Instant Web Publishing Guide

Chapter 3
Working with FileMaker databases on the web
FileMaker Pro Instant Web Publishing automatically provides web pages and forms for interacting
with your database. Web users click buttons in the status area to browse, find, sort, add, edit, and
delete records.
When you enable Instant Web Publishing and share files, anyone who has an account for a
database and knows the IP address or domain name where it is hosted can access the file.
Depending on their account privileges, they can:
1 view records on different layouts and views
1 add, duplicate, and delete records
1 add and edit data in fields
1 search the database to view a subset of records
1 sort the database to rearrange the records
Important Manage accounts and privilege sets to restrict user access to database features for
both the desktop and the web.
Requirements for accessing FileMaker databases on the web
To work with a published FileMaker Pro database, web users need:
1 a web browser that has JavaScript enabled: Internet Explorer 8, Internet Explorer 9, Safari 5,
Firefox.
1 access to the internet or an intranet.
1 the Internet Protocol (IP) address or domain name of the computer that hosts your database file.
Notes
1 These requirements may differ from those of the FileMaker product that hosts the database.
1 Instant Web Publishing is not supported from iOS browsers on iPads, iPhones, or iPods.
1 Instant Web Publishing is not supported from runtime solutions or Kiosk solutions because
runtimes cannot be shared over a network.