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Version 3.0.2
Troi Serial Plug-in gives FileMaker Pro the
ability to read from and write to the serial ports
of the computer directly from within FileMaker Pro
without the need of a separate application. And it
works completely cross-platform!
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Version history
Below you can find the version history, with an overview
of what has been changed in the current and previous
versions of Troi Serial Plug-in.
3.0.2 for FileMaker Pro 8.5, 8 and 7 (March 26th, 2007)
- (Windows) fixed a bug where opening COM ports with names COM5 or higher would result in an $$2 error.
- Improved Barcode.fp7 example file.
- Fixed a bug in the Serial_DataWasReceived function, where it would return $$-50.
3.0.1 for FileMaker Pro 8.5, 8 and 7 (October 16th, 2006)
- Significantly improved speed of triggering scripts when data comes in.
- Fixed a bug when using the waitstring parameter in Serial_SetDispatchScript.
- Improved triggering when a script is already running:
- If a script is already running: the plug-in will pause the current running script, run the trigger script and then automatically pick up the original script where it left off.
- If a script is paused: the plug-in will pause the current running script, run the trigger script. When the trigger script is finished, the original script is still paused.
If you want different behaviour: add a Halt or Pause/Resume step in your trigger script.
- Added "-ResumeWhenScriptPaused" switch to Serial_Open function: this changes the behaviour of the trigger script: if another script is already running and is paused, the paused script will now resume after the trigger script is finished.
- Added final version of user guide.
- Improved All Serial Examples.fp7, so that for for Debug.fp7 the correct script "Open File" is called.
- Improved several example files and removed remaining old style function calls.
- Changed incorrect function name Serial_AsciiValueToTxt in documentation. It is now correctly referred as Serial_AsciiValueToText. (Note the extra e in Text at the end).
3.0b1 Beta for FileMaker Pro 8.5, 8 and 7 (October 3rd, 2006)
- Made compatible
FileMaker Pro 8.5.
- (Mac OS X) Converted to Universal plug-in which runs natively on PowerPC and Intel Macs.
- Added new Serial_TextToAsciiValue function, which converts a text to the ASCII values.
- (Windows) The Serial_GetPortNames function now detects all existing serial ports, instead of always returning with COM1...COM4.
2.6 (October 3rd, 2006)
- Prepared for new version of registration.
2.5.0.1 (March 13th, 2003)
- Improved the Terminal.fp5 example file.
2.5 (July 8th, 2002)
- Added a Serial-Debug function, which helps you to troubleshoot setting up a serial port. It can beep when data arrives and test the triggering of the dispatch script.
- Added a Serial-SetSetting function. With this function you can specify a different way to trigger scripts, where Active X is not available.
- Added a switch -GetLastMatch in Serial-Receive, which will return the last matchstring received.
- Added a Serial-Reinitialize function, which you can use when new or different serial ports are added dynamically, for example if you plug-in a USB-To-Serial adapter.
- Added functions to change the separator between parameters. This is useful for Japanese systems, where portnames contain the pipe characters.
- Fixed a bug on Mac OS, where flow control would not be set properly. This happened with the switch flowControl=DtrDsr, flowControl=DtrDsr=RtsCts and the advanced versions of these.
- Fixed a bug where not all data would be returned when multiple matchstrings where received.
- Updated the user guide and added Barcode and other examples.
2.2 (October 30th, 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. On Mac OS X the file "Troi Serial X extension" is required in the FileMaker Extensions folder.
- Added possibility to trigger different scripts for each port.
- Added extra example files.
2.0 (October 13th, 1999)
- Made compatible with FileMaker Pro 5.0.
- Added Active X support for Script Triggering.
- Added Apple event support for Script Triggering.
- Added Control function, which can Temporary suspend the data stream. (Ideal for continuous devices).
- Added Wait for string function, which can wait for a specific character before triggering.
1.0 (February 23rd, 1999)
- Added Serial-ToASCII function, which takes one or more numbers and converts them to their ASCII characters.
- Fixed a bug on Mac OS machines, which caused parameters to parse incorrectly. For example with the Serial-open command, settings parameters like "-baud=1200" would not to be interpreted right, causing to default it to 9600 baud.
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