About FileMaker WebDirect

FileMaker WebDirect combines aspects of a web application and a desktop application, bringing FileMaker Pro features to your custom apps on the web. With FileMaker WebDirect, you can:

• easily and quickly deploy a custom app to anyone with a compatible web browser without using web authoring tools or other technologies

• access data from most modern browsers

• import or export records and container data

• deploy a customized web application by hiding and locking the menu bar and status toolbar

Built on advances in web technologies, FileMaker WebDirect enables your custom apps to do much of what FileMaker Pro can do, within the constraints of modern web browsers.

FileMaker WebDirect works best when you are:

• deploying FileMaker custom apps intended primarily for web browsers

• extending existing custom apps to include remote users outside the team or organization

  For particular groups of users, you can add or modify only the layouts they need. For example, if warehouse workers only need to fulfill orders in your order management custom app, then you may only need to add invoice layouts that work well in a browser.

If you plan to extend an existing custom app for web users, expect to make changes to your custom app for the best possible user experience. Though you may need to make some changes to your custom app using FileMaker Pro, you won't need to write any PHP, HTML, CSS, or JavaScript code.