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3. Open the Dictionaries folder.
4. Delete dictionaries for languages not supported by your solution.
Mac OS X
1. Open the Extensions folder that is copied to the runtime solution
folder.
2. Open the Dictionaries folder.
3. Delete dictionaries for languages not supported by your solution.
4. Control-click the runtime application package and choose Show
Package Contents.
5. Locate the Resources folder in the Contents folder.
6. Delete language resource folders (*.lproj) for languages not
supported by your solution.
Using a custom installation program
You should use a custom installation program to package your runtime
solution for installation by users. Configuring a custom installation
application to automatically install runtime database solution files
may require more engineering than using a compression utility, but
will help to ensure that your users do not have difficulties installing
your runtime solution.
Here are some custom installation applications that you might want to
use:
1 MindVision Installer VISE (Windows and Mac OS X) by
MindVision, Inc. (www.mindvision.com)
1 InstallShield MultiPlatform (Windows and Mac OS X) by
InstallShield Software Corporation (www.installshield.com)
1 StuffIt InstallerMaker (Mac OS X) by Allume Systems, Inc.
(www.allume.com)
Using a compression utility program
If your runtime database solution is not complex and you have
confidence in the technical experience of your end users, you might
consider a compression utility program rather than a custom
installation program. To compress files, use a utility such as:
1 WinZip for Windows (Windows 2000, XP) by WinZip Computing,
Inc. (www.winzip.com)
1 StuffIt Deluxe (Windows and Mac OS X) by Aladdin Systems
(www.aladdinsys.com)
Sharing solutions over a network
Users cannot share your runtime database solution over a network
unless they access the files using FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro
Advanced installed on their machines. You must have a master
password to enable or change network access to the file. For optimal
performance, you can host the solution files using FileMaker Server.
For information about the FileMaker Server and FileMaker Pro
products, and information about volume license sales, see the
FileMaker web site at www.filemaker.com.
What your users need
In order to run your runtime database solution, your users will need
the same minimum equipment and software required by the FileMaker
Pro Advanced application. See the
Installation Guide for
FileMaker
Pro and FileMaker Pro Advanced. In addition, your users
will need instructions for installing and starting your solution, and
information about how to recover damaged files.
