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Troi Text Plug-in™ 4.5.1

Troi Text Plug-in is copyright 1998-2019 of Troi Automatisering. All rights reserved (May 19, 2019).
 
Thank you for your interest in Troi Text Plug-in. This FileMaker® Pro plug-in adds several external functions to FileMaker Pro 12 to 16: check spelling, parse out incoming XML data in FileMaker Pro and text manipulation functions like GetLine which returns the n-th line of a text field, ANDText, XORText, NOTText, UniqueLines, UniqueWords and SortLines.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Installation is very easy: just open the "All Text Examples.fmp12" example file and the startup script will install the plug-in for you. See also the example file EasyInstallTroiPlugins.fmp12 (which is included in the download package) which contains the actual plug-in and install script.

What Troi Text Plug-in can do for you

Troi Text Plug-in is a very powerful tool for dealing efficiently with text in your FileMaker Pro database. It will let you check spelling in a field, find all lines that are the same in 2 text fields or all lines that are different in 2 text fields. Additional functions let you find all lines that are in the first text field but not in the second, all unique lines of a text field or all unique words of a text field. Other manipulations include finding all lines in a text field sorted alphabetically, getting the n-th line of a text field and easily parsing out your incoming XML data files into FileMaker fields.

Who wrote it?

Troi Text Plug-in was designed and implemented by Peter Baanen of Troi Automatisering. You can visit the Troi web site at: www.troi.com for additional information.

Troi may also be reached by email at: 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:
www.troi.com
You can also download the OSErrrs database, which lists all Operating System error codes for Mac OS X and Windows, some of which the plug-in may return. The web site is also your source for late breaking information, company information, FileMaker tips and more.

System requirements

System requirements Mac OS X

Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion), OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion), OS X 10.9 (Mavericks), OS X 10.10 (Yosemite), OS X 10.11 (El Capitan), macOS 10.12 (Sierra) and macOS 10.13 (High Sierra).

NOTE Troi Text Plug-in 4.5.x will probably run on Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard), but we have not tested this and no longer provide support for this.

System requirements Windows

Windows 7 on Intel-compatible computer 1 GHz or faster
Windows 8.x
Windows 10, including Creators Update

FileMaker requirements

FileMaker Pro 12 or FileMaker Pro Advanced 12.
FileMaker Pro 13 or FileMaker Pro Advanced 13.
FileMaker Pro 14 or FileMaker Pro Advanced 14.
FileMaker Pro 15 or FileMaker Pro Advanced 15.
FileMaker Pro 16 or FileMaker Pro Advanced 16.

FileMaker Server requirements

FileMaker Server 12 or FileMaker Server Advanced 12.
FileMaker Server 13 or FileMaker Server Advanced 13.
FileMaker Server 14 or FileMaker Server Advanced 14.
FileMaker Server 15 or FileMaker Server Advanced 15.
FileMaker Server 16 or FileMaker Server Advanced 16.

FileMaker Cloud requirements

FileMaker Cloud 15 or FileMaker Cloud 16.

Using Troi Text Plug-in as server-side plug-in
It has always been possible to use FileMaker Server to serve databases that use functions of the Troi Text Plug-in (client-side): you need to have the plug-in installed at the client's computer. Now Troi Text Plug-in can also be used by FileMaker Server as a server-side plug-in or as a plug-in used by the web publishing engine. To use Troi Plug-ins as a server-side or web-side plug-in you need to purchase a special Server/Web license. See below for pricing.
For more information on server-side and web-side plug-ins please read the separate document: Installing and using Troi Plug-ins on FileMaker Server.

Troi Text 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 Text Plug-in at your own risk

Although Troi Text 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 Text Plug-in.

We like to hear feedback on the benefits and shortcomings of the plug-in. Please include the FileMaker version, the platform and operating system in your suggestions and comments.

What are the costs?

Troi Text Plug-in 4.0 has the following pricing:

New licenses:  
Single user license:
10-user pack:
25-user pack:
US$ 49 per user
US$ 199
US$ 299
Developer licenses:
Allows you to include the plug-in with all FileMaker solutions that your company sells to organizations of up to 25 users.
 
Developer license for Mac + Windows: US$ 299
Server/web license
Allows you to use the plug-in in server-side scripts and in web published databases using FileMaker Server Advanced (no user limit).
 
ServerWeb license for Mac + Windows: US$ 259

Upgrades from previous versions

You need to use a 4.5 version of the registration. If you bought a license for Troi Text Plug-in on or after October 27th, 2016 the upgrade is FREE! Eligible users have been sent a new registration string. Contact us if you have not received yours.

If you bought a license for Troi Text Plug-in before October 27th, 2016 you will need to buy an upgrade to use the 4.5 version.

Upgrades from previous versions:

Single user license upgrade:
10-user pack upgrade:
25-user pack upgrade:
US$ 29 per user
US$ 119
US$ 159
Upgrades from previous Developer Licenses:

Cross platform Developer license upgrade: US$ 159
Upgrades from previous Server/web Licenses:

ServerWeb license upgrade: US$ 139

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: www.troi.com/shop/. You can pay online with credit card via our web store, we also accept PayPal and other payment methods.

Protection and unlocking the application

Troi Text Plug-in has a protection scheme. After you pay Troi will tell you how to indicate to Troi Text Plug-in that you have paid the license fee.

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.

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 versions of Troi Text Plug-in in the separate file: Release_notes.htm.

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