Instant Web Publishing

In this chapter

Instant Web PublishingAn Overview 634

Enabling and Configuring IWP 640

Designing for IWP Deployment 648

Using an IWP Solution 662

Troubleshooting 665

FileMaker Extra: Building Your Own Next and Previous Page Buttons 666

Part I: Getting Started with FileMaker 8

FileMaker Overview

• FileMaker Overview
• FileMaker and Its Marketplace
• Introduction to Database Software
• FileMaker Deployment Options
• Whats New in FileMaker Pro 8

Using FileMaker Pro

• Getting Started
• Working in FileMaker Pro
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: Becoming a FileMaker Pro Power User

Defining and Working with Fields

• Defining and Working with Fields
• Working Under the Hood
• Working with Fields
• Working with Field Types
• Assigning Field Options
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: Indexing in FileMaker

Working with Layouts

• Working with Layouts
• Whats a Layout?
• Creating and Managing Layouts
• Working with Parts
• Working with Objects on a Layout
• Working with the Tab Control Object
• Working with Fields
• Portals
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: Designing Cross-PlatformFriendly Layouts

Part II: Developing Solutions with FileMaker

Relational Database Design

• Relational Database Design
• Understanding Database Design
• Database Analysis
• Working with Entities and Attributes
• Understanding Relationships
• Relationship Optionality
• Understanding the Role of Keys in Database Design
• Many-to-Many Relationships: Solving the Puzzle
• The Basics of Process Analysis
• FileMaker Extra: Complex Many-to-Many Relationships

Working with Multiple Tables

• Working with Multiple Tables
• Multitable Systems in FileMaker Pro
• Creating a One-to-Many Relationship in FileMaker
• Working with Keys and Match Fields
• Understanding Table Context
• Working with Related Data
• Creating a Many-to-Many Relationship
• Relational Integrity
• Rapid Multitable Development
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: Building a Three-Way Join

Working with Relationships

• Working with Relationships
• Relationships Graphs and ERDs
• Relationships as Queries
• Creating Self-Relationships
• Creating Ranged Relationships
• Creating Cross-Product Relationships
• Working with Data from Distant Tables
• Working with Multiple Files
• How and When to Use Multiple Files
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: Managing the Relationships Graph

Getting Started with Calculations

• Getting Started with Calculations
• Understanding How and Where Calculations Are Used
• Exploring the Calculation Dialog Box
• Essential Functions
• Using Conditional Functions
• Aggregate Functions
• Learning About the Environment
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: Tips for Becoming a Calculation Master

Getting Started with Scripting

• Getting Started with Scripting
• Scripts in FileMaker Pro
• Creating Scripts
• Common Scripting Topics
• Triggering Scripts
• Working with Buttons on Layouts
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: Creating a Script Library

Getting Started with Reporting

• Getting Started with Reporting
• Deriving Meaning from Data
• Working with Lists of Data
• Summarized Reports
• Delivering Reports
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: Incorporating Reports into the Workflow

Part III: Developer Techniques

Developing for Multiuser Deployment

• Developing for Multiuser Deployment
• Developing for Multiple Users
• Sessions in FileMaker Pro
• Concurrency
• Audit Trails in FileMaker Pro
• Launch Files
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: Development with a Team

Implementing Security

• Approaching Security
• User-Level Internal Security
• File-Level Access Security
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: Working with Multiple Files

Advanced Interface Techniques

• Advanced Interface Techniques
• User Interfaces in FileMaker Pro
• Navigation
• Multiwindow Interfaces
• Working with Custom Menus
• Showing/Hiding Layout Elements
• Dedicated Find Layouts
• Data Presentation
• Working with Table View
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: User Interface Heuristics

Advanced Calculation Techniques

• Advanced Calculation Techniques
• Whats an Advanced Calculation Technique?
• Logical Functions
• Text Formatting Functions
• Array Functions
• The Filter-ing Functions
• Custom Functions
• GetNthRecord
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: Creating a Custom Function Library

Advanced Scripting Techniques

• Advanced Scripting Techniques
• What Is Advanced Scripting?
• Script Parameters and Script Results
• Script Variables
• Window Management Techniques
• Go to Related Record
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: Recursive Scripts

Advanced Portal Techniques

• Advanced Portal Techniques
• Portals in FileMaker Pro
• Portal Basics
• New Record Only Relationships
• Horizontal Portals
• Using Portals to Create Calendars
• Selection Portals
• Filtered Portals
• Dynamic Portal Sorting
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: Portals and Record Locking

Debugging and Troubleshooting

• Debugging and Troubleshooting
• What Is Troubleshooting?
• Staying Out of Trouble
• Planning for Trouble
• Troubleshooting Scripts and Calculations
• Troubleshooting in Specific Areas: Performance, Context, Connectivity, and Globals
• File Maintenance and Recovery
• FileMaker Extra: Other Tools of the Trade

Converting Systems from Previous Versions of FileMaker Pro

• Converting Systems from Previous Versions of FileMaker Pro
• Migration Choices
• Converting Files
• Pre-Conversion Tasks
• Post-Conversion Tasks
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: Converting Web-Enabled Databases

Part IV: Data Integration and Publishing

Importing Data into FileMaker Pro

• Importing Data into FileMaker Pro
• Working with External Data
• Flat-File Data Sources
• Importing Multiple Files from a Folder
• Importing Photos from a Digital Camera
• Importing from an ODBC Data Source
• Importing from an XML Data Source
• Using a Script to Import Data
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: Exploiting the FileMaker-to-FileMaker Import

Exporting Data from FileMaker

• Exporting Data from FileMaker
• Getting Out What You Put In
• The Basic Mechanics of Exporting
• Export File Formats
• Formatting Exported Data
• Exporting Related Fields
• Exporting Grouped Data
• Exporting to Fixed-Width Formats
• Working with Large Fields and Container Fields
• Scripted Exports
• Accessing FileMaker Data Using ODBC and JDBC
• Using FileMaker Pro as an ODBC Client
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: Accessing FileMaker Data via JDBC

Instant Web Publishing

• Instant Web Publishing
• An Overview of Instant Web Publishing
• Enabling and Configuring IWP
• Designing for IWP Deployment
• Using an IWP Solution
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: Building Your Own Next and Previous Page Buttons

FileMaker and Web Services

• FileMaker and Web Services
• About Web Services
• FileMaker and XML
• Transforming XML
• XML Import: Understanding Web Services
• Working with Web Services
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: Write Your Own Web Services

Custom Web Publishing

• Custom Web Publishing
• About Custom Web Publishing
• Custom Web Publishing Versus Instant Web Publishing
• Custom Web Publishing Versus XML Export
• Getting Your Databases Ready for Custom Web Publishing
• Publishing FileMaker Data as XML
• Using XSLT with Custom Web Publishing
• Building Web Applications with XSLT-CWP
• Other Custom Web Publishing Commands and Parameters
• About the FileMaker XSLT Extensions
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: About the Custom Web Publishing Tools

Part V: Deploying a FileMaker Solution

Deploying and Extending FileMaker

• Deploying and Extending FileMaker
• FileMaker Deployment Options
• Single User
• Peer-to-Peer Hosting
• FileMaker Server
• Web Publishing
• ODBC/JDBC
• Citrix/Terminal Services
• Runtime Solutions
• Deploying to Handheld Devices
• Customized Deployment Options
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: The Limits of Customization

FileMaker Server and Server Advanced

• FileMaker Server and Server Advanced
• About FileMaker Server
• Installing FileMaker Server
• Running FileMaker Server
• Using the Server Administration Tool
• Configuring and Administering FileMaker Server Using the SAT
• Managing Clients
• Managing Databases
• Administration from the Command Line
• Working with External Services
• Automatically Updating Plug-ins
• Scheduled Tasks
• Monitoring FileMaker Server
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: Best Practices Checklist

FileMaker Mobile

• FileMaker Mobile
• FileMaker Mobile 8 Overview
• Using FileMaker Mobile on Your Handheld Device
• Troubleshooting
• FileMaker Extra: Publishing Related Data

Documenting Your FileMaker Solutions

• Documenting Your FileMaker Solutions
• Why Is Documentation Important?
• Developing Naming Conventions
• Using Comments Effectively
• Documenting the Relationships Graph
• Using the Database Design Report
• Using Third-Party Documentation Tools
• Putting the Finishing Touches on Your Documentation
• Final Thoughts on Documentation
• FileMaker Extra: Soliant Development Standards

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Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering (2nd Edition)

• Basic Assumptions
• Model Assumptions
• Object-Oriented Concepts and Constructs
• Software Process Improvement Sequences
• Getting Started with a Software Metrics Program

Lotus Notes and Domino 6 Development (2nd Edition)

• Forms Design
• Creating Reusable Design Objects
• Real-World Example 2: Dialog Boxes and window. opener on the Web
• Incorporating Flash into Your Web Pages
• Enabling Physical Security

Cisco IOS in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (OReilly))

• IOS User Modes
• Token Ring Interfaces
• Configuring a Simple DDR Connection
• Router Security
• Logging

The Complete Cisco VPN Configuration Guide

• VPN Designs
• Summary
• VPN Client Troubleshooting
• Summary
• Routers as Certificate Authorities

MySQL Cookbook

• Numbering Query Output Lines
• Decomposing Dates or Times Using Component-Extraction Functions
• Using Patterns to Match Dates or Times
• Generating Frequency Distributions
• Introduction

Logistics and Retail Management: Emerging Issues and New Challenges in the Retail Supply Chain

• Relationships in the Supply Chain
• The Internationalization of the Retail Supply Chain
• Temperature-Controlled Supply Chains
• The Development of E-tail Logistics
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems: Issues in Implementation

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