FileMaker, XML and XSLT
In this project we used XML, XSLT and related technologies to integrate
FileMaker with a government web site and back-end database. The integration
was achieved for four different divisions under a demanding timeline.
This integration required high security that was implemented, in part,
with digital certificates and custom FileMaker Pro password management.
The environment for this project was cross-platform in order to be able
to use the best tools on any platform for each of the tasks.
We used the applications XML Spy and Oxygen for validating
XML and for editing XSLT style sheets.
Initially we used AppleScript to write the XML file to the hard drive.
Later, when we moved the application to Windows XP, we used the Troi File-Plug.
To speed the standardization of the structure between the four divisions,
we used a custom utility for managing multiple clipboards.
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