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How do I use a custom homepage with Instant Web Publishing in FileMaker Pro?

April 26, 2017Custom filemaker pro homepage Instant publishing web

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How do I use a custom homepage with Instant Web Publishing in FileMaker Pro?

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ISSUE: In FileMaker Pro 6, I could set a custom homepage and have links to my hosted databases. I want to create one in FileMaker Pro 7 or later, but I do not see the option to set a custom homepage. How can I do this? RESOLUTION: Dynamic custom home pages are no longer supported with Instant Web Publishing as it was implemented in prior versions. However, you can link to an open database shared with Instant Web Publishing by creating an HTML page that specifies a link to your databases. To access the database homepage, use this link: http://: To access a particular database, use this link: http://:/fmi/iwp/cgi?-db=&-loadframes And to access the HTML page, use this link: http://:/ You will want to keep these points in mind: If you close your files frequently, or if web clients access a number of databases, consider linking to the Database Homepage, which dynamically creates links for all data