WebDirect Guide

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Chapter 3 

Publishing a FileMaker WebDirect solution

You can share layouts from your database on the web dynamically with FileMaker WebDirect and

FileMaker

Server. If your server computer is connected to a LAN or WAN, you can share your

FileMaker

WebDirect solution without requiring additional software.

Follow these steps to publish and manage a FileMaker WebDirect solution.

Sharing a FileMaker WebDirect solution

To publish a database on the web as a FileMaker WebDirect solution, use FileMaker Pro to

determine which user accounts can access the solution from a web browser and then upload the

database to FileMaker

Server.

Choosing which users can access a solution

For web users to access a FileMaker WebDirect solution, each database file must be configured

to allow access to one or more privilege sets.

To configure a database for FileMaker WebDirect:

1. Open the database in FileMaker Pro.

2. Choose File menu > Sharing > Configure for FileMaker WebDirect to open the

FileMaker

WebDirect Settings dialog box.

3. Choose the filename to publish on the web from the list of open files.

FileMaker WebDirect Settings dialog box in FileMaker Pro

Choose a file to

share on the web

Specify which

users can access a

published solution

Suppress the filename in

FileMaker WebDirect

Launch Center