Developer’s Guide (Mac OS)

5-12 FileMaker Pro SDK Developer’s Guide
Adding new or changed auxiliary files
To add new or changed files, rebind the solution files and generate a new
runtime application. Use the same binding key that you used for the
primary file. Remember that the key is case-sensitive on the Macintosh.
Recovering damaged files
Power failures, hardware problems, or other factors can damage a
FileMaker Pro file. If your solution becomes damaged, your end-user
needs to recover the damaged file. When the FileMaker Pro Runtime
application discovers a damaged file, a dialog box appears telling the
end-user to contact the developer.
Once you know which file is damaged, you can recover it. To recover a
damaged file on a Macintosh, double-click the FileMaker Pro Runtime
application and then press Option-Command while the file is opening.
On Windows, double-click the FileMaker Pro Runtime application and
press Ctrl+Shift while the file is opening. Hold the keys down until you
see the Recover File dialog box.
In the recovery process, the FileMaker Pro Runtime application does
the following:
1 creates a new file
1 renames the damaged file. It adds old to the end of the filenames. For
example, Contact Manager on the Macintosh is renamed to Contact
Manager Old and CONTACTS.FP3 on Windows is renamed
CONTACTS OLD.FP3.
1 gives the repaired file the original name