Developer’s Guide

Note Windows 2000 and Windows NT users with limited access
privileges may not be able to write to the Solution Options file in the
Developer Tool folder. Log in with administrator privileges or
install the FileMaker Developer Tool to a location outside of the
Program Files folder.
Using the Solution Options text file
Use the Developer Tool Solution Options file to repeat the same
process on your database files with the Developer Tool.
To use the Solution Options file:
1. Drag the Solution Options text file onto the Developer Tool
application file.
The Developer Tool will open to the first screen. All of the following
screens contain your saved settings from before, including the names
and paths of the database files.
2. Click Next to go through the screens and review your options.
3. Click Finish to process the files.
Saving a set of options
A Solution Options text file is written each time you use the
Developer Tool for a database solution, and overwrites the old file of
the same name. If you want, you can rename the options file to
preserve a set of options — the Developer Tool will accept any
filename.
Modifying the Solution Options text file
You can modify the Developer Tool Solution Options file to
automatically customize the database files without displaying any
setup screens. When you drag the modified text file onto the
Developer Tool application file, the files are immediately processed
(copied, renamed, bound, etc.) and placed in a new solution folder.
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To modify the text file for auto-customizing:
1. Open the Solution Options file in a text editor.
The FileMaker Developer Tool Solutions Options file keeps a record of
the solution name and the binding key that you used for that solution
2. Scroll down to the Auto option at the bottom of the list of options.
3. Change the value from 0 to 1.
Now, when you drag the text file onto the Developer Tool, the
customizing process is performed immediately based on the database
files and other settings specified in the text file.
Tip You can use the modified Solution Options text file in your
ActiveX or AppleScript scripts to help automate the binding process.
For example, write a script to:
1. Clean up the database files (such as deleting example records).
2. Use the Solution Options file to bind the database files into a
runtime solution.
3. Make an installer.