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Activator Plug-in 2.6

Ever wanted to tell other users you changed an appointment or ask someone to get out of a record? Now you can with Troi Activator Plug-in!

The Activator is a very powerful tool for triggering scripts across the network, even over the Internet!

Runs on FileMaker Pro 7, 8.x and 9

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List of features

Troi Activator Plug-in has the following features:

  • trigger a FileMaker script on a different computer
  • uses TCP/IP so you can trigger a FileMaker script over the Internet
  • built-in security ID to prevent unauthorized triggering
  • get the IP address of your computer, so others can send messages to you
  • send a message and/or a number (e.g. a record ID) with the trigger
  • start and stop listening for remote trigger messages
  • trigger a script on a specified date and time
  • schedule up to 1000 trigger events which trigger any script you want
  • selectively delete events or delete all events
  • validate fields on exiting a record with a custom script suited to your specific needs
  • run a script from any FileMaker calculation, for example a tooltip.
  • NEW: trigger a script from a tooltip calculation!
  • trigger a FileMaker script in the background on a runtime
  • put the computer to sleep till it needs to be activated again (Mac only)
  • built-in registration function
  • extensive plug-in version function can return version string, version number and even show the plug-in's flash dialog from a script

Suggested uses

  • create a real-time appointment solution
  • notify a colleague (on a different computer) that a shared document is ready
  • start processing scientific data on a lab computer (see our Serial plug-in for connecting to serial devices)
  • get someone out of a record, so that it is no longer locked
  • schedule processing incoming email and put the computer to sleep the rest of the time, saving energy

The possibilities are only limited by your imagination!

System requirements

Troi Activator Plug-in will work on these platforms:

System requirements Mac

Hardware: Power Macintosh computer or Intel Macintosh.
Software: Mac OS X 10.3.9, Mac OS X 10.4.5 or higher.
NB: the plug-in may work on older Mac OS X versions too, but we do not support this.

System requirements Windows

Hardware: Intel-compatible computer, Pentium 800 MHz or later
Software Requirements: Windows 2000 (Service Pack 6), Windows XP (Service Pack 2) or Windows Vista

FileMaker requirements

FileMaker Pro 9, FileMaker Pro Advanced 9, FileMaker Pro 8.5, FileMaker Pro Advanced 8.5, FileMaker Pro 8, FileMaker Pro Advanced 8, FileMaker Pro 7 or FileMaker Developer 7.

Troi Activator Plug-in version 2.6 does NOT run on versions prior to FileMaker Pro 7.0. If you need to run on versions prior to FileMaker Pro 7: see our web site for Troi Activator Plug-in 1.5. The 1.5 version runs on FileMaker 6, 5.x and 4.x.

You can use FileMaker Server to serve databases that use functions of the Activator plug-in. In this case you also need to have the plug-in installed at each client that uses these functions.

Below you'll find this information in a table:

Activator Plug-in can be used?
FileMaker version
Mac OS
Windows

FileMaker Pro 9

Yes, v2.6
Yes, v2.6

FileMaker Pro 8.5

Yes, v2.5 and later
Yes, v2.0 and later

FileMaker Pro 8 or 7

Yes, v2.0 and later
Yes, v2.0 and later

FileMaker Pro 4.0 through 6

Yes, v1.5
Yes, v1.5

Runtime created with FileMaker Advanced 8.5

Yes, v2.5 and later
Yes, v2.0 and later

Runtime created with FileMaker Advanced 8

Yes, v2.0 and later
Yes, v2.0 and later

Runtime created with FileMaker Developer 7

Yes, v2.0 and later
Yes, v2.0 and later

Runtime created with FileMaker Developer 6 or 5.x

Yes, v1.5
Yes, v1.5

Runtime created with FileMaker Developer Edition 4.0

Yes, v1.5
Yes, v1.5

FileMaker Pro 3 and earlier

No
No

Please be aware that we have done only limited testing for FileMaker Pro 4.0, FileMaker Pro 4.1 and runtimes from FileMaker Developer Edition 4.0 and on Mac 68k machines and found no signifcant problems. However, we have dropped support for these FileMaker versions to be able to concentrate on current and future versions of FileMaker.

Troi Activator has not been tested on Terminal Server or Citrix. If you have any feedback on this please let us know.

Function overview

Below are all functions of Troi Activator Plug-in:

Function name
Short description

Actr_Control

temporary disable script triggering.

Actr_DeleteEvent

remove an event from the memory of the plug-in.

Actr_GetEventInfo

return information associated with the event, like an ID and/or text.

Actr_GetIPAddress

get the IP address of this computer

Actr_RunScript

run a script directly from a calculation box.

Actr_ScheduleEvent

schedule a script to be automatically triggered in the future

Actr_SendRemoteEvent

send a trigger script message to a remote computer

Actr_Sleep*

put the computer into sleep and let it wake up again at a specified time

Actr_StartListener

start listening for messages from other computers

Actr_StopListener

stop listening for messages from other computers

Actr_Version

determine which version of the plug-in is loaded; also used for registration

* Actr_Sleep is not available on Windows.

What are the costs?

You can only buy a license for Troi Activator 2.6. After you have paid you will receive a registration which will also work with Troi Activator Plug-in 2.5.

Troi Activator Plug-in 2.6 has the following pricing:

New Licenses:

1-24 user licenses:
25-99 user licenses:
100 or more user licenses:

US$ 89 per user
US$ 49 per user
US$ 29 per user

Developer Licenses:

Developer license (Mac OS):
Developer license (Windows):
Developer license (Mac + Windows):

US$ 289
US$ 289
US$ 459

Note: if you still develop in FileMaker 6: the registration won't work in the 1.5 version. However, with your purchase of a 2.6 license, we can provide a free licence for the 1.5 version. Please request this by email.

Upgrades from previous versions

Troi Activator 2.6 works with the 2.5 version of the registration.
If you bought a license on or after February 1st, 2005 the upgrade is FREE! Note: in July 2006 we have emailed all eligible customers a new registration string for the 2.5 version. Contact us if you have not received yours.

If you bought a license before February 1st, 2005 you will need to upgrade to use the 2.6 version.

Upgrades from previous versions:

Single license (Mac or Windows):

US$ 19 per user

Upgrades from previous Developer Licenses:

Single platform Developer license to Single platform Developer license
Cross platform Developer license to Cross platform Developer license

US$ 99
US$ 129

Developer License available

For the Activator Plug-in we have a developer license specially intended for developers of databases. This license allows you to include our plug-in with ALL databases or FileMaker solutions that your company sells to organizations of up to 25 users. See the Activator Plug-in Developer License page for more information.

Related pages

Version History page

On this page you can see in which version a certain feature was added.

Activator Plug-in FMP8 conversion note

On this page you can find more information on how to convert databases, which use the Activator, to FileMaker 7 and later.

Activator Plug-in FAQ

On this page you can see a list of Frequently Asked Questions about this plug-in.

Back to main Activator Plug-in page


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