
Documenting
Files
ClickStats Pro
documents all the currently open files. Open the
file(s) you want to document with full password
access, then click the document button. If the
file(s) that are currently open have related files,
you will be asked if you want to document the
related file(s) as well. We recommend you open the
related files manually with full password
access if your files are password
protected.
Next, you'll see a
dialog that asks you to name the "Session." A
"Session" is a snapshot of a particular database at
a particular point in time (i.e. the point at which
you document it). The default is the current date
and time, but you can change this to be anything
that you want (up to 64,000 characters). Then click
"OK."
Documenting a
database can take between one minute (or less) to
an hour (or more) depending on the number of
fields, layouts and value lists you have and the
speed of your processor. Most "average" files (100
fields, 10 layouts) should take about 3 minutes or
so.
After
the Documenting Process is Finished
Once ClickStats
Pro has finished documenting your file(s) you will
see the "Main" screen with the last file
documented currently selected. You can then click
on any field to show the layouts and relationships
(indicated by the word "Key" to the right of the
field name) that the selected field is used
in.
Click on any
layout in the list next to the field list to view a
list of all fields used on that layout, as well as
the value list (if any) that is used by any field
on the layout.
Click on any value
list to see a list of values for that particular
value list.
If you have a 17
inch or larger monitor, you can see all of the
attributes at one time. If you are using a monitor
that is smaller than 17 inches (or you're using a
lower resolution) then ClickStats Pro will navigate
to the appropriate tabbed section
automatically.
See the next
section Documenting
Files for
more info.

Comparing
"Sessions"
In order to use
ClickStats Pro's comparison feature, you will need
to have documented more than one file or more than
one session of the same file.
If you do not have
two or more databases documented (or two or more
sessions of the same database), then do so before
you continue this section.
Click the
"Compare" button. You will see a dialog that
prompts you to choose a database to compare (top
portal), and a database to compare it against
(bottom portal). Choose a file from the top portal,
and a different file from the bottom portal
and click "OK."
You will see the
progress of the comparison in a dialog. Once the
comparison is completed, you'll see an on-screen
report with the similarities and differences in the
two files (or sessions) you chose.
IMPORTANT
NOTE: Because FileMaker has a set number of
pages that it can print, you might not see all of
the results. For this reason, we have a "Export To
HTML" button at the top of the screen. You can
export the report to HTML and open it in your
favorite browser. The comparison data is NOT saved
unless you export to a text file or HTML - it is
re-generated every time you run the comparison
feature.
See the next
section Documenting
Files for
more info.

Exporting
Web Pages
The first step in
creating your own HTML files to access your
database is to choose a file and a layout. From the
"Main" tab (17 inch or larger monitor users) or the
"File/Fields" tab (14 inch monitor users) choose
the file you want to create HTML files
for.
For 17 inch
users: Click the layout you want for the
"Add/Edit/Update" layout.
For 14 inch
users: Click the "Layouts/Value Lists/Scripts"
tab, then click the layout you want for the
"Add/Edit/Update" layout.
Next, click the
"Web Export" tab. You will see the layout for
choosing the various options for exporting your
HTML pages. For this example, make sure the
"Add/Edit/Update" radio button is selected then
click the "Continue..." button in the lower right
side of the screen. All of the various options are
explained in greater detail in the Web
Export
Section of this documentation.
When prompted,
click "OK." You will see that ClickStats Pro will
export various files for you
automatically.
Next, click the
"Search" radio button, and click the "Continue..."
button in the lower right side of the screen. You
will then see a dialog that contains various
options. For this example, simply click the
"Continue" button. When asked whether you want to
automatically create the "hitlist" click
"Yes."
Once all the files
have been exported into the "output" folder, you
will be asked if you want ClickStats Pro to
automatically create a new solution for you. If you
click "Yes", you will be prompted to enter your IP
address, and the name of the FOLDER for the new
solution. Once that's done, you can either just
generate the solution or generate the solution and
have it open in your browser.
NOTE: to
preview your solution in your browser: you MUST
have an IP address, you MUST open the database you
documented, you MUST "turn on" the Web Companion
checkbox in the file you documented, you MUST have
your networking protocol set to TCP/IP. Also, if
you're on the Mac OS platform, you MUST have
configured your Internet Config application to
recognize your browser for the "http" command. See
the Web
Export
Section for more information.
If you chose NOT
to preview your solution, then you need to make all
the necessary TCP/IP network changes (as described
above) and you'll need to create a new directory
(or folder) inside the "Web" folder that's inside
the "FileMaker Pro 4.0" folder, and move all of the
files from the "output" folder into the newly
created directory inside the Web directory. You'll
also need to copy the entire "images"
directory into your new folder.
You can then open
your file in FileMaker, and in your browser type
the URL:
http://yourIPaddress/yourFolderName/default.htm
Where
"yourIPaddress" is the server, your domain, or your
local IP address, and "yourFolderName" is the new
directory/folder you created in the "Web"
folder.

Testing
On A Local Computer
Macintosh:
For
MacTCP:
Open the MacTCP
control panel and assign the web server an IP
address of 192.168.0.2. Click the "More" button,
and make sure that it is set to Obtain Address
Manually, that the IP Address is Class C, that the
Gateway Address is 0.0.0.0, and that the fields in
the Domain Name Server Information box are blank.
If you do have a router address and are using a
local Domain Name Server, you can enter this
information instead.
- If you are
using a local AppleTalk network or a single
computer, open the Chooser and make sure
AppleTalk is Active. Next, open the Network
control panel and select LocalTalk. Open the
MacTCP control panel again and select the
LocalTalk icon, then verify all your changes and
restart the computer for them to take
effect.
- If you are
using an Ethernet network, you can select
EtherTalk in the Network control panel, and
Ethernet in the MacTCP control panel
instead.
For Open
Transport:
Open the TCP/IP
control panel, and assign the web server an IP
address of 192.168.0.2.
- If you are
using a local AppleTalk network or a single
computer, set Connect via: to AppleTalk (MacIP),
Configure: to Manually, then click the "Select
Zone" button and select the current AppleTalk
zone. All other fields should be blank, unless
you are using a router or Domain Name Server for
your local network.
- If you are
using an Ethernet network, you can set Connect
via: to Ethernet, Configure: to Manually, and
enter a Subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. Again, all
other fields should be blank unless you are
using a router or Domain Name Server for your
local network.
- Any client
computers should be configured to use the same
connection method (LocalTalk/AppleTalk or
Ethernet), but should have different IP
addresses, higher than the server, such as
192.168.0.3 or 192.168.0.4 (you can also use
192.0.1.2 for the server and 192.0.1.3 and up
for clients, if you like).
You can also see
this info with pictures at: http://arpp.carleton.ca/mac/question/network.html
Windows
95/NT:
TCP/IP Network
Settings
For single
computer users:
- Click the
"Start" button and chose "Control Panels" from
the "Settings" menu.
- Double click
on the "Network" icon.
- From the
listing of network components installed, choose
the one for TCP/IP and click the "Properties"
button.
- From the "IP
Address" tab, check the "Specify an IP address"
and type 192.1.2.2 in the "IP Address"
- Enter
255.255.255.0 for the "Subnet Mask"
- Click "OK",
and click "OK" again to close the
window
For Network
Users
Contact your
network administrator to ask them what the IP
address is of your computer. If you don't have one,
you can follow the directions above.
Browser
Settings
For Microsoft
Internet Explorer:
- Choose
"Options" from the "View" menu.
- Click the
"Connection" tab
- UNCHECK the
"Connect to the Internet as needed" under the
"Dialing" section.
- Check the
checkbox "Connect through a proxy server" and
click the "Settings..." button.
- In the space
next to HTTP: type 192.1.2.2 and leave the
"port" space blank.
- Click "OK",
Click "Apply" then click "OK" to close the
Options window.
- NOTE: When you
want to use your dial-in access again, simply
UNCHECK the "Connect through a proxy server"
checkbox and CHECK the "Connect to the Internet
as needed" checkbox.
For Netscape
Navigator:
- No changes to
the preferences are necessary.

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