Web access to database

[Geroon]

Hi.

I've built a quite complicated database for tracking clients, projects,
logging work, etcetera for my company, over the last few years. Now I'ld
like to build a web-interface so users can use all the layouts and
functionality prepared in the database via a web-browser. Is this feasible?
How should I go about it? What version and licences do I need? Do I have to
make new layouts and scripting for those webpages, or does Filemaker have a
tool for instant publishing?

Right now I'm working with a mainly apple network and Filemaker 4 Software.

Thanks for any pointers, insights, links, help...

Cheers,

Freddy.

[Geroon]

Hi.

I've built a quite complicated database for tracking clients, projects,
logging work, etcetera for my company, over the last few years. Now I'ld
like to build a web-interface so users can use all the layouts and
functionality prepared in the database via a web-browser. Is this feasible?
How should I go about it? What version and licences do I need? Do I have to
make new layouts and scripting for those webpages, or does Filemaker have a
tool for instant publishing?

Right now I'm working with a mainly apple network and Filemaker 4 Software.

Thanks for any pointers, insights, links, help...

Cheers,

Freddy.

[Geroon]

Hi.

I've built a quite complicated database for tracking clients, projects,
logging work, etcetera for my company, over the last few years. Now I'ld
like to build a web-interface so users can use all the layouts and
functionality prepared in the database via a web-browser. Is this feasible?
How should I go about it? What version and licences do I need? Do I have to
make new layouts and scripting for those webpages, or does Filemaker have a
tool for instant publishing?

Right now I'm working with a mainly apple network and Filemaker 4 Software.

Thanks for any pointers, insights, links, help...

Cheers,

Freddy.

[Juan316b]

Dear Geroon:

Send me an email, and I will send you a forty page tutorial for free to get you
started with web publishing and FileMaker. [email]stephen@fmwebschool.com[/email]
[url]http://www.fmwebschool.com[/url]

[vincent pettes]

I hate butt-in, but can I take advantage of your offer too? I need to
put a solution on the web. Thanks.

[email]juan316b@aol.com[/email] (Juan316b) wrote in message news:<20031020093945.08656.00000467@mb-m14.aol.com>...

> Dear Geroon:
>
> Send me an email, and I will send you a forty page tutorial for free to get you
> started with web publishing and FileMaker. [email]stephen@fmwebschool.com[/email]
> [url]http://www.fmwebschool.com[/url]

[B Collins]

Geroon wrote:

>
> Hi.
>
> I've built a quite complicated database for tracking clients, projects,
> logging work, etcetera for my company, over the last few years. Now I'ld
> like to build a web-interface so users can use all the layouts and
> functionality prepared in the database via a web-browser. Is this feasible?
> How should I go about it? What version and licences do I need? Do I have to
> make new layouts and scripting for those webpages, or does Filemaker have a
> tool for instant publishing?
>
> Right now I'm working with a mainly apple network and Filemaker 4 Software.
>
> Thanks for any pointers, insights, links, help...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Freddy.

You can read the on-screen Help file about web publishing, and get
started. Basic web publishing in FileMaker is pretty easy. Refining the
appearance and functionality, especially for a complex database, takes a
bit more doing.

Bill
--
Return address intentionally altered to avoid spam.

[Tim Booth]

Geroon wrote:

>
> Hi.
>
> I've built a quite complicated database for tracking clients, projects,
> logging work, etcetera for my company, over the last few years. Now I'ld
> like to build a web-interface so users can use all the layouts and
> functionality prepared in the database via a web-browser. Is this feasible?

Maybe...

> How should I go about it? What version and licences do I need?

If you have FileMaker 4.x, then you already have the engine, as there
is a web server built-in to FM 4.x that allows unlimited accesses
via the web.

> Do I have to
> make new layouts and scripting for those webpages?

Most likely, yes to some degree.

> or does Filemaker have a
> tool for instant publishing?

It does, but in FM 4.x it is close to useless for anything of any
complexity (and not really much better in later versions either)

>
> Right now I'm working with a mainly apple network and Filemaker 4 Software.
>
> Thanks for any pointers, insights, links, help...

[url]http://bull.ucc.usyd.edu.au/fm_doit/[/url] is a very good starting place.

Cheers

Webko