Internet publishing: Layout |
Lists the pre-defined tags that you can use on your published pages. | ||
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HTML forms require some basic knowledge of HTML syntax, and you will need an HTML editor to design and edit your pages. | ||
Create pages based on our standard layout This will publish the database in a very basic but clear format. |
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Create pages based on a specific HTML file You can design your own webpages (you will need an HTML editor for this) and use the pre-defined tags to dictate where you want the database data to appear. |
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To specify your own HTML file: | ||
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Click the Open button | |
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Pre-defined HTML tags | |
This table shows a list of database fields and their equivalent HTML tags. If you include these tags in your HTML pages then they will be replaced with live data from the database when you go to publish the pages. Tags are defined in your HTML forms as Comments, which begin with <!-- and end with -->. |
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The <!--USERS--> tag | |
This will add a drop-list to your webpage containing all the system users. If your page has a feed-back area, for example, you can match the User name up to the Authored by field in Form submissions to automate the updates. | ||
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The <!--FILEREF--> tag | |
This will write into the webpage the database filing reference of the Company or Contact that you are publishing. If your page has a feed-back area, for example, you can match the Filing reference up to the Target folder field in Form submissions to automate the updates. | ||
Related topics Form Submissions, Internet Publishing: Accounts, Internet Publishing: Preferences |