[FX.php List] Globals and FileMaker 7

[Gjermund Gusland Thorsen]

Well it's stated how to do it 3 posts back from this one,
and on HTTP://fxdialog.comitas.no


On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 09:39:40 -0600, Dale Bengston
<dbengston at preservationstudio.com> wrote:
> 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
> >>>
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