WebDirect Guide
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introducing FileMaker WebDirect
- Chapter 2 Designing a FileMaker WebDirect solution
- Step 1: Plan your FileMaker WebDirect solution
- Step 2: Understand the capabilities of FileMaker WebDirect
- Step 3: Optimize performance
- Step 4: Design layouts for mobile browsers
- Step 5: Set the solution icon and options for layouts, views, and tools
- Step 6: Set up tasks for web users
- Step 7: Enable users to log out of the solution
- Step 8: Review the functions, scripts, and script triggers in your solution
- Step 9: Set up external data sources
- Step 10: Document your solution
- Chapter 3 Publishing a FileMaker WebDirect solution
- Chapter 4 Testing, monitoring, and securing a solution
- Appendix A Design considerations
- Index
Index
A
accounts and privileges
extended privileges 24
testing 30
Admin Console
accessing 25
checking maximum number of connections 26
choosing a language for FileMaker WebDirect 26
limiting solutions by account 25
setting session timeout 27
audio files 18
authentication
external FileMaker data sources 21
external ODBC data sources 21
B
browsers, web. See web browsers
button bars 34
C
checkbox sets 33
Close Window script step 18
conditional formatting 32
connections, maximum number 26
container fields
design considerations 34
storing and referencing data 17
CSS3 in FileMaker WebDirect 7
custom homepages 29
custom menus in FileMaker Pro Advanced 13
Custom Web Publishing 11
D
Database Server 7
Delete Record/Request script step 20
designing solutions 12
disconnect
idle accounts 27
setting timeout 27
documentation, creating for solutions 21
drop-down lists 33
E
embedded container data 17
Enter Browse Mode script step 16
Exit Application script step 18
export data 11
Export Records script step 10
exporting, allowed file formats 18
extended privileges, setting 24
external data sources
FileMaker 21
ODBC 21
externally stored container fields 17
F
file formats, exporting and importing 18
FileMaker data sources, external 21
FileMaker Pro, static publishing 11
FileMaker Server
components 7
Custom Web Publishing 11
security 11
, 26, 31
FileMaker WebDirect
custom homepage 29
described 6, 7
dynamic IP address 11
requirements 10
static IP address 11
web user access, setting up 24
FileMaker WebDirect Launch Center
hiding files in 24
limiting the list of solutions by account 25
testing 30
filenames, suppressing in FileMaker WebDirect Launch
Center 36
functions, using in FileMaker WebDirect 19
G
Get(SystemPlatform) function 19
Get(SystemVersion) function 19
Get(WindowHeight) function 19
Get(WindowWidth) function 19
Go to Layout script step 16
Guest account, with FileMaker WebDirect 24
H
HTML5 in FileMaker WebDirect 7
HTTP/HTTPS in FileMaker WebDirect 7