Development Guide
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introducing FileMaker Pro Advanced
- Chapter 2 Creating database solutions
- Chapter 3 Customizing database solutions
- Chapter 4 Debugging and analyzing files
- Chapter 5 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
- 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 Manage Database
1 Open Manage Value List
1 Open Manage Data Sources
1 Open Manage Scripts
1 Open Sharing
1 Open Help
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 Save Records as PDF
Note Open File returns an error if the specified file has not been bound to the runtime application. A runtime
solution can only perform an external script if the external file is bound to the runtime solution.
Application Menu command (Mac OS X only)
Pro RT
About FileMaker Pro
1
About FileMaker Pro Runtime (Displays if no custom About script is specified)
1
About <runtime solution> (Displays if custom About script is specified)
1
Preferences
1 1
Services
1 1
Hide FileMaker Pro
1
Hide <runtime solution>
1
Hide Others
1 1
Show All
1 1
Quit FileMaker Pro
1
Quit <runtime solution>
1