Chapter 10. Repurposing a FileMaker Layout on the Web

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“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”—Chinese proverb

One of my favorite things about FileMaker.php—and, in fact, using FileMaker in general—is that it puts a lot of power in the hands of the user. In my experience, most people who have basic computer skills can learn how to create and modify a FileMaker layout in a few hours. When you combine this ease of use with a website that can read FileMaker layouts and output web pages accordingly, you have a very powerful tool indeed.

For small business and workgroup users to be able to update their website with absolutely ...

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