Developer’s Guide

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2. Click the Registering a Plug-in link to display the online registration
form.
3. Enter information about you, your company, and others who can
be contacted about your plug-in.
4. Enter the required information about your plug-in. The following
table describes some of the required fields:
Plug-in Name • Your plug-in’s name as it will appear in the
FileMaker Pro Application Preferences dialog box.
The plug-in name “Web Companion” is already
registered and any names that begin with the letters
“FM” are reserved.
Plug-in Filename• The filename(s) of your plug-in for Windows and/or
Mac OS platforms. The filename “Web Companion” is
already registered and any filenames that begin with the
letters “FM” are reserved.
Feature String ID• The plug-in’s feature string ID. All feature string IDs
that begin with the letter “F” are reserved. See “Feature
string syntax” on page 12-8.
Function Name The prefix that identifies every external function for the
Prefix• plug-in. The prefix must be 4 to 5 characters long. All
three-character prefixes and any prefixes beginning
with the letters “FM” are reserved by FileMaker, Inc.
5. Fill out the rest of the form as applicable and then click Submit
Plug-in.
You will be informed during online registration if the plug-in name
or feature string ID you requested is already assigned and you will be
asked to submit an alternate name or ID. If the name and ID are
available, your registration will be accepted and you will receive a
temporary online registration confirmation.
Currently, the registration system will only hold plug-in names and
feature string IDs for six months. After that time, the registration
system automatically deletes the names and IDs unless FileMaker,
Inc. receives your actual external function plug-in.
6. Send/upload a copy of your external function plug-in to
FileMaker, Inc. as outlined in the online registration confirmation.
FileMaker, Inc. Technical Support must have access to all registered
plug-ins. Once FileMaker, Inc. receives both your online registration
and your external function plug-in, an official confirmation will be
sent to you via email.
7. Repeat these steps to register additional plug-ins.
You must submit a separate registration form for each external
function plug-in.
Revising a registered plug-in
If you need to revise the information about an external function plug-
in that is already registered to you, you must send an email message
to FileMaker, Inc. at [e-mail]. Please be sure to
provide the following information:
• The registration ID number that was assigned to you when you first
registered your plug-in.
• Your name.
• Your full company name.
• Your daytime phone number.
• The name of the product with registered information you want to
revise.
• Include any changes you want to make.
• If applicable, send the revised plug-in file.
A confirmation of the revision will be sent to you.