Troi File Plug-in™ 2.7.1.2 Troi File Plug-in is copyright 1998-2004 of Troi Automatisering. All rights reserved (June 19th, 2004).   Thank you for your interest in the Troi File Plug-in. This FileMaker Pro™ plug-in adds File and Folder Manipulation: save or read a field from or to a file. Other manipulations like deleting files, creating folders are also possible. This cross-platform plug-in is compatible with FileMaker Pro 4, 5.x and 6.x and enhances their functions. Finally you can do things you thought were still impossible to do with FileMaker Pro. Now you can create powerful databases by using this plug-in! INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS INSTALLING A (TROI) PLUG-IN FOR THE FIRST TIME. For Macintosh: put the file "Troi File Plug-in" from the folder "MacOS Plug-in" into the "FileMaker Extensions" folder in the FileMaker Pro folder. If you have installed previous versions of this plug-in, you must remove them. For Windows: put the file "trfile.fmx" from the directory "Windows Plug-in" into the "SYSTEM" subdirectory in the FileMaker Pro directory. If you have installed previous versions of this plug-in, you must remove them. You may want to install other plug-ins before proceeding. Then (re)start FileMaker Pro. The Troi File Plug-in will display a dialog box, indicating that it is loading and showing the registration status. You can now open the file "All File Examples.fp5" to see how to use the plug-in's functions. What Troi File Plug-in can do for you The File Manipulation functions make it possible to save the contents of a (text)field or global to a file. You may calculate a path name or let the user indicate a location on your disks through a Save as dialog box. The reverse is also possible: have the user select a file and read it into a field. Additional functions let you query detailed information of a file: the size on disk, creation and modification dates etc. Other manipulations include creation, deletion, copying and moving of files, and the creation of folders. Who wrote it? Troi File Plug-in was designed and implemented by Peter Baanen of Troi Automatisering. You can visit the Troi web site at: http://www.troi.com/ for additional information. Troi may also be reached by postal mail at: Troi Automatisering Vuurlaan 18 2408 NB Alphen aan den Rijn The Netherlands Tel: +31 172-42 66 06 Fax: +31-172-47 05 39 Email: info@troi.com Note that due to spam we have to filter incoming email. It might happen that non-spam email is filtered out too. If you have sent an email and you don't get an answer, try to send another email, slightly differently formulated and include the word "FileMaker" in the body text. Where can I get the latest version and more information? The latest versions of our software are available for downloading at our web site: http://www.troi.com/ Here you will also find late breaking information, company information, FileMaker tips and more. System requirements System requirements Mac Hardware: Power Macintosh Computer or later. This plug-in can not run on Mac 68k machines. Software: Mac OS version 9.1 through Mac OS 9.2 or Mac OS X 10.2, 10.3 or higher. System requirements Windows Hardware: Intel-compatible computer 486/33 or later 32 MB of RAM required Software Requirements: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 6), Windows 2000 or Windows XP FileMaker requirements FileMaker Pro 6, FileMaker Pro 5.x or higher or FileMaker Developer 6 or 5.x or higher. NOTE This plug-in should also run without problems on any machine that is able to run FileMaker Pro 4.0, FileMaker Pro 4.1 and runtimes from FileMaker Developer Edition 4.0 and machines running Mac OS 8.x, 9.0 and Mac OS 10.0.X. However, we have not tested this, and we don't provide support for this. Some functions are not available for each platform or FileMaker version. See the functions' documentation for details. Troi File Plug-in is a commercial product You can try-before-you-buy. This means that you are free and invited to test the plug-in 30 days before you pay. You may also make copies of the original and complete package (including this Read Me file) and distribute it to customers, friends etc. However, you may not distribute a modified or licensed version. Use Troi File Plug-in at your own risk Although Troi File Plug-in was tested carefully, we can not be responsible for any damages resulting from using this software. Also please try it out on a test database. Your system may be using an extension (unknown to us) that interferes with the proper functioning of Troi File Plug-in. We like to hear feedback on the benefits and shortcomings of the plug-in. Please include the platform and operating system in your suggestions and comments. What are the costs? Troi File Plug-in 2.7.1 has the following pricing: New Licenses: 1-9 user licenses: 10-24 user licenses: 25-99 user licenses: 100-199 user licenses: 200 or more user licenses: US$ 59 per user US$ 49 per user US$ 35 per user US$ 25 per user US$ 15 per user Developer Licenses: Developer license (Mac OS): Developer license (Windows): Developer license (Mac + Windows): US$ 279 US$ 279 US$ 449 Upgrades from previous versions If you bought a license for version 2.0 or later the upgrade is free and the registration you have should work with this version. If you have a 3FM bundle the registration won't work and you need to upgrade. Upgrades from previous versions: Single license: Site license (Mac or Windows): Worldwide license (Mac or Windows): US$ 29 per user US$ 9 per user US$ 9 per user Upgrades from previous Developer Licenses: Cross platform Developer license to Cross platform Developer license US$ 129 All Troi Plug-ins are available for Macintosh and Windows. When ordering please indicate for which platform you are ordering. How to pay? Paying for a license is easy. We have several ways to pay. More information on this can be found on the order page on our web site: http://www.troi.com/software/order.html. You can pay online via credit card or via Kagi, who also accept checks and cash monies. Protection and unlocking the application Troi File Plug-in has a protection scheme. After you pay Troi Automatisering will tell you how to indicate to Troi File Plug-in that you have paid the license fee. If you do not have an e-mail address, please enter your complete postal address and remember, we do not know what country you live in so please enter that into the postal address also. After you've supplied the payment data the following is changed: the not registered warning is replaced by your name. the flash screen that shows at the first time the plug-in is used is removed. Of course also the delay (which is longer after 30 days of use) will be removed. the plug-in no longer stops working after 42 minutes. Bug reports and Wish list If you find a bug, please report this by e-mail: info@troi.com. If you have any comments or other functions that you think need to be added, please notify us! We have a lot of ideas for this plug-in, so be sure to check our web site for new plug-ins and improved versions. And please pay for software you keep using, so that the wish list becomes reality. Versions You can find what has been changed in this and previous version of Troi File Plug-in in the separate file: Release_notes.htm. Thanks for supporting our software! Peter Baanen