Troi File Plug-in 5.0 (details)

Troi File Plug-in 5.0 is an update for FileMaker 11 and Windows 7. It has these fixes and new features:

• Made compatible with FileMaker Pro 11.
• Added compatibility with Windows 7.
• Made compatible with FileMaker styled paths, like for example "filemac:/MacHD/folder/file.txt". Each function with a FileSpec parameter can now be given a FileMaker styled path, but also still works with all the FileSpec formats of previous versions of Troi File Plug-in.
• Improved Drag and Drop functionality: you can now specify up to two drag destination rectangles (even on the same window), each drag can trigger a different script.
• Added new function: TrFile_GetTypeOfItem, which provides an easy way to see if a path points to a folder or file.
• Added support for RAW files in TrFile_CreateThumbnail: it can now create a thumbnail from the (large) thumbnail embedded in the RAW file. Also added switch "-GetFullSizeRawThumbnail" to the TrFile_CreateThumbnail function: this switch will return the full size thumbnail embedded in the RAW file.
• TrFile_GetDateCreated and TrFile_GetDateModified functions and their variants, like TrFile_GetTimestampModified will now also get the creation and modification date of a folder.
• You can now set the creation and modification date of a folder using the TrFile_SetTimestampCreated and TrFile_SetTimestampModified functions.
• Updated several example files to reflect the new functionality.

What was new in the previous versions

The main new features introduced with Troi File Plug-in 4.6.x were:

• Compatible with FileMaker Pro 10.
• Troi File plug-in is also compatible to run under FileMaker Server: it can run as a server-side plug-in or as a plug-in used by the web publishing engine when using FileMaker Server.
• Drag and drop files and folders with the "TrFile_DragAndDrop" function.
• Reveal files and folders with the "TrFile_Reveal" function.
• Get GPS (Global Positioning System) metadata embedded in images.
• Read XMP metadata, as added for example by Adobe Photoshop.
• Get more extensive movie attributes. Some of the added items are: frames per second, codec name, codec type. And even timecode information, like begin and end timecode, is returned.
• Easily get individual movie attributes, like the duration in seconds of a movie.
• You can read, change and write Exif metadata. For example change the creation date in an image.
• Improved the "TrFile_ExecuteShell" function: you can now specify not to wait on the termination of the process. Also added several other options to the ExecuteShell function, you can change the timeout, show the command window and more.
• Improved the CreateThumbnail function: it can now create better, bicubic anti-aliased thumbnails and thumbnails with a 32 bit depth.
• Tested with FileMaker Pro 10 and tweaked several little (graphic) issues.

On the version history page you can find the complete list of changes for each version.

Suggested Uses

Troi File Plug-in can be used in a lot of ways. Its 62 functions give you a universal tool that can be used in a lot of databases. Below are a few suggestions on how Troi File Plug-in can be useful:

• Batch import of images, movies, sounds, text files, etc.
• Keep your database small, by storing only references to images
• Create a web site by exporting multiple HTML files
• Update solutions, by moving database files into place
• Read and write custom formatted files, for example from legacy systems
• Catalogue complete projects, including pictures
• Manage images, movies and other files.
• Launch files with their appropriate application directly from FileMaker Pro

"I tried Troi's file plug in and the demo file sucked in a folder full of JPEGs from my Mavica 91. All the plug in needs is a little sound file that makes the sound heard when emptying the contents of a container via a straw....slurrrrrpppp..."
Jack Rodgers, FileMaker developer.

What are the costs?

Troi File Plug-in 5.0 has the following pricing:

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Upgrades from previous versions

Users who bought a license for Troi File Plug-in on or after January 29th, 2009 are entitled to a free upgrade. We have emailed these registered users a new registration string in June 2010. Please email us if you have not received a new registration string after June 30th, 2010.

If you bought a license before January 29th, 2009 you will need to upgrade to use the 5.0 version.

All Troi Plug-ins are available for Macintosh and Windows. When ordering please indicate for which platform you are ordering.

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Developer License available

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

Version 2.8.2 for earlier FileMaker versions

In 2001 the 2.0 version of Troi File Plug-in received a 4 mouse rating from Macworld magazine read the article

Troi File plug-in 2.8.2 is fully compatible with earlier versions of FileMaker. You need to use this version if you work with FileMaker 5 through 6. You also need this version if you are using FileMaker 7 or FileMaker 8 but you are using the 'classic' calls to the plug-in's functions in your scripts and calculations. These have the following format: 'External( "functionName" , "parameter")'.

Related pages

On these pages you find some information to help you. Currently we have these resources:

Media management page

This page shows some ideas how Troi File Plug-in can help you manage images, movies and other files.

FMP8 conversion notes

On this page you can find more information on how to convert databases, which use Troi File, to FileMaker 7, 8.x, 9, 10 or 11.

Version history page

On this page you can see which new features were added and what has changed with this and previous versions of Troi File Plug-in.

Troi File Plug-in FAQ

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

Batch import images as reference in a cross-platform FileMaker Pro environment

This page describes our findings regarding importing images in a FileMaker Server hosted file, while storing only a reference. It concentrates on how to make this work in a cross platform environment.

Auto update with FileMaker Server updated!
A page which describes how to start using the auto-update feature of FileMaker Server 7/8/9/10/11.

Installing Troi Plug-ins as FileMaker Server Plug-Ins
Detailed information on how to get started with server-side plug-ins.

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