Les, That is the web companion. File Maker Pro has its own language, CDML -> Claris Database Markup Language which is pretty much like CFML. It is tag based, and enables you to build web apps using the web companion.
More or less the web companion is the web part of a FileMaker Pro application, and in the backend which is a client application you can design forms for data entry and browse the data. It does have login features though, we used it a long time ago so each citizen could lookup the status of his garbage quota with the local city. This was done after login. Micha Schopman Project Manager Modern Media, Databankweg 12 M, 3821 AL Amersfoort Tel 033-4535377, Fax 033-4535388 KvK Amersfoort 39081679, Rabo 39.48.05.380 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- Modern Media, Making You Interact Smarter. Onze oplossingen verbeteren de interactie met uw doelgroep. Wilt u meer omzet, lagere kosten of een beter service niveau? Voor meer informatie zie www.modernmedia.nl ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- -----Original Message----- From: Ben Forta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: donderdag 23 juni 2005 9:06 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Filemaker Pro and Cold Fusion It's been a few years since I did this, so my info may be outdated by now (I'd hope that would be the case) but ...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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:210323 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
