Here is how to do this -- assuming you have FIleMaker and the JDBC driver (fmpjdbc12.jar).
1) Start FileMaker and create/open a db called Data Source : FileMakerTest CF Data Source Name FileMakerTest JDBC URL jdbc:fmpro:http://www..yourwebsite.com:591/ Driver Class com.fmi.jdbc.JdbcDriver Driver Name FileMakerJDBC Username Put the fmpjdbc12.jar file path in your classpath, or put the jar in /Library/Java extensions I just tried it and it worked fine HTH Dick On Thursday, October 10, 2002, at 07:50 AM, Sharon DiOrio wrote: > The only real reason to use FMP as a back-end database is if people are > still access it through the regular FMP interface. > > Sharon > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Haroche" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 7:05 PM > Subject: Re: FileMaker Pro Backend DB? > > >>> It will take me a while to dig up the info on how to do this -- I >> will >>> post later. >> >> I'd appreciate that. Since the site isn't expecting heavy traffic, I >> was thinking a migration over to MS Access or MySQL if necessary. I >> don't think the project warrants moving up to SQL server or similar. >> >> >> ------------- >> Regards, >> Bob Haroche >> O n P o i n t S o l u t i o n s >> www.OnPointSolutions.com >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
