filemaker 8.0 (Pro I think) has a web page generator. That's all I know, since I didn't really need it.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of M.-A. Lemburg > Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 4:36 PM > To: Ian Witham > Cc: python-list@python.org > Subject: Re: Filemaker interactions > > > On 2007-08-01 23:41, Ian Witham wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm hoping someone here can put me on the right track with > some broad > > concepts here. > > > > What I am hoping to achieve is a simple HTML page to be served over > > our company LAN, into which the users (Real Estate Agents) > can enter a > > property address or reference number. > > > > My next thought was to have a Python CGI script query our filemaker > > database of property listings, construct a PDF from the relevant > > information, and finally return this PDF to the user. > > > > At no stage do I want the user to have unfettered access to the > > database or the ability to alter/delete records. > > > > My question is: what is the most appropriate way for my script to > > interact with Filemaker? Can this be done with Filemaker Pro 6? > > > > According to the Filemaker Help, the "Local Data Access Companion" > > shares the FileMaker Pro database with ODBC-compliant > applications on > > the same computer. Is this the right option? > > > > Can my CGI script be an ODBC client? How? Would it need to be > > Filemaker specific code or does ODBC have a standardised format? > > > > I'm grateful for any advice and a nudge in the right direction. > > You could try our mxODBC extension for Python which will > likely just work out of the box: > > https://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ > > with the Filemaker ODBC driver. > > Or give this module a try (if you have more time at hand > and can do without a DB-API interface): > > http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/code/filemaker.py.html > > It uses Filemaker's XML interface. > > -- > Marc-Andre Lemburg > eGenix.com > > Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, > Aug 25 2007) > >>> Python/Zope Consulting and Support ... > http://www.egenix.com/ > >>> mxODBC.Zope.Database.Adapter ... > http://zope.egenix.com/ > >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... > http://python.egenix.com/ > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > > :::: Try mxODBC.Zope.DA for Windows,Linux,Solaris,MacOSX for > free ! :::: > > > eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 > D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg > Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
