FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

Getting ready to publish your files on the Web
Publishing files on the Web 11-5
To publish a file on the Web you need:
1 a FileMaker Pro database
1 a Mac OS-based computer, or an Intel-compatible 486/33 or higher
personal computer, with access to the Internet (or an intranet)
1 FileMaker Pro 4.0 (for Mac OS or Windows), with the Web
Companion installed. (The Web Companion is automatically
installed when you do an Easy Install.)
1 optional: a custom home page, or HTML files containing CDML
tags, for use with FileMaker Pro Custom Web Publishing
Internet access
It is best if the machine running your FileMaker Pro database has a
full-time dial-up, ISDN, T1, T2, or T3 connection to the Internet (or
similar capabilities). If you want to publish your database within your
company or workgroup, you can use an intranet.
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Without continuous Internet access, you can publish a database on the
Web—but your database is only available while your machine is
connected to the Internet. For more information, see “Helping Web
users find your database” on page 11-23.
If you are not sure of the type of Internet access available to you, consult
your Internet service provider or network administrator.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E Web, publishing databases on
Preparing files for the Web
If you are using FileMaker Pro Instant Web Publishing, you can publish
all the fields in your database, or you can designate layouts for use with
the Web Companion that don’t show all fields. If you designate a layout,
the Web Companion publishes only the fields contained in the layout
you have specified. See “Setting options for Web display” on page
11-12 for more information on how these layouts will be available to
you when you’re ready to set up browser views.