Developer’s Guide

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Contents
Chapter 1: Installing FileMaker Pro Developer Edition
About this Developer’s Guide
1-2
Binder application features
1-2
Remove master access
1-2
Specify custom menu items
1-2
Open the runtime application in Kiosk mode
1-2
New APIs
1-3
How FileMaker Pro interacts with plug-ins
1-3
External Function plug-ins
1-4
Naming and registering your plug-in
1-5
External function plug-in examples
1-6
Java class support
1-7
About Java
1-7
How the FileMaker Web Companion and Java
classes interact
1-8
About Java classes for FileMaker Pro
1-8
Java resources on the Developer Edition CD-ROM
1-9
Installing the Developer Edition
1-9
What you need
1-9
Installing FileMaker Pro Binder
1-10
Installing additional software
1-10
What end users need
1-11
Using solution files over a network
1-11
Abiding by the license agreement
1-12
Registration and customer support
1-12
What’s included on the CD-ROMs
1-13
Chapter 2: Binding solution files
The binding process—an overview 2-1
Before binding 2-1
Binder and runtime terminology 2-2
Specifying the primary file 2-3
Naming the runtime solution 2-4
Assigning the binding key 2-4
Choosing auxiliary files 2-5
Choosing binding options 2-6
Run solution in Kiosk mode 2-7