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
6 FileMaker Pro Advanced Development Guide
1 FileMaker Pro Tutorial: contains step-by-step lessons that teach you how to create and use FileMaker
Pro databases
1 FileMaker Pro Advanced Database Design Report XML Output Grammar manual: describes the
FileMaker Pro Advanced Database Design Report (DDR) XML output grammar for users who want to
create tools that analyze or process the structure of databases
1 FileMaker Instant Web Publishing Guide: describes how to make FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro
Advanced databases accessible to web browser users over an intranet or the internet
1 FileMaker ODBC and JDBC Guide: describes how to share FileMaker data with other applications using
ODBC and JDBC.
Where to find PDF documentation
To access PDFs of FileMaker documentation:
1 in FileMaker Pro Advanced, choose Help menu > Product Documentation
1 click the Learn More button in the Quick Start Screen
1 see www.filemaker.com/documentation for additional documentation
Most PDF manuals are located in the folder where you installed FileMaker Pro Advanced. If you installed
FileMaker
Pro Advanced in the default folder location, the PDF manuals are located here:
1 Windows: C:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro Advanced\English Extras\Electronic
Documentation
1 Mac OS: Macintosh HD/Applications/FileMaker Pro Advanced/English Extras/Electronic
Documentation
To view the PDF files, you need a PDF reader. In Mac OS X, you can use either the built-in Preview
application or Adobe Reader. Windows users need Adobe Reader. If you do not have Adobe Reader, you
can download it from the Adobe website at www.adobe.com.
All of the PDF files use the tagged Adobe Portable Document format (PDF). Tagged PDF files work with
assistive technology such as the screen readers JAWS and Window-Eyes for Windows. For more
information about tagged PDF files, see the Adobe website at www.adobe.com.
Abiding by the license agreement for runtime solutions
The FileMaker Pro Advanced license agreement allows you royalty-free distribution of an unlimited
number of FileMaker
Pro runtime database solutions. However, there are several terms and conditions in
the license agreement you must abide by, including the following:
1 You must provide all of the end-user technical support.
1 You must provide an “About” layout that includes your name, address, and the telephone number for your
technical support. For more information about creating an About layout, see the next section.
Note You must read and agree to the terms and conditions of the FileMaker Pro Advanced license
agreement, available through the FileMaker
Pro Advanced installer, before using the FileMaker Pro
Advanced software.