Developer’s Guide

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Note The master password for the Kiosk Solution Example files is
kiosk. Using this password will cause the example databases to open
in FileMaker Pro with full menu bar access.
Steps for displaying files in Kiosk mode
To display your database files in Kiosk mode, do the following:
1. Close all of your database files that you are going to customize.
2. Start the FileMaker Developer Tool application and click Next.
3. Select Open file in Kiosk mode, select other options as desired, and
click Next.
4. Specify the database files that you want to customize, rename
them if desired, and click Next.
5. Select a primary file, select other options as desired, and click Next
to go through the rest of the screens depending on what other options
you selected.
6. Specify the location for the solution files, rename the folder if
desired, and click Finish.
The Developer Tool creates a duplicate copy of the database files
with a new Kiosk-mode interface and places them in a new folder.
Closing files in Kiosk mode
The primary file is the main database that users see first in your
Kiosk solution. Because Kiosk mode does not contain any menus or
window controls, the primary file must contain buttons that users can
click to navigate through the solution, close the files, and to quit the
FileMaker Pro or runtime application. If there is no Quit or Exit
button available, users must quit the application by pressing Alt+F4
(Windows) or by pressing Option + 3 + Esc to force quit (Mac OS).
Force quitting is not recommended because it can cause data
corruption or damage open files.
Note When a Kiosk database solution is open, access to the
operating system is limited. On Windows machines, you can press
Alt+Tab to go to another application from your Kiosk database
solution; on Mac OS machines, you can press 3+Tab.
To ensure that users can always access the primary file and quit the
application, you can:
1 provide a startup script in each auxiliary file that opens the primary
file
1 place a “Main Menu” button in each auxiliary file that returns to
the primary file
1 include a Quit button in the primary file
See “Design tips for navigating in Kiosk mode” on page 3-4 for
information about creating buttons and scripts that emulate missing
menu options and window controls.
The World Class Burger Company’s database solution in Kiosk mode