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Using FileMaker Pro Advanced tools
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8. If you do not want the new files to overwrite earlier versions of the files, clear the Overwrite
matching files within the Project Folder checkbox.
Important If Overwrite matching files within the Project Folder is selected, the
Developer Utilities will overwrite files with the same names as those in the list of files.
9. For Solution Options, click Specify, and select options. For example, you can customize
your database files or bind the files into a runtime solution. See
Specifying options for
developer solutions (FileMaker Pro Advanced).
10. To be able to quickly repeat the process, click Save Settings, and choose a folder and
location for your settings file. See
Saving solution settings (FileMaker Pro Advanced).
11. Click Create.
The Developer Utilities copy all the selected database files, with the modifications made by the
Utilities, to the Project Folder. If the default option to overwrite the destination files has been left
on, the specified Project Folder will be used to store the files copied by the Developer Utilities. If
the default option to overwrite the files has been cleared, the specified Project Folder will be
used if it is empty or a new one based on the name of the Project Folder will be created.
Related topics
About creating runtime solutions (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
Displaying databases in Kiosk mode (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
Saving solution settings (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
When you create a customized set of files in FileMaker Pro Advanced, you can save the settings
you specify in the Developer Utilities dialog box and reuse them again. The settings include the list
of files to be modified.
To save a settings file:
1. Close all of your database files that you are going to customize.
2. Choose Tools menu > Developer Utilities.
3. Click Add to locate the files that you want to customize.
4. If you add multiple files, double-click a file in the list to specify the primary file.
5. Select Developer Utilities settings as required. See Setting up files for developer solutions
(FileMaker Pro Advanced).
6. For Solution Options, click Specify, and select options as required. See Specifying
options for developer solutions (FileMaker Pro Advanced).
7. Click Save Settings.
8. Choose a location and filename for the settings file.
9. Click Save.
The extension .sav is automatically added and should not be changed. You can save as many
settings files as you want, using different locations and names.
To modify a settings file:
1. In the Developer Utilities dialog box, click Load Settings.
2. Locate and select the settings file that you want to modify and click Load.