Installation and New Features Guide

10 Installation and New Features Guide
Installing FileMaker Pro from the command line
To install FileMaker Pro from the command line and create an
installation log file:
1. Insert the FileMaker Pro 7 CD.
2. Open a command window.
3. In the command window, type
E:\Files\setup.exe /v“/Lr C:\FMP7InstallLog.txt”
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
The FMP7InstallLog.txt file will be located on the C drive of your
hard disk. You can view it with WordPad or a word processing
program.
Note If your CD or DVD drive is not located at drive E, then
substitute the correct letter for your drive.
Where files are stored on your hard disk
The FileMaker Pro installer copies files to several folders on your
hard disk, depending on the installation options you choose and your
operating system. If you performed a command line installation and
specified an install log file, you can view the install log file, which
lists the location of each installed file.
Uninstalling, modifying, or repairing
FileMaker Pro
You can use the Windows Add or Remove Programs control panel
to uninstall FileMaker Pro, replace missing or corrupt files, or to
change which features are installed. For more information about
using Add or Remove Programs, refer to Windows Help.
Note Uninstalling doesn’t delete files that you’ve created, as long as
they are named differently than the sample and template files that are
installed with FileMaker
Pro.
When you modify or repair FileMaker Pro, you may be prompted to
enter your license key.
Changing the FileMaker Pro cache size
FileMaker Pro maintains an internal cache of portions of your
database. Depending on your computer’s memory configuration,
you may want to adjust the cache size to improve performance.
You may want to consider increasing the cache size if you plan to:
1 work on a large database file
1 work on several database files at once
1 host database files
1 use a database file that contains many graphics
1 insert a large graphic into a database file
Consider decreasing the cache size if you plan to run several
applications at the same time and you have a limited amount of
memory
(RAM) installed.
Note When you increase or decrease the FileMaker Pro cache size,
you also increase or decrease the amount of memory needed to run
FileMaker
Pro.
For more information on managing memory, see the documentation
that came with your computer.