Developer’s Guide (Mac OS)

Table Of Contents

Chapter 1: Welcome to FileMaker Pro SDK

This chapter introduces the FileMaker

Pro Solutions Distribution Kit

(SDK). It provides a brief introduction to the terms used in this guide and

the requirements for running the FileMaker

Pro Binder application on

your system.

Note

This guide covers both the Apple Mac

™

OS computer and

Windows versions of the FileMaker Pro Binder application. Some of the

screen examples are from the Macintosh

version and others are from

the Windows version, so you may see slight variations in the screens.

About FileMaker Pro SDK

The FileMaker Pro SDK package includes FileMaker Pro Binder, an

application that creates the FileMaker

Pro Runtime application, then

binds it to your solution files. The runtime application allows end-users

to use your solution files without having the FileMaker Pro application.

You create a bundled solution consisting of the runtime application

and the solution files. The runtime application is a modified version of

the FileMaker Pro application. Some database design features have

been removed or hidden and some menu items have been removed.

See Appendix A for a list of the menu commands available in the

runtime application.

New features

Here are the new features available in FileMaker Pro 3.0 SDK.

KioskMaker

The KioskMaker

™

feature allows the runtime application to perform

without the appearance of operating system interface elements. Like a

presentation or slide show, the menu bar and menu choices disappear

and the screen is taken up with the primary file interface that you design

in FileMaker Pro 3.0. KioskMaker is perfect for:

running your solution files in a retail store, similar to a bookstore

directory or wedding gift registry database

setting up a self-running demonstration or survey