Installation and New Features Guide

New features 23
Improved Script Debugger
With the Script Debugger, you can easily set and clear breakpoints,
single-step through your scripts, and run subscripts. The Script
Debugger has been improved to work with the new multiple tables
and multiple windows features of FileMaker Developer. No matter
how many FileMaker Developer windows you have open, the Script
Debugger window will remain on top. Access privileges that allow
you to use the Script Debugger can now be applied to individual
scripts.
More powerful Database Design Report feature
The Database Design Report feature produces schema reports of
your databases in XML or HTML format. The Database Design
Report has been updated to take into account all the new
FileMaker
Pro features. More database elements are included in the
reports, and formatting has been improved to make the reports easier
to use.
New file maintenance tools
File maintenance tools have been provided to help you develop more
efficient databases. The Compact File tool removes free disk space
from database files, reducing the file size and streamlining data
access. The Optimize File tool improves file access speed by moving
logically related data closer together. Both tools reduce disk-head
movement. Improvements will be especially noticeable when you
are using large files and performing finds or sorts, or executing
scripts that operate on all records.
New Custom Functions utility
With the Custom Functions utility, you can create custom functions
that can be reused anywhere in the database. Once you have written
formulas for the custom function, you don’t have to rewrite them to
apply to other fields or be used in other scripts.You maintain and
revise custom functions and the formulas they contain in one central
location.
Custom functions created in FileMaker Developer will also run in
FileMaker Pro, so they can be used to replace third-party plug-ins for
some purposes. Newly defined functions appear under their own
category in the functions list of the Specify Calculation and Edit
Custom Function dialog boxes. If you do not want to reveal your
custom functions, you can disable the display of them in these dialog
boxes.
Edit Custom Function dialog box