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
Distributing your bundled solution 4-7
Choosing the distribution method
After you have organized the files that comprise your solution, you need
to decide how your end users will install them. If you plan to distribute
your bundled solution on floppy disks, you will need to either use a
compression utility or a custom installation application to compress and
store the files on several disks. You can also distribute your bundled
solution on a CD-ROM, over the World Wide Web, or other media, such
as LS-120 or Zip disks.
Creating a custom installation
Because the runtime application does not fit on a floppy disk, you’ll
need to use software to compress your bound runtime solution.
Configuring a custom installation application to automatically install
runtime solution files may require more engineering than compression
utilities, but usually offers more professional results.
The following trial installation applications are available in the
Third-Party Tools folder on the Developer Tools CD-ROM:
1 MindVision Installer VISE (Windows and Mac OS)
1 InstallShield (Windows)
1 StuffIt InstallerMaker (Mac OS)
Note Mention of third-party products is for informational use only and
is not intended to be an endorsement. Refer to the product
documentation for more information on installation applications.
Control Panels
folder
Drop items in that you want
auto-installed
FileMaker Pro Binder: Runtime Files:
Files for System Folder:
Solution Folder: Files for
System Folder
Claris Translators
folder
Contains graphics import filters FileMaker Pro Binder: Runtime Files:
Files for System Folder: Claris Folder
Solution Folder: Files for
System Folder: Claris
Folder
EPSF PFLT Enables importing of EPSF files FileMaker Pro Binder: Runtime Files:
Files for System Folder: Claris Folder:
Claris Translators
Solution Folder: Files for
System Folder: Claris
Folder: Claris Translators
MacPaint 2.0 Enables importing of MacPaint 2.0
files
FileMaker Pro Binder: Runtime Files:
Files for System Folder: Claris Folder:
Claris Translators
Solution Folder: Files for
System Folder: Claris
Folder: Claris Translators
TIFF Enables importing of TIFF files FileMaker Pro Binder: Runtime Files:
Files for System Folder: Claris Folder:
Claris Translators
Solution Folder: Files for
System Folder: Claris
Folder: Claris Translators
File or folder Description
Location on Developer
Edition CD-ROM
Preferred location on
end user’s hard disk