Re: First Attempts

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It keeps the original formatting. numero = 35734
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texte = Thanks Robert, Randall and Tech Support! Based on this I'm going to try to merge the two, taking the output from Store Builder and extrapolating the WebDNA from The TeaRoom to build my store. I'm sure I'll be back with annoying questions as I go along, there's much that I don't quite get yet, but I guess I just need to jump in.Robert, thanks for the tip on Filemaker and .mer files, the sale I'm migrating from is a Filemaker site, so that should get my current database over to WebCatalog a lot quicker.philzRobert McPeak wrote:>I have built a moderately elaborate site using the TeaRoom example as a>starting point but NOT using the storebuilder.>>The TeaRoom will get you started with some basic searches, an invoice form,>and a shopping cart. If you're like me, you will find yourself copy-pasing>a lot of code from the TeaRoom.>>As for building dbs. I find it easiest to use FileMaker Pro (export as>.mer) to build the tab delimited text files that WebCatalog feeds on as>databases. I like Filemaker because it lets you easily export into a text>format that includes the column headers (.mer). You should read about>fileformats and hdr. files in the WebCatalog docs.>>From my point of view, and based on my limited experience, you should just>dig in using the TeaRoom, html WebCat reference, and TalkList as your tools.> With WebCatalog, you should always think If I can think it up, it is>possible! The best way to learn the code is to just do it! Think of the>TeaRoom as a rosetta stone.-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: First Attempts (philz 2000)
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First Attempts (philz 2000)

Thanks Robert, Randall and Tech Support! Based on this I'm going to try to merge the two, taking the output from Store Builder and extrapolating the WebDNA from The TeaRoom to build my store. I'm sure I'll be back with annoying questions as I go along, there's much that I don't quite get yet, but I guess I just need to jump in.Robert, thanks for the tip on Filemaker and .mer files, the sale I'm migrating from is a Filemaker site, so that should get my current database over to WebCatalog a lot quicker.philzRobert McPeak wrote:>I have built a moderately elaborate site using the TeaRoom example as a>starting point but NOT using the storebuilder.>>The TeaRoom will get you started with some basic searches, an invoice form,>and a shopping cart. If you're like me, you will find yourself copy-pasing>a lot of code from the TeaRoom.>>As for building dbs. I find it easiest to use FileMaker Pro (export as>.mer) to build the tab delimited text files that WebCatalog feeds on as>databases. I like Filemaker because it lets you easily export into a text>format that includes the column headers (.mer). You should read about>fileformats and hdr. files in the WebCatalog docs.>>From my point of view, and based on my limited experience, you should just>dig in using the TeaRoom, html WebCat reference, and TalkList as your tools.> With WebCatalog, you should always think If I can think it up, it is>possible! The best way to learn the code is to just do it! Think of the>TeaRoom as a rosetta stone.-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ philz

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