Custom Web Publishing Guide

Converting CDML solutions to FileMaker XSLT 109
1 In CDML, you could compare fields without including the field attribute. For example, you could use either
[FMP-If: myfield.eq.10] or [FMP-If: field:myfield.eq.10]. In this example, because the field attribute is not
included in the comparison, the CDML Converter converts myfield as a string literal instead of a field name.
For example, after conversion, this CDML statement:
[FMP-If: myfield.eq.10]
is converted to these XSLT-CWP statements:
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test="'myfield' = '10'">Ten</xsl:when>
</xsl:choose>
To fix this type of problem, you must manually fix the statement to have the appropriate field name in the
comparison statements in the converted stylesheet. Alternatively, you can add "field:" to the CDML file
where required and reconvert the file.
1 The CDML Converter fixes several instances of malformed HTML that are generated by Claris Home Page,
assuming that the metatags are included in the beginning of the HTML page. If the metatags have been
removed, the CDML Converter will not fix the malformed HTML. There may be other instances of
malformed HTML in Claris Home Page or other HTML files that the CDML Converter cannot fix and
convert properly to XHTML, which is more strictly constructed than HTML. In cases where malformed
HTML was not converted correctly, you must manually fix the XHTML in the converted stylesheet.
1 The CDML Converter adds a .jpg filename extension to all image filename references when it converts
–img action tags. For example, the CDML Converter converts this request:
/fmpro?-db=products.fp5&-format=format_file.html&-lay=sales&-recid=123&-img
to this XSLT-CWP request:
/fmi/xsl/data.jpg?-db=products&-lay=sales&-recid=123
If the .jpg filename extension is incorrect for your solution, you must manually change the extension in
filename references in the converted stylesheets.
1 The CDML Converter cannot convert nested (embedded) forms. If you nest forms, you need to either
change your CDML solution or fix the resulting .xsl file.
1 The CDML Converter cannot convert CDML tags that are embedded in an SGML tag, such as in this
example:
<input type="text" NAME="StateProvince" SIZE="16" [FMP-If:currentdatabase.eq.Customers.fp5]
VALUE="[FMP-Field:StateProvince]" [/FMP-If]>
<SELECT NAME="-max">
<OPTION [FMP-If:currentmax.eq.5] SELECTED[/FMP-If]>5
<OPTION [FMP-If:currentmax.eq.10] SELECTED[/FMP-If]>10
</SELECT>