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The Loss of FileMaker Pro Runtime — and a New Path Forward

November 22, 2025 by Douglas Alder 0 Comments


For years, FileMaker Pro Runtime was a quiet hero in the world of custom apps. It allowed developers to package their FileMaker solutions into standalone applications and distribute them freely, without requiring end users to purchase a FileMaker license. This democratized access to small, purpose-built tools—whether for nonprofits, classrooms, or niche business workflows. Claris recently removed Runtime functionality. Here is a workaround…

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FileMaker, FileMaker Go, FileMaker Runtime, iPhone, iPhone Mirroring, Macintosh
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Click, Display, Capture – Google Map Longitude & Latitude into FileMaker Pro

July 17, 2015 by Douglas Alder 3 Comments


Using a Javascript overlay on Google Maps and FileMaker’s URL scheme to channel those coordinates into FileMaker records. Click on a map, add longitude and latitude to FileMaker Pro.

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FileMaker Pro 13
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Submitting FileMaker Runtimes to the Mac App Store

April 10, 2011 by Douglas Alder 7 Comments


I have been looking at the feasibility of submitting an app to the Mac App Store using FileMaker. When the Mac Store was first announced, it sounded like the apps had to be created in Xcode/Cocoa and nothing else would do. Since that time, I have seen discussion of using Adobe Flash and RunRev’s LiveCode […]

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FileMaker Pro Techniques
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