Developer’s Guide

Chapter 1: Installing FileMaker Pro Developer Edition
Welcome to the FileMaker
®
Pro 4.0 Developer Edition from
FileMaker, Inc. The Developer Edition includes software that’s
designed to help you quickly create and deploy standalone
FileMaker Pro runtime solutions for your customers.
Using the FileMaker Pro Binder software, you create a FileMaker Pro
runtime application—a modified version of the FileMaker Pro 4.0
application. The runtime application binds to your solution files, which
you distribute to your end users.
The Developer Edition also includes information about two new
application programming interfaces, or APIs, that can increase the
power and flexibility of your FileMaker Pro solutions.
1 The new External Function plug-in API enables you to write new
FileMaker Pro calculation functions using C or C++.
1 The new Java API helps you create a Java front-end that
communicates with FileMaker Pro.
The Developer Edition also provides database development tools and
design tips to boost the effectiveness of your solutions.
The Developer Tools CD-ROM contains:
1 databases containing sample artwork and user interface elements
1 databases that offer structural design tips
1 samples of bound runtime solutions
1 third-party database templates and design tips
1 FileMaker Pro-related publications and URLs
In addition, the Developer Edition contains the full versions of the
FileMaker Pro 4.0 and Home Page 3.0 Web authoring software.