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Suppressing the Built-In IWP Interface

IWP exists to make creating a Web database as easy as possible. To meet this goal, FileMaker makes most of the page-creation decisions for you. If you're in a hurry or have no Web experience, this is a blessing. But even if you're not prepared for the complexities of Custom Web Publishing, you can leverage what you already know about FileMaker's internal interactivity and scripting to bypass the IWP interface. Why might you want to do that? For many reasons, ranging from wanting to provide access to special scripts and shortcuts, to offering novice users a simplified interface.

To customize a Web-hosted FileMaker database, you first need to turn off the automatic IWP setup that supplies the default interactive scripts and graphic elements so you can replace them with your own. The cleanest way to accomplish this is by using a startup script that hides the status area.

To hide the status area

1 .

In the database being hosted, choose Scripts > ScriptMaker (Control+Shift+S/ Command+Shift+S).

2 .

When the Define Scripts dialog box appears, click New. When the Edit Script dialog box appears, give the script a name.

3 .Scroll to the Windows category in the step list on the left and double-click Show/Hide Status Area (Figure 17.38).

4 .In the Script Step Options section, choose Hide from the Specify drop-down menu (Figure 17.39). Click OK twice to finish.

5 .

Choose File > File Options. The File Options dialog box appears with the Open/Close tab active. Check the "Perform script" check box in the "When opening this file" section.

6 .

Select the script you just created from the drop-down script list, then click OK.