1. and the Web Carlos Seligo Dena Slothower Freshman and Sophomore Programs

3. Using Existing Databases to Provide Information on the Web Stanford Introductory Seminars Search Course Information http://introsems.stanford.edu http://introsems.stanford.edu Freshman Sophomore College Advisor Information http://www.stanford.edu/dept/FSP/frosoco/ http://www.stanford.edu/dept/FSP/frosoco/

4. Getting Information Using a Web Form Stanford Introductory Seminar Applications http://introsems.stanford.edu/ http://introsems.stanford.edu/ Sophomore College Evaluations http://soco.stanford.edu/ http://soco.stanford.edu/ Field Trip Request Form link link

5. Allowing Users to Interact with Data Stanford Introductory Seminars Application Review link link Frosoco Dean’s Dinner Reservations http://www.stanford.edu/dept/FSP/frosoco/ http://www.stanford.edu/dept/FSP/frosoco/

6. Example: Providing Course Information Stanford Introductory Seminars Search Course Information at http://introsems.stanford.edu

7. What you need to make a Search Web Page Filemaker Pro Database 4 or 5 with Web Companion enabled Machine connected to the Internet CDML Tool (Comes with Filemaker 4) Text editor or WYSIWYG HTML Editor

8. Things to Consider Before You Start Is the database on a machine which can always be left on? Is the database on a machine with a static IP? Do you have separate fields in your database for each of your search criteria? Can all of the search fields be accessed in the same layout?

9. Getting the HTML and CDML for the Search Page Place Database in “Web” folder in FMPro Open Database, CDML Tool, and SimpleText Select the Template Tab in the CDML Tool Choose your Database and Layout Choose Search for Format File Refresh and then copy to clipboard Paste into SimpleText

10. Editing the Search Page and then delete them. In SimpleText, edit the [FMP- field:FieldName1 ] information to specify the field you would like the search for. In SimpleText, name “path-to-file/ results.htm” Save file in “Web” folder in FMPro 4 or 5

11. Making the Results File In the CDML Tool, change the Format File to “Results”. Copy to Clipboard and paste into a new SimpleText Document. Save it as the name you gave the results.htm page.

12. Editing the Results Page and then delete them. In SimpleText, edit the [FMP-field: FieldName1 ] information to specify the fields you would like to display as the search result.

13. Example

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