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
I-2 FileMaker Pro Developer’s Guide
Distributing bundled solutions 4-1
DLLs 4-2
Documentation
for runtime solutions 3-4
Help system 2-12
installation instructions 4-8
printed 2-13, 3-4
E
EFP Documentation.pdf 1-5
End users
license agreement 1-12
limiting access to solutions 2-9
Examples and Tools folder 1-14
Extensions, filename 2-14 to 2-16
External function plug-ins 1-4 to 1-6
F
.FP3 extension 2-15
Fields
merge fields 3-12
sizing for cross-platform 3-11
File recovery 4-12
FileMaker Pro
Java Class Library 1-8
layout tips 3-11
Web Companion 1-3
Web Companion and Java 1-8
FileMaker Pro Binder
See Binder application
FileMaker Pro Developer Edition. See
Developer Edition
FileMaker Pro Runtime
See Runtime application
FileMaker Pro SDK, upgrading
from 3-16
FileMaker Tools database 1-14
Filenames
cross-platform 2-4, 3-13
solution 2-4
three-character extensions 2-14 to
2-17
Files
closing in Kiosk mode 2-8
damaged 4-12
distributing cross-platform 3-12
filename extensions 2-14 to 2-17
importing new solution 3-16
in Runtime Files folder,
Mac OS 4-6
in Runtime Files folder,
Windows 4-4
on CD-ROMs 1-13, 4-4 to 4-7
opening and closing 3-2
optional solution files 4-1
renaming 4-11
required solution files 4-2
selecting auxiliary 2-5
selecting primary 2-3
Filters, file import 4-4, 4-6
FMBanner applet 1-9
FMMemoPad applet 1-9
FMProProxy 1-8
FMProRequest 1-8
FMProResponse 1-8
Folders
for solution files 2-17
in Runtime Files folder,
Mac OS 4-6
in Runtime Files folder,
Windows 4-4
on CD-ROMs 1-13
solution structure 4-2
Fonts
character width 3-11
cross-platform 3-8
shadow style 3-9
Front-end, Java 1-7
Functions
External 1-4
Status (CurrentPlatform) 3-15
G
Graphic file formats 3-11
H
Help menu, custom 1-2
Help system for end users 2-12
HTML 1-7
HTTP 1-8
I
Importing
data import filters 4-1, 4-4, 4-6
solution files 3-16
Installers, for solution files 3-2, 4-7
Installing
Developer Edition 1-9 to 1-11
solutions for end users 4-1
Win32s 4-9 to 4-10
J
Java
classes 1-8 to 1-9
described 1-7
example applets 1-9
using with FileMaker Pro 1-7
K
Key, binding
assigning 2-4
described 2-2
forgetting 2-20
Kiosk mode
and FileMaker Pro 4.0 1-11
described 2-2
designing for 2-9
example file 2-7
running solution in 2-7 to 2-9
L
Layouts
Designing cross-platform 3-11
the "About" layout 2-10, 3-6
the Help layout 2-12
License agreement, end-user 1-12
Line spacing 3-11
M
Mac OS
and Windows filename
extensions 2-16
Binder application
requirements 1-10
binding solutions for 2-1, 2-20
creator code 1-5, 2-16
designing solutions for 3-8 to 3-15