What IDEs can I use?
The only official IDE’s officially supported to create FileMaker Plugins, are Visual Studio for Windows Plugins and Xcode for OS X. In the past Codewarrior was the IDE used on the Mac platform, but support for that has since been dropped. As Xcode internally uses the GCC compiler, you may be able to create a [...]
How Do I Make A FileMaker Plugin?
To make a FileMaker plugin, you need the Plugin SDK from the FileMaker Advanced CD.
What Programming Languages Can I Use?
Officially you can only use C++ to create FileMaker plugins, but using some third party code and tools, you can also create your own FileMaker Plugin in the following languages: LISP - http://www.weitz.de/fm-plugin-tools Java - http://www.fmstack.com Any .NET Language - http://www.dotnet2fm.com