in Instant Web Publishing
- Logging out of a database and closing a web session
- Displaying a database with the status area hidden
- Differences between FileMaker Pro and Instant Web Publishing
- Using external ODBC data sources in Instant Web Publishing
- Using external FileMaker data sources in Instant Web Publishing
- Chapter 4 Designing a database for Instant Web Publishing
- Tips for designing layouts for Instant Web Publishing
- Tips for working with data in a web browser
- General database design considerations
- Working with graphics, sounds, and movies on the web
- Setting the initial layout and view
- Hiding the status area to customize the interface
- Specifying the sort order for web users
- Web viewer design considerations
- FileMaker scripts and Instant Web Publishing
- Hosting databases with FileMaker Server Advanced: an overview
- Documenting your solution
- Chapter 5 Testing, monitoring, and securing your site
- Index
Chapter 3
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Working with FileMaker databases on the web 21
Finding records
In Find mode, web users have most of the same searching capabilities as FileMaker Pro desktop users.
They
can:
1 create find requests
1 duplicate find requests
1 delete find requests
1 show all records
1 extend (broaden) or constrain (narrow) the found set
Note Web users cannot access saved find requests.
Status area in Browse mode
Add, edit, delete, sort, omit, or
show omitted records
View previous or
next record
Go to Database Homepage,
Browse, or Find Mode
Status of current
found set
Log out and close windows to
protect data
Change layouts and
layout views
Modify last find
request
Save new or changed data
to the host
Status area when editing records
Abandon any changes and
return to Browse mode