Developer’s Guide

1-10 FileMaker Pro Developer’s Guide
To run FileMaker Pro Binder on a Mac OS-compatible computer, you
need the following minimum equipment and software:
1 any Macintosh, Power Macintosh, or compatible computer running
System 7.1 or later
1 a hard disk
1 4 MB of RAM (8 MB RAM recommended)
1 a CD-ROM drive
1 solution files developed in FileMaker Pro 4.0 or 3.x
Note FileMaker, Inc. recommends using the latest update to the
operating system, which is available from Apple Computer, Inc.
To distribute the runtime application on floppy disks, you need to
purchase a compression utility or installation program, which stores the
runtime application and bound solution files on several disks. Your end
users will need the instructions and software to decompress the runtime
solution on their hard disk. Trial installation applications are available in
the Developer Tools CD-ROM in the Third-Party Tools folder.
Installing FileMaker Pro Binder
To install the FileMaker Pro 4.0 Binder application in Windows or the
Mac OS, copy the FileMaker Pro Binder folder to your hard disk. You
can also run the FileMaker Pro Binder application directly from the
Developer Edition CD-ROM.
Important In Windows, when copying files from the CD-ROMs, you will
need to change the file attributes so the files are not read-only format.
Right-click on the file you want to modify and choose Properties. Deselect
the Read-only checkbox.
Installing additional software
To install FileMaker, Inc. applications such as FileMaker Pro 4.0 or
Home Page 3.0 in Windows, double-click the Setup.exe icon. In the
Mac OS, double-click the Start Here icon (FileMaker Pro 4.0) or the Claris
Home Page Installer icon.
To copy additional files, such as tools to enhance your solution’s
appearance or sample External Function plug-ins and Java applets, drag
the files to your hard disk.