Question: Are we talking about using Filemaker as a datasorce or using its "Application Server / webserver" features in place ColdFusion?
I worked with Filemaker 4 when they first added the web stuff. I could never get the hang of it. It had limitations and a few bugs. One bug I can recall was that you could not have your images in a subfolder, they needed to be at the root. One other oddity was the web interface simply issued commands to the FileMaker front end. So, you could watch the searches take place like a ghost user was running FileMaker. I am sure they fixed many of the issues. Remember last I tried to use it for web stuff was version 4. Now they are on version 6. If you are looking for reasons to not use it as an Application Server / webserver: 1.) Performance or lack there of. 2.) Very Few developers 3.) Long development time (more $ in the long run) 4.) Very poor scalability Again this is based on old experience. -----Original Message----- From: Trey Rouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 11:34 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Filemaker faults to win a bid for using CF It better be a fairly small application cause it doesn't scale well at all. > -----Original Message----- > From: Kodjo Ackah [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 9:00 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Filemaker faults to win a bid for using CF > > I need some strong points on the shortcomings of filemaker to win a bid > to use CF. > Any bright ideas? > > Kodjo Ackah > Principal Consultant > Concrete Media Ltd > 32 Great Sutton Street > Clerkenwell > London, EC1V 0DX > > Tel:+44 (0)20 7251 8090 > Fax: +44 (0)20 7251 8780 > Mobile: +44 (0)7748 79 1038 > > Office Location: > http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=531852&Y=182204&A=Y&Z=1 > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
