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Using FileMaker Pro Advanced tools
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About creating runtime solutions (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
Naming runtime solutions (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
Distributing runtime solutions (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
Starting runtime solutions (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
Recovering runtime files (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
Binding files into a runtime solution (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
Use the Developer Utilities to produce a stand-alone runtime database solution that users can
access without running FileMaker
Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced. The Developer Utilities create a
copy of your files, and bind the database file or files to a runtime application with a name that you
specify.
To bind database files into a runtime database solution:
1. Close all database files that you are going to customize.
2. Choose Tools menu > Developer Utilities.
3. If you have used the Developer Utilities on the same database before and saved your
settings, click Load Settings.
4. Click Add to locate the files that you want to customize.
5. If you add multiple files, double-click a file in the list to specify the primary file.
6. Select Developer Utilities settings as required. See Setting up files for developer solutions
(FileMaker Pro Advanced).
7. For Solution Options, click Specify.
8. In the Specify Solution Options dialog box, select Create Runtime solution application(s).
9. For Runtime Name, type a name for your runtime application.
The runtime name is used for the runtime application filename and for the name of the folder
that contains the runtime database solution files.
10. For Extension, type a one- to five-character filename extension or use the default
extension .fmpur.
The extension is used to associate the solution files with the runtime applications. See Naming
runtime solutions (FileMaker Pro Advanced).
11. For Bindkey, type a key between 1 and 24 characters long.
Important The binding keys are case-sensitive.
The binding key links the runtime application to the database files and ensures that the bound
files will only open in the appropriate runtime application.
Important Binding installs system files pertaining to each platform. See Preparing files for a
runtime solution (FileMaker Pro Advanced) for more information.
12. To add a company logo or other custom image to the closing splash screen, click Specify,
select the closing image, and click Select.
The image should be at least 382 x 175 pixels (72 dpi) or higher, otherwise it will be distorted
when displayed. The supported image formats are JPEG and GIF.