WebSTAR Lasso Publisher is capable of much more than this introductory chapter is able to cover. Using LDML, you can display data from related databases, display pop-up menus automatically populated with the contents of a FileMaker Pro value list, and use conditional statements to intelligently tailor the information that gets displayed to the user based on a variety of conditions. The best place for learning about advanced LDML tags is in the LDML 3.5 Reference Database .
Included with WebSTAR Lasso Publisher is a copy of the LDML 3.5 Reference Database. This is a searchable list of every tag in the Lasso Dynamic Markup Language. Clicking the Lasso Publisher button on the main screen will present a list of all the LDML tags that you can use with WebSTAR Lasso Publisher.
The LDML 3.5 Reference Database lists every LDML tag, not just those supported by WebSTAR Lasso Publisher. Appendix C lists only WebSTAR Lasso Publisher supported LDML tags.
Each tag is described in detail with a usage example and cross-referenced where appropriate. You'll find it extremely useful to keep this database handy as you develop your Lasso-based solutions.
Blue World has a full support area on their web site and the Lasso-Talk email discussion group is a community of Lasso developers assisting one another with questions and participating in conversations about the Lasso family of products. You may join the list or search the list archives if you have a question about Lasso or can't solve a problem. Visit Blue World's website at
http://www.blueworld.com/lasso/
If you find WebSTAR Lasso Publisher to be a useful addition to your website and would like to expand beyond the limitations it imposes, we invite you to step up to the Lasso Web Data Engine. This full version of Lasso does not impose the 3 database, 50 record restrictions, nor any of the other restrictions of WebSTAR Lasso Publisher. And, because it uses the same LDML tags, your existing pages will work without changes.
You can buy the Lasso Web Data Engine directly from Blue World Communications at http://www.blueworld.com/ or StarNine's online store at http://store.starnine.com/ .