>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?
Yes. Its not easy though. There's a pretty good explanation of how to use FMP with CFMX at http://www.flashsupport.com/forum/topic.asp?Topic_ID=296 >2. Better to export to SQL Server or mySQL? Can you even > export into another format? I have not touched FMP for several years now. I believe you can export FMP to several different file formats, as well as text files. So given that you should be able to transfer the files to SQLServer or MySQL. hth, larry -- Larry C. Lyons Web Analyst BEI Resources American Type Culture Collection email: llyons(at)atcc(dot)org tel: 703.365.2700.2678 -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:210341 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
