FMP7ProtocolRegFix

This CF returns the text contents of the Windows registry file needed to re-associate the FMP7 protocol with the user's installed FileMaker Pro application. For instructions: http://www.drewsol.com/fmtips/fmtip_fmp7_registry_fix.php

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Sample input:

FMP7ProtocolRegFix

Sample output:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FMP7]
@="URL:FMP7 Protocol"
"URL Protocol"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FMP7\shell\open\command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\FileMaker\\FileMaker Pro 9\\FileMaker Pro.exe %1"

Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

"Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00" & "¶¶" &

"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FMP7]" & "¶" &
"@=" & "\"" & "URL:FMP7 Protocol" & "\"" & "¶" &
"\"" & "URL Protocol" & "\"" & "=" & "\"" & "\"" & "¶¶" &

"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FMP7\shell\open\command]" & "¶" &
"@=" & "\"" &
Substitute ( 
   Middle ( Get ( FileMakerPath ) ; 2 ; 999 ) & Case ( PatternCount ( Get ( ApplicationVersion ) ; "Advanced" ) > 0 ; "FileMaker Pro Advanced.exe" ; "FileMaker Pro.exe" ) ;
   [ Trim ( "/ " ) ; Trim ( " \\\ " ) ]
) & " " & "%1" & "\""

Occasionally, a FileMaker Pro user complains that the url shortcut to his/her database doesn't work.

This CF returns the text contents of the Windows registry file needed to re-associate the FMP7 protocol with the user's installed FileMaker Pro application.

For instructions: http://www.drewsol.com/fmtips/fmtip_fmp7_registry_fix.php

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FMP7ProtocolRegFix

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