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I have created a FileMaker solution to run a contest. My question is this: I have FileMaker Developer 6 and have created a runtime version of my solution. Is there a way to network 3 or 4 computers to that file as a Local Area Network (no internet connection-just an ethernet hub) so that several users could input information into the file at the same time? If that won't work, is there a way to do this without each computer having its own copy of FileMaker Pro installed? I'm dealing with schools, and want to keep the cost down as much as possible.

Hello everyone and Thank you for your responses. I have been parttime developing solutions for small companies over the last four years. I do this as a side profit. I have always been using just the program to make these customized databases...do I really need to upgrade to be using the Developer software? Is it really worth it? I mean, I have been developing for a while, just on the main program, and advising my clients to buy the same program...it is just a lot of money to upgrade to developer and I want to know that it is really what everyone is using who is publishing databases for people..? Thanks!

I just released my runtime application (for a specialized industry: Alpaca herd management). It got off to a great start, so now I'm really committed to this app! Here's my question: I used Setup Factory for the install and that worked great, even putting my icon on the shortcut. But, I'm already working on an upgrade (for release around Jan), and I need help!! How do I create the install for the upgrade so that I can: Rename the old directory to Alpacaease_old Install the upgrade Copy over files from the old app that are not changing in the upgrade (the users Valuelist.fp5 file) Overwrite the shortcut icon to point to the new directory (Alpacaease) …

I like to use maximize for my screens. So.. when I use a calendar popup, I have to toggle to restore first, bring up the calendar in zoom, and then toggle back to maximize when the calendar is closed. Is there a way to bring up another file on top of the current, like a dialog box, without changing maximize? Also, how can I get more flexibility with my popup/dialog boxes? I want to be able to use drop down selections and have more then the 3-field option provided in the custom dialog box. I want to be able to do multi-level popups or dialog boxes (similar to the way developer works in FMP; for instance when you go to scripts, you can go about 3 levels deep in dialog …

Im ignorant on Developer and would like it if someone could enlighten me on Kiosk mode or as a stand-alone application. Can you give me some insight and examples in why it would be to my best interest in getting developer?

I have a runtime solution for PC. How do I provide spell check facilities for this solution? Step-by step please!

I have created a single file application running on a Windows/XP system that uses a 3rd party plug-in. I

Hello. Help! I work for a small nonprofit that needs to publish a CD-ROM version of a very simple single file Filemaker database on an iMac with OS 9.1. I tried to create a runtime version using the instructions from Developer 5.5 Developer's Guide but I couldn't open it on computers without Filemaker on it or even on a PC with Filemaker Developer 5.5 installed. I have reviewed many of the posts back to January but they don't seem to have the answer. Here is what I did to try to create a PC runtime solution: I saved a copy of our active database (basically information on how to apply for hundreds of very specialized job listings) on the network swap folder…

Hi Guy's Can someone help me with hyperlinks - I am trying (very) to incorporate hyperlink into a record / document can this be done. Thanks Q

Can someone assist me? is it possible to hyperlink to word documents etc from a FM record etc? Q

Hi, Can anyone give me some information as to how will I be able to open my filemaker application directly without opening the filemaker.I mean I want to make an Exe of that application. Regards, Rajat

Hi, I'm looking at purchasing FileMaker Developer if it would help with the work I need to do. I see a blurb on FileMaker's site that Developer supports ODBC and JDBC. I have a question regarding that. Does FMD's ODBC and JDBC support allow me to use something like C, Perl or Java to talk with a FileMaker database? Thanks, Jack

Has anybody been successful in using FM Developer Tool (v. 5.5) under the new Jaguar Mac OS 10.2? I tried it on 2 computers and neither the OS X nor the "classic" version works. They start up normally but unexpectedly quit half way through the process of generating standalone files (I tried with several different files.) I am preparing a commercial CD ROM based on FM and I am seriously considering doing it as a Windows-only product, I am having just too many problems with my Macs recently.

I've made a script that combines two different scripts that both only perform a find. In the develop environment this works great. But after compiling the DB I find that only the first find script is executed and the second one is omitted. I use FM 6P and the developer of FM 5.5 Does anyone have a clue? Thanks, John

My head is clear, I've let the cabana boys go, and the test CD burn of the database from Mac to PC to Mac went very well. (The back and forth is because the file was developed on Mac, transferred to PC to use Developer tools for windows, and then back to the Mac with the only CD burner in the office.) I tested it on two different PC's that didn't have Filemaker on them and they launched and tested fine. You are all swell in my book! Thank you very much for the tips. Maia

THANK YOU to all for your suggestions. I had such a hangover from all that rum that I didn't get a chance to see if I can get it to work properly today. I will try a test tomorrow and hopefully post a success! Off to vote in this insane election! I am in severe denial that the Terminator may be my gov as of tomorrow. Thanks again, Maia

Or I'm missing something .... again. OBKICKER is a file that imports a record and then calls an external script to find data and export it. OBSTART is a file that just runs an external script from the same file as OBKICKER but different script. Both are looking at CHART on the FMS. OBSTART is supposed to sit on a client and open the entire application by simply calling the INITIALIZE script of CHART. Both files have been run thru SDK and been bound. OBKICKER works just fine. OBSTART does not. It says that it cannot open the file because it is not part of "this solution" What is the difference? Both call the external script in the same way.

Question 1:I am new to filemaker and the developer version capabilies. I wish to make a standalone database but I need the use of ODBC. Is there any way (cheaper the better) of making this happen. Question 2:How can I remove the filemaker standard menu? I know there are programs but is there a simple plug-in script that just removes the menu? ~Alex

My customer requires verification that I can distribute runtime solutions using Filemaker Developer without licenses from Filemaker. How is this best handled? Thanks, Marty

I am trying to understand how this binding etc works. IF I bind all the files together that are on the FMS, and then distribute the solution.exe, is it still connecting to the FMS just like if I open it in FMP? What exactly does KIOSK mode do for me?

Attached is a calendar and scheduling application. I started with a free Calendar download and built this scheduler around that. It includes a daily schedule, weekly view and ability to print a monthly calendar. It also includes a Daily "To-Do" list and a "recurring tasks" schedule. It may not be the most elegant solution from a technical standpoint. There are probably more efficient ways to do what I did... But, it works! It's not as elaborate as the Calendar V2/V3 plug-in, but meets my needs. I wanted a schedukler to include in an application I plan to bundle and hopefully distribute. It is only one part of the application. But, I didn't want the expen…

Hi, i'm newbie on this... i have developed an aplication that works fine under FileMaker Pro on multi user, but, when I create the standalone aplication, I can't use it. I'm Using FileMaker Developer for windows, I have no idea if filemaker developer can't do this and/or I must use another kind of solution, like the web companion, or other tool... Please I need help, I waste to much time creating this aplication, so I'm really interest on this to work C.Ya!

I have been messing with some kiosk work... set up a solution that has a "close all files" script set to be run at closing. I ran the group of files through developer and set them to open in kiosk mode. The only trouble I seem to have is when the solution is hosted and the guest clicks the button to exit, the closing script does not work. The related files stay open. This is not a runtime solution (although that flavor works fine). It works fine on the host box. I made sure that there are no other copies floating around, they have all been zipped. WinXP home, FMD 5.5 Update... it appears that after I ran it through developer the dependencies …

Hi everyone.. a search of the archives has answered most of my questions about FileMaker Developer, but I have a few left: - Are runtime apps created with Developer compatible with Win 98/ME? - Does Developer support multibyte characters for localization in Japanese, etc.? - What is the approximate base filesize for a runtime app? TIA, -Step

I want to use Ctrl+1 thru 9 short cut keys for scripts after I assemble the program. I don't want the tool bars visible. I can't find a way to do both. OR and is there a way to create your own shortcut keys (use the F1 keys without the Ctrl.) Larry

OK, I have another question regarding Import from a runtime application. Since I have to allow the user to select the file (if I include a file path in the program, it doesn't find it on the client PC).. My question is: How can I capture the name of the import file the user has selected so I can verify it is the correct file before running the import script. In this application, there are 2 excel files that the user can import. One is an employee list, the other is a member list. I have to keep these separate and distinct. I setup 2 separate scripts, but since the user has to select the file, I can't control if the user selects the employee file for the mem…

If I have to different runtime databases can the second database appear in the first one as a portal? I want to renew the data in the first one and send it to my users every week. If that is not possible, then how can I set it up that the user can still edit his 'portal' database?

Hi everyone, This is my first post! - can anyone help me? I am writing a Quality Control and policy management solution to be used as a runtime. It has 14 databases related in varying ways, but with NO COMMON RELATIONSHIP. I want to enable users to enter data such as User name and Company ONCE ONLY on their first boot of the primary file, and to have this data appear in the headers or footers of the various printable reports across all 14 files within the solution. Is there any way of doing this? Look forward to hearing from you if you can help me. CJ.

Does anyone know anything about possible system-wide problems caused by running an FM runtime on a Japanese version of Windows? I work on a bibliographical project, based in the UK, but with international contributors. I've recently heard from our Japanese contributor that she's been having problems (she hasn't been very specific so far: 'the machine started to be annoyed by alterations of various letters and symbols, and the changes have become more and more extensive'), which she attributes to the runtime version of our database. The runtime was created with Developer 5.5 under Win98. Cheers

Hi all, I bind my fp5 files via developer 6.v4 But i have a problem as you see the subject. The exe file opens very slowly. And there is no windıw tahat indicates opening progress. My users cant understand my file is running or not before lots of secons passed. What can i do?? Thanks..

I am using FileMaker 4.0 and would like to make a bar chart without a plug-in. I have seen the technique to use a simple bar chart and have a few questions. I am trying to make a bar chart that includes average test scores with various records involved in the same database. Can this be done using non-repeating fields? If not,can anyone help me? Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.

I am totally lost when it comes to filemaker developer... What features does it have versus designing in standard 5.5???

I am trying to come up with a simple elegant solution to use FileMaker in a small office environment. I need to run FileMaker on a server and allow 4 or 5 people to connect as FileMaker clients (only for occasional access). I also need to allow 50 people to connect via automatic web publishing. This will also only be occasional access. We own several copies of FileMaker and FileMaker developer. When I look at the web access section of FileMaker developer, it shows the number of people allowed to connect as "Unlimited"! Because this database will only see very light use, can I run a copy of Developer as the server? I understand that it is not as robust as the server…

I'd call myself an intermediate user. I've set up a dozen interrelated databases for my company, and understand relations and lookups, but I learned as I went because I had spare time. Now, a family member wants me to put together a simple address book, and is buying me a copy of the software in lieu of payment. My question: Will Developer allow me to send him a standalone applicaiton [which might consist of a couple of databases]? It would be my preference, only so he doesn't have to install & run FMPro, but I wonder if it will work smoothly.

I have a problem e-mailing within the runtime program. I have a script with exports selected records to a file then e-mails this file out to a specific person. The script works great in the full version but fails in the runtime - on the same machine or on a different computer. In the runtime the script says it has worked - i.e exported file IS created and the various message boxes appear telling me that records have been exported and then mailed successfully. The problem is THAY HAVE NOT been mailed. The mail program (in this case Outlook Express) I cannot see why the script works fine in the full version but not in runtime. In the various dilog boxes when wr…

Well I'm done with my project and I'm burning the final release. I've got the FM Runtime autoplay with autorun.inf under Windows, with Toast [via quicktime] under MacOS, but I'm stuck with the MacOS X version. As I understand it there's no autorun feature in MacOS X, but when I click on the CDROM icon I see all the program and folder icons in a messy order. I had ordered all icons in a smarter way, putting the runtime executable in the middle and folders in the corners of the window. Why did that order get lost while burning the CD? I would have preferred getting a plain ordered-by-name list of files and folders rather than that ugly mess... You…

Hi there... I've read thru the printed manuals and discovered that I'm required to include a licence along with my [first] runtime solution. The given sample [as translated in Italian] makes no sense for me, as the app is an historical archive that the publisher, a public institution, will distribute for free. I'm also not interested in protecting nor strictly licensing my work, so as far as the publisher and the developer are concerned the software can be copied, cloned, pirated, disassembled given that credits remain intact. As a matter of fact I'm including a non-compiled version of the DB on the CD-ROM; the runtime will fire off the CD-ROM with no …

I don't know what the hell happened to my DB... I've built runtime solutions with FM Developer 5.5 for all three supported platforms and burnt them on CD. The Windows version refuses to show linked images [i have about 80 of them JPEGs] when run off the CD-ROM, while it works beautifully off any other writable media. "JPEG ERROR #62" is all I get... which is supposed to mean JERR_TFILE_CREATE - Failed to create temporary file %s Why on earth should the runtime try to write on read-only media? Can't it make its way to the hard disk? I swear it did work some time ago... You supernatural Guruz of FileMaker please please please give me a…

Hello, I distribute a Runtime database on CD-ROM (under Windows). No installation on the user hard disk is needed. I just would like the runtime application to start automatically when the CD is introduced in the computer. How to do it ? Thanks in advance for your help. Jean-Yves Note: Any other elegant solution to help the users to start easily the runtime application would be welcome. I tried to hide the .dll files but it seems not possible once the files are on the CD.

Hello, I have a run-time solution that I trying to make available for use from the CD, as well as offering an installer. I have stayed away from any global fields, which I understand are not available from a locked disc. My problem is a container field that hold a PDF in each record. The solution works as planned except the PDFs are not available for viewing in the record, the container field is blank. Is this at all possible? I found a thread which mentions a plug-in for creating some form of temp file on the hard drive, but can not find any information on such a beast. Would appreciate any assistance on this one... Thanks for the help, Mike.

Hi All, I wish to be able to preview a letter before printing. I have set up the to, from, date ok but the body text only shows to the field limit. If the body text is greater than the length of the field it cuts off the rest of the text. I have also tried the body text as a merge field with the same result. After the body text I also want to be able to show from and a couple more fields which should shift upwards depending upon the length of the body text. If the text is more than 1 page this needs to be catered for. Is someone able to show how to achieve. Many thanks, Paul

My stand alone solutions developed on 4.0 developer edition work on my windows xp and 2000 machines; but I get calls from some others that my solutions crash, or there is a dll file mising. I just witnissed a crash when I went to print on my sons XP machine when the printer was off line. Any insight? thanks, Marty

Hello I am creating a largere solution and would like to add a calendaring module that will handle multiple schedules. I have looked at solutions from: http://www.asptech.com - Calendar Monster http://www.productivecomputing.com - and a few others that I can't think of right now. I am looking for feedback from anyone that has integrated a calendaring solution into a FM database. Thanks Michael

I was wondering if i could ask a question about a solution i have. I developed a solution on the Windows platform and i wanna create a Mac version. Can i run my solution through Developer tool in Windows and send it to someone on a Mac platform? And if i can, what program would you recommend to make the installer file? Thanks for any help you can give me. Filemaker Dev. 6 Windows XP Pro

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I have been looking into FMP Dev. 6.0 and was checking to see if this is what I really want. I would like to see just a simple example of a runtime solution and possibly a kiosk mode. I really dont know what they look like to the end-user. If anyone could post one, it would be GREATLY appreciated.

Hi there, I got a customer who has a weird problem. When she tried to print an ID Card with barcodes, the barcodes didn't print! I checked the field to make sure that the Sliding/Printing option was off. Beside, I ask the customer to check the ink level of her printer. Every thing was OK. I run a test myself with her program. Every thing run smoothly. She uses a HP printer. She also got this error message: 9705. She operates a Stand-Alone solution with OS X. Any help would be appreciated.

If I am developing a cross platform database, do I need to develop it on the Mac platform or can I develop it on either. I read somewhere that you had to develop your database on the Mac and then transfer it to the Windows platform. Any assistance would greatly be appreciated.

Hi there, Just want to ask why one of my system which allow user to insert picture cannot function well on runtime solution with kiosk mode. I totally can't insert BMP picture and it will pop up a massage said that the filter does not install correctly. And is that we can't insert object in runtime solution with kiosk mode. Hope can reply me ASAP Regards Henry

Here's a tough one... The brains at filemaker told me both on the phone AND in email that "of course the FMP Dev runtime supports Active X automation." And that basically I was a fool for wanting confirmation... Well, I buy it and develop my solution that requires another non FMP program to trigger scripts in Filemaker. (Filemaker then triggers srcripts in other programs with it's results) The problem is, is that the Runtime does NOT support the active-x running of scripts... Does anyone know of any way to be able to trigger scripts? Any plug-in ideas? Any way other then the way I'm doing now? What I do now is have a control script under CTRL-1 …

Hi - We are running Filemaker 5.5 and I would like to develop some KIOSK applications. Does anyone know where I can buy a copy of Filemaker 5.5 Developer? I called Filemaker Tech support and they said that they no longer stock Developer 5.5. we don't want to upgrade to v6 right now due to costs (over 35 users and server licence are pricey). Any help would be appreciated. thanks Scott

Hello, I created a database with FM6Pro some time ago and would like to create a stand-alone version of it. As there are changes being made continually, I need to be able to change scripts/layouts without having to import new data at the customer's site each time I install a new version. Can developer be used to accomplish this? The database consist of 30-40 files, but most files also have scripts/layouts besides the data, do I need to remove this functionality and use the files for data only? Thanks!

I made a runtime solution (on my Mac) that works fine on other Macs. Then I did it again checking the windows extention box. This version does not run. It asks for the FMP application. Can I make a windows runtime solution from my Mac?

Is it possible to include a "Find" script for use in a Kiosk Mode solution in which the Status Area is not visible (i.e. there's no "Continue" button)?

I've developed a job bag system for design agencies that I would like to package and sell. I will be writing manuals and the like shortly, but I need a solution that is stand alone and doesn't require the purchase of Filemaker by the end user. The system needs to run as client/server setup. I have an idea that this will require that each installation will require filemaker server, and then the runtime version of the system that acesses the published databases accross the network on each host machine. Is this correct, what are the pitfalls? Many thanks for any help or advice. Regards Kevin Price-Ward

Hi there, Now i found that every time i compile the fmp to runtime solution, the application file(.exe) icon will always same, is there got any way to change the icon. Henry

A client has a dual monitor set op in Win XP via a dual head video card. On the Mac I have no problem with a dual monitor setup (2 video cards) but on the PC side the screen is spread over the 2 monitors instead of using 1. Its a runtime solution v6 in kiosk mode. Tips?

This is my first post but I've done a few searches and didn't see anything on this so... I just purchased FMP 6 Dev for a project I have been roped into. The last time I'd used FMP was V4. Back then you had an option to turn off the exit splash screen. But it's gone in the v6 RunTime creator. Is there any hidden feature to disable this exit screen? So far my first client has been rather testy about this screen. Claims it's annoying and takes too long to display. This is not the kind of feedback you want to hear. :-( So if anyone has any tips or tricks to remove it, even less then proper ones, I'm all ears. Thanks

When I recently tested a Runtime application (made in Developer 6) that I installed from a CD onto a Mac (running OS 9.2), it replaced the following extensions in my System Folder: Microsoft OLE Automation (v2.20) Microsoft OLE Library (v2.22) with earlier versions of the same extensions (v2.08). This meant that when I next launched Internet Explorer and Excel, I was prompted to reinstall both. Has anyone else experienced this? Seems odd that FileMaker included earlier versions of the extensions on their latest version of Developer.

Is there a way of allowing users to change the font or font style in a field in a Runtime app running in kiosk mode?

Hi, i just start learning FileMaker, i just want to ask how to set the kiosk mode center of the monitor screen, because I have design a sample without maximum the windows size, so each time i compile it into runtime solution in kiosk mode and run it, it will post at the top of the screen and cannot on exactly the canter of the screen. And another question is everytime i close the runtime solution file, it will show a message box which say that it is develop by FileMaker Developer, can i hide the message box?

Hi... New to developer. I ran the developer tool on my solution (7 FMPro dbases), selected the appropriate lead file and chose to continue. The Solution was created in a folder with several other files. The solution is labeled with the name I gave it and the extension .exe. When I launch this file it does not launch the program. It appears to get started but nothing happens... Any ideas? Curt

I have created an FMP Solution which I think would be helpful to a niche group, but I'm afraid that this niche group may not all have a copy of FileMaker Pro, so I want to make it self-contained if possible. I am assuming that the term "runtime", which I've seen in these posts, means a self-contained application(?) Assuming I am correct on this point, then my question is whether I need ANY programming skills (because I have none) in order to take this FMP Solution that I've created and make it into a self-contained, stand-alone application that I may distribute freely to others? FYI - I am using FMP 5.5 on a Mac G4. Thanks for any advice...

I am building an export file in a single field using "Paste Literal" and "Paste Results." When I export the text information the line breaks are changed and appear as squares. My Hex reader show that Filemaker Export has changed the line breaks to 0B when I need them to remain 0D 0A. I can copy and paste the data to MS-Notepad - the line breaks are OK = 0D 0A If I export in Filemaker - the line breaks are changed to 0B Any Ideas how I can fix or override this problem. export.txt

I need to send the bound version 5 solution with the VIEW ToolBar and StatusBar unchecked to new users. Where is the MEMU settings stored and what is the name of the file. ALSO Does anyone know how to turn off the Splash screen on the Version 5 bound solution. Thanks,

Hi, I'm creating a runtime solution that will be going out to many users. Will they be able to do mail merges in Word using data in the solution files? I'm sure that they'll need the FM ODBC drivers to do it. Can these be distributed as part of a solution and installed like other ODBC drivers on the users' systems, or would this violate the liscensing agreement with FM? Thanks for any help. Dan

Hi, My first time creating a run time solution. (It is why I bought the developer version after all!) I seem to be having a problem importing xml data via an xslt in the run time. It works fine in the regular way, running through the FM environment. Are there issues here? If it can't be done, I'm pretty much screwed. Thanks for any help, Dan

I hope someone can help me. I developed a Filemaker 4.0 Runtime database and installed it on a LAN network. The network stations have various types of printers attached. This causes printing problems with milti-page documents. The page breaks do not work properly at some of the workstations. Is there a script that I could use to address this problem?

Is it possible to update/patch a runtime solution? I don't want a user to need a completely new version and have to go thru the hassle of exporting and importing (if it were even possible) if a problem/bug was found. I'm sure I am a fairly new user compared to you guys here, so please don't be too harsh if this is a stupid question. Thanks.

To what extent is the filename extension important in the Mac/Win environment? I've used .USR as the extension for a runtime solution on both Mac/Win, but what happens if the recipient of my solution already has another runtime from someone else with the same extension?

Does someone for any chance know how to make the developer kioske file on the CD become an autorun when inserting the CD in the CD ROM drive ?

I'm wondering if there are many users of Waves in Motion's Analyzer 3.0. I bought it in about October last year along with FMDev 6.0 and have been unable to use it reliably because of a few ackowledged bugs. Since they still have not issued a working version I'm sort of thinking there can't be much demand for it. If that's the case what do other developers use to debug and document their applications? TIA Lee

I just deleted a major set of records from a file. Is there any way to compress the file now?

I am running an applescript which loops through a found set in filemaker, copies the image, creates a thumbnail and extracts the path. In middle I get an out of memory error. I allocated more memory to clip2gif and filemaker pro 5 and it didn't help. I am running on os 9.2. help! I am including the full script : property FM_DatabaseName : "Styles 99 Test" property FM_Image_Small_Field : "ImageSmall" tell application "Finder" open application file id "c2gf" end tell tell application "FileMaker Pro 5v3" activate --bring to front go to database FM_DatabaseName tell document 1 --document is the found set set record_count to…

Everytime I create a runtime solution using FM Developer, I need to restart. I can create one and if I create another one it would unexpectedly quit on me during compiling part. But when I restart I can create another runtime solution and then if I need to create one again I need to restart again... This is driving me insane...... Any ideas how to fix this?

So I have an upgrade to a runtime solution, which will include an Import script (why make customers do all the work?). The problem is, some of the files in the original solution won't let the data be imported into the new solution. In setting up the import, when I get to the setup dialog box (to match field names), all the fields in the old solution are listed as "access denied". This doesn't happen with all of the old files, just some of them. Since they all have exactly the same access privileges, I can't make head or tail of this. What could be causing the snafu?

Hi All, I have created two runtime products with developer 6 and am having trouble with distribution. The windows .zip version works fine but the OS X and the Mac Classic versions are having there filemaker extensions (import filters) corrupted during the file transfer. Sometimes even the runtime file itself is generic. I'm just using stuffit to create the .sea or .sit files for Internet download, and even transfers using file sharing create the same problems. Has anyone else having been having this problem or have any solutions. I can't find any relative info. on filemaker's support site. Thanks in Advance Bruce

Help! In a runtime solution you can add an "About ..." menu in the Help menu. Its a script called "About" and it points to a layout in the main file. It's supposed to display info on your business and solution so FileMaker won't get calls on it. This About menu is accessible from any file in the solution (under the Help menu). Unfortunately, if you're in a different file, other then the main file and access the About menu option, after reading it and clicking OK, you're sent back to the main file. It won't send you back to the file you were in! I called FM tech support and they couldn't solve it. Does anyone have a solution or suggestion? Thanks!

Hello, I would like to ask your help on how to make an About Script? I have a DB and I plan to make it a runtime solution using Filemaker Developer Tool. One of the question in making a runtime solution it that the developer tool ask me if I have an About Script? I appreciate any help for a sample code on About Script. TY

Morning! We distribute CDs with material you can run from the CD or install. Using InstallShield, my runtime solution is fine when installed on the person's hard drive. If you run it off the CD though, it comes up as "Read Only." I would love any advice on why it would show up that way on the CD but not installed. I burn CDs on a PC using Easy CD Creator 4. Thanks! Ben

Running FMP Developer v5.5, a compiled solution can't import directly from Excel -- any version of Excel, apparently. Is this supposed to be that way? Or am I missing something? BTW, this appears to be true on both Mac & Windows runtime versions.

I just purchased Developer 6, and I see that it is v3. I thought filemaker was up to v4, and v4 has certain fixes that I need to incorporate into the runtime that I am selling. Can developer be upgraded to 6.0 v4??

Hi All, Once again thanks for all the previous replies - much appreciated. I am importing pics & using the save "relative path" to different files (jpg) But want to save the actual file names of te jpgs. Does anyone know a way of achieving this? Regards Benzie

I have some files server with FM server. I did a lot of minor development while the files were "online" accessing them remotely. When I was creating relationships or selecting external scripts I was locating files using the "Host" button. Now I want to take the files offline, to do some more important development. When the files are not online relationships and ext-scripts doesn't work becouse FM is unable lo locate the files on the network (they are no more on the net, they are local, all in the same directory!) So I run FM Developer and choose "Rename files". I let FM Dev run trought my files (without actually renaming). I thought this is the …

Hi all It looks like I might be inheriting a small project from someone else. The files (x3) that I have been supplied are supplied with an app a "runtime" thing. Is it possible with filemaker pro to alter these files, as these may now need amending?

Hi, Hope someone can help. I am using FM DEV5 and wish to achieve the following: When a report is to be printed I would like to bring up a dialog box asking the user to place "X" no of plain sheets into the printer as the present paper being used is parchment type. I am able to find the report length in pages and set that into a global..BUT cannot figure our a method of reflecting the global in a message box. Does anyone know of a method? Many thanks Benzie

We are considering building a stand-alone report generator that permits FM users to easily do complex reports with a full scripting language built in. It is slated to allow users to maintain separate files -- outside the FM project database -- so they can easily be distributed. The product will have an easy-to-use layout editor that gives FM users the same type of power and control over their data as users of advanced SQL reporting solutions such as Crystal Writer or other high-end Windows-only products. The cross-platform design makes it easy to integrate within a mixed system environment. Because Super Reports is an external application permitting direct access to all m…

I have been doing some experimenting with putting FMPro database on the web using the Web Companion in 5.5 (web companion v4). I have been getting about 30% to 50% better performance using XML to deliver the data to a Java application using a custom set of classes to deal with the XML responces compared to using the FMP JDBC driver and using java.sql classes to get at the data. Is the FMP JDBC driver really that bad? Can anyone else comment on the performance of these two technologies? Is there a perferred way of doing custom web publishing? I am trying to encapsulate the FMP database into a layer of my software so I can easily move to an alternate dat…

A stand alone runtime in developer 6 is not opening in mac OS8, is this to be expected. Is there any way round this?

Can you interface FileMaker 6 from VB? either OLE or any other way.

Hi All, I am still getting this print dialog which is appearing each time we print ALTHOUGH print dialog is suppressed in the script. I have attached a jpg of the dialog Really would appreciate any suggestions. Many thanks, Benzie

Hi, We use Oracle and Powerbuilder in front end. We need the form generation capability of Filemaker 6. We like some way to embeded FileMaker form into our Powerbuilder APS?

Hi All, I made an error in my earlier post...the print dialog box IS being generated by FM Dev 5 (win). I have suppressed the print setup in the script but seem unable to suppress the dialog box. Has anyone some ideas. Many thanks, Benzie

Now that I've done a search and didn't find a match, I'm worried that I'm the only one... While developing a database, I'm having a strange problem with FMD 6.0v3, where I can create a script, and run it using the ScriptMaker and the keyboard shortcut, but if I create a button, no matter what I have tried, running the button in Browse mode keeps giving me an error message that the script is either broken or missing. I've tried this with different solutions, trashing preferences and repairing permissions, but I'm baffled... Anybody else seen this behavior? Quicksilver 2002, Dual 1GHz, 1GB Ram, Mac OS X 10.2.3, FM Developer 6.0v3

Hi there Hope someone can help. We are developing a new Kiosk application, and have managed to suppress the Filemaker Print dialog box. However another Print dialog box (seemingly from Windows) still pops up, with an Escape Option. We would like to suppress this dialog..... any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated

So this is it. After a long year of programming i can make a runtime version for my stand alone customers. So when i received the Filemaker Developer 6.0 version i could not wait to try it. But as always...there are some minor bugs in the developer edition. "only select files and do not drag and drop files in the developer too window" says the little white sheet of paper. No problem...just selected the files with the "add file" button and build the stand alone runtime version. But after 30 seconds of compiling...filemaker developer tool crashes:( Trying different ways of adding files and playing with option in the developer tool...it doesn't help. A call with filemaker…

A kiosk mode solution I have written works fine on a Mac but under Windows displays irritating scroll bars. Also clicking around the edges gives me access to the Windows desktop. Anyone know a solution?

I do not know if other database tools have this, but HTML authoring have Templates. What I am thinking is automatic scripts, fields and layouts update. E.g. in template file will be 200 fields and 100 scripts fixed. Maybe also 20 layouts. That will be the same for all files created from this template. I am working like this so all files have this basic structure. But if I change script #50 with some better handling of something, I must change 40 files created from this Template. Which is sometimes work for couple of hours, sometimes for couple of days. Wouldn

The following sentence is taken from developers guide on FMP 6 developer cd. Page 171 Appendix A Feature comparison of the runtime application and FileMaker Pro