FMStudio User Guide Videos

[FMWebschool]

Be sure to watch these movies to get started.

User Guide Videos
http://www.fmwebschool.com/fmstudio_user_videos.php

1.  Database Set-up
2.  Getting Started
3.  Database Connections
4.  Record Set Creations

There are a bunch more as well

I will be releasing a PDF quick start guide as well and more movies today.

[gkamp]

Looking forward to your updates!  It would help a lot if you put dates on things so that we know what is new from the last time we visited.

Thanks!
Gail

[FMWebschool]

HI Gail,

Great suggestion will do.

[FMWebschool]

We now have 18, yes 18 Videos now available!  Added October 31, 2006

http://www.fmwebschool.com/fmstudio_user_videos.php

The newest four are:

Site Builder
Portal Region
Single Record Table
Code Hinting and Coloring

The User Guide will be available shortly!

[netforest]

Not sure if I missed this example, but did you have an example of filling out a form to create a new record in the database using fmstudio. Can this be done entirely in fmstudio?

[FMWebschool]

A very simple example of this is the site building video, http://www.fmwebschool.com/movies/fmstudio_user/sitebuilder/sitebuilder.html
You can use site builder to create forms that enable you to add records, delete records and modify records. Please let me know if this suggestion is helpful.

In Kindness
Stephen Knight

[mej25]

Something I'm finding confusing about the videos is that it doesn't discuss how the recordset should be defined for each type of page.  It just jumps right into how to use a menu option.  Am I making this harder than it should be?  Also, while the filled form video gets me half way, I don't know how to setup the response page that makes the changes.  Thanks for all the help you're giving us in these videos.  Keep 'em coming!

Mark Jones

[FMWebschool]

Mark,

Watch the videos in order.  This is covered in detail.  Also be sure to read the Quick Start Guide.  http://www.fmwebschool.com/FMQS.pdf

This will cover recordsets for you.

[Crispin Hodges]

I'm using DW MX 2004 on a Mac and working through Stephen's videos making similar pages. Of course the videos are done on a PC with a different version of DW but on the New dialogue I don't have the choice 'More' that Stephen makes. All seems to work OK just using the PHP choice but I'm concerned I'm going wrong somewhere.
I've tried re-installing the pluging but still no change.
Thanks for your help
Crispin

[Michael Petrov]

Hi Crispin,

We will make it more clear in the next update, but under MX 2004 and MX there is only the PHP option due to DW limitations. Therefore choosing the option is the correct thing to do, and as long as it allows you to choose the correct type of database under the databases tab then you are doing everything correctly.

Best Regards,
Michael Petrov

[FMWebschool]

I've added a new video to the Complete Video Series -

This tutorial teaches you how to add records, delete records, and edit records.  It is a nice tutorial with these details shot back to back. 

http://www.fmwebschool.com/movies/new_edit_5/new_edit_5.html

As always, I look forward to your comments!

In Kindness
Stephen

[filemakeruser08]

Dear Fmweschool,

I have found that you added a grat feature in the last version of Fm and that I was really missing:

- filemaker connection with user login
- filemaker connection with table based loing

You solicite us to request what we need,so here I am.. 

I would be glad to get a video showing how to use these new features

it would be great also showing how to put  the login and passowrd fields in the index.php page instead of a login.php page, to crate a b2b website.

i hope you can make a video about it.

Best regards
Stefano

[Michael Petrov]

Hi Stefano,

Those connections were added a few releases back and therefore there are a number of videos:
- For extensive table login based tutorial see our webinar: http://fmwebschool.com/webinar_specials.php
- For the user login connection which does not use a table, see this video which is listed on our user videos page: http://fmwebschool.com/movies/fmstudio_user/login_new/login_new.html


As for login.php, the files from the webinar contain one of the potential login pages and as long as you have the PHP command on line two (the fmsPerformLogin() I believe) then you can have the form anywhere you want on your index.php page. However to control where the user will end up after the login, create a hidden input box in that form with the name of "defaultURL" and specify its value as the URL to the page where the user will go when a login was successful such as "private_index.php".

Best Regards,
Michael Petrov

[rwalsh]

Just a note I thik there should be an update to your email module videos, for showing how to ensure the connection settings in the php.ini are setup. However knowing that not everyones server is the same I guess this may be hard to accomidate. I know in my case I had to change the smtp from local host to my servers relay domain.

[Exhibitcart]

Thank you for the great videos. I am on the objects panel one, and can not find/do not have the FileMaker workspace any where that I can locate in my app. I am using Dreamweaver CS4 on a mac. Any help in locating this is greatly appreciated, as I am concerned this will put a damper on future work!
Thanks!
Becky