User manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introducing FileMaker Pro
- Chapter 2 Using databases
- About database fields and records
- Opening files
- Opening multiple windows per file
- Closing windows and files
- Saving files
- About modes
- Viewing records
- Adding and duplicating records
- Deleting records
- Entering data
- Working with data in Table View
- Finding records
- Performing quick finds in Browse mode
- Making find requests in Find mode
- Finding text and characters
- Finding numbers, dates, times, and timestamps
- Finding ranges of information
- Finding data in related fields
- Finding empty or non-empty fields
- Finding duplicate values
- Finding records that match multiple criteria
- Finding records except those matching criteria
- Viewing, repeating, or changing the last find
- Saving find requests
- Deleting and reverting requests
- Hiding records from a found set and viewing hidden records
- Finding and replacing data
- Sorting records
- Previewing and printing databases
- Automating tasks with scripts
- Backing up database files
- Setting preferences
- Chapter 3 Creating databases
- Planning a database
- Creating a FileMaker Pro file
- Creating and changing fields
- Setting options for fields
- Creating database tables
- Creating layouts and reports
- Working with layout themes
- Setting up a layout to print records in columns
- Working with objects on a layout
- Working with fields on a layout
- Working with parts on a layout
- Creating and editing charts
- Chapter 4 Working with related tables and files
- Chapter 5 Sharing and exchanging data
- Sharing databases on a network
- Importing and exporting data
- Saving and sending data in other formats
- Sending email messages based on record data
- Supported import/export file formats
- Setting up recurring imports
- ODBC and JDBC
- Methods of importing data into an existing file
- About adding records
- About updating existing records
- About updating matching records
- About the importing process
- Converting a data file to a new FileMaker Pro file
- About the exporting process
- Working with external data sources
- Publishing databases on the web
- Chapter 6 Protecting databases
- Protecting databases with accounts and privilege sets
- Creating accounts and privilege sets
- Viewing extended privileges
- Authorizing access to files
- Security measures
- Enhancing physical security
- Enhancing operating system security
- Establishing network security
- Backing up databases and other important files
- Installing, running, and upgrading antivirus software
- Chapter 7 Converting databases from FileMaker Pro 11 and earlier
- Index
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Publishing databases on the web
With FileMaker Pro, you can use Instant Web Publishing to publish your databases in a web
browser, allowing users to find, browse, and modify data in the database.
Using Instant Web Publishing with FileMaker Pro accounts and privilege sets, you can make your
web databases secure.
Note FileMaker Pro Instant Web Publishing supports the sharing of files with up to 5 concurrent
users. Use FileMaker
Server Advanced if you need to share files with more than 5 concurrent web
users.
To work with a published FileMaker Pro database, users need:
1 Web browser software
1 Access to the internet or an intranet. Access to the internet requires an internet service provider
(ISP); FileMaker does not provide an account for you.
1 A host computer with continuous access to the internet or intranet via TCP/IP
1 The Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer that hosts your database files
You can publish your databases as web pages within a local network or intranet, or to users on
the web. You don’t have to change your database or use additional software.
Note Web viewers, which calculate a URL based on field data and display a web page directly
in a FileMaker
Pro layout, work in files shared via Instant Web Publishing. However, there are
some design issues you should consider before including web viewers in published files. For more
information, see the FileMaker Instant Web Publishing Guide. Choose Help menu
> Product
Documentation
> FileMaker Instant Web Publishing Guide.
Shared FileMaker Pro database in a web browser