Lasso Example - Employees Database

Lasso enables you to add, search, update, and delete records contained in a FileMaker Pro database.

This is an example of how to use Lasso to publish a FileMaker Pro database on the web. It uses a modified version of the Employees sample database that originally shipped with FileMaker Pro 2.1v3. The Employees database has been converted for use with FileMaker Pro 3.0.

1) 'Post-Lasso' Method (generate form on-the-fly by processing through Lasso)

• Add a record to the Employees database.
• Search the Employees database.

2) 'Pre-Lasso' Method (reference static HTML page)

• Add a record to the Employees database.
• Search the Employees database.

3) Have Lasso Pre-Process a ".Lasso" File (using the "inline" tag)

• Search the Employees database.

Note for Lasso.acgi: The third link cannot be used unless your Web server application has been configured to process all files with the ".lasso" suffix with the "Lasso.acgi" application. For details, check with the Lasso User Guide and the documentation that came with your Web server application.
The HTML files used in this example are extensively commented. Please review them to learn how to use Lasso.