Developer’s Guide

Customizing your database solution 2-5
18. Type a unique set of three characters in the Three-Character
Extension box that are used to associate the filenames with the
runtime application.
See “Assigning a three-character filename extension” on page 2-8.
19. Mac OS: If you plan on using the runtime database solution on
Windows machines, select Change filenames for Windows
compatibility.
The Developer Tool will append the three-character extension onto
each filename, making the files cross-platform compatible.
20. Click Next.
21. On the Specify Location for Solution Folder screen, click Browse
(Windows) or Select (Mac OS) to specify the location for the runtime
database solution.
The name of the new solution folder is determined by either the name
of the primary file or the name of the runtime solution.
22. Select the location and click OK (Windows) or click Choose
(Mac OS).
23. Click Finish.
The FileMaker Developer Tool creates a copy of all the database
files, customizes them according to the options you selected, and
places all the files in a new solution folder.
If you selected the option to create a runtime database solution, the
Developer Tool binds all of the database files to a new runtime
application file and stores the settings within the primary database
file.
In addition, the Developer Tool creates a text file containing all the
options you selected for your solution, which you can use with the
Developer Tool again. See “Saving your settings in the Developer
Tool” on page 2-15.
Select Filename Extension screen on Windows machines
Select Filename Extension screen on Mac OS machines