Custom Web Publishing Guide

Table Of Contents
168 FileMaker Server Advanced Custom Web Publishing Guide
specifying layout when requesting XML data 38
specifying XML grammar 54
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption 20
state, saving in sessions 63, 64
statically defined query strings in XSLT
stylesheets 55
storing information in sessions 63, 64
strings
comparing via Perl regular expressions 70
using string manipulation extension functions 69
–stylehref query parameter 100
stylesheets
about 41
checkboxes, checking for values in 70
client-side 39
comparing strings via Perl regular expressions 70
content buffering, using 63
cookie extension functions 68
date and time format strings 73
date, time, and day extension functions 72
developing 51
email messages, sending 65
encoding of 58
error status of extension functions, checking 76
examples of usage 41
–grammar parameter for 54
guidelines for developing 51
header functions, using 67
query strings for 54
server-side 41, 51
session function, using 63, 64
string manipulation extension functions 69
testing 81
using CDML Converter to create 46
using in web site or program 49
using layout information in 62
using Site Assistant to create 44
XML-stylesheet processing instruction 39
XSLT, described 41
–styletype query parameter 100
summary of steps for
XML data access 25
XSLT publishing 43
switching layout for XML response 38
switching layouts for an XML response 38
T
testing
web sites 81
XML output 81
text encoding
–encoding query parameter 56, 92
encoding settings 57
for XSLT requests 56
generated XML data 28
initial default settings 57
request and output pages default 56
URLs 28, 63
using string manipulation extension functions 69
time extension functions, using 72
time format strings 73
–token query parameter 58, 101
tools for XSLT, described 12, 44, 46
transforming data with stylesheets 41
troubleshooting
Custom Web Publishing web sites 81
XML document access 40
XSLT stylesheets 50
U
Unicode characters 36
URL syntax for
container objects in XML solutions 27
container objects in XSLT solutions 53
XML requests 26
XSLT stylesheets 52
URL text encoding 28
url_decode() extension function 70
url_encode() extension function 69
US-ASCII encoding 57
user names
access to XML documents 61
Basic Authentication for web users 19, 60
defining for Custom Web Publishing 19
User-Agent header, checking 59
UTF-8 (Unicode Transformation 8 Bit)
encoding setting 57
format 28, 36