Chapter 28. Deploying and Extending FileMaker

In this chapter

FileMaker Deployment Options

Runtime Solutions

Plug-ins

Troubleshooting

FileMaker Deployment Options

One of the strengths of FileMaker is that a solution can be deployed in various ways. It can be used by a single user running FileMaker Pro 9 or FileMaker Pro 9 Advanced, it can be shared with peer-to-peer networking, it can run on FileMaker Server 9 or, with FileMaker Server 9 Advanced it can be published to the Web. With FileMaker Mobile, it can even be deployed to handheld devices. This chapter explores runtime solutions, customized deployment options, and plug-ins—additional ways to deploy FileMaker databases.

Runtime Solutions

For some solutions, the best deployment option is as ...

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