U.M. (Mac OS)
Table Of Contents
- Preface: Getting help
- Chapter 1: FileMakerPro basics
- Chapter 2: Creating a database file
- Chapter 3: Laying out and arranging information
- Understanding layouts
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- Working with predefined layout types
- Arranging records in columns
- Managing layouts
- Working with layout parts
- Changing layout parts
- Working with all object types
- Working with graphic objects
- Working with fields in a layout
- Adding fields to a layout
- Adding merge fields
- Deleting a field from a layout
- Defining display formats for fields
- Determining data entry in fields
- Setting the tab order for data entry
- Adding scroll bars to fields
- Formatting repeating fields
- Adding borders, fill, and baselines to fields
- Defining value lists
- Formatting fields with value lists
- Working with text
- Chapter 4: Working with information in records
- Working in Browse mode
- Adding data to a file
- Selecting a field for data entry
- Adding and duplicating records
- Entering and changing data in fields
- Working with container fields
- Entering data from a value list
- Viewing and inserting data from another source
- Copying and moving values and records
- Using drag and drop to move information
- Replacing field values
- Working with records
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- Finding information
- Deleting records
- Sorting records
- Chapter 5: Using ScriptMaker and buttons
- Chapter 6: Previewing and printing information
- Chapter 7: Networking and access privileges
- Chapter 8: Importing and exporting data
- Chapter 9: Customizing FileMakerPro
- Chapter 10: Using data from related files
- Chapter 11: Publishing files on the Web
- About the World Wide Web
- About FileMaker Pro Web Companion
- Publishing your database on the Web—an overview
- Getting ready to publish your files on the Web
- Setting up FileMaker Pro Web Companion
- Configuring FileMaker Pro Web Companion
- Setting up Instant Web Publishing
- Database security
- Helping Web users find your database
- Custom Web Publishing
- Appendix A: Recovering damaged files
- Appendix B: Working with international files
- Appendix C: Summary of functions
- Index
Publishing files on the Web 11-25
Custom Web Publishing
Custom Web Publishing allows you to customize the appearance of your
FileMaker Pro data on the Web. To use Custom Web Publishing, you
must create format files, HTML pages that contain CDML tags. CDML
is FileMaker, Inc.’s proprietary add-on to HTML that allows Web users
to dynamically interact with FileMaker Pro databases.
If you do not want to learn HTML and CDML, you can use the
FileMaker Pro Connection Assistant feature in Home Page 3.0 to create
format files. Otherwise, you must have an HTML editing application
and an understanding of HTML and CDML.
FileMaker Pro 4.0 includes several resources to help you learn and use
CDML:
1 the CDML Reference database (Web Tools folder)
1 the CDML Tool (Web Tools folder)
1 CDML template files (Web Tools folder)
1 example Web solutions (Web folder)
The CDML Reference database
The CDML Reference, located in the Web Tools folder, provides:
1 the Developer’s Guide, to get you started with Custom Web
Publishing
1 a CDML Tag Index, which shows CDML tag syntax and provides
examples
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E Custom Web Publishing
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