Developer’s Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Introducing FileMaker Developer 5
- Chapter 2 Customizing your database solution
- About the custom solution examples
- Using the FileMaker Developer Tool
- Binding your databases into a runtime database solution
- Displaying databases in Kiosk mode
- Renaming your databases
- Removing design access to your databases
- Customizing the About, Help, and Scriptsmenus
- Adding the FileMakerPro extension to database filenames
- Saving your settings in the Developer Tool
- Chapter 3 Preparing files for a custom solution
- About the Relational Example
- General steps for preparing your solutionfiles
- Issues to consider before creating a runtime database solution
- Opening files in Kiosk mode
- Design tips for navigating in Kiosk mode
- Creating startup scripts
- Using button image samples
- Documenting your database solution
- Design tips for cross-platform solutions
- Creating a consistent appearance
- Simulating outline and shadow text styles
- Using common character sets
- Designing text layouts for cross-platform solutions
- Using a common color palette
- Using graphics in cross-platform solutions
- Using QuickTime movies in cross-platform solutions
- Showing the status bar in Windows
- Using separate scripts for printing
- Using the Status (CurrentPlatform) function
- Creating platform-specific scripts
- Protecting your runtime database solutionfiles
- Testing before and after creating yoursolution
- Converting and upgrading solution files
- Chapter 4 Distributing FileMakerPro runtime database solutions
- Chapter 5 Creating custom layout themes
- Chapter 6 Publishing your database on the Web
- Moving forward using open web standards
- Using the FileMakerPro Web Companion
- Displaying a custom home page
- Using a custom home page with Instant Web Publishing
- Monitoring your site
- Exporting data to a static HTML page
- Testing your site without a networkconnection
- Opening password-protected databasesremotely
- Using the Web Security Database
- Chapter 7 Using FileMakerPro XML to deliver your data
- About the XML examples
- General process for custom web publishing using XML
- Generating an XML document
- Using the FMPDSORESULT grammar
- Using the FileMakerPro Extended XMLgrammars
- About UTF-8 encoded data
- Generating FileMakerPro CGI requests for an XML document
- Using style sheets with your XMLdocument
- Comparing CSS, XSLT, and JavaScript
- Looking at the XML Inventory example
- Chapter 8 Using Java and JDBC to deliver your data
- About the JDBC examples
- About JDBC
- Using the FileMaker JDBC Driver
- SQL supported by the FileMaker JDBCDriver
- FileMakerPro support for Unicodecharacters
- About the FileMaker JDBC Driver interfaces and extensions
- Example 1: Looking at the FileMakerPro Explorer application
- Example 2: Creating the JBuilder Inventoryapplication
- Example 3: Creating the Visual Cafe Inventory application
- Using the FileMaker Java classes
- Chapter 9 Custom web publishing using CDML
- About the CDML examples
- General steps for custom web publishing using CDML
- About CDML format files
- Generating FileMakerPro CGI requests using CDML
- Using the CDML Tool and templates
- New and modified CDML tags
- About the CDML Reference database
- Creating error messages
- Using an encoding parameter with a CDML replacement tag
- Planning your web site
- Chapter 10 Writing external function plug-ins
- About the plug-in examples and templates
- Installing, enabling, and configuring FileMakerPro plug-ins
- Using external functions in a calculation
- Requirements for writing an external function plug-in
- FileMakerPro messages sent to theplugin
- Debugging your plug-in
- Avoiding potential MacOS resourceconflicts
- Providing documentation for your plug-in
- Naming and registering your plug-ins
- Appendix A Feature comparison of the runtime application and FileMakerPro
- Appendix B Valid names used in CGI requests for FileMaker XML data
- Generating a –find, –findall, or –findany request
- Generating a –view request
- Generating a –new request
- Generating an –edit request
- Generating a –delete request
- Generating a –dbnames request
- Generating a –layoutnames request
- Generating a –scriptnames request
- Generating a –dbopen request
- Generating a –dbclose request
- Specifying parameters for the request
- db (Database)
- lay (Layout)
- format (Format)
- recid (Record ID)
- modid (Modification ID)
- lop (Logical operator)
- op (Comparison operator)
- max (Maximum records)
- skip (Skip records)
- sortfield (Sort field)
- sortorder (Sort order)
- script (Script)
- script.prefind (Script before Find)
- script.presort (Script before Sort)
- styletype (Style type)
- stylehref (Style href)
- password (Database password)
- field name (Name of specific field)
- Appendix C FileMaker Pro values for error codes
- Index
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Developer’s Guide
FileMaker Pro external
function plug-ins 10-1, 10-13
registry
conflicts with filename
extensions 2-8
settings stored for runtime
applications A-6
Relational Example 3-1, 3-8
Remote Access/PPP software
6-14
Remote Administration option
6-4
Remote Data Access Companion
plug-in A-1
remotely administering the Web
Security Database 6-21
renaming
database files 2-11
Scripts menu 2-14, A-1
Solution Options file 2-15
requesting data. See FileMaker
Pro CGI requests
requirements
for About layouts 3-7, 3-15
for runtime applications 4-5
resource ID conflicts (Mac OS)
10-13
restoring
document and application
icons (Mac OS) 2-8
document icons (Windows)
2-8
Restrict access to IP addresses
option 6-4
restricting access to menu
commands 2-11
revising registered external
function plug-ins 10-14
runtime applications
See also runtime databases,
runtime database solutions
Application Preferences A-2
compared to FileMaker Pro
A-1
Document Preferences A-2
FileMaker Pro file sharing 4-5
ignored script steps A-5
registering filename
extensions 4-6
requirements 4-5
starting 4-6
stored registry settings A-6
toolbars A-3
unavailable menu commands
2-2, 2-9, A-1
What’s This? Help (Windows)
4-1
runtime database solutions
See also runtime applications,
runtime databases
About layout example 3-7
About layout requirements
3-7, 3-15
compression utility
applications 4-5
creating 2-6
custom About layout 2-13
custom installers 4-5
distributing updates 4-4, 4-7
distribution requirements 3-15
documenting 4-6, 4-7
generated files by the
Developer Tool 4-1
Help layout examples 3-8
methods of distribution 4-1
preparing files 3-2
recovering damaged files 4-7
required DLL files (Windows)
4-2
sample license agreement 1-9,
4-4
supplemental runtime files
4-1, 4-2, 4-3
runtime databases
automating the binding
process 2-16
displaying in Kiosk mode 3-2
importing records 3-17
opening in FileMaker Pro 2-9,
3-14
opening in runtime
applications 3-2
passwords 3-14
printing reports 3-3
upgrading 3-16
Runtime Files folder, contents of
4-1
Runtime Solution Example
About layout example 3-7
described 2-1, 2-6
Help layout example 3-8
S
sample license agreement 1-9, 4-4
schemas. See XML grammars
-script request parameter B-9
script steps ignored by runtime
applications A-5
-script.prefind request parameter
B-9
-script.presort request parameter
B-9
scripting languages
See also JavaScript
JavaScript 7-3
VBScript 7-3
ScriptMaker command
unavailable in FileMaker Pro
2-3, 2-11
unavailable in runtime
applications 2-2, A-1
-scriptnames requests B-4
scripts
attaching to About and Help
commands 3-6
attaching to buttons 3-6
for cross-platform printing
3-13
for emulating menu
commands and window
controls 3-4
for FileMaker Pro CGI
requests 7-2
for importing 3-17
for navigating in Kiosk mode
3-4
for opening runtime databases
3-2, 3-17
platform-specific 3-14
startup 3-4, 3-5
using external functions 6-10
using the Solution Options file
2-16
Scripts menu
accelerator key for new name
2-14
renaming 2-14, A-1
searching
databases on the Web 6-1,
6-16, 9-16
TechInfo database 1-10, 10-7
SELECT SQL statements 8-4, 8-6
Set Multi-User script step A-6
Set Zoom Level script step 3-4
setting document margins for
printing 3-3
setting up single-machine
networks 6-13
shadow and outline text styles
3-10
sharing
databases via the Web
Companion 6-5