Version history

Below you can find a version history, with an overview of what has been changed in this and previous versions of Troi Activator Plug-in.

Version 2.7 (for FileMaker 7, 8.x and 9) (October 9th, 2008)

• Added new switch "-GetAllEventsList" to the Actr_GetEventInfo function. This will return a tab separated list of all the events that the plug-in knows about, including future and triggered events.
• Added new switch "-GetAllEventIDs" to the Actr_GetEventInfo function. This will return a list of all the eventIDs that the plug-in knows about, including future and triggered events.
• Added new Actr_VersionAutoUpdate function. The Actr_VersionAutoUpdate function is part of an emerging standard for FileMaker plug-ins of third party vendors of plug-ins. The version number is returned in the format aabbccdd where every letter represents a digit of the level, so versions can be easily compared.
• Improved the display and handling of registration codes.

Version 2.6 (for FileMaker 7, 8.x and 9) (June 30th, 2007)

• Made compatible with FileMaker Pro 9.
• Added compatibility with Windows Vista.
• Added new and easy Actr_RunScript function, which can directly trigger a script from a calculation. It can also pass a script parameter.
• Added new example file Tooltips.fp7. This example file shows how to trigger a script from a tooltip calculation.
• Added new switch -GetRegistrationState to the Actr_Version function: This switch allows you to check if the plug-in is currently registered.

Version 2.5.1 (for FileMaker 7, 8 and 8.5) (August 1st, 2006)

• (Mac OS X) Fixed a problem where the plug-in would not work after using the Auto Update feature of FileMaker Server.
• Updated the User Guide for version 2.5. We also improved the links in the table of contents, so the links now also work with the Preview application of Mac OS X.
• Fixed some small typos.

Version 2.5 (for FileMaker 7, 8 and 8.5) (July 10th, 2006)

• Made compatible with FileMaker Pro 8.5.
• (Mac OS X) Converted to Universal plug-in which runs natively on PowerPC and Intel Macs.
• Cleaned up code in several places.
• Prepared registration handling for 2.5 release.
• Improved GetIPAddrs.fp7 example file: it no longer hangs in a loop on Windows.
• Fixed some typos.
• Added "-AnyTriggered" switch for ACTR_GetEventInfo.
• Improved Remote.fp7. Implemented draft for broadcast on subnet.

Version 2.0.1 (for FileMaker 7 and 8) (January 16th, 2006)

• Fixed a bug when scheduling an event with empty "yourID and "usertext" parameters.
• The (unregistered) plug-in now also schedules an event after the initial flash dialog is shown.

Version 2.0b1 BETA(for FileMaker 7 and 8) (December 19th, 2005)

• Converted to new Function API of FileMaker Pro 7.

NOTE Most functions now fully support Unicode, however there are some exceptions. Please read the FileMaker Pro 8 conversion note for more information on this. Go to the FileMaker 8 Conversion Note

Troi Activator Plug-in versions for FileMaker Pro 6

1.5.1 (16-January-2006)

• Improved readme files and examples to reflect the Activator 2.0 release.

1.5 (19-December-2005)

• Fixed a bug at startup: reading stored events from disk now works more reliable.
• When enabling with a wrong password the plug-in now returns the error code: kErrPwdWrong ($$-4219) instead of kErrCanNotEnable ($$-4218).

1.4.1.3 (8-February-2005)

• Fixed a bug with a silent event. When a silent event is received, it no longer brings the application to the foreground.
• (Mac OS) Improved recovering from an disconnected (Ethernet) connection. If an Ethernet cable is removed and later put back, the plug-in now recovers and can receive events again.

1.4.1.2 (14-January-2005)

• Improved the readme.

1.4.1.1 (30-July-2004)

• FileMaker Pro 7 and runtimes from FileMaker Developer 7 now also get a different preference file for storing events on disk. They are called "Activator Events FP7" and "Activator Events Runtime7". This allows you to run FileMaker Pro 6 Client and a FileMaker Pro 7 Client on the same computer with a separate set of Events.

1.4.1 (1-July-2004)

• (Mac) Improved correct display of dialog messages, like when the plug-in has stopped working. Moved resources to a range not affected by the FileMaker application.
• (Mac) Improved triggering on Mac OS X 10.3.3
• (Win) Fixed a bug that could crash FileMaker 7 when disabling the plug-in in the preferences.
• (Win) Improved rescheduling when a scriptname to be triggered does not exists.

1.4 (23-March-2004)

• Tested with FileMaker Pro 7. The plug-in is compatible with FileMaker Pro 7, it might be necessary to change the way parameters are passed to the plug-in's function.

  IMPORTANT Please read the FileMaker Pro 7 conversion note for more information on this. See, in the file FileMaker 7 Conversion Note (also in the download).

• Updated the example files for better conversion to FileMaker Pro 7.
• Added new Actr-Control function, which can temporary disable the triggering of scripts.
• Added a possibility to do background processing, for example with a FileMaker Runtime application. For this purpose we added a switch "-DontGoToForeground" to the "Actr-SendRemoteEvent" function. See the new Background Processing folder in the download.
• Added a possibility to do send a remote event without a script being triggered. This allows the sending of information, where the receiver retrieves it when it wants to. This can be used in background processing, for example with a FileMaker Runtime application. See the new switch "-SilentEvent" of the "Actr-SendRemoteEvent" function. See also the new Background Processing folder for an example.
• Added switch -FirstSilentEvent to the Actr-GetEventInfo function, which retrieves the information of the first silent event.
• Added new switch -GetActivatorEventID for the Actr-GetEventInfo function. With this you can get the internal EventID of the last triggered Event.
• Runtimes now get a different preference file for storing events on disk. Its called "Activator Events Runtime5". This allows to run FileMaker Pro Client and a Runtime on the same computer with a separate set of Events.
• Improved the Validation.fp5 example, included description on where the trigger calculation is implemented. Changed the Rec ID field to be a auto enter serial number.
• (Mac) Registration now also works if the registration file has a ".txt" extension.
• (Windows) Improved the speed of the new way to trigger, by about 60%.
• (Windows) Implemented a quicker way to trigger a script.
• Fixed a bug in finding the next event to be triggered, which could crash the plug-in.
• (Windows) Fixed a bug in the reading of events preferences, after the restart of FileMaker.
• (Mac+Windows) Fixed a bug: the same eventID would be reused after restarting FileMaker Pro, even if the data was still there for an older event with the same ID. This could result in returning wrong data from a GetEventInfo call.

1.3.2 (15-July-2002)

• Tested with FileMaker Pro 6. We found no problems using FileMaker Pro 6.
• (Mac) GetIPAddress can now get all the IP addresses in case of a multi-homing computer.
• (Mac+Windows) Improved rescheduling.
• (Mac+Windows) Fixed a bug with the DeleteEvent function when deleting a specific Event.

1.3.0x2 special (30-January-2002)

• Found a bug on older Macintosh machines that don't have a PowerPC native power manager (like an 6100 running Mac OS 8.1). We fixed this bug in a special version of the Activator plug-in, which plug-in does NOT have the sleep function.

IMPORTANT You can download this special version from <http://www.troi.com/software/activatorplugin.html>.

1.3.1 (18-July-2001)

• Included the correct Windows version of the plug-in. Instead of the older development version 1.2x2 of May 15th now version 1.3 is really included. Note that this plug-in the Actr-Version function still returns "Activator 1.3".

1.3 (17-July-2001)

• Tested with FileMaker 5.5 and ported to Mac OS X. The Mac version of the plug-in is now a so called 'Super Fat' plug-in that will run on Mac OS 8, 9 and Mac OS X.
• ScheduleEvent now can have an empty yourID and/or userText and does no longer give a parameter error.
• The unregistered plug-in now stops working after 90 minutes AFTER the first call to the plug-in. This means that if you don't use the plug-in no dialogs are shown. This is useful for the developer license.
• Added support for runtimes created with FileMaker Developer 5 for Windows.
• Added support for FileMaker Pro 4.0 for Windows and FileMaker Pro 4.1 for Windows.
• Added support for runtimes created with FileMaker Developer 4.0 for Windows.

1.2 (12-March-2001)

• Removed the limitation that the script to be triggered had to be in the same file as the file that is used to start listening. It is now also possible on Windows to trigger any script in any file that is open in FileMaker.
• Added new examples: Portal validation, Everyday Triggering, MultiRemote.
• (Mac) fixed a memory leak.
• Improved the user guide.
• The plug-in now stops working after 90 minutes.

1.1b1 (18-Jan-2001)

• First public beta release.

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