Developer’s Guide

2-2 Developer’s Guide
Using the FileMaker Developer Tool
Use the Developer Tool to create a new set of files, customize them,
and enclose them inside a new solution folder.
Note Database files from earlier versions of FileMaker Pro must be
opened and saved in FileMaker Pro 5 before you can use them with
the Developer Tool.
To use the FileMaker Developer Tool:
1. Close all of your database files that you are going to customize.
2. If necessary, install the FileMaker Developer Tool.
(See “Installing the FileMaker Developer software package” on
page 1-2.)
FileMaker Developer 5 > FileMaker Developer Tool
3. Double-click the file icon to start the FileMaker Developer
Tool application.
4. Click Next.
5. On the Customize Your Solution screen, select one or more
options in the list. What you select determines which screen the
Developer Tool displays next.
Select this
option
To create a copy of your
database files and do this
Create a stand-alone
runtime solution
Create a runtime database solution that includes a
FileMaker Pro runtime application and the bound
database files. The following menu commands become
unavailable in the runtime application: Define Fields,
Define Value Lists, Define Relationships, Access Privileges,
Layout Mode, and ScriptMaker.
However, these commands can still be accessed by
opening the runtime file in FileMaker Pro unless you
select Permanently prevent modification of database
structure below (with the exception of Define Value Lists,
which is always available).
Open solution in
Kiosk Mode
Create a solution that displays your databases on a full
screen without the menu bar or window controls.
Rename files and
update internal links
Create a database solution with new filenames. When you
change the filenames, all of the internal reference links
(filespecs) to related files and scripts are automatically
updated.