Developer’s Guide

Binding solution files 2-17
Changing extensions for cross-platform compatibility
If you’re binding solution files on the Mac OS and creating a solution to
run in both Windows and the Mac OS, select the Change filenames for
Windows compatibility option in the fourth binding panel. The Binder
application automatically updates all filenames to use the three-character
extension specified during binding. Internal file references used in
relationships, scripts, and external value lists are changed to interact with
the new filenames.
For example, if you bind three files named A.fp3, B.fp3, and C.fp3 and
specify a three-character extension of .usr, the files are renamed to A.usr,
B.usr, C.usr.
Specifying a location for solution files
On the last panel of the Binder application, you specify the folder where
the bound solution files and runtime application will be copied.
To specify the solution folder location:
1. In the fifth panel of the FileMaker Pro Binder application, click the
Select button.
A dialog box appears.
2. Browse through the contents of your hard disk until you locate the
folder you want the solution folder to be in.
Fifth panel of Binder application