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FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

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The CDML Tool<br />

Publishing files on the Web 11-27<br />

The CDML Tool, located in the Web Tools folder, interacts between<br />

open <strong>FileMaker</strong> <strong>Pro</strong> databases and HTML editing applications to help<br />

you construct format files quickly and accurately.<br />

Use the CDML Tool to:<br />

1 start a format file using basic templates that contain step-by-step<br />

instructions (Templates tab)<br />

1 copy and paste CDML tags to format files (Tags tab)<br />

The CDML Tool links open <strong>FileMaker</strong> <strong>Pro</strong> databases with HTML<br />

editing applications.<br />

Follow these general steps to create a format file using the CDML Tool:<br />

1. Open and share your <strong>FileMaker</strong> <strong>Pro</strong> database using Web Companion<br />

sharing.<br />

2. From the Web Tools folder, open the CDML Tool.<br />

3. Click the Templates tab and choose the database and layout names.<br />

4. Open an HTML editing application.<br />

5. From the Templates tab of the CDML Tool, copy a template from the<br />

Format File (Action) list.<br />

6. Paste the template text into a blank HTML editing document.<br />

7. From the Tags tab of the CDML Tool, copy and paste additional<br />

CDML tags into the appropriate location in the format file.<br />

Create one format file to handle each database activity.

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

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