[FX.php List] Globals and FileMaker 7

[Dale Bengston]

This is the way globals have worked on hosted solutions forever. A 
"default" may be set if the files are opened offline, and then 
individual clients can set other values specific to their "session" 
when the files are subsequently hosted client-server. In the 
client-server world, this is actually a great and convenient way of 
doing things, and very useful to the developer. But the web access is 
creating a new "session" with FileMaker every time, and gets the 
default values every time. Welcome to the stateless world of the web.

My solution to this problem when using the web is to store the user's 
globals somewhere else, or rethink your business logic to not use 
globals. If you want to store a particular web user's preferences or 
something, can use session variables as others have pointed out. For a 
more persistent globals, you could write them in a separate table (each 
user gets a record) or store them as cookies.

Hope this helps,
Dale
--
Dale Bengston | Streamline Studio, LLC | dbengston at streamline-studio.com
Associate Member, FileMaker Solutions Alliance

On Jan 4, 2005, at 9:22 AM, Michael Layne wrote:

> The only way I can successfully edit globals and have my changes show 
> up is to open the database locally with FMP, change the globals, and 
> reopen the files in Server.  I wish this was different!
>
> It seems modifying the globals as a client (whether you're remote 
> using FMP or XML (FX)), changes will never display via FX until 
> they're made locally and closed/opened again.
>
> I'm looking for the same help.
>
> Michael Layne  :  9 degrees development  :  www.9degrees.com  :  
> 404.226.7835
>
> On Jan 4, 2005, at 10:14 AM, Stephen Knight 1-800-353-7950 wrote:
>
>> Thank you Gjermund :)
>>
>> I understand how to store values as sessions, however it is not clear 
>> how
>> this translates into the ability to edit a global field in the 
>> database.
>> What needs to be done to allow editing of a field with global 
>> storage? With
>> FileMaker 7?
>>
>> In Kindness
>> Stephen K. Knight
>> www.fmwebschool.com
>> 1-800-353-7950
>> Professional FileMaker Web Services
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gjermund Gusland Thorsen" <ggt667 at gmail.com>
>> To: "FX.php Discussion List" <fx.php_list at mail.iviking.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 3:09 AM
>> Subject: Re: [FX.php List] Globals and FileMaker 7
>>
>>
>> <?
>> session_start(); // remember this line in order to hold on to your
>> session!
>> $_SESSION['mySession']['accountID'] =
>> $result['data'][$currentKey]['accountID'][0];
>> ?>
>>
>> <?
>> session_start(); // remember this line in order to hold on to your
>> session!
>> echo $_SESSION['mySession']['accountID'];
>> ?>
>>
>>
>> Gjermund Gusland Thorsen
>> Bjerkebo,
>> Strandebakken
>> 3295 HELGEROA
>>
>> +4790167484
>>
>> På 3. jan. 2005 kl. 21:46 skrev Stephen Knight 1-800-353-7950:
>>
>>> Wesley Miller has asked that I post this to the list:
>>>
>>> **I have a working fx.php/FileMaker 7 solutions which is connected 
>>> and
>>> queries correctly. I have been able to edit a few fields in the
>>> database,
>>> but have been unable to edit a global field.
>>>
>>> Is there a way to edit a global field with FX.php?**
>>>
>>> I realize that you should store a global value as a PHP session, does
>>> anyone
>>> have an example of this?
>>>
>>> In Kindness
>>> Stephen K. Knight
>>> www.fmwebschool.com
>>> 1-800-353-7950
>>> Professional FileMaker Web Services
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> FX.php_List mailing list
>>> FX.php_List at mail.iviking.org
>>> http://www.iviking.org/mailman/listinfo/fx.php_list
>>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> FX.php_List mailing list
>> FX.php_List at mail.iviking.org
>> http://www.iviking.org/mailman/listinfo/fx.php_list
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> FX.php_List mailing list
>> FX.php_List at mail.iviking.org
>> http://www.iviking.org/mailman/listinfo/fx.php_list
>>
> _______________________________________________
> FX.php_List mailing list
> FX.php_List at mail.iviking.org
> http://www.iviking.org/mailman/listinfo/fx.php_list
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: text/enriched
Size: 4045 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://www.iviking.org/pipermail/fx.php_list/attachments/20050104/2c526a01/attachment.bin