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Troi Automatisering releases Troi File Plug-in 3.0.3 for FileMaker Pro 7

New FileMaker Pro 7 plug-in, for Mac and Windows, lets you manipulate your files and folders directly from your databases.

Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands, November 10th, 2004--Troi Automatisering today announced the availability of a new version of Troi File Plug-in for FileMaker Pro 7. Troi File Plug-in 3.0.3 makes use of the new extended plug-in API of FileMaker 7. Calls to the plug-in's functions can support Unicode and more and bigger parameters.

What is Troi File Plug-in?

Troi File Plug-in is a very powerful tool for getting access to information outside the FileMaker Pro database. Any files or folders stored on the computer can be accessed through the functions of the plug-in. All from within FileMaker you can:

  • get data from files that are on the disk of the computer into FileMaker Pro
  • create files anywhere on the hard disk and put data from FileMaker fields into them
  • manipulate files and folders on the disk: this includes creating, deleting, copying, moving and modifying files and folders
  • query detailed information of files: the size on disk, creation and modification dates and much more
  • launch files with their appropriate application directly from FileMaker Pro

What is changed?

This version adds two new features, improves Unicode handling and fixes some bugs. The main changes are:

New features

  • (Windows) The TrFile_SelectFolderDialog will now show a Make New Folder button in the dialog.
  • The plug-in now has a new and easy TrFile_Exists function that will return 1 if a file or folder exists.

Bug fixes

  • Improved the handling of Unicode paths in several functions. It is now more robust, as file paths with higher Unicode characters in both the filename and the path are now handled correctly.
  • (Windows) Fixed a bug in TrFile_DeleteFolder. It no longer returns $$6, when deleting a folder and all its subfolders.
  • (Mac OS X) Improved the TrFile_SetContents and TrFile_Append function: On Mac OS X it can also write out ASCII characters 0.

    Please note that at the moment it is NOT possible to write texts that contain the hexadecimal ASCII character 0x00 on Windows (See our web site for more details).

Other improvements

  • Improved the Diskmount.fp7 example file: it now is more obvious that there are more example records.
  • Improved the ImageImport.fp7 example file to work better with the extension .jpeg.
  • (Mac OS X) Added a script step for FileVault compatibility
  • Changed an error code in TrFile_DeleteFolder, so that it is the same on all platforms.

Suggested Uses

  • Batch import of any text file, anywhere
  • Let the user select a folder and process the contents of this folder
  • 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
  • Catalog complete projects, including pictures, and the meta data like EXIF and IPTC

Classic version still available

Please note that Troi File Plug-in 2.8 is also still available. This version makes use of the 'classic' plug-in API. Users that upgrade to FileMaker 7 but don't yet want to rewrite their scripts calling the File Plug-in functions can use this version. The 2.8 version also runs on FileMaker 6 and 5.x.

Pricing & Availability

Fully functional versions of Troi File Plug-in 3.0.3 and Troi File Plug-in 2.8 are available for downloading at Troi's web site at:

<http://www.troi.com/software/fileplugin.html>.

Troi File Plug-in 3.0.3 works with FileMaker Pro 7. The plug-in also runs with runtimes from FileMaker Developer 7. The plug-in is available for Mac OS X (10.2.8 or later) and for Windows 2000 (Service Pack 6) or Windows XP.

Troi File Plug-in 2.8 works with FileMaker 5 and later. The plug-in is available for Mac OS 9.1 or later, including Mac OS X (10.1.5 or later), and for Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4), or Windows XP. The 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 later.

Licenses cost US$ 59 per user. The registration you receive after paying the license fee will work with version 3.0.3 as well as with version 2.8!

Product updates from version 2.7.1 and earlier, bought on or after 28 June 2003, are FREE: eligible users have been sent a new registration string. Upgrades from version 2.7.1 or earlier, bought before 28 June 2003, are available from US$ 29 per user. Details on developer licenses and multi-user discounts can be found on our web site. You can order licenses from our web site.

About Troi Automatisering

Troi Automatisering is leading developer of cross platform FileMaker Pro plug-ins and winner of the FileMaker Pro Excellence Award 2001. 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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