Using advanced tools > Setting up files for developer solutions > Saving solution settings
 

Saving solution settings

Note  This feature is available when the Use advanced tools general preference is selected. See Using advanced tools.

When you create a customized set of files in FileMaker Pro Advanced, you can save the settings you specify in the Developer Utilities dialog box and reuse them again. The settings include the list of files to be modified.

To save a settings file:

1. Close all of your database files that you are going to customize.

2. Choose Tools menu > Developer Utilities.

3. Click Add to locate the files that you want to customize.

4. If you add multiple files, double-click a file in the list to specify the primary file.

5. Select Developer Utilities settings as required. See Setting up files for developer solutions.

6. For Solution Options, click Specify, and select options as required. See Specifying options for developer solutions.

7. Click Save Settings.

8. Choose a location and filename for the settings file.

9. Click Save.

The extension .sav is automatically added and should not be changed.

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Binding files into a runtime solution

Removing Admin access to databases

About creating runtime solutions

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