Instant Web Publishing Guide
Table Of 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
- Requirements for accessing FileMaker databases on the web
- Accessing a FileMaker database on 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 1 | About publishing FileMaker Pro databases on the web 6
About this guide
This guide provides information about the Instant Web Publishing and static web publishing
features in FileMaker Pro. It explains:
1 what you need to publish databases on the web
1 how to publish your databases using FileMaker Instant Web Publishing
1 what web users need to access databases
1 how web users can access and interact with your database on the internet or an intranet
FileMaker Pro documentation uses the term publishing on the web to refer to databases that users
can access on the internet or on an intranet using a web browser.
This guide uses “FileMaker Pro” to refer to both FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro Advanced,
unless describing specific FileMaker Pro
Advanced features.
Important You can download PDFs of FileMaker documentation from
http://www.filemaker.com/documentation. Any updates to this document are also available from
the website.
Data from a FileMaker layout displayed in a web browser with Instant Web Publishing