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FileMaker Developer 7 is an enhanced version of FileMaker Pro with integrated developer tools and utilities to help you build databases faster. With new features, including custom functions and file maintenance tools, and enhancements to the Database Design Report, script debugger, and customization options, FileMaker Developer 7 gives you power you can use to:

• Streamline development and maintenance
• Develop and troubleshoot solutions more effectively
• Deploy more customized solutions

Streamline development and maintenance

Create and maintain solutions faster than ever with the new, centrally-stored custom functions and the file maintenance features. Because FileMaker Developer 7 includes all of the features in FileMaker Pro 7, you can leverage its powerful productivity features to work more efficiently.

• Custom functions are centrally stored so you can access the calculation logic across tables. When you update the function, the new formula is instantly calculated wherever it's used.
• Define custom functions directly from within FileMaker Developer 7 that can include parameters and recursion. You can also protect proprietary calculations by hiding the calculation logic in custom functions, or restrict access to the entire function.
• Use the new file maintenance tools, like Optimize File, to logically reorder data within a file, which can improve performance. Now you can compact or optimize open or shared files without expensive downtime.
• Leverage powerful new FileMaker Pro 7 features to speed development, like script parameters, or by including local variables in calculations.

Develop and troubleshoot solutions more effectively

FileMaker Developer 7 includes essential reporting and debugging tools that help you build powerful solutions and troubleshoot databases more effectively.

• Run the Database Design Report for comprehensive information on your database schema and options. The enhanced HTML- or XML-based report details options for tables, fields, relationships, scripts, accounts, privileges, and more.
• Use the Script Debugger to systematically step through your scripts for thorough troubleshooting.
• Leverage the new FileMaker Pro 7 robust relational model by consolidating your tables into one file and manipulating a "visual map" of all your database tables.

Deploy more customized solutions

Create, customize, and deploy your databases beyond FileMaker Pro 7 with the enhanced External Function Plug-in API and the Developer Utilities.

• Leverage the enhanced External Function Plug-in API to create plug-ins that accept multiple parameters, access container field data, produce stylized text, and more.
• Customize solutions to open in kiosk-mode, which hides application menus, operating system elements, and other applications. The External Function Plug-in API is ideal for self-serve applications like mailing lists or event registration.
• Distribute royalty-free standalone runtime applications that do not require FileMaker Pro 7 or FileMaker Developer 7 to run.
• Remove administrative access from users to permanently prevent modifications to the database structure.