Developer’s Guide
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1: Installing FileMaker Pro Developer Edi...
- Chapter 2: Binding solution files
- The binding process—an overview
- Before binding
- Binder and runtime terminology
- Specifying the primary file
- Naming the runtime solution
- Assigning the binding key
- Choosing auxiliary files
- Choosing binding options
- Assigning the three-character extension
- Specifying a location for solution files
- What happens during binding
- Binding cross-platform solutions
- Changing solutions
- Chapter 3: Preparing and managing runtime soluti...
- Chapter 4: Distributing your bundled solution
- Appendix A: Feature comparison—runtime Appendix ...
- Appendix B: About the TechInfo database
- Index
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Chapter 4: Distributing your bundled solution
Organizing your solution files
4-1
Windows runtime solution files
4-2
Mac OS runtime solution files
4-3
Installing items from the Runtime Files folder
4-3
Contents of the Runtime Files folder
4-4
Choosing the distribution method
4-7
Creating a custom installation
4-7
Compressing your solution
4-8
Documenting your installation
4-8
Installing Win32s
4-9
Creating Win32s diskettes
4-9
Opening your runtime solution
4-10
Updating a solution
4-11
Updating the primary file
4-11
Adding new or changed auxiliary files
4-11
Recovering damaged files
4-12
Appendix A: Feature comparison—runtime
application and FileMaker Pro
Menu command comparison
A-1
Runtime application-specific features
A-4
Preferences differences
A-4
Paste As... differences
A-4
Additional limitations
A-5
Appendix B: About the TechInfo database
Navigating the TechInfo database
B-1
Searching the TechInfo database
B-1
Sample TechInfo article
B-3
Index
I-1