Developer’s Guide

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Renaming the Scripts menu
Use the Developer Tool to rename the Scripts menu for your
database solution. The setting is stored in the primary file of your
solution and the new menu name appears in the menu bar in
FileMaker Pro and in a runtime application.
Database solution with Scripts menu
Database solution with Company Reports menu
The menu name must not exceed 31 characters.
To rename the Scripts menu for 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 Rename Scripts menu, and type the
new name for the menu in the box (1 to 31 characters long). Then
click Next.
Windows To specify a keyboard accelerator, type an ampersand (&)
before the character you want to use as the accelerator key. For
example, type Company Re&ports to display the Company
Re
p
orts menu with the letter “p” as the accelerator key.
6. Specify the location for the new solution folder.
7. Click Finish.
Adding the FileMaker Pro extension to
database filenames
Use the FileMaker Developer Tool to quickly add the FileMaker Pro
filename extension to your database files. For example, if you
created your database files on a Mac OS machine but you now want
the database solution to be used on Windows machines, you can add
the .fp5 filename extension to your database filenames for Windows
compatibility.
To add the FileMaker Pro extension to your database filenames:
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 Add or remove FileMaker Pro extension, choose Add .fp5 from
the pop-up menu, and click Next.
4. Specify the database files, and click Next.
5. Specify the location for the new solution folder.
6. Click Finish.
The Developer Tool creates a duplicate copy of the database files
with the new extended filenames, updates all internal reference links,
and places them in a new solution folder.
Saving your settings in the Developer Tool
You can save the settings you specify in the FileMaker Developer
Tool setup screens and reuse them again. When the Developer Tool
processes your specifications, it automatically creates a text file
named “<Solution Name> Solution Options” and places it in the
same folder that contains the Developer Tool.