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Is there any way to embed a FMP runtime application in a website, or on a webpage? I am not referring to using the internet publishing feature. I want to actually create a runtime app and call it from a website using a standard browser. I have FMP12 Advanced.

I have a basic data base that I want to distribute to a variety of people to have them import data into for me. At one point in time I know you use to be able to save your data base as a self contained database that people could access and use without having filemaker. Is this not possible anymore? I am using File Maker Pro 10 Advanced Please confirm. Thanks in advance, The MIssing Man

Hi, I'm creating a filemaker runtime solution. Runtime name is: db_program.app Database filename is: database_file.USR My question: It seems that both db_program.app and database_file.USR need to be kept together in the same folder created by Developer Utilities for the runtime solution to function and that the best way for the user to work is to create a copy of database file, which they could then put wherever they wanted (i.e. leaving database_file.USR untouched). Is this correct? Are there any advantages/disadvantages to doing this? Kind regards, Kap

I have a Membership application. I have a table called Members. I have a layout based on Members.  On the Members table there is the usual Name, address, SPOUSES NAME etc... plus there is DOD (Date of Death of the member) plus a checkbox that when checked indicates the death of a Spouse.  I have a report that shows deceased members and does NOT show members if the spouse is deceased. This works.  I have a simple script that when run, shows all deceased Members. This works.   Here is the weird part. In the developmennt environment, but AFTER a subset of deceased members is produced (by the script above), I can, for example, click the 3rd dece…

I have been publishing runtime files since 1995 ish. Upgraded to FM 12 from 11 a few weeks back. Did some work on my runtime and updated some stuff and added a few new features. My runtime called the Ranger Database is a free "church boyscout" program that has over 33 relational databases that track all kinds of stuff. With the new FM 12 the old sav files I created several years back had to be remade. My programs started when filemaker didn't have multiple tables in the same file so I have a bunch of files. Most of my databases are Flat. Perhaps 10 of them are relational. Relational are cool for quick lookups and fancy data entry but are a pain for import…

I am sorry for posting here, but I can't seem to find the option for starting a new post!! Please direct this where it needs to go... I have a runtime application (FM 12) that has the System Formats turned on. My currency fields are defined with 2 decimal places and using a comma separator for thousands and a decimal separator for cents. I created a global field where the user can select currency symbol. Here is my problem: My currency fields are not using the correct System Formats. I have some clients in Belgium where currency is displayed as 1.234,56 and in South Africa where the currency format is 1 234,56 If I take out the decimal and comma separato…

I currently have a solution that creates a .bat file and runs it. When the .bat file is done running it calls a URL that triggers a script that displays an all done dialog box. This all works fine with I run my solution in filemaker. If I try to do this from a runtime solution, the URL call from the .bat file causes filemaker to open to a blank screen. I have a feeling that It is due to runtime solutions not being a shared database. Can anyone give some insight to this? Perhaps a work around? Here is the source for the URL calling: http://www.filemaker.com/12help/html/sharing_data.16.7.html

Hi, I developed a runtime database with FM12 Pro Advanced and have it running remotely. How do I deploy updates to that database without losing the data? Thanks for any help Mike

Hi Is there any way of writing out a log file to record step by step activity during a script execution? I am a script beginner and getting my head around FM scripts. So far so good but need to do this logging thing somehow. Many thanks Mark

Hello, I am going crazy with packaging runtimes on my mac. Whenever I create a Runtime, the FMStrs.dls files located inside the Runtime.app -> Contents -> Resources -> Language folders are locked. I can easily unlock them, but it relocks them every time I package the runtime. They are not locked in the default Runtime folder. So I don't know why these are locked. Any ideas? Thanks, Stephen

FM12 Advanced. I created an runtime that works on Mac but will not work on the PC. I have not built a runtime in awhile. Is runtime not cross platform compatible??

There was a post on this forum about the file xerces-C.3.0.dll missing when installing a runtime solution. It was not really answered to the point that I understand why I am getting these errors. Here are the files I had errors and what I did. Xerces-C.3.0.dll Proofreader.dll Xalan-C.1.11.dll XalanMessages-1.11.dll Omnithread.dll OmniDynamic4.dll ToolkitPro1122vc90u.dll I verified that they were in the package when I ran made the Runtime package. But when I ran my exe. file made from windows 7 iexpress. I got the following errors that I was missing these files,(of course one by one). What I did was go into Filemaker and copy the files from there to windows/s…

Hello, I am managing a runtime solution that contains container fields that store their data by reference rather than inserting the actual data into the container. What is the easiest way to update the path of this referenced file without having to reimport the content again? I know i can use the GetAsText (container::field) to get the current path, but is there a way to modify the underlying path? Thanks in advance and regards, Stephen

I am using Bruce Robertson's virtual list technique to print long formatted documents. The problem is I cannot find anyway to get the indented paragraphs to stay indented. The first line will indent just not the whole paragraph. I could not determine a tag for this from the getasCSS Filemaker function. I tried setting the Format > Line Spacing > Other which does format the text in the edit box but when output via the virtual list is loses this format. Setup like this in Filemaker edit box: 8. Financing Statement: CONSIGNEE agrees to sign and deliver to CONSIGNOR such financing statements, security agreements or continuation statements, in…

I distributed a runtime solution for testing, and the testers tell me that upon starting the .exe file, they get the error message - Can't find 'xerces-c_3_0.dll'Can't find 'xerces-c_3_0.dll'. I have tried it on my computers and it works, so I cannot for the life of me understand why several of them would get this message. I zipped the folder, and they unzip it their end and run the .exe file. Anyone ever expereinced this? Thanks so much and have a great day. Error Message.pdf

I am using FM 12 Adv 03  I have a custom menu for my application. The first menu choice is FILE. It is specified below:   When I am working in FM using the menu the OPEN and OPEN RECENT.. choices are available.  When I am working in the runtime version, OPEN and OPEN RECENT are not available.  Is this by design or am I missing something? (I know the latter is more likely)  Ron

I have upgraded my runtime program to Ver 12 and have distributed it to multiple users in different locations. Then I fround a printing problem that version 12.03 corrected. after I upgraded to v3 of 12, I could bring in the Program file (from seperation module type,there is also a data file) and make the changes however the runtime still ran but the changes only were corrected outside of the runtime process programs. Do you have to redo the runtime programs every time you do an upgrade? This would be a monumental task due to multiple users. Is there another way? please help thank you

HI, I have deselected all the ipad and iphone layout under "Manage layout", then make a runtime of the sample invoices.fmp12, however when I open the runtime version, I can see the layout has changed to customer | iphone and when I change the layout to product, after click on the product button, the layout again change to product | iphone Is it something that I missed or it is a bug ?

I just deleted 2000 records by mistake from my original .fp7 file and I don't have a backup. I found a runtime solution I had made of the database but I think it doesn't have admin privelages, and I don't have the option to export data. How would I open it with admin if it did have admin access as in .fp7, I usually hold down shift when opening the file? Ok, is there any conceivable way to get data from the .USR file or any other file in the runtime folder.... or am I up the creek without a paddle? Thanks so much,

Hi, I saw here that it's possible to remove the closing splash screen using resource hacker. But, how to do it ? Regards

I am creating an Information Management Database for a small school and within the database I want to embed an MS Publisher file that the user-end Runtime version will be able to open, edit and upon saving it, it stays within Filemaker rather than become a link. I could limit access to the container field for the user so that they couldn't delete the object. Is the best way to do this to store it as an OLE object (without link)? Storing as a file means the user will export the file, then save it in a location on their computer and I can't be guaranteed they will use that copy or the embedded copy, which once they edit, will be different. Thanks for you…

Complete newbie here on this forum, so I'll apologize in advance if I'm asking something that is "common knowledge" or in the wrong sub-forum. That being said, I have tried searching for an answer, both here and the net, but my Google-fu is failing me I'm afraid. Hence this post. I recently started working as the CIO of a government institution and we have quite a few FMP databases based on old scanned records. These digitized documents and their corresponding database "meta data" (for all those 19th century and early 20th century hand written forms that we haven't been able to OCR) are linked together. The data is in the Filemaker database, and the scanned documents…

Hello. Car runtime go to a file on FMS 12? I have a solution that I have and I what to keep it on a server but it will be acsess from a runtime , can it be done? Thank you Dani

a FM 12 ADV oriented setup.exe file must be run under administrator privileges each time in windows7. Otherwise in first attempt to setup, PC says "unauthorized user". in XP no problem. What I have to do ?

I'm creating in FMP12 Advanced a solution to run on Filemaker Go (Go_iPad 12.0.4) on iPad3 in kiosk mode for users to scan a barcode on an ID card. It opens in kiosk mode correctly, but when a user clicks to scan his ID, it uses Open URL to call CNS Barcode using Profiles. When the CNS Barcode Profile uses Launch URL to send the barcode digits back to Filemaker Go, the kiosk mode is lost, giving the user the ability to close the window. Does anybody know how to preserve kiosk mode when switching between applications like this? Thanks, Rod

I have a DB that will be running natively without a FMP server. What's the best way to back up the records and/or whole DB? Would something as simple as placing the DB file in Dropbox be sufficient? Export all records periodically via a script? Should I have a scipt to flush cache to disc or commit records more often than if it were on a server?

I'm trying to figure out the best way to document and plan my database - looking both for good ways to show the ER diagram, as well as ample ability to comment on different pieces of it. Up until now I have used the relationship diagram in Filemaker itself to do this, but it has limitations in how well you can show certain things, and in how much you can easily comment. I was considering using MySQL workbench - at least to document the key relationships. It seems to have more flexibility around the diagram, and ability to create locked layers. I may not enter every single field in there since that will be a lot of duplicative work, but I'm thinking it might be a go…

Hi! I'm new both to this forum and to filemaker, and have a (have figured out as I've gone along) development background in MSAccess/VBA and a tiny bit of SQL. I'm looking at developing in filemaker for a number of reasons, and have started to have a play. I'm already feeling incredibly limited by not having the advanced version. My immediate problem is that I have legacy FM databases that contain one massive table of hundred of fields, and I would like to start splitting things up, but I can't copy tables or move fields from one to another. I can't figure out how to pull a schema across without trailing data everywhere I go. I understand that FM advanced h…

Peoples ~ I need help - I am ready to catapult my laptop through my sliding glass door. I have a solution which includes 50+ data bases which all inter-relate. This solution has worked almost flawlessly for 12 years. I have a navigation (moving from one module (contacts, shipping, work order, etc) to the next) menu which allows the user to quickly access a chosen module. I have attached a .pdf of screen shots working through script debugger and my data sources. For the life of me I can not figure out why the original solution works without exception and the renamed files through Developer tools do not. What am I missing?Screen Shots.pdf

Is there a way to create a custom profile that only puts select users into kiosk mode? For example, send all users that are using FMGO12 to Kiosk mode..regardless if they are an admin or not.

I developed an application under FM 11 Advanced. Then, I 'upgraded' to FM 12 Advanced. My application has an import script that allows the user to browse to a previous version and import the USR file data. It works under FM 11. However, when I run the same script under FM 12 and specify a FM 11 USR file I get an error message that the import can not take place because the USR file has not been converted to FM 12. That's fine for me but is a problem for my users. Question: "What are my users supposed to do to make their 'old' FM11 database tables 'acceptable' to FM 12? Surely FM has thought of this problem... Thanks Ron

A friend has FM Advanced 12 and would like to sell a little solution that he has created online. Is he allowed to sell 1000's of copies (if he can get that many sales?) Is he allowed to delete the foriegn language files to reduce the size of the solution? Is he allowed to change the FM icon on the .exe runtime file to reflect the icon of the software he is selling? Thanks so much for all your advice.

I find it interesting that FM12 can import different generations of excel data (.xls, .xlsx) but FileMaker did not find a way to accommodate importing .fp7 files (all I want is the data) into FM12 databases. This is causing me great grief. I have nearly two hundred runtime solutions of my software deployed. My clients generally do not have and do not need their own licensed copies of FM. I regularly deploy new releases of my software and the update procedure has been working - no effort by me, a couple clicks for them - for years. My users click a button, a backup of their data is made, the new release downloaded/installed, and their data imported into the …

Ok so with my filemaker database ready to be transformed into a exe runtime, i have several questions. I been having a lot of problems using software compilers like inno setup and exeshield, when i used either of these my runtime wouldnt open after...this is why im thinking of distrubuting the runtime without the installer a nice simple way, and i got brian dunnings easy encryption instead of using exeshield... 1.) after the .exe is created can i just give that to my users to use the program, or do i need to include all the folders and additional files filemaker provides with the runtime. 2.) (a)I want to make sure my solution is secure, i dont mean from pirac…

I've built a small runtime app which I'd like to run in kiosk mode. I'm using FMP11v2 Advanced When the app starts up, it displays only the layout as expected, however it doesn't fill the whole screen - it sets up a window which is the full width of the screen, but the bottom quarter of the screen is black. I've tried running an adjust window (maximize) step in a startup script but the kiosk widow still doesn't occupy the whole screen Is this a quirk of Windows 7, or am I missing something? Thanks Brian

Whilst building solutions for the client side during FM11, I ran into a few shortfalls. My run time solutions in FM 11 were not able to generate charts nor enable the user to Save as PDF. Before I go forking out dosh for FM 12, have either of these shortcomings been improved? If not, will they ever be? And can one finally zoom to more flexible zoom percentages other than FM's limited 75, 100, 150 etc. Thanks in Advance

Is there a way to hide the mouse cursor in kiosk mode? I have a touchscreen solution and the arrow makes it look bad... I searched for a setting within the touchscreen control panel but it doesn't offer to turn the cursor off...

I have a script which creates a pair of records ensuring that the first record is always odd numbered (i.e.: it creates one record checks whether its URN is odd numbered and, if not, deletes it and creates another before creating the second half of the pair. To complicate things the user is given the choice of whether they want a blank pair or a duplicate of the displayed pair. This works fine in any account (admin or staff) on Server or locally, using FMAdvanced, but breaks when using FMPro (server or local). Without Script Debugger, I'm at a loss as to what it is doing or not doing. Any thoughts?

Is FMP 12 Advanced available as a trial version? If so, how would I go about getting it?

Is it possible to obtain a list of the custom functions in a database? Thanks Brian

FM 11, Advanced. Is there a way to print portions of the database design report? Or copy portions to another application for printing?

I have FM 11.03 ADV running in OSX 10.7 I created an app in OSX but compile it in Windows Vista as a runtime. One of my users reports: --------------------------- Filemaker Pro Runtime has Stopped Working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available. -------------------------- The user is also running Vista. When I run, in Parallels, the .exe everything works fine. Whats up with this? Thanks for reading..

Is it possible to have a user position an image button dynamically, by either clicking on a layout or setting it with an X Y... Let's say I have a restaurant database where the end user setups tables on a specific spot on the layout. Drag/Drop would be even nicer... Then that position is saved and serves as a button (where you would script stuff). I know you can GET the position of an element on a layout, but to SET it seems impossible.

As a developer, I keep a copy of my latest DDR handy as a reference. More often than not, however, I'm just looking to confirm data type or which other fields are in a particular table (there are over 100 tables in my main application). What I really need is a DDR Overview Edition ... and looking at the raw XML, it doesn't seem all that unrealistic to obtain. But I admit, XML is at the far end of the room when it comes to my personal knowledge. I've implemented a couple of XML style sheets, but that's it. Can someone explain what would be involved in modifying FMP's DDR file to produce an abbreviated version? Or is there a configurable XML reader, similar to…

I'm developing for a Filemaker intensive environment -- we have roughly 80 GB worth of data, 30-35 simultaneous users, and a number of related databases -- and the obstacle I'm running into is being unable to make modifications to even the smallest of tables without locking everyone up. Something as simple as adding a single text field to a table with just one record can take 20-30 minutes, if not more, and while that addition is being processed, every user in any of the databases will lock. Best practices suggests working on back-ups to know exactly what needs to be done and applying changes before or after hours, but in most cases this slows development to a an app…

Is there a way or possibility? looking for ways that if I click a button it will post a wall to their facebook wall status and create a status on twitter? I know that we have to be friends but to just even send a message of invite to their fb email if they are not friends. Something that will notify them and have the possibility of their friends seeing that he purchased a product, invite other friends or whatever. Please advise

I made a solution that requires running it in Kiosk mode... Kiosk thing works fine and all, but there are two extremely annoying things that keep bugging me. - Scrollbars keep appearing - Ugly white bevelled border Any known fixes?

I created a runtime solution for an overseas employee who is doing data entry. The folder I sent with the database in it was quite big with all the dictionaries etc. Once the data entry is complete, does she have to send me back the whole foler for me to view and use rthe database or can she just send back the .exe file? Which other files are modified with data entry meaning that she would have to send those back as well? The reason I ask, is sending a 120Mb file is a pain when the .exe file is only 10Mb and can be sent by email.. Thanks so much in advance, Maria

Not sure this is where to address this, but I can't find help anywhere else. I'm using Xcode 4.2(PackageMaker) to deploy my FM11 runtime solution. I want to put an alias to the FM application file onto the desktop as a part of the package. In the 'Product Package Actions Pane' I created a 'Post Install Action' to create an alias. I 'point to' a 'component' and selected the solution application file. I've tried various 'alias paths', but when I build and run the installer, I get no errors, the files install correctly, and I can't find an alias for the solution application file anywhere in the system. Any suggestions on what might be wro…

Hi, I am creating a runtime solution for an overseas employee who has to enter & categorise data into our database. She will then send the .exe runtime file back to me, and I will export the data and then import it into my .fp7 Main database. I don't want her to be able to export this data herself, so I have taken out the export option on her customized menu. However, When I get the file back, I will need to export the data into .xls . Can I create a secret export script that she cannot use or something along those lines? Thanks so much for all your help and advice, Maria

I have a friend who finds Excel much easier to use than Filemaker and I enjoy taunting him from time to time. One thing he insists makes Filemaker inferior is that he can very easily enter common values across a large number of records by simply cutting & pasting. When I counter with "Replace Field Contents" as an equally convenient capability, he points out that you can't "Undo" this act in Filemaker, while you can in Excel. My response is . . . Well, you should BE CAREFUL! But then it occurred to me there might be some clever technique people embed in their solutions to allow a reversal of an ill-conceived "Replace" action. Anyone come up with a …

I just created a Runtime using the latest FM Pro 11 Advanced, Ver 11.0v4 (07-18-2011) on a Mac running Lion. Previous Runtimes have created an Extensions folder and a FMP Acknowledgments file in the Project Folder. It's been a while since I created a Runtime and I probably was using an earlier version of FM. It's great that these two items are no longer there. They were kinda confusing to users. But, I'm wondering if this is OK. Maybe I just overlooked something. I'm hoping it's just that the Developer Utility been upgraded to be more polite? Anyone know? And BTW, Happy New Year!

Hi Guys, I've use Advanced for quite awhile but this is the first time I've needed to make a runtime version. My FMP 11 Advanced version is on a PC but I need to make a runtime for a Mac. I've read the help menu and looked it up on the Filemaker website and am obviously missing something. Can you help me with a 1-2-3 on how to make a runtime on a PC that will run on a Mac? I could sure use your help. Thanks

I have successfully created the Filemaker run time solution by Filemaker 11 Afterthat when i try to click the run time file on my windows 7 machine, there is error message showing [please find the attached image] Could anyone please give me the suggestion to solve this issue...

Hello All. Firstly apologies for posting in this forum, I couldn’t find a more suitable forum to post in. I'm new to developing FM for others to use. I have built a couple of FM solutions for use in-house but recently, i made a solution for a friend. As he is the only person to use this and it defiantly won't need to connect to external sources or be shared, I provided this as a runtime solution to save him purchasing FM. I run os x and created a runtime on a windows pc for him to use it on a windows machine. My questions arise now there are edits to make, are there any best practices for doing this? I can open and edit the runtime but we are tran…

Mac only printer wants to connect a new Filemaker database to Quickbooks Pro. Intuit has not supplied the SDK for Quickbooks to developers, so FMBooksConnector works only with Win Quickbooks. A short conversation with a Productive Computing tech support guy indicated that Quickbooks comes with a DataMGR that allows hosting the IFF file (Quickbooks database) and accessing it from multiple users. He indicated that he thought that a Virtual Box (or Parallels or VMWare) install on the Mac with WinXP as a client and Quickbooks DataMGR and Filemaker with FMBooksConnector would work for tying FMP with QB and even remotely accessing the Quickbooks data. Anyone ha…

Hello All, This is my first time creating a runtime so I am quite the novice. I am using Filemaker Pro Advanced 10. What i had to begin with was about 10-12 filemaker 3 files (some aptly named .old and others without an extension at all) that I converted to the .fp7 format. I now want to create a runtime exe that will allow me to run the converted files. I do so but then when I try to run the executable it is saying it cannot find mainmenu.old. That doesnt make sense since I converted all the files to the .fp7 format. Is there some hardcoding of the old filenames held somewhere? If so, where is it held and where can I go to update the file refere…

Hi, Does anyone know of a way to open a runtime file using the Open File script command? I have a runtime solution that I want to point to from an outside file (I have tried to get an alias to work, but the alias doesn't maintain the file path when the dmg file is opened on another computer), but "Open File" won't allow me to select it so I can't use a FMP file or another runtime solution to do so. Is there any way that I can have one file that my customer can click on that will go inside the runtime folder and open the appropriate file? I'm stumped... Thanks, Myles

I think I recently read somewhere that Filemaker can only use one core on a machine and gets no benefit from multiple cores. I'm constantly running long-running scripts that perform intense calculations on large amounts of data, and I was interested in investing in a custom-built 32-48 core windows server machine, hoping it would dramatically reduce the time it takes these scripts to run (some take 18 to 90 seconds; I was hoping that could get down to 0.1 to 2 seconds. Some take around 24 hours; I was hoping to get those down to 15-120 minutes). So does anyone know, how many cores (if even plural) can filemaker take advantage of? Aside from the obvious idea of t…

If I open a new database in FileMaker Pro and create a table, I seem to be able to reach into a Runtime's .USR file and import data from that Runtime's tables. How does one prevent this?

Hi everyone, Hope you're having a great day. I understand that Filemaker don't have the adobe rights to add 'Save as PDF' to runtime solutions, and I have looked around for work-arounds. It seems the most common is to install a little printer driver and 'Print' as PDF. Are there any free, easy to install PDF printer drivers, as it seems all the small ones I have found cost a bit? Would I just ask the runtime client to install the PDF printer driver prior to running the filemaker runtime solution, or can it be installed in a more automatic way through scripts? Can I create a 'Save as PDF' script within the runtime solution to 'Print' automatically to th…

Hi, I'm creating a runtime solution on a Mac but want to be able to send out upgrades in the future, and to non-tech type people (in other words, this needs to be pretty simple on their end). The direction I'm currently going in is to run an external script in the old version (from the upgrade) to export each table to a specific file in the old version's folder (which I have instructed the user to place on the desktop, with the upgrade), then to import using the script in the upgrade. Is this the best way to proceed? Does anyone have a better suggestion? I'm encountering a couple of problems already with this: 1. global fields cannot be imported as global…

I have made FileMaker run time solution with the Windows OS, its working perfectly in Windows machines. the same, Is this run time solution will work on MAC OS ? Or Not ? Thanks in advance for your time

I thought I read somewhere that if I create a runtime it can not import or export. Is that true? If so, why do people use runtimes? I can not imagine having a program that I could not get data into or out of. I have never created a runtime but I just got Advanced and want to try it with something I am working on. Any other quick pros and cons or things to watch out for? If I understand, a person who wants to view data and run reports but does not have FileMaker can take a runtime and view, print, ... export to Excel? But how does data get updated in a runtime? Thank you all for taking the time to read my request.

Dear all, I would like to know if FileMaker Pro Advanced in "Developer Utilities" capable of creating multiple batch of runtimes? For example: I have a FileMaker solution let say: Finance.fp7 Here is the conditions: 1. Currently, I don't host FMP Server, so I need to create an individual runtime for every user. It's because in certain areas, I have a very limited usage of internet connectivity around users. 2. Runtime that was created from Finance.fp7 would contain a different information because it will be distributed to different persons / entities. So, what I'm doing currently is: 1. I created a master of Finance.fp7 2.…

I have a runtime solution created in FMP 11 on Windows XP and on Windows 7. I am using VM Ware Fusion on a Mac. I then bundled the runtime using Inno Setup 5. The file (and consequently, the runtime) is set to open with an account name of "User" with limited access. The setup bundle created on XP works fine. When I install that app it opens with the User account/privilege set as expected. However, when I create the bundle on Windows 7 it opens as a read only. I thought maybe it was opening the Guest account rather than the User account, so I changed the Guest account to have the same privileges as User. However, that did not work. When I open the app on Windo…

Hi to all, I need to create the report(Print view) in my project. In that i have a portal row. Is there anything possible to increase the portal rows dynamically. Thanks,

Hi to all, I create the executable file from file maker pro 11 advanced using the developer utilities. The created 'run time solution' is working properly in file maker installed systems, In other systems it is not opened, it shows as 'configuration settings error'. The file has been created using file maker 5, but i used currently File maker 11 advanced. Please anyone tell me how to create the package as executable in windows operating system without installing the file maker application. Thanks in advnce.

Hi Guys: Let me introduce myself. My name is Andres Dominicci and I'm a Microsoft Access developer since 1996. I stopped working as a consultant a few years ago and open a restaurant. Lately I've been contemplating getting back to developing since some people have called me asking for my services again. After reading and researching I decided to buy FileMaker and give it a go. Since my knowledge is in Access I'll describe how I use to develop my solutions there and how can this be accomplished in FileMaker. I used to program everything in one file, create a back-end and link my tables from my solution. I saved my backend in a server, created my runtime…

Hi I have am FM application that i developed over the years - started with FM 5 way back... This app needs updates about once a year due to customer requests. Now, for some time while developing, I run a FM recover several times a day since I have found that while developing FM sometimes screws up my database for unknown reasons - I am not talking about crashes and the like. Just regular work on scripts and layouts. I have had this in FM9 Pro Adv and also in FM10 Pro Adv. Came across this issue by chance. So I do a recover simply to check it out and if that reports OK I save the current state. I like, even love FM, but I don't trust it too much. Was working on PC…

Users of my runtime solutions (built in 8.5) are used to navigating between records by using the old book icon on the left. In FMP 11 it's on top – ok, I think they can handle that. But if I understand correctly, there’s no way to have the book icon (and slider) without also having other controls like New Record on the status toolbar. Sure, I can disable them by keeping the corresponding menus out of my custom menus (and in the case of Quick Find, turning it off on all my layouts, with yet another strategy necessary to disable the green found/omitted toggle). But they’ll still be there, confusing my users. In fact, they can right-click, select Customize and add yet more c…

I bound an FM11 solution in XP and a customer deployed it in Windows 7. Here's the message they sent me: [color:red]I installed the program on my Windows 7 machine and it didn't work. I did a compatibility check and it looks like it was the program for windows xp. I probably violated developer rule #1 by not testing deployment in Windows 7, but I've had no problem with FM10 solutions bound in XP and deployed in Windows 7. This is the first deployment of an FM11 bound solution. Is there an issue with binding FM11 solutions in XP and deploying them in Windows 7? Any suggestions? Thanks.

I'm working with FMP 11 Adv. on a PC. I made a runtime Solution. I can open on a PC with no FMP software, but cannot open on MAC (thru the USR extension) Any ideas, what I'm doing wrong ?

I am running Filemaker 11 Advanced on Windows Vista sp2. Windows does not recognize .fp7 files as Filemaker files. I AM ABLE to open the files from within Filemaker (via File->Open). But even when I right-click on the files, select "open with" and navigate to the FMA11 executable the file association never gets established.

Client has a 64 bit new Windows 7 machine failing my runtime installs I am using File maker 11 and window 7 32 bit to create a runtime version for window 7 users this client is getting a runtime error 5 ? and something mentioned about side by side configuration too Thought my installs worked in 64 bit machines? TIA Rod

Anyone have any tips or methods in regards to packing an FMP runtime solution into a single Mac OS X app bundle (for the purposes of easy launching, distribution, etc?) ie: packing the .usr solution file, the runtime application the Extensions folder, and even the FMP Acknowledgements pdf, I guess, into a single double-clickable bundle? Is this possible? Unadvisable? Any insight? Thanks, rrr

Hello All, When creating a stand-alone solution in FP Adv 11 you can customize the closing splash screen and it performs fine. Here is my problem, if the user clicks "Cancel" at the username/password dialog when opening the application the app closes as expected, but uses the standard default FM splash screen. Does anyone know how to get the custom splash screen to display under this condition. Thank you in advance. mmyett

We frequently need to rename a set of files by adding a prefix to the regular filenames. We do this to work on multiple copies of a system at a time. Adding a prefix to the original filenames using the rename utility works without a problem. Using Win FM 11.0v3 Adv. However, when we try to rename the set of files by removing the prefix to restore the original filenames, the process fails on most of the files. I end up going into the file and changing the external file references manually, removing the prefix from the file name and file path. Am I missing something in setting up the renaming process? Is there a trick? I have tried the process writing the renamed …

hi, i have a "portal" which shows related records from other table fine. now, let's my "portal" has 10 rows. because of relationship it shows let's say 5 rows with information and other 5 are empty. now, in order to go to directly to the related record on each row, i have created a button with the same color as portal's background. i put there a script to open the related record. but i also wanted to do smth when the empty rows are clicked... please can you give some ideas how is it possible? i just want to be able to do smth when the empty rows of portal are clicked... thanks a lot!!!!

I've run into a problem in trying to insert PNGs (with the transparency channel) into containers in a runtime application (on Windows). I've done it for years in my development environment and never realized there was a problem with runtimes. Here's an excerpt from an excellent article by Kevin Hammond on dbServices.com that explains the basics: The problem is: there is no Insert Picture when right clicking the container in a runtime. Indeed, pasting gets inconsistent results, just like Kevin indicates — although dragging from another container elsewhere in the runtime does work. I just can't get new PNGs into the installed application (if they have the tra…

I am running OSX 10.6.7 using Parallels with Vista. (FM 11.03 Advanced) When I produce a run-time application in Windows, I get some weird things that don't seem to happen in OSX: 1) The "X" close button in the upper right corner of FM windows is inactive. I get around it by putting "CLOSE" buttons on each windows but I don't think it is supposed to be this way. Or, is it? 2) My application consists of a membership.fp7 file and a calendar.fp7 file. I specify BOTH .fp7 files in producing the run-time but when I run the .exe and click "Calendar" the RT can't find calendar.fp7. It then gives a file find dialog. If I click on the Calendar.uSR file it wo…

I'm in In Fm 11 adv version. Could any one please suggest me how to open the "Manage->security" dialogue box by click on the button through the script line at browse mode. Thanks in advance for your time

I've got a FileMaker solution I've distributed as a runtime for quite some time now. I've never had any issues up until I started working with FM11. Seems like no matter what I try and I can't get things to work now. I'm on Windows 7 Ultimate running FileMaker Pro Advanced 11.0v3 and I've also followed the instructions for the runtime library update here: http://help.filemaker.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/7684/~/filemaker-pro-11-advanced-runtime-library-update. So then I open up developer utilities and create my runtime solution by simply adding my FM solution and then choosing the option to Create Runtime solution. It creates my runtime solution for me and …

I have a solution I created on my Mac using FM11 Advanced. I loaded it on a Windows computer then created a runtime solution for a windows computer. The problem is when the runtime solution is loaded onto the windows computer, I can't separate windows out of the main window and all the close buttons are disabled for any window opened. The computer it will be running on needs to be able to have a layout full screen on monitor 2 and another layout on monitor one that can be used when needed and minimized when not needed. The Layout on monitor 2 is a display board that will always be on 24/7. Most of the time monitor 1 is being used with other programs. I hope this…

I get random crashes a few times a day and am not sure why. I've tried reinstalling but that hasn't helped. Any suggestions? Here is what it says: Problem signature: Problem Event Name: APPCRASH Application Name: FileMaker Pro Advanced.exe Application Version: 11.0.2.220 Application Timestamp: 4c12006f Fault Module Name: DBEngine.dll Fault Module Version: 11.0.2.675 Fault Module Timestamp: 4c11faef Exception Code: c0000005 Exception Offset: 0006301c OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.768.3 Locale ID: 1033 Additional Information 1: 0a9e Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789 Additional Informa…

I have a single file Runtime. I 'quit' the program with the script step 'close(currentfile)'. The file closes without displaying the splash screen and does not 'Quit'. I can only 'quit' the program by using 'Force Quit' (MAC OS X 10.5.8). I've done a file recovery on the source file and re-built the .sav file used to build the runtime. Neither had any effect. Any ideas what could be causing this behavior? Or what I can do to solve this problem?

I'm creating a runtime solution using FileMaker Advanced 11 for Mac and Windows. I just wanted to know, what are the minimum system requirements for the end user using the runtime solution? I can't seem to find the exact OS versions that are/aren't supported for the runtime creation. Help is appreciated, thanks.

Hi, I'm a bit worried I may have been doing a silly thing...I have been developing a fairly complex database for some time now and one thing that ihave done a few times is wipe all the data from the database and performing a recovery on it just to check for errors. Ill then really import the data and carry on working on it. I have read warnings about not using a recovered file though. This might be a bit of a bit of a problem though as I don't think I havea backed up version that hasn't been recovered! Should I be worried about using a recovered file like this?

I would like to know if there are any FileMaker "Runtime for Dummies" type documents available. I know nothing about creating runtime files and need a very elementary explaination. I know it's probably a very in-depth topic so I'd appreciate a litte assistance on a place to start. I've looked at the FM Help and it's a couple steps ahead of me. I have been asked to research FileMaker's ability to create a solution file for an end user that does not have FM client software. My assumption is that it would be a database file I create and then have them run in "kiosk mode". Please correct me if my understanding of this is wrong. The end user doesn't want to have t…

FM 10 Advanced - Windows 7 AS the title says... Have a VAR set in script to folder and name. Works fine in native FM file, but, does NOT work when runtime is compiled... Is Save as PDF possible via the Runtime?

I just created a runtime on Windows XP. The files include "FileMaker Pro Runtime" and "FileMaker Pro 7 Runtime Database". They also have two similar but distinct icons. The name I assigned to the runtime in Tools/Developer Utilities... is the same for both files. What is the difference between these two files? I'm not sure if this is relevant information or not, but I have an Admin account (Full Access) and a Guest account (Read Only). The database automatically opens in the Admin account. Thanks.

I am getting some random crashes with a runtime database I created. It isn't doing anything that intense and it doesn't crash everytime, just randomly. The thing is the crash log is always the same though. Here is my crash log, any ideas? I am on Macos 10.6.5 running fm pro advance 11.02. Process: Runtime [228] Path: /Applications/Mother Brain GL.app/Contents/Resources/Mother Brain/Mother Brain.app/Contents/MacOS/Runtime Identifier: com.filemaker.client.runtime.MotherBrain Version: 11.0.2 (11.0.2) Code Type: X86 (Native) Parent Process: launchd [101] Date/Time: 2011-02-07 23:18:11.065 -0800 OS Versi…

Hi! to Everyone i'm a new user and first of all i want to congratulate for the brilliant and very helpfull forum. But i have still a question about filemaker I'm trying to create a simple solution for a business partner that integrate a phonebook and a "calendar", a sort of agenda... where the user can put contacts and small events. Can someone help me? I have no idea how to create a calendar and i didn't find any suggestion yet. I'm using filemaker pro 11. I'm hoping about your help!

I am considering taking the step of moving from FM Pro 11 to FM Pro 11 advanced so that I may make a standalone version of my database so that the end user does not require FM. If I do this can the end user install my program on their server and access it with multiple users? Can this standalone program be run via remote desktop? Can ZI access the program and upgrade it via remote desktop when no-one else is using it? Thanks in advance Milton.

Hi all, sorry if this is a dumb question but: I just started in a lab which uses FileMaker. They have several different licenses for FM (versions 7, 9, 10, 11), and basically use them to all access one database - which is open in FileMaker on one computer. In FM advanced you can create stand-alone apps - can these apps be used to access the open FileMaker database? Thanks Markus

Can a runtime solution be restricted to one computer?

Hi, I created warehouse table with fields like: Catalog No., Producer, Serial number, Qty., Description, incoming date and outcoming date. I also have a calculation field which tells me if item is on stock or it has been delivered. To know what I have on stock I created new list view layout and script which basically create report with items I have on stock and summarize how many items I have for each category. Records are organize by Catalog number. Problem appears when I create report, some items are repeated. However, item count is correct. For example: if I have following records: Cat No. Description Qty 123 A …

I've got a FM solution that I've been developing over the past few years. I wrap it up into a runtime and I distribute it to both Windows and Mac users, which has always worked great for me. I've released a few updated versions of the software and I've got people on all versions of Windows (98, XP, Vista, 7) using it without any problems. On Windows I always create the runtime solution and then I would use InstallShield to create an actual installer. Always worked great before (and the previous version still installs just fine.) I noticed that after installing the software now with my latest release, the first time I open it up when I'm asked to change my pas…

Hi All, I am trying to create a runtime of my solution, within the file access permissions I just have a Guest account with full access which is set to auto open with the username & password. All good so far.. When I tell filemaker to create the runtime a dialog box opens and says the file must have one atleast one account without full access... but it carries on to create a fully working standalone which opens as required. Should I worry about the dialog box problem? does a solution need to have atleast one account without full access?? Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Steve

Does anyone know if a FM Runtime application will be allowed in the new expanded Apple App Store?