links and resources
filemaker, xml, and the web: selected links
Recent versions of FileMaker can import XML from the internet, but no further HTTP functionality, GET or POST ability, or other obvious way to interface with the web is provided. The following are some of the most useful links I've come across in exploring how to interface filemaker with the web in meaningful ways. Finding a powerful, free, cross-platform way to extend FileMaker's reach remains a pipe dream, but there are some promising examples and intiatives.
- Web content to FileMaker using Applescript/Curl on Mac OS X - Jesse Traynham of cnsplug-ins.com provides a simple example file showing how the "curl" command can be invoked from FileMaker using AppleScript, and the result (probably HTML source) being returned to a FileMaker field.
accessibility toolbars for developers
- AIS web accessibility toolbar - A useful tool for performing various web accessibility tests and revealing structural elements within web pages.
- web developer extension - A
similar tool for mozilla and firefox with less of a focus on accessibility.
- web developer extension for firefox and accessibility - A recent presentation i gave in Michigan.