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Troi Automatisering releases Troi Dialog Plug-in 2.1 for FileMaker 5.5

Dynamic dialog functions now also available for FileMaker 5.5 and Mac OS X!

Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands, May 29th, 2001--Troi Automatisering today announced the immediate availability of its Troi Dialog Plug-in 2.1, for FileMaker Pro 5.5 for Mac OS, Mac OS X and Windows.

What is the Troi Dialog Plug-in?

The Troi Dialog Plug-in is a very powerful tool for displaying real dialogs in FileMaker Pro. The text of the dialog and also the buttons can be created dynamically by using a calculation. All from within FileMaker you can:

  • show dialogs with variable text and up to 4 buttons
  • show temporary flash screens
  • show a progress bar for lengthy operations
  • let a user input text through a dialog
  • show a list dialog
  • add a standard icon or your own icons
  • set the text for the dialog title bar

Peter Baanen, company president, states: "We are working hard to adapt all Troi Plug-ins for FileMaker 5.5. I'm proud to announce the Dialog plug-in as the next Troi plug-in being FileMaker 5.5 and Mac OS X ready, especially since we have been able to sneak in some new features and improvements while we were at it. And today is my birthday too!"

"If you're looking to produce a professional-looking solution using FileMaker, then this dialog box plug-in is a must-have", Richard Dyce, MacUser UK.

New Features

The Troi Dialog Plug-in 2.1 adds these new functions and features:

  • Tested with FileMaker 5.5 and made compatible for Mac OS X. The Mac OS 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.
  • Set the title bar of the dialog to any text you want.
  • Improved "Version" function. It can retrieve the version number of the plug-in. This allows you to check which version is running, so you'll know if certain functionality is available.
  • Show the Flash Dialog from a script. This makes checking the registration state for endusers easier.
  • Updated user guide, with expanded description on Progress bar dialogs.
  • Fixed a few bugs too.

Together with the existing functions the possibilities are virtually limitless. We invite you to test drive the new functions and see what you can do with it!

Suggested Uses

  • Give your users better and flexible feedback.
  • Show quick instructions without the user having to dismiss the dialog every time.
  • Build multi-language systems more easily.
  • Make your solutions look more professional by using your own icons and title bars in dialogs.

Pricing & Availability

A fully functional version of Troi Dialog Plug-in 2.1 is available for downloading at Troi's Web site at: <http://www.troi.com/software/dialogplugin.html>.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 2.1 works with FileMaker Pro 4 and later. The plug-in is available for Mac OS 8.1-9.1, for Mac OS X and Windows95/98 and NT/2000, and costs US$ 35 per user. Upgrades from previous licenses of the Dialog plug-in are free! Details on developer licenses and multi-user discounts can be found on our web site. You can order licenses via our web site.

XML formatted information

All information for this plug-in formatted in XML can be found here:

<http://www.troi.com/info/xsd/dialogplugin.xml>.

If you list our software you can use this XML data to automatically update information of this product. For more information on this and XSD (Extendable Software Description Language) look here: <http://www.troi.com/info/xsd/>.

About Troi Automatisering

Troi Automatisering is leading developer of cross platform FileMaker Pro plug-ins, databases and utilities. For more information, visit our web site at:
<http://www.troi.com/>.    

Contact information  

Diana Budding,
Troi Automatisering
Vuurlaan 18
2408 NB Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands
Telephone: +31-172-426606,
Fax: +31-172-470539

Newsroom: <http://www.troi.com/news/>

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