[platypus-dev] Newby needs hand-holding

On a few other lists, I'm one of the question answerers, but this is an area where I'm a true babe in the woods. And I come here asking guidance - detailed guidance - after putting a full day into trying to learn what I needed to know, and failing.
Here's the issue. I've developed what is called a Filemaker Pro "solution" and generated a runtime version so that my "solution" can be used by people who do not have Filemaker Pro. The runtime consists of a handful of files and several directories - one of these files being the application. What I'm trying to do is use Platypus to create a wrapper which contains all of the necessary files so that there's only one item for the end user to deal with. Of course, the wrapper, when double-clicked, needs to open the contained application file.
When I started reading about Platypus, it seemed like such a easy task. However, it seems that I've found one or more ways to make it difficult.
Here's my goal: With all of the files contained within the wrapper, my only success, I'd like for the script to issue an "open" command to the application file. My efforts have resulted in the inclusion of the script within the wrapper, and on a double-click the script is triggered, but none of my scripting iterations open the copy of the application that is within the wrapper. (One script did fire up an external copy.)
I hate making this sort of request, but I'm out of time and need to make this work. So here's the request: If the name of the file I need for the script to open is "myfile", how, exactly, should the script be structured. I don't really care which scripting language, as my ignorance covers them all about the same.
Also, I have a vague notion about what the "$1" is supposed to do, but don't seem to have found the right way to structure and implement it. As this seems to be a necessary item, some more hand-holding addressing this issue would also be appreciated. 

My determined monkey strategy just isn't working.


TIA


  Bill Holt





PS:  May the turkey be with you!

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