Developer’s Guide

Customizing your database solution 2-3
6. Click Next.
7. Drag the database files that you want to customize into the box on
the Specify Solution Files screen or click Add File to locate and add
each file individually.
The Developer Tool will create a copy of every file that is listed in
this box.
Note Make sure to specify every file that’s related to the solution, so
that all internal links between files can be updated. You can specify
as many files as you like, but FileMaker Pro (and FileMaker Pro
runtime applications) can only open up to 50 files at once.
8. If you want to use different names for the final solution files, select
each file in the list and click Rename. In the Rename dialog box, type
a name for the new file and click OK.
Note You do not have to type in a filename extension. However, if
you want the .fp5 extension, you must type it here or select the Add
or remove FileMaker Pro extension option (in step 5) and choose Add
.fp5 from the pop-up menu.
9. Click Next.
The next screen that appears depends on which options you selected
on the Customize Your Solution screen (step 5). If you selected
Create a stand-alone runtime solution, Open solution in Kiosk mode, or
Use custom menu options for the About, Help, or Scripts menu, the
Choose Primary Solution File and Options screen appears. If you did
not select any of these options, then skip to step 21.
Permanently
prevent
modification of
database structure
Create a database solution with the following menu
commands permanently unavailable in FileMaker Pro:
Define Fields, Define Relationships, Access Privileges, Layout
Mode, and ScriptMaker.
Important Once removed, these menu commands cannot
be made available again for the custom solution.
Use custom menu
options for the
About, Help, or
Scripts menu
Create a solution that includes a custom About or Help
menu command or a different name for the Scripts menu.
When you select this option, the Developer Tool presents
a screen on which you can specify script names for the
new menu commands that will display your custom
About and Help layouts, and a new name for the Scripts
menu.
Note This option is not available if you select Open
solution in Kiosk mode.
Add or remove
FileMaker Pro
extension
Add or remove the .fp5 filename extension to associate
files with the FileMaker Pro application. The .fp5
extension is useful for database solutions that will be used
on Windows machines, and is not necessary for solutions
that will only be used on Mac OS machines.
Note This option is not available if you select Create a
stand-alone runtime solution.
Select this
option
To create a copy of your
database files and do this