Custom Web Publishing with XML and XSLT
Table Of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Introducing Custom Web Publishing
- Chapter 2 About Custom Web Publishing with XML and XSLT
- Chapter 3 Preparing databases for Custom Web Publishing
- Chapter 4 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 fmsresultset 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 5 Introduction to Custom Web Publishing with XSLT
- Chapter 6 Developing FileMaker XSLT stylesheets
- Using XSLT stylesheets with the Web Publishing Engine
- About the FileMaker XSLT Extension Function Reference
- About the FileMaker XSLT Starter Solution
- 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 the layout information for a database 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
- Using server-side processing of scripting languages
- Chapter 7 Staging, testing, and monitoring a site
- Appendix A Valid names used in query strings
- About the query commands and parameters
- Query command reference
- -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
- -findquery (Compound find) query command
- -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
- Query parameter reference
- -db (Database name) query parameter
- -delete.related (Portal records delete) 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
- -query (Compound find request) query parameter
- -recid (Record ID) query parameter
- -relatedsets.filter (Filter portal records) query parameter
- -relatedsets.max (Limit portal records) query parameter
- -script (Script) query parameter
- -script.param (Pass parameter to Script) query parameter
- -script.prefind (Script before Find) query parameter
- -script.prefind.param (Pass parameter to Script before Find) query parameter
- -script.presort (Script before Sort) query parameter
- -script.presort.param (Pass parameter to Script before Sort) query parameter
- -skip (Skip records) query parameter
- -sortfield (Sort field) query parameter
- -sortorder (Sort order) query parameter
- -stylehref (Style href) query parameter
- -styletype (Style type) query parameter
- -token.[string] (Pass values between XSLT stylesheets) query parameter
- Appendix B Error codes for Custom Web Publishing
- Index
118 FileMaker Server Custom Web Publishing with XML and XSLT
K
keywords for enabling Custom Web Publishing 19,
27, 45
L
–lay query parameter 39, 97
–lay.response query parameter 39, 97
layout information, using in stylesheet 62
–layoutnames query command 93
layouts, switching for an XML response 39
limiting portal field rows 100
loading additional documents 61
log files 82, 85
described 83
logging via <xsl:message> element 76
pe_application_log.txt 84
pe_internal_access_log.txt 85
web server access 84
web_server_module_log.txt 84
<xsl:message> element 84
Logs folder 84
–lop query parameter 97
M
mail messages. See email messages
–max query parameter
97
max-characters attribute 32
max-repeat attribute 32
metadata, hiding with stylesheets 43
<metadata> element 32
method attribute, <xsl:output> element 57
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
types
20
–modid query parameter 98
monitoring websites 83
N
name attribute 32
namespaces for
XML
30
XSLT 55
new features in Custom Web Publishing 16
–new query command 93
not-empty attribute 32
numbers for
database error codes
105
extension function error codes 113
Web Publishing Engine error codes 112
numeric-only attribute 32
O
ODBC documentation 9
online documentation 9
operators, comparison 96
order of XML request processing 39
output pages
encoding, specifying
57
initial default encoding setting 57
output method, specifying 57
<xsl:output> element 57
outputting data with stylesheets 43
overview
Custom Web Publishing
11
overview of steps for
XML data access
27
XSLT publishing 45
P
parameters for queries. See query strings
parameters for XSLT, FileMaker-specific
59
passing information between stylesheets 58
passwords
access to XML documents
61
Basic Authentication for web users 19, 60
Change Password script 20
defining for Custom Web Publishing 19
no login password 20
PDFs 9
pe_application_log.txt log file 84
pe_internal_access_log.txt log file 85
pe_server_error.html error page 113
Perl regular expressions, comparing strings 70
PHP
advantages
14
troubleshooting 49
PHP API for Custom Web Publishing 13
portal field queries 99, 100
portals
adding records
89
deleting records 90
editing records 89
layout 99
sorting records 99
privilege set, assigning for Custom Web
Publishing
19