Instant Web Publishing Guide

Contents
Chapter 1
About publishing FileMaker Pro databases on the web 5
About this guide 6
Instant Web Publishing requirements 7
Connecting to the internet or an intranet 7
About hosting databases with FileMaker Pro 7
About hosting databases with FileMaker Server Advanced 7
Web publishing improvements 8
Publishing files from previous versions of FileMaker Pro 8
Publishing files from FileMaker Pro 7 and 8 8
Publishing files from FileMaker Pro 6 and earlier 8
Chapter 2
Publishing your database on the web 11
Sharing a database with Instant Web Publishing 11
Choosing a language for Instant Web Publishing 13
Specifying a port number for web publishing 13
Checking the maximum number of web connections 14
Restricting access except to specified IP addresses 14
Disconnecting inactive web accounts 15
Linking to a database from an HTML page 15
Using a custom home page 16
Publishing FileMaker Pro data on static web pages 16
General steps for publishing static data 17
Chapter 3
Working with FileMaker databases on the web 19
Web browser requirements 19
Accessing a FileMaker database from the web 20
Logging in to a file 21
Working with data in Instant Web Publishing 22
Viewing and modifying records in Browse mode 22
Finding records 23
Working with records that contain a web viewer 24
Logging out of a database and closing a web session 24
Displaying a database with the status area hidden 25
Differences between FileMaker Pro and Instant Web Publishing 25
Benefits to accessing databases with Instant Web Publishing 25
Benefits to accessing databases with FileMaker Pro 26