Is it possible to create an executable from a FMP db? Is there a run time version of FMP?

Thanks,

Roger in Midland, Tx

Hi Roger,

Yes it is possible to create a runtime. :

To do so, you will require the Developer version of FileMaker (or, for version 8, the 'Advanced' version). This provides the capability to generate royalty-free runtimes, which operate as stand-alone (not networkable) and do not offer design (layout editing etc) capabilitues but otherwise provide full end-user functionality.

Thanks for the info. Do not have a developer or "Advanced" version of FMP, but am considering it.

RJ

Hi Roger,

Ray has told you what is required to create a runtime solution. However, I wanted to clarify in my mind what you meant by executable.

Are you asking if FileMaker has a Free Runtime engine that the client can be downloaded to run a solution you have created using Developer/Advance, or if FileMaker includes the Runtime in the solution that you create?

To the first part of the question, it is no. To the second part it is correct.

HTH

Lee

Thanks for the clarification Lee. It helps.

RogerJ

I'm not sure I understand the runtime procedure entirely ? Is there a place that you need to specify whether it will "run" on Mac OS X or on a PC ? Will the user require ANYTHING other than your runtime file for it to work

eg. looking in the runtime area.. I see the default setting for the runtime is .emm (what the ??) :-) how is a computer supposed to know what to do with that ? Is there a white paper out there or something a bit more descriptive than what is in the help ?

Runtimes for the Mac need to be created on the Mac, and those for Windows created on windows (or Vitrual PC I think, not being a Mac guy). Your best bet is to use your own extention for the runtime...using .Usr which is what Developer (now called Advanced) defaulted to. The operating system (Windows) will know what to do with the solution if you use an installer that writes info into the registry. There is a web site that lists already-used extensions, and you can list yours for free.

Most of the books spend very little time on runtimes, altho they aren't very tricky. In v6 and earlier, you needed to put any plugins into the runtimeSystem folder created by Developer. In 7 and 8 you'll need to put them into the Extensions folder.

Advanced (or Developer) will create multiple files, one of which will be your solution's .exe. This is the runtime engine linked in with whatever else an .exe has. Each file in your solution will be created as part of the runtime, along with a bunch of .dlls (only talking about Windows here) and other miscellaneous files. All of these files are part of your solution...don't forget any plugins.

Steve

Edited November 6, 200520 yr by Guest