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
Index
A
access privileges
See Accounts and Privileges
account names and passwords, character set
restrictions
29
Accounts and Privileges
Guest account
19
limiting layouts 27
scripts 33
setting 10
testing 39
ActiveX 25
Allow User Abort script step 34, 35
Apache, hosting Instant Web Publishing
databases
36
Apple events 25
authentication
external FileMaker data sources
26
external SQL data sources 25
forms-based in IWP 19
B
Browse mode
capabilities
20
Instant Web Publishing 20
browser, web
open database URL
13
publishing requirements 6
requirements 17
viewing databases in 17
buttons 28
C
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) 27
limitations 27
changing settings 10
character set restrictions, account names and
passwords
19, 29
Close Window script step 35
Commit Records/Requests script step 29, 34, 35
container fields, restrictions 30
custom environments
creating
31
documentation 23
custom home pages 14
Custom Web Publishing, in FileMaker Server
Advanced
5
D
data modification, script step 34
data modification, script steps 34
Database Homepage
hiding files on
10
linking to 13
databases
enabling Instant Web Publishing
7, 9, 17
linking to 13
restricting access 12
static web publishing 14
testing before publishing 39
Delete Records script step 33
disconnect
idle accounts
13
setting time out 13
documentation
custom environments
23
Instant Web Publishing Help 20
Drop-down Calendar field format 30
E
enabling Instant Web Publishing 7, 9, 17
Enter Browse Mode script step 30
Exit Application script step 36
external FileMaker data sources 26
External functions, for Web publishing 40
external SQL data sources 25
F
FileMaker data sources, external 26
FileMaker Pro
differences with Instant Web Publishing
24
hosting databases 7
Instant Web Publishing 9
maximum number of web connections 12
publishing files from previous versions 8
publishing static web pages 14
setting starting layout 30
web access requirements 18
FileMaker Pro Advanced
custom menus
30
tooltips 25