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
4 FileMaker Server Custom Web Publishing with XML and XSLT
Chapter 4
Accessing XML data with the Web Publishing Engine 25
Using Custom Web Publishing with XML 25
Differences between the Web Publishing Engine and FileMaker Pro XML Import/Export 25
How the Web Publishing Engine generates XML data from a request 26
General process for accessing XML data from the Web Publishing Engine 27
About the URL syntax for XML data and container objects 27
About the URL syntax for XML data 27
About the URL syntax for FileMaker container objects in XML solutions 28
About URL text encoding 29
Accessing XML data via the Web Publishing Engine 29
About namespaces for FileMaker XML 30
About FileMaker database error codes 30
Retrieving the document type definitions for the FileMaker grammars 30
Using the fmsresultset grammar 31
Description of elements in the fmresultset grammar 31
Example of XML data in the fmresultset grammar 33
Using other FileMaker XML grammars 34
Description of elements in the FMPXMLRESULT grammar 34
Example of XML data in the FMPXMLRESULT grammar 35
Description of elements in the FMPXMLLAYOUT grammar 35
Example of XML data in the FMPXMLLAYOUT grammar 36
About UTF-8 encoded data 37
Using FileMaker query strings to request XML data 37
Switching layouts for an XML response 39
Understanding how an XML request is processed 39
Using server-side and client-side processing of stylesheets 40
Troubleshooting XML document access 41
Chapter 5
Introduction to Custom Web Publishing with XSLT 43
About FileMaker XSLT stylesheets 43
What are some examples of using FileMaker XSLT stylesheets? 43
Getting started using Custom Web Publishing with XSLT 44
How the Web Publishing Engine generates pages based on XML data and XSLT stylesheets 44
General steps for using Custom Web Publishing with XSLT 45
Using FileMaker XSLT Site Assistant to generate FileMaker XSLT stylesheets 46
Before using XSLT Site Assistant 46
Starting XSLT Site Assistant 47
Using XSLT Site Assistant 47
About XSLT Site Assistant’s generated stylesheets 47
Using FileMaker XSLT stylesheets in a website or program 48
Troubleshooting XSLT stylesheets 49