Instant Web Publishing Guide
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 About publishing FileMaker Pro databases on the web
- Chapter 2 Publishing your database on the web
- Chapter 3 Working with FileMaker databases on the web
- Chapter 4 Designing a database for Instant Web Publishing
- Tips for designing layouts for Instant Web Publishing
- Tips for working with data in a web browser
- General database design considerations
- Working with graphics, sounds, and movies on the web
- Setting the initial layout and view
- Hiding the status area to customize the interface
- Specifying the sort order for web users
- Web viewer design considerations
- Scripts and Instant Web Publishing
- Hosting databases with FileMaker Server Advanced: an overview
- Documenting your solution
- Chapter 5 Testing, monitoring, and securing your site
- Index
Index
A
access privileges
See Accounts and Privileges
account names and passwords, character set
restrictions
29
Accounts and Privileges
Guest account
21
limiting layouts 27
scripts 33
setting 12
testing 37
ActiveX 26
Allow User Abort script step 34, 35
Apache, hosting Instant Web Publishing
databases
36
Apple events 26
authentication
external SQL data sources
30
forms-based in IWP 21
B
Browse mode
capabilities
22
Instant Web Publishing 22
browser, web
open database URL
15
publishing requirements 7
requirements 19
viewing databases in 19
buttons 28
C
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) 27
limitations 27
changing settings 12
character set restrictions, account names and
passwords
21, 29
Close Window script step 35
Commit Records/Requests script step 29, 34, 35
container fields, restrictions 30
converting files from previous versions 8
custom environments
creating
31
documentation 25
custom home pages 16
Custom Web Publishing, in FileMaker Server
Advanced
5
D
data modification, script step 34
data modification, script steps 34
Database Homepage
hiding files on
12
linking to 15
databases
enabling Instant Web Publishing
7, 11, 19
linking to 15
restricting access 14
static web publishing 16
testing before publishing 37
Delete Records script step 33
disconnect
idle accounts
15
setting time out 15
documentation
custom environments
25
Instant Web Publishing Help 22
Drop-down Calendar field format 30
E
enabling Instant Web Publishing 7, 11, 19
Enter Browse Mode script step 30
Exit Application script step 35, 36
External functions, for Web publishing 38
external SQL data sources 30
F
FileMaker Pro
converting files from previous versions
8
differences with Instant Web Publishing 25
hosting databases 7
Instant Web Publishing 11
maximum number of web connections 14
publishing files from previous versions 8
publishing static web pages 16
setting starting layout 30
web access requirements 20
FileMaker Pro Advanced
custom menus
30
tooltips 26
FileMaker Pro databases, accessing from the web 19