Developer’s Guide

• Template and tutorial files: If a non-administrator user needs to
access these files, perform a Custom Install and install these files into
the user’s Applications folder.
• Web Security folder and Web folder: Set file permissions so that
all valid users have Read & Write access to the Web Security
databases and Read only access to the Web folder.
For more information on setting file permissions, see the Mac OS X
topic “Setting Access Priviledges.”
Choosing a network protocol
(Mac OS 9.x or earlier)
You must choose a network protocol if you want to use
FileMaker Pro over a network, either as a guest or as a host. For more
information about your network, see
“Networking requirements” on
page 1-3, or consult your network administrator.
Important The network protocol setting in FileMaker Pro must be the
same on the host and guest computers.
To choose a network protocol:
1. Choose Edit menu > Preferences > Application.
2. In the General tab, choose a network protocol from the Network
protocol pop-up menu.
3. Click OK.
Changes to this setting don’t take effect until you restart FileMaker Pro.
Adjusting memory
You might need to change the amount of memory reserved for
FileMaker Pro if you plan to:
• work on a large database file
• work on several database files at once
Installing FileMaker Developer in the Mac OS 3-3
• host database files
• use a database file that contains many graphics
• insert a large graphic into a database file
Mac OS X allocates memory to applications differently than
Mac OS 9.x or earlier. To adjust the memory amount, follow the
appropriate instructions for your Mac OS version:
• For Mac OS X, follow the instructions in the next section,
“Adjusting the FileMaker Pro cache (Mac OS X).”
• For Mac OS 9.x or earlier, see “Adjusting memory requirements
(Mac OS 9.x or earlier)” on page 3-4.
Adjusting the FileMaker Pro cache (Mac OS X)
Because Mac OS X dynamically allocates memory to applications as
needed, there is no way to set a specific amount of memory to
allocate to the FileMaker Pro application. However, you can adjust
the FileMaker Pro cache size.
You may want to increase the cache size if you plan to do any of the
items listed in “Adjusting memory,” above. Consider decreasing the
cache size if you plan to run several applications at the same time and
you have a limited amount of memory (RAM) installed.
To change the cache size that FileMaker Pro uses:
1. In FileMaker Pro, choose the FileMaker Developer application
menu > Preferences > Application.
2. In the Application Preferences dialog box, click the Memory tab.