Setting advanced file recovery options
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3. In the “Name new recovered file” dialog box, select Use advanced options.
Rebuild the file’s schema. This option forces all records and field data to be scanned. Bypass any scripts or layouts that are normally used when the file is opened. (Any scripts created in File Options with the OnFirstWindowOpen or OnWindowOpen script triggers are disabled and FileMaker Pro creates a blank layout into which the file opens.) This option prompts you near the end of the recovery process to enter an account and password with full access to the database.
6. Click OK.To use these settings the next time you recover a file during the same application launch, keep Use advanced options selected in the “Name new recovered file” dialog box. To change these settings, keep Use advanced options selected in the “Name new recovered file” dialog box, and click Specify.To revert to the FileMaker Pro default recovery settings, deselect Use advanced options.
• When Bypass startup script and layout is selected, the bypass will not be allowed if any one of these conditions exist:
• Whenever you only want to bypass the layout to open the file, select Copy blocks as-is and Bypass on open script, and leave other options deselected.