It's been a few years since I did this, so my info may be outdated by now (I'd hope that would be the case) but ...
There is an ODBC driver for FM, and I have used it with CF, but would not suggest doing so. It has some ridiculous requirements that make it just about useless in the real world, FM has to be open as an app (not a service, so you can't logout), tables to be accessed must actually be open (the driver kinda stuffs keystrokes in for you, as you execute sql statements you actually see the FM screens changing), and so on. Again, this may have changed. But if not, your only real option would be to import the data into a real DBMS. --- Ben -----Original Message----- From: Les Mizzell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subj: Filemaker Pro and Cold Fusion Date: Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:05 am Size: 1K To: CF-Talk <[email protected]> I've got a potential client that has a huge honking Filemaker Pro database that they wish to have a web application built on top of. I've not yet been able to look at the underlying structure yet, so I don't have all the details. They basically want a rather complicated search interface. I know *CRAP* about Filemaker. So... 1. Is this even possible? 2. Better to export to SQL Server or mySQL? Can you even export into another format? 3. Suggestions/Pointers? URL with required reading? Obviously I'm just starting research for this. Thanks, -- ----------- Les Mizzell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:210322 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
