runtime "user name" huh?

[ron G]

I develop in OSX Lion and produce a runtime in Windows Vista.

I am running FMaker 11 04 ADVANCED.

The OSX source solution runs without any security or login requirements.

After I produce my runtime application in Windows, when I startup the .exe file

I get this dialog message: " Please enter your user name."

It doesn't matter what name, if any, I enter. Everything runs normally after that.

Question, "Why is that dialog appearing in the runtime but not in the source app?

[IdealData]

This only happens the first time the runtime is run. It is the same when FileMaker is installed and run for the first time.

[ron G]

This only happens the first time the runtime is run. It is the same when FileMaker is installed and run for the first time.

Right you are! Do you know the reasoning behind this 'feature'? Is there some way to turn it off so that it doesn't happen at all?

Thanks

[IdealData]

Not sure how to avoid this, I think it's a Windows registry thing.

[bcooney]

I don't think it's a Window registry thing. I think FM needs to populate the User Name value in Prefs (a value I never use).

[IdealData]

Inclined to agree Barbara, but it still doesn't happen on Mac. I tested generating 2 runtimes - one with "System" as the user in prefs, then a blank name. The runtime does not ask for a user in either instance.

[Vyk]

possible that the mac version is able to pull your OSX username and windows version can't. I haven't been able to figure out a way to kill this either but it's only once so not a huge deal really.