Is the data on the website going to be read-only? How often is the data going to change? How much data? Is the data relational? What version if Filemaker? Can't really expect us to give you advice without knowing what it is you're trying to do.
On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 8:19 PM, Grant Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A few years ago I had to work with Cake and Filemaker - but thankfully > I convinced them that the website could use it's own database, and > their internal Filemaker database would just synchronise from this > live site with a Filemaker script (one way synch only). There was > just a cake action that output appropriate data as an XML file > suitable for Filemaker, and the Filemaker script updated from this > (with a recorded macro, as I recall). > > But the final solution is quite limited (one way, not automatic), and > it was a pain to work with - I really didn't like FileMaker after > that. > > Admittedly, this was back when Filemaker was not relational either (FM > 6 or 7 as I recall), so maybe things have improved. But if it still > doesn't support SQL, maybe not. > > > On Jul 17, 5:24 am, Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Has anyone had success using Filemaker as a repository for Cake? There >> have been a few posts here on the issue, but nothing for quite some >> time. >> >> I realize it is quite a task since Filemaker does not really handle >> SQL. Filemaker does have a PHP API and there is something called >> FX.php which is another way of accessing the data. >> >> The problem that I am facing is that a customer has an internal >> Filemaker database which they would like users of their website to >> have access to some of the data. They are moving their site's hosting >> internally to facilitate this change. If anyone has any other ideas of >> how to get the filemaker data into Cake, I am all ears. I was thinking >> some sort of database synchronization, but I think that will be more >> trouble then it is worth, if it is even possible. >> >> Thanks! > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
