I'm shifting servers and I have to let my affiliates know to modify
their link to my Filemaker search solution at:
http://63.83.186.100:591/FMPro

You'll notice you get an error trying to access that page. Question
is, can I use a domain name with Filemaker 4.x and Web Companion
running side by side with WebStar to use something like:

http://www.mailshopusa.net/FMPro

You'll notice the mailshopusa.net domain jumps right to my WebStar
index.html page. But using the entire link
http://www.mailshopusa.net/FMPro creates a file not found error.

Does Filemaker's Web Companion bar me from doing this?

... that way, all I have to do is move DNS without having my
affiliates modifying their link..


Warmly,
Markus Allen
Publisher
$10,000 Marketing Tip of the Day 
http://www.markusallen.org/cgi-bin/tips.subscribe.pl?PC=12567

Hi Mark,


   Your problem has nothing to do with Filemaker. Since the link
http://63.83.186.100:591/FMPro is the intended link, it's form in a
URL would be http://www.mailshopusa.net:591/FMPro, which doesn't give
a File Not Found Error. If however, you insist that you don't want the
port number to be mentioned explicitly, you will have to go for a
redirect to http://www.mailshopusa.net:591/FMPro ie. create index.html
in the FMPro directory and redirect it to the above address.
Alternatively, you can use frames, but not all browsers support it. If
you have any firther queries, please do ask.


Cheers,
aditya2k-ga

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Request for Answer Clarification by markusallen-ga on 11 Jun 2002 06:25 PDT

Hmm... I tried the http://www.mailshopusa.net:591/FMPro link and got
the same error... can you tell me what contents appeared on the page.

Maybe there's a setting in WebStar I need to tweak so I can see it?

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Clarification of Answer by aditya2k-ga on 11 Jun 2002 08:49 PDT

Hi Mark,

   I've captured a screenshot of what I got in a JPEG file. It can be
seen at http://eden.host.sk/captured.jpg

   Its the exact same thing I get when I try to access
http://63.83.186.100:591/FMPro

Have a good day.
aditya2k

I can't speak specifically to FileMaker, but the port number :591 is
likely to be the issue.  If your web is hosted internally (on your own
internal server) then you'll have to make a router port translation
setting to direct that port number to your FMPro page.  If it is
hosted externally, you'll need to get your external hosting company to
do the same.  The domain name reference itself should not be an issue;
as you said, it just needs to be changed in the DNS and you should be
set on it.

Another option would be to redirect the file not found error.  You
could, using some simple Javascript, pick up the failure to find
http://www.mailshopusa.net/FMPro and redirect it to the site of your
choice, including a port number if you need to.

As per Filemaker's recommendation, it is port 591 and hosted internally.

Any ideas?

If its FP 5 server..
http://www.filemaker.com/ti/106409.html
error code 4: Command is unknown 

So my wonder is .. what are you doing on the default page of that site
(the one at the root)? Does it work internally at your end?? The port
number stuff should be fine, and the bits about router-translation
shouldnt be needed as we can all clearly see fmp on your box. :)

hth

w