U.M. (Windows)
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
- 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
- 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
- Appendix D: Linking and embedding objects
- Index
- Quick Reference
11-4 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
8. (Optional) Choose the layouts that specify which fields will appear in
Table View, Form View, and Search View, and select sort options.
9. Give your users information about accessing your database.
These steps are described in detail in the rest of this chapter.
Custom Web Publishing
1. Create a database, or select an existing database to publish.
2. Create format files, which contain HTML and CDML tags. Format
files determine how Web users interact with your FileMaker Pro
databases.
Perform the following steps on a computer connected to the
Internet or an intranet via TCP/IP.
3. Move the HTML pages and format files to the Web folder, in the
FileMaker Pro 4.0 folder.
4. Make sure that the Web Companion plug-in is enabled in Application
Preferences.
5. (Optional) Disable Instant Web Publishing in the Web Companion
Configuration dialog box.
6. Choose the home page and change any other settings in the Web
Companion Configuration dialog box.
7. Open the database in FileMaker Pro 4.0.
8. Enable Web Companion Sharing in the File Sharing dialog box.
9. Give your users information about accessing your database.
For step-by-step instructions on Custom Web Publishing, see the CDML
Reference database inside the Web Tools folder.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the Help menu, and then type:
E Web, publishing databases on
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