Troi Dialog Plug-in™ 5.5.7

Troi Dialog Plug-in is copyright 1998-2013 of Troi Automatisering. All rights reserved (January 14th, 2013).
 
Thank you for your interest in the Troi Dialog Plug-in. This FileMaker^® Pro plug-in adds custom dialog functions to FileMaker Pro. With it you can show several kinds of dialogs in FileMaker, where the dialog text and the buttons are generated dynamically.

This cross-platform plug-in is compatible with FileMaker Pro 10 through 12 and is using the native FileMaker 7 API. Finally you can do things you thought were still impossible to do with FileMaker. Make your databases look more professional by using this plug-in!

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

INSTALLING A (TROI) PLUG-IN FOR THE FIRST TIME.

NEW Starting with FileMaker Pro 12 a plug-in can be installed directly from a container field! So if you are using FileMaker Pro 12 installation is very easy: just open the "All File 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 our .fmp12 formatted download package) which contains the actual plug-in and install script.

• For Macintosh: put the file "Troi_Dialog.fmplugin" from the folder "Mac OS Plug-in" into the "Extensions" folder in the FileMaker Pro 11 folder (or the FileMaker Pro 10 folder). If you have installed a previous version of this plug-in, you must remove it.
• For Windows: put the file "Troi_Dialog.fmx" from the directory "Windows Plug-in" into the "Extensions" subdirectory in the FileMaker Pro 11 directory (or FileMaker Pro 10 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 Dialog Plug-in will display a dialog box, indicating that it is loading and showing the registration status. You can now open the file "All Dialog Examples.fp7" to see how to use the plug-in's functions.
There is also a Function Overview and a User Guide.

What Troi Dialog Plug-in can do for you

Dynamic Dialogs
These dialog boxes are a vast improvement of the "Show Message" script step. Because you can create them dynamically they are great for displaying variable field content, numbers, dates/times, layout names etc. You specify the text of the dialog as a calculation, and you may also specify up to 4 buttons! This makes localization of dialog boxes to other languages finally feasible. You can also specify an input dialog and even a password input dialogs.

Progress bar dialogs
With this you can create a progress bar to indicate to a user that a script is doing a lengthy operation, and provide feedback on how long this still will last.

And more dialogs
There are also these dialogs: flash dialog, input dialog, big text input dialog, list dialog and a delay function.

Who wrote it?

Troi Dialog 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 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:
http://www.troi.com/
You can also download the OSErrrs database, which lists all Operating System error codes for Macintosh 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

Mac OS X 10.5.7 or higher (Leopard), Mac OS X 10.6.x (Snow Leopard), Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion), OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)

System requirements Windows

Windows XP Professional (SP 3)
Windows Vista on Intel-compatible computer, Pentium III 800MHz or higher
Windows 7 on Intel-compatible computer 1 GHz or faster
Windows 8
QuickTime 7 or later for the Dial_PresentImage() function.

FileMaker requirements

FileMaker Pro 10 or FileMaker Pro Advanced 10 or higher.
FileMaker Pro 11 or FileMaker Pro Advanced 11 or higher.
FileMaker Pro 12 or FileMaker Pro Advanced 12 or higher.

NOTE We have successfully tested it with FileMaker Pro 9 and FileMaker Pro Advanced 9, but we no longer provide active support for this version. Troi Dialog Plug-in will probably also run fine with earlier FileMaker versions 7 to 8.5, but we have not tested these earlier FileMaker versions and we do not provide support for this.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.x does not run on versions prior to FileMaker Pro 7.0. If you need to run on versions prior to FileMaker Pro 7: see our web site for the Troi Dialog Plug-in 3.6. The 3.6 version runs on FileMaker 6, 5.x and 4.x.

Also note that Troi Dialog Plug-in, with older FileMaker versions, will probably run on older operating systems for example Mac OS X 10.3.9 or Windows 2000, however we do not support this.

Troi Dialog 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 Dialog Plug-in at your own risk

Although Troi Dialog 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 Dialog 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?

You can only buy a license for Troi Dialog 5.5.x After you have paid you will receive a registration for Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.x that works with FileMaker Pro 10 through 12.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.x has the following pricing:

Note: if you still develop in FileMaker Pro 6: the registration won't work in the classic Troi Dialog Plug-in 3.6 (for FileMaker 6) . However with your purchase of a 5.5 license, we can provide a free licence for the 3.6 version. Please request this by email.

Upgrades from previous versions

If you bought a license on or after February 1st, 2008 the upgrade is FREE! Note: the 5.5.x version needs a new registration string. Eligible users have been sent a new registration string. Contact us if you have not received yours.

If you bought a license before February 1st, 2008 you will need to buy an upgrade to use the 5.5.x version.

Upgrades from other previous versions

If you bought a license before February 1st, 2008, the registration won't work and you need to upgrade.

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 Kagi who accept credit cards, checks and cash monies.

Protection and unlocking the application

Troi Dialog Plug-in has a protection scheme. After you pay Troi Automatisering will tell you how to indicate to Troi Dialog 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 version of Troi Dialog Plug-in in the separate file: Release_notes.htm.

Finally if you still need to convert from FileMaker Pro 6 databases don't forget to read the FileMaker 6 Conversion Note.

Thanks for supporting our software!

Peter Baanen