Developer’s Guide

Using the FileMaker Developer Tool 6-13
The About layout in the Runtime Solution Example
includes a button to return to the main screen
To add a custom script to an About menu command in your solution:
1. Close all of your database files that you are going to change.
2. Start the FileMaker Developer Tool application and click Next.
3. Select Use custom menu options for the About, Help, or Scripts menu,
and click Next.
4. Specify the database files, and click Next.
5. Specify the primary file, select Use custom About script, and choose
the script’s name from the pop-up menu. Then click Next.
6. Specify the location for the new solution folder.
7. Click Finish.
See “Creating an About layout” on page 4-8 for more information.
Adding a custom Help script command to the Help menu
Create your own Help layout or file and a script to open it, then use
the FileMaker Developer Tool to add the script name to the Help
menu. In runtime applications, the custom Help script command
replaces the FileMaker Pro Help command.
Custom Help command in a
runtime application (Windows)
Custom Help command in
FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Custom Help command in a
runtime application (Mac OS)
Custom Help command in
FileMaker Pro (Mac OS)
To add a custom Help script command to the Help menu in your
solution:
1. Close all of your database files that you are going to change.
2. Start the FileMaker Developer Tool application and click Next.
3. Select Use custom menu options for the About, Help, or Scripts menu,
and click Next.
Note This option is not available if you selected the Open solution in
Kiosk mode option.
4. Specify the database files, and click Next.
5. Specify the primary file, select Use custom Help script, and choose
the script’s name from the pop-up menu. Then click Next.
6. Specify the location for the new solution folder.
7. Click Finish.
For more information, see “Creating a custom Help layout or file” on
page 4-9.