Development Guide
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introducing FileMaker Pro Advanced
- Chapter 2 Creating database solutions
- Chapter 3 Customizing database solutions
- Chapter 4 Debugging, analyzing, and optimizing files
- Chapter 5 Developing third-party FileMaker plug-ins
- About external functions
- About the example plug-in
- Installing, enabling, and configuring the example plug-in
- Description of the FMExample plug-in’s external functions
- Using the example plug-in
- Customizing the plug-in example
- Requirements for writing external function plug-ins
- FileMaker messages sent to the plug-in
- Avoiding potential Mac OS X resource conflicts
- Providing documentation for your plug-in
- Appendix A Feature comparison of the runtime application with FileMaker Pro
- Index
4 FileMaker Pro Advanced Development Guide
FileMaker messages sent to the plug-in 39
Initialization message 39
Shutdown message 40
Idle message 40
Preferences message 40
External Function message 41
GetString message 41
Avoiding potential Mac OS X resource conflicts 41
Providing documentation for your plug-in 41
Appendix A
Feature comparison of the runtime application
with FileMaker Pro
43
Application and document preferences 44
Toolbar comparison 45
Menu command comparison 45
Ignored script steps 49
Stored registry settings or preferences 49
Index 51