[FX.php List] Development under FM8

[Steve Winter]

Thanks to all who replied...

The fact that I can install FMSA and FMA on the same machine is at least
helpful...pity they don't offer those of us who live on the other side of
the world such generous inducement to join FSA as the development license
for FMSA;
  http://www.filemaker.co.nz/developers/compare.html

Cheers
Steve

> As said by Greg, FSA associates are entitled to a development copy of  
> FMSA... for just this purpose.
> 
> There is no need to be spending the full amount for another copy of  
> FMSA.  And there are additional benefits being a member of the FSA!
> 
> Regards
> 
> Michael Ward.
> 
> On 18/04/2006, at 11:04 AM, Kevin Futter wrote:
> 
> > On 18/4/06 10:18 AM, "Steve Winter" <steve at bluecrocodile.co.nz>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>
> >> In my initial exploration this morning I think I've discovered  
> >> that there
> >> is no way to test/develop custom web content using FX.php without  
> >> FMSA...??
> >>
> >> Please tell me I'm wrong...?
> >
> > You are, unfortunately, 100% correct. Thankyou FileMaker.
> >
> >>
> >> I travel a lot of the time with my work, and am used to having a  
> >> complete
> >> setup on my laptop (Apache, php, FMD, web companion) which enable  
> >> me to
> >> test and develop content where ever I am, then upload to the  
> >> appropriate
> >> server...it seems that this isn't now going to be possible...?
> >
> > You'll only be able to manage it if you can connect to your remote  
> > FMSA
> > installation to retrieve data for your testing pages.
> >
> >>
> >> Could I bite a very expensive bullet and install FMSA and FMD on my
> >> laptop simultaneously...?? Mind you, I think I'm going to
> >> need another FMSA license anyway by the loos, and more hardware,  
> >> so I can
> >> set up a development server... not so happy about that at $1,800  
> >> NZD for
> >> the software alone...!!
> >>
> >> How are others handling this new situation...?
> >
> > We made the mistake of buying separate copies of FMS and FMSA,  
> > thinking that
> > it would mirror our existing set up with FM Server (v5.5) and FM6U.
> Of
> > course, we soon discovered it doesn't work that way at all.  
> > Luckily, we are
> > just in our testing phase, and the existing solutions are all PHP  
> > anyway, so
> > I just point my local test pages at the FMSA box. I don't do any  
> > off-site
> > development for FM, at least not for the web, so I don't have your  
> > exact
> > problem. But I certainly do empathise.
> >
> > But of course, since you can't connect the web server module to FMS  
> > - it has
> > to be FMSA - we may be forced to buy a second license for FMSA.  
> > Grrr ....
> >
> > -- 
> > Kevin Futter
> > Webmaster, St. Bernard's College
> > http://www.sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au/
> >
> >
> >
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