Custom Web Publishing Guide
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introducing Custom Web Publishing
- Chapter 2 Preparing databases for Custom Web Publishing
- Chapter 3 Accessing XML data with the Web Publishing Engine
- Using Custom Web Publishing with XML
- General process for accessing XML data from the Web Publishing Engine
- About the URL syntax for XML data and container objects
- Accessing XML data via the Web Publishing Engine
- Using the fmresultset grammar
- Using other FileMaker XML grammars
- About UTF-8 encoded data
- Using FileMaker query strings to request XML data
- Switching layouts for an XML response
- Understanding how an XML request is processed
- Using server-side and client-side processing of stylesheets
- Troubleshooting XML document access
- Chapter 4 Introduction to Custom Web Publishing with XSLT
- Chapter 5 Developing FileMaker XSLT stylesheets
- Using XSLT stylesheets with the Web Publishing Engine
- About the FileMaker XSLT Extension Function Reference
- About the URL syntax for FileMaker XSLT stylesheets
- About the URL syntax for FileMaker container objects in XSLT solutions
- Using query strings in FileMaker XSLT stylesheets
- Specifying an XML grammar for a FileMaker XSLT stylesheet
- About namespaces and prefixes for FileMaker XSLT stylesheets
- Using statically defined query commands and query parameters
- Setting text encoding for requests
- Specifying an output method and encoding
- About the encoding of XSLT stylesheets
- Processing XSLT requests that do not query FileMaker Server
- Using tokens to pass information between stylesheets
- Using the FileMaker XSLT extension functions and parameters
- About the FileMaker-specific XSLT parameters set by the Web Publishing Engine
- Accessing the query information in a request
- Obtaining client information
- Using the Web Publishing Engine base URI parameter
- Using the authenticated base URI parameter
- Loading additional documents
- Using a database’s layout information in a stylesheet
- Using content buffering
- Using Web Publishing Engine sessions to store information between requests
- Using the session extension functions
- Sending email messages from the Web Publishing Engine
- Using the header functions
- Using the cookie extension functions
- Using the string manipulation extension functions
- Comparing strings using Perl 5 regular expressions
- Checking for values in a field formatted as a checkbox
- Using the date, time, and day extension functions
- Checking the error status of extension functions
- Using logging
- Chapter 6 Testing and monitoring a site
- Appendix A Valid names used in query strings
- About the query commands and parameters
- Using the query commands
- -dbnames (Database names) query command
- -delete (Delete record) query command
- -dup (Duplicate record) query command
- -edit (Edit record) query command
- -find, -findall, or -findany (Find records) query commands
- -layoutnames (Layout names) query command
- -new (New record) query command
- -process (Process XSLT stylesheets)
- -scriptnames (Script names) query command
- -view (View layout information) query command
- Using the query parameters
- -db (Database name) query parameter
- -encoding (Encoding XSLT request) query parameter
- -field (Container field name) query parameter
- fieldname (Non-container field name) query parameter
- fieldname.op (Comparison operator) query parameter
- -grammar (Grammar for XSLT stylesheets) query parameter
- -lay (Layout) query parameter
- -lay.response (Switch layout for response) query parameter
- -lop (Logical operator) query parameter
- -max (Maximum records) query parameter
- -modid (Modification ID) query parameter
- -recid (Record ID) query parameter
- -script (Script) query parameter
- -script.prefind (Script before Find) query parameter
- -script.presort (Script before Sort) query parameter
- -skip (Skip records) query parameter
- -sortfield (Sort field) query parameter
- -sortorder (Sort order) query parameter
- -styletype (Style type) query parameter
- -stylehref (Style href) query parameter
- -token.[string] (Pass values between XSLT stylesheets) query parameter
- Appendix B Error codes for Custom Web Publishing
- Appendix C Converting CDML solutions to FileMaker XSLT
- About the process of converting CDML solutions to FileMaker XSLT solutions
- Conversion of CDML action tags, variable tags, and URLs
- Conversion of the -error and -errornum CDML variable tags
- Conversion of obsolete CDML action tags
- Conversion of supported CDML action tags
- Conversion of obsolete CDML variable tags
- Conversion of supported CDML variable tags
- Conversion of CDML boolean parameters to XPath boolean parameters
- Conversion of CDML boolean operators to XPath
- Conversion of CDML intratag parameters to XSLT-CWP
- Manually fixing CDML conversion errors
- Conversion of CDML replacement tags to XSLT-CWP
- Index
154 Custom Web Publishing Guide
passwords
access to XML documents 57
Basic Authentication for web users 17, 56
Change Password script 18
defining for Custom Web Publishing 17
no login password 18
pe_application_log.txt log file 73
pe_internal_access_log.txt log file 73
pe_server_error.html error page 96
Perl regular expressions, comparing strings 65
portals
adding records 77
editing records 78
privilege set, assigning for Custom Web Publishing 17
-process query command 53, 81
Production mode, Web Publishing Engine 96
protecting published databases 18
publishing on the web
connecting to Internet or intranet 12
container field objects 19, 45
database error codes 89
protecting databases 18
QuickTime movies 19
requirements for 12
using Instant Web Publishing 9
using XML 9, 11, 22
using XSLT 9, 11, 39, 47
Q
query information, accessing in request 55
query strings 33, 49, 75
adding records to portals 77
commands and parameters 33, 49, 75
editing records in portals 78
fully qualified field name, syntax of 77
global fields, syntax of 78
guidelines for 76
obsolete request names and parameters 76
Query Strings Reference 77
requesting XML data 33, 75
statically defined in XSLT stylesheets 51
XSLT stylesheets, using in 49
Query Strings Reference 77
QuickTime movies, publishing on the web 19
R
-recid query parameter 85
regex_contains() extension function 65
Relogin script 18
remove_session_object() extension function 60
requests for XML data 23
requirements for Custom Web Publishing 12
S
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), transforming XML data
into 21
-script query parameter 85
-script.prefind query parameter 86
-script.presort query parameter 86
-scriptnames query command 81
scripts
accounts and privileges 13
Change Password 18
database sessions, enabling 60
for XML requests 23
in Custom Web Publishing 13
Relogin 18
tips and considerations 13
security
accounts and passwords 18
FileMaker Security Guide 9
guidelines for protecting published databases 18
restricting access from IP addresses 18
statically defined query strings, using 51
send_email() extension functions 61
server-side XSLT stylesheets 37, 47
session extension functions, using in stylesheets 58, 59
session_encode_url() extension function 59
session_exists() extension function 59
set_cookie() extension function 63
set_header() extension function 62
set_session_object() extension function 60
set_session_timeout () extension function 59
set_status_code() extension function 62
Shift_JIS encoding 52
Site Assistant
described 11, 40
generated stylesheets, described 41
installing 40
preparing for use 40
starting 41
using 41
-skip query parameter 86
-sortfield query parameter 86
-sortorder query parameter 87
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption 18
state, saving in sessions 58, 59
statically defined query strings in XSLT stylesheets 51
storing information in sessions 58, 59
strings
comparing via Perl regular expressions 65
using string manipulation extension functions 64
-stylehref query parameter 88