Developer’s Guide

6-2 Developer’s Guide
To use the FileMaker Developer Tool:
1. Close all of your database files that you are going to customize.
2. If necessary, install the FileMaker Developer Tool.
(See chapter 2, “Installing FileMaker Developer in Windows,” or
chapter 3, “Installing FileMaker Developer in the Mac OS.”)
3. Double-click the file icon to start the FileMaker Developer
Tool application.
4. Click Next.
5. On the Customize Your Solution screen, select one or more
options in the list.
What you select determines which screen the Developer Tool
displays next.
Select this To create a copy of your database files and do
option this
Create a stand-alone Create a runtime database solution that includes a
runtime solution FileMaker Pro runtime application and the bound
database files. The following menu commands become
unavailable in the runtime application: Define Fields,
Define Value Lists, Define Relationships, Access Privileges,
Layout Mode, and ScriptMaker.
However, these commands can still be accessed by
opening the runtime file in FileMaker Pro unless you
select Permanently prevent modification of database
structure below (with the exception of Define Value Lists,
which is always available).
Open solution in Create a solution that displays your databases on a full
Kiosk Mode screen without the menu bar or window controls.
Rename files and Create a database solution with new filenames. When you
update internal links change the filenames, all of the internal reference links
(filespecs) to related files and scripts are automatically
updated.
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 Create a solution that includes a custom About or Help
options for the menu command or a different name for the Scripts menu.
About, Help, or When you select this option, the Developer Tool presents
Scripts menu 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.