Developer’s Guide
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Getting started
- Chapter 2 Using FileMaker Developer features
- Chapter 3 Using the Developer Utilities
- Overview of preparing your solution files
- Modifying database solution files
- Considerations for a runtime database solution
- Binding databases into runtime database solutions
- Saving and reusing Developer Utilities settings
- Converting and upgrading solution files
- Removing full access privileges from databases
- Chapter 4 Distributing runtime database solutions
- Chapter 5 Customizing database solutions
- Chapter 6 Creating custom layout themes
- Chapter 7 Developing third-party FileMaker plug-ins
- About external functions
- About the example plug-in
- Installing, enabling, and configuring the example plug-in
- Description of the FMExample plug-in’s external functions
- Using the example plug-in
- Customizing the plug-in example
- Requirements for writing external function plug-ins
- FileMaker messages sent to the plug-in
- Avoiding potential Mac OS X resource conflicts
- Providing documentation for your plug-in
- Registering your plug-in
- Appendix A Feature comparison of the runtime application with FileMaker Pro
- Index
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Ignored script steps
Because some features have been removed from the runtime
application, the following script steps are ignored by the runtime
application:
1 Open Define Database
1 Open Define Value List
1 Open Define File References
1 Open Sharing
1 Open ScriptMaker
1 Open Help (executes custom Help script specified during binding)
1 Set Multi-User
1 New File
1 Open File Options (partially available; Spell checking tab will
open)
1 Open Remote
1 Execute SQL
1 Perform External Script (if the specified file has not been bound to
the runtime application)
1 Open File (if the specified file has not been bound to the runtime
application)
Stored registry settings or preferences
Windows registry settings
FileMaker Pro stores its registry settings at
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro\7.0
FileMaker Developer stores its registry settings at
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro\7.0D
The runtime application stores its registry settings at
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FileMaker\<solution name>\7.0
Note The filename extension for the runtime database files is
registered at HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Mac OS X preferences
FileMaker Pro stores its preferences in the FileMaker Pro 7.0 Prefs
file inside the FileMaker Preferences folder.
FileMaker Developer stores its preferences in the
FileMaker
Pro 7.0D Prefs file inside the FileMaker Preferences
folder. The runtime application stores its preferences in the
<Solution name> 7 Prefs file inside the FileMaker Preferences
folder.
Hide <runtime solution>
1
Hide Others
1 1
Show All
1 1
Quit FileMaker Pro
1
Quit <runtime solution>
1
Mac OS X (only)
Application Menu command Pro RT