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Visit us at the FileMaker Devcon 2016

Troi Automatisering is present at the FileMaker Developer Conference in Las Vegas, to be held July 18th to July 21th. Visit our booth to check out our new plug-ins for FileMaker Pro 15 or to just say hi. We look forward to seeing you.
For updates on the FileMaker Devcon please see: filemakerdevcon.tumblr.com

FileMaker DevCon 2016

Troi File Plug-in 7.5.2 for FileMaker 13 released

November 25th, 2014 Today we released Troi File Plug-in 7.5.2, our plug-in for managing and manipulating external files from your FileMaker database. This release adds the possibility to check the registration status of the plug-in, fixes some problems and improves the working of several functions.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.8 for FileMaker 13 released

November 4th, 2014 Today we released Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.8, our plug-in for displaying flexible, dynamic dialogs. This release is a maintenance update, fixing the plug-in crashing on Mac OS X Yosemite in some cases.
To the Troi Dialog Plug-in page.

Troi Activator Plug-in 3.5.3 for FileMaker 13 released

July 21st, 2014 Today we released Troi Activator Plug-in 3.5.3, our plug-in for triggering scripts remotely from an other computer. This release is a maintenance update, fixing a bug on Windows with the handling of daylight savings time and correcting some problems with registering on Mac OS X. We recommend all users download and use the 3.5.3 version instead of version 3.5.2.
To the Troi Activator Plug-in page.

Update for Troi File Plug-in available

May 28th, 2014 Today we released Troi File Plug-in 7.5.1. This version fixes a bug in the 7.5 version on Mac OS X that could crash FileMaker Pro with certain registration strings when using the "Troi Payment Certificate.txt". We recommend all users download and use the 7.5.1 version instead of version 7.5.
To the Troi File Plug-in page

Troi File Plug-in 7.5 for FileMaker 13 released

May 27th, 2014 Today we released the final version of Troi File Plug-in 7.5, our file manipulation plug-in for FileMaker Pro 13. This version adds support for 64-bit architecture on Mac OS X and Windows, which is required for running the plug-in on FileMaker Server 13 and WebDirect. For this we rewrote most parts of the plug-in.
Furthermore we improved Getting Metadata from images and movies in this version and made several improvements and fixes in other functions.
To the Troi File Plug-in page

Troi File Plug-in 7.4.9.1 beta for FileMaker 13 released

April 25th, 2014 Today we released a public beta version of Troi File Plug-in, our file manipulation plug-in for FileMaker Pro 13. The 7.4.9.1 beta version adds support for 64-bit architecture on Mac OS X and Windows, which is required for running the plug-in on FileMaker Server 13 and WebDirect. For this we rewrote most parts of the plug-in.
Furthermore we improved Getting Metadata from images and movies in this version and made several improvements and fixes in other functions.
You can download the new beta version here.
To the Troi File Plug-in page

Troi Activator Plug-in 3.5.2 for FileMaker 13 released

January 13th, 2014 Today we released Troi Activator Plug-in 3.5.2, our plug-in for triggering scripts remotely from an other computer. This release is compatible and tested with FileMaker Pro 13. In this version we also added support for 64-bit architecture on Windows. On Windows there are now 2 plug-ins: Troi_Activator.fmx (for 32-bit) and Troi_Activator.fmx64 (for 64-bit). The latter is required for running the plug-in with Filemaker Server 13 and WebDirect.
To the Troi Activator Plug-in page.

Troi Activator Plug-in 3.5.1 for FileMaker 12 released

October 24th, 2013 Today we released Troi Activator Plug-in 3.5.1, our plug-in for triggering scripts remotely from an other computer. This release is a maintenance update, fixing a bug causing the plug-in not to load on Mac OS X Mavericks in some cases.
To the Troi Activator Plug-in page.

Troi URL Plug-in 3.5 for FileMaker 12 released

October 16th, 2013 Today we released Troi URL Plug-in 3.5, our Internet plug-in for FileMaker Pro 12. The new Troi URL Plug-in 3.5 further improves and expands its web interaction functionality.

Automatic UTF-8 detection

Troi URL Plug-in 3.5 improves on the handling of UTF-8 encoded web pages: the plug-in will automatically detect if the received data contains a meta charset tag or a XML encoding tag and correctly display the UTF-8 encoded result in FileMaker.

New: OAuth authentication

OAuth supported by Troi URL Plug-in

Troi URL Plug-in 3.5 adds a new function to set the Consumer Key and Consumer Secret for an OAuth authorization, so you can now also interact with web services other than Twitter that require OAuth authentication.

Troi URL Plug-in 3.5 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 12 and is compatible with Windows 8 and Mac OS X.

To the Troi URL Plug-in page.

Troi File Plug-in 7 for FileMaker 12 released

July 25th, 2013 Today we released Troi File Plug-in 7, our file manipulation plug-in for FileMaker Pro 12. The new Troi File Plug-in 7 further expands your file manipulation arsenal. This release adds several new key features and expands existing ones.

Insert text into a file at a specified position

Troi File Plug-in 7 improves on the manipulation of (text) files: with the new function TrFile_InsertContents, you can insert text into a file at a specified position. We added a new Insert example file to the download demonstrating this functionality.

New: drag and drop your emails into FileMaker

Grid of square thumbnails created by Troi File Plug-in

Troi File Plug-in 7 improves the drag and drop functionality by adding Mail Drop (Mac OS X only). You can now drag one or more emails from the Mail.app to the FileMaker window.
We also added the possibility to add a name when creating a thumbnail with the CreateThumbnail function. The name can be used for example when you perform an Export Field Contents action. And in this version we added a grid view to the Thumbnail example file, which demonstrates how to present your square thumbnails in a matrix.

Troi File Plug-in 7 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 12 and is compatible with Windows 8 and Mac OS X.

To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Updated Troi OSErrrs v2.5 error codes database

June 17th, 2013: This FileMaker database lists over 4700 Mac OS X and Windows error codes! We added a FileMaker Pro 12 version and a few new errors that the Troi plug-ins can return. Still free for our plug-in users.
To the OSErrrs page.

Updated Twitter example file for Twitter API 1.1

June 17th, 2013: We have posted an updated example file for sending tweets directly from FileMaker Pro.
Troi URL Plug-in makes it very easy to work with a Twitter account and post tweets. Twitter updated their API, so the new example file has been updated to work with the Twitter API 1.1. The new example file is also included in the download package of Troi URL Plug-in version 3.0
To the Troi URL Plug-in page

Troi File Plug-in 6.2 for FileMaker 12 released

May 31st, 2013 Today we released Troi File Plug-in 6.2, an update of our powerful file manipulation plug-in. This release is a maintenance update. It incorporates several improvements and bug fixes.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi Plug-ins can help you get PDF metadata
Troi File Plug-in 6.2 can help you to easily check the integrity of files with the MD5 hash value (checksum) of a file. Ideal to make sure your critical business documents are not corrupted, or even tampered with, all from FileMaker Pro!

Troi File Plug-in 6.2 can get metadata from PDF files like: title, subject, author, number of pages. On top of the already extensive metadata support for JPEGs (like reading EXIF, IPTC and XMP), Troi File Plug-in 6.2 can read the metadata from PNG images. The plug-in can even automatically detect if the IPTC text in JPEGs is UTF-8 encoded.

Discover all the powerful functions with our fully functional demo, on our Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.7 for FileMaker 12 released

Troi Plug-ins for FileMaker Pro 12 January 14th, 2013: Today we released an upgrade of Troi Dialog Plug-in, our flexible dialog showing plug-in.
Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.7 further improves compatiblity with FileMaker Pro 12, with examples in the new .fmp12 file format. It also adds compatibility with Windows 8 and fixes some issues on Mac OS X.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.7 is available for Mac OS X and Windows, including Windows 7 and 8. It runs with FileMaker Pro 10 to 12.
To the Troi Dialog Plug-in page.

Troi URL Plug-in 3 for FileMaker 12 released

Troi Plug-ins for FileMaker Pro 12 October 10th, 2012: Today we released a major upgrade of Troi URL Plug-in, our plug-in that retrieves web pages, images and fills in web forms all from FileMaker.
Troi URL Plug-in 3 further improves compatiblity with FileMaker Pro 12, with examples in the new .fmp12 file format. It also adds two new powerful functions, which implement the PUT and DELETE methods for interacting with web servers. These methods allow you to transfer files, images or data to web servers. And delete them too!

Troi URL Plug-in 3 is available for Mac OS X and Windows, including Windows 7. It runs with FileMaker Pro 10 to 12. It can also run under FileMaker Server or as a plug-in used by the web publishing engine.
To the Troi URL Plug-in page.

Troi File Plug-in 6.1.1 for FileMaker 12 released

August 1st, 2012 Today we released Troi File Plug-in 6.1.1, an update of our powerful file manipulation plug-in. This release is a maintenance update. It was tested with Mountain Lion and fixes a script problem in testing the version of the plug-in.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi Plug-ins can help you get PDF metadata
Troi File Plug-in 6.1.1 can help you to easily check the integrity of files with the MD5 hash value (checksum) of a file. Ideal to make sure your critical business documents are not corrupted, or even tampered with, all from FileMaker Pro!

Troi File Plug-in 6.1.1 can get metadata from PDF files like: title, subject, author, number of pages. On top of the already extensive metadata support for JPEGs (like reading EXIF, IPTC and XMP), Troi File Plug-in 6.1.1 can read the metadata from PNG images. The plug-in can even automatically detect if the IPTC text in JPEGs is UTF-8 encoded.

Discover all the powerful functions with our fully functional demo, on our Troi File Plug-in page.

 

Troi Plug-ins compatible with Mountain Lion

Troi Plug-ins are Mountain Lion compatible

July 27th, 2012 On Wednesday Apple released OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. We have finished testing our plug-ins with Mountain Lion and we have not found any compatibility issues!
We have created a Mountain Lion page with more details. We are continuing to work with Mountain Lion and will report back when we have more information.
Also note that FileMaker Inc. created a web page about OS X Mountain Lion and FileMaker products. They note that FileMaker Pro 11 and FileMaker Pro 12 are compatible, but when installing the FileMaker Pro app you might encounter an error from the Gatekeeper function of Mountain Lion. Luckily you won't get this warning when installing (Troi) Plug-ins.

Troi File Plug-in 6.1 for FileMaker 12 released

June 26th, 2012 Today we released Troi File Plug-in 6.1, an update of our powerful file manipulation plug-in. This release adds further support for FileMaker Pro 12, with examples in the new .fmp12 file format. It also adds the example file EasyInstallTroiPlugins.fmp12, which demonstrates how to automatically install the plug-in directly from a container field. This version also fixes some bugs and adds other improvements.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi Plug-ins can help you get PDF metadata
Troi File Plug-in 6.1 can help you to easily check the integrity of files with the MD5 hash value (checksum) of a file. Ideal to make sure your critical business documents are not corrupted, or even tampered with, all from FileMaker Pro!

Troi File Plug-in 6.1 can get metadata from PDF files like: title, subject, author, number of pages. On top of the already extensive metadata support for JPEGs (like reading EXIF, IPTC and XMP), Troi File Plug-in 6.1 can read the metadata from PNG images. The plug-in can even automatically detect if the IPTC text in JPEGs is UTF-8 encoded.

Discover all the powerful functions with our fully functional demo, on our Troi File Plug-in page.

FileMaker Pro 12 released

FileMaker Pro 12

April 4th, 2012: FileMaker Inc. released FileMaker Pro 12 today. This is a great release, with lots of new features. One of those features is a simplified way to update plug-ins, enabling easy distribution in the FileMaker file itself!

Troi Plug-ins' compatibility with FileMaker Pro 12

In general all Troi plug-ins that work with FileMaker 11 still work with FileMaker 12. We have been busy updating our plug-ins to prepare them for the arrival of FileMaker Pro 12, with more plug-in updates to follow soon.
We also have created a FileMaker Pro 12 compatibility page, where you can find more detailed information:
To the FileMaker Pro 12 Compatibility page.

We will be continuing our tests and adding more information and examples in FileMaker Pro 12 format in the coming weeks. Please check back for updates.

Troi Serial Plug-in 3.2 for FileMaker 11 released

March 27th, 2012: Today we released a minor maintenance update of Troi Serial Plug-in. This powerful plug-in adds functions to access serial ports directly from within FileMaker Pro (allowing you for example to open a cash register). This update fixes a few small issues and incorporates several smaller improvements.

Troi Serial Plug-in 3.2 is available for Mac OS X and Windows, including Windows 7. It runs with FileMaker Pro 8 to 11. It can also run under FileMaker Server or as a plug-in used by the web publishing engine.
To the Troi Serial Plug-in page.

Troi URL Plug-in 2.6.1 for FileMaker 11 released

March 19th, 2012: Today we released a minor maintenance update of Troi URL Plug-in, our plug-in that retrieves web pages, images and fills in web forms all from FileMaker.
This update fixes a problem with version number in the bundle (on Mac OS X) and FileVersion resource (on Windows).

Troi URL Plug-in 2.6.1 is available for Mac OS X and Windows, including Windows 7. It runs with FileMaker Pro 9 to 11. It can also run under FileMaker Server or as a plug-in used by the web publishing engine.
To the Troi URL Plug-in page.

Troi File Plug-in 6 for FileMaker 11 released

March 6th, 2012 Today we released Troi File Plug-in 6, our file manipulation plug-in for FileMaker Pro 11. The new Troi File Plug-in 6 further expands your file manipulation arsenal. This release adds several new key features and expands existing ones.

Integrity guaranteed!

You can now easily check integrity of files as Troi File Plug-in 6 can return the MD5 hash value (checksum) of a file. Ideal to make sure your critical business documents are not corrupted, or even tampered with, all from FileMaker Pro!

Metadata from PDFs and PNG images!

Troi Plug-ins can help you get PDF metadata

Troi File Plug-in 6 adds reading metadata of PDF files, it can get metadata from PDF files like: title, subject, author, number of pages. On top of the already extensive metadata support for JPEGs (like reading EXIF, IPTC and XMP), Troi File Plug-in 6 can now read the metadata from PNG images. The plug-in can even automatically detect if the IPTC text in JPEGs is UTF-8 encoded.
This version also improves the search function and the creation of nested folders. Troi File Plug-in 6 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 11 and is compatible with Windows 7 and Mac OS X.

To the Troi File Plug-in page.

 

Troi Activator Plug-in 3.5 for FileMaker 12 released

Troi Plug-ins for FileMaker Pro 12 March 21st, 2013: Today we released an upgrade of Troi Activator Plug-in, our plug-in for triggering scripts remotely from an other computer.
Troi Activator Plug-in 3.5 adds compatibility with Windows 8 and with 64-bit systems on Mac OS X. This version also adds several new features, such as the ability to shutdown and restart the computer. And the Upload Server functionality now allows the sending of just text.

Troi Activator Plug-in 3.5 is available for Mac OS X and Windows, including Windows 7 and 8. It runs with FileMaker Pro 10 to 12.
To the Troi Activator Plug-in page.

Troi Activator Plug-in 3.1 for FileMaker Pro 12 released

May 16th, 2012 We just released a new version of Troi Activator Plug-in, our plug-in for triggering scripts remotely from an other computer. This release adds support for FileMaker Pro 12, with examples in the new .fmp12 file format. It also adds the example file EasyInstallTroiPlugins.fmp12, which demonstrates how to automatically install the plug-in directly from a container field.

Troi Activator Plug-in can serve as an Image Upload Server, and works seamlessly in conjunction with QuickTrans our app for iOS devices, making uploading images a snap!

Troi Activator Plug-in 3.1 runs with FileMaker Pro 10 through 12, is compatible with Windows 7 and is a Universal Mac OS X plug-in.
To the Troi Activator Plug-in page.

Troi URL Plug-in 2.6.2 for FileMaker 11 and 12 released

September 3rd, 2012: Today we released a minor maintenance update of Troi URL Plug-in, our plug-in that retrieves web pages, images and fills in web forms all from FileMaker.
This update fixes a problem with running the plug-in on FileMaker Server 12, and is recommended for all users.

Troi URL Plug-in 2.6.2 is available for Mac OS X and Windows, including Windows 7. It runs with FileMaker Pro 9 to 12. It can also run under FileMaker Server or as a plug-in used by the web publishing engine.
To the Troi URL Plug-in page.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.5 for FileMaker Pro 11

November 16th, 2011: Today we released Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.5, our plug-in which can help you show sophisticated dialogs. This version is a minor maintenance release, which fixes a bug on Windows 64 bit.
Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.5 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 11, is compatible with Windows 7 and Mac OS X.
To the Troi Dialog Plug-in page.

Recursively Squared: Troi File Plug-in 5.5.1 for FileMaker 11 released

Grid of square thumbnails created by Troi File Plug-in

July 22nd, 2011 Today we updated Troi File Plug-in, our file manipulation plug-in for FileMaker Pro 11. The new version 5.5.1 improves further on compatibility with Mac OS X Lion*. It also improves the speed of the powerful recursive listing of files and folders with just one call to the plug-in!

Version 5.5 introduced enhanced creation of thumbnails: Troi File lets you create square thumbnails, which is great for presenting multiple images to a user in a compact grid. On top of that we extended our support for more RAW file formats. Also new is the ability to read Exif information from RAW files (like shutter speed, aperture etc).
Troi File Plug-in 5.5 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 11 and is compatible with Windows 7 and Mac OS X.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

* Tested with Mac OS X Lion 10.7: in our testing we have found no major issues with Mac OS X Lion.
 
Grab it in FileMaker!
 
troi Grabber plugin for filemaker pro

With this plug-in you can grab images directly from FileMaker!

Troi Grabber Plug-in 2.2.1 for FileMaker 11 released

September 13th, 2011: We just released an updated version of Troi Grabber Plug-in, our plug-in for grabbing images and movies from video devices! This is a maintenance update, adding compatibility with OS X Lion and FileMaker Pro 11. It also has some bugfixes and other improvements.
To the Troi Grabber Plug-in page.

Troi Plug-ins compatible with Lion

Troi Plug-ins are Lion compatible

July 20th, 2011 Today Apple Inc. released OS X 10.7 Lion. We have finished testing our plug-ins with Lion and we have not found any compatibility issues!
We have created a Lion page with more details. We are continuing our tests and will report back when we have more information.
Also note that FileMaker Inc. created a web page about Mac OS X v10.7 and FileMaker products. They note that FileMaker Pro 11 is compatible with a few issues.

Recursively Square: Troi File Plug-in 5.5 for FileMaker 11 released

July 14th, 2011 Today we released Troi File Plug-in 5.5, our file manipulation plug-in for FileMaker Pro 11. This version adds preliminary compatibility with Mac OS X Lion*. It also adds powerful recursive listing of files and folders with just one call to the plug-in! On Mac OS X you can optionally even list the contents of a package folder (like an OS X app).

We also enhanced the creation of thumbnails: you can now create square thumbnails, which is great for presenting multiple images to a user in a compact grid. On top of that we extended our support for more RAW file formats. Also new is the ability to read Exif information from RAW files (like shutter speed, aperture etc).
Troi File Plug-in 5.5 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 11 and is compatible with Windows 7 and Mac OS X.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.
* Tested with Mac OS X Lion 10.7 (GM): in our preliminary testing we have found no major issues with Mac OS X Lion. We will continue our testing when the final release of OS X Lion comes out.

Troi URL Plug-in 2.6 for FileMaker Pro 11

 

twitter

March 30th, 2011: Today we released a new version of Troi URL Plug-in, our plug-in that retrieves web pages, images and fills in web forms all from FileMaker. Troi URL Plug-in 2.6 adds three new authorization functions, which make it very easy to work with a Twitter account and post tweets! We have included an example to get you tweeting in no time!

This update also adds several other improvements, like a new function to URL encode text. Troi URL Plug-in 2.6 is available for Mac OS X and Windows, including Windows 7. It runs with FileMaker Pro 9 to 11. It can also run under FileMaker Server or as a plug-in used by the web publishing engine.
To the Troi URL Plug-in page.

Updated Troi OSErrrs v2.3 error codes database

January 27th, 2011: This FileMaker database lists over 4700 Mac OS X and Windows error codes! We added a few new errors (including new ones that the Troi plug-ins can return). We also updated the layouts and changed to resizing layouts where appropriate. Still free for our plug-in users.
To the OSErrrs page.

Troi URL Plug-in 2.5 for FileMaker Pro 11

January 20th, 2011: Today we released a new version of Troi URL Plug-in, our plug-in that retrieves web pages, images and fills in HTTP forms all from FileMaker. Troi URL Plug-in 2.5 adds compatibility with Windows 7 and with FileMaker Pro 11. It also adds new features like improved proxy support and image handling. Finally Troi URL Plug-in 2.5 is compatible to run under FileMaker Server or as a plug-in used by the web publishing engine.
To the Troi URL Plug-in page.

Troi Serial Plug-in 3.1.1 for FileMaker 10Universal for intel Mac OS X

  Connect your serial ports!  
troi_serial_plugin_for_filemaker_pro.jpg

With this plug-in you can connect to serial ports directly from FileMaker!

June 22nd, 2009: Today we released Troi Serial Plug-in 3.1.1.

This powerful plug-in adds functions to access the serial ports directly from within FileMaker Pro. This maintenance release fixes some bugs. Troi Serial Plug-in 3.1.1 can run on Mac OS X (intel and PPC) and Windows and is compatible with FileMaker Pro 8.x, 9 and 10!
To the Troi Serial Plug-in page.

 
 

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.4 for FileMaker Pro 11

October 11th, 2011: Today we released Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.4, our plug-in which can help you show sophisticated dialogs. This version is a maintenance release, but also adds a few enhancements.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.4 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 11, is compatible with Windows 7 and Mac OS X.
To the Troi Dialog Plug-in page.

Troi File Plug-in 5.0.3 for FileMaker 11 released

File plug-in logo

June 27th, 2011 Today we released Troi File Plug-in 5.0.3. This is a maintenance update of our file manipulation plug-in. This update fixes a few bugs and has improvements in creation of thumbnail and addresses a few other small issues.
Troi File Plug-in 5 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 11 and supports FileMaker style paths. It is compatible with Windows 7 and Mac OS X.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi File Plug-in 5.0.2 for FileMaker 11 released

February 14th, 2011 Today we released Troi File Plug-in 5.0.2. This is a maintenance update of our file manipulation plug-in. This update fixes a few bugs and has improvements in writing data to a file, UTF-8 examples and addresses other small issues.
Troi File Plug-in 5 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 11 and supports FileMaker style paths. It is compatible with Windows 7 and Mac OS X.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi Activator Plug-in 3.0 for FileMaker Pro 11: Universal for Mac OS X!
receive images with a snap!

November 29th, 2010 Today we (officially) released a new version of Troi Activator Plug-in, our plug-in for triggering scripts remotely from an other computer. Troi Activator Plug-in can now serve as an Image Upload Server. It also works seamlessly in conjunction with QuickTrans our newly released app for iOS devices, making uploading images a snap!
Troi Activator Plug-in 3.0 runs with FileMaker Pro 9 through 11, is compatible with Windows 7 and is a Universal Mac OS X plug-in.
To the Troi Activator Plug-in page.

QuickTrans for iOS released: send images with a snap!

QuickTrans for iOS

November 15th, 2010 Today we released QuickTrans 1.0 for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

QuickTrans is an iOS application designed to make sending images a snap: you can take one or more photos and upload them without any extra steps. It can also add (GPS) location data and your own text to the image.
This makes it ideal for people who repeatedly need to upload images to the company network, for example a real estate agent, who takes photos while inspecting a house.
To the QuickTrans page.

Troi File Plug-in 5.0.1 for FileMaker 11 released

File plug-in logo

September 29th, 2010 Today we released Troi File Plug-in 5.0.1. This is a maintenance update of our file manipulation plug-in. This update fixes a few bugs and has improvements in drag and drop, thumbnail creation and the execute shell function.

Troi File Plug-in 5 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 11 and supports FileMaker style paths.
It is compatible with Windows 7 and Mac OS X.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.3 for FileMaker Pro 11

June 29th, 2010: Today we released Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.3, our plug-in which can help you show sophisticated dialogs.This version is a maintenance release, but also adds a few enhancements, like a switch to show icons at 48x48 by default.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.3 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 11, is compatible with Windows 7 and Mac OS X.
To the Troi Dialog Plug-in page.

FileMaker style: Troi File Plug-in 5.0 for FileMaker 11

June 21st, 2010: Today we released Troi File Plug-in 5.0, an update of our file manipulation plug-in.

Troi File Plug-in 5.0 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 11 and adds support for FileMaker style paths and several other new features!
It is compatible with Windows 7 and Mac OS X.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Merge.It Pro icon

Merge.It Pro for FileMaker Pro

May 17th, 2010: Today we announce the availability of Merge.It Pro by I.T. Professional Consultants, which adds powerful true document merging capability to your FileMaker Pro solution!

Merge.It Pro is a newly developed FileMaker® Pro application designed to enhance and integrate with your existing FileMaker Pro 9, 10, 11 database solution. Troi Plug-ins are used to enhance the functionality. Perfect for any solution requiring the need to produce multiple word processing documents.
To the Merge.It Pro page.

big icons for List Dialog

ListDialog with a big custom icon all from
within FileMaker Pro 11!

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.2 for FileMaker Pro 11

May 10th, 2010: Today we released Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.2, our plug-in which can help you show sophisticated dialogs. This version adds support for larger icons and several other tweaks. It also fixes several bugs.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.2 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 11, is compatible with Windows 7 and Mac OS X.
To the Troi Dialog Plug-in page.

Troi spoke at FMSummit 2010 in Utrecht, NL

FM Summit 2010

May 28th, 2010: Peter Baanen, software developer of the Troi Plug-ins spoke about FileMaker plug-ins at FMSummit 2010, the developer conference for the Dutch speaking countries. It was held in Utrecht, Netherlands from 27-29 May 2010.
If you speak Dutch, see the FMSummit website for more information.

Troi Plug-ins compatible with Windows 7

Troi Plug-ins are Windows 7 Compatible

January 11th, 2010: Recently Microsoft released Windows 7. We have finished testing our plug-ins with Windows 7 and we have not found any compatibility issues!
We have created a Windows 7 page with more details. We are continuing our tests and if we find any issues we will provide more detailed information.
Also note that FileMaker Inc. created a web page about Windows 7 and FileMaker products. They note that FileMaker Pro 10 has no issues.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5 for FileMaker 11

March 10th, 2010:

dialogs with 15 inputs!!

Dialog with 15 inputs all from within FileMaker 11!

Today we released Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5, our plug-in which can help you show sophisticated dialogs.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5 is compatible with FileMaker Pro 11: it fixes a crashing bug with the ProgressDialog, and an issue using the InputDialog. It also adds support for creating icons using (transparent) PNG images.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 11, is compatible with Windows 7 and Mac OS X.
To the Troi Dialog Plug-in page.

Troi sponsors FileMaker Konferenz 2010

October 10th, 2009: Troi Automatisering is proud to announce its sponsorship of the FileMaker Konferenz 2010, to be held at the Novotel Zürich Airport Messe in Zürich, Switzerland 27-29 May 2010.

The FM Konferenz is a three day conference for the German speaking FileMaker world. More info on the FM Konferenz web site.

Troi Grabber Plug-in 2.2 for FileMaker 10 final!Universal for intel Mac OS X

 
Grab it in FileMaker!
 
troi Grabber plugin for filemaker pro

With this plug-in you can grab images directly from FileMaker!

November 16th, 2009: Today we released the final Windows version of Troi Grabber Plug-in, our plug-in for capturing images and movies from video devices. We also updated the Mac OS X version with some bug fixes and improvements.
Troi Grabber Plug-in is a Universal plug-in which runs natively on PowerPC and Intel Macs and now also on Window XP, Vista and Windows 7. It is compatible with FileMaker Pro 9 and 10.
To the Troi Grabber Plug-in page.
  

 

Photos of FileMaker DevCon 2009 online

FileMaker Dinner Cruise

September 8th, 2009: We have published a little photo impression of our trip to the FileMaker Devcon 2009 in San Francisco. It includes images of the product showcase, the Dinner Cruise and more.
To the Troi DevCon 2009 photo impression.

It was nice to see many of you at our booth, at our Plug-in session or during the conference!

Troi Plug-ins References added to FMP Ref iPhone App

FMP Ref iPhone App

September 30th, 2009: We added the function references for all FileMaker Pro 7+ Native Troi Plug-ins to the FMP Ref iPhone/iPod Touch App. FMP Ref is a quick reference for Calculation Functions, Script Steps, Plug-ins and more, made by CNS. FMP Ref is available via the iTunes App Store. More information can be found in our newsroom.

Troi Plug-ins compatible with Snow Leopard

Troi Plug-ins are Snow Leopard Compatible

September 1st, 2009 Apple released Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. We have finished testing our plug-ins with Snow Leopard and we have not found any compatibility issues!
We have created a Snow Leopard page with more details. We are continuing our tests and will report back when we have more information.
Also note that FileMaker Inc. created a web page about Mac OS X v10.6 and FileMaker products. They note that FileMaker Pro 10 has some issues.

Troi File Plug-in 4.6.2 for FileMaker 10macosx_universal

July 6th, 2009: We released Troi File Plug-in 4.6.2, an update of our file manipulation plug-in. This maintenance version fixes several bugs but also delivers some improved features, like in the drag and drop functionality. Troi File Plug-in version 4.6.2 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 10 and is compatible with Windows Vista and is a Universal Mac OS X plug-in.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.1 for FileMaker 11

March 23rd, 2010: Today we released Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.1, our plug-in which can help you show sophisticated dialogs. This maintenance version fixes several bugs.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.5.1 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 11, is compatible with Windows 7 and Mac OS X.
To the Troi Dialog Plug-in page.

FileMaker Pro 11 released

March 9th, 2010: FileMaker Inc. released FileMaker Pro 11. This is a great release, with lots of new features.

Troi Plug-ins' compatibility with FileMaker Pro 11

In general all plug-ins that worked with FileMaker 10 still work with FileMaker 11.
NOTE The issues found with Troi Dialog Plug-in have been fixed in v5.5.2. You can find more information on our compatibility page:
To the FileMaker Pro 11 Compatibility page.

Troi Grabber Plug-in 2.1 for FileMaker 10!

October 6th, 2009: Today we released a new version of Troi Grabber Plug-in, our plug-in for capturing images and movies from video devices. Also new is the Windows (beta) version, which uses TWAIN technology to enable grabbing.
Other improvements are the possibility to set the compression factor of the saved image and to set the size and the position of the grabber window on the screen. Troi Grabber Plug-in is a Universal plug-in which runs natively on PowerPC and Intel Macs and now also on Window XP and Vista. It is compatible with FileMaker Pro 9 and 10.
To the Troi Grabber Plug-in page.
  

Troi Grabber Plug-in 2.0 for FileMaker 10Universal for intel Mac OS X

June 29th, 2009: Due to persisting popular demand we have released a new version of Troi Grabber Plug-in, our plug-in for capturing images and movies from video devices. New features include grabbing from a separate preview window, which provides a better user experience. Troi Grabber Plug-in is a Universal plug-in which runs natively on PowerPC and Intel Macs. It is compatible with FileMaker Pro 9 and 10.
To the Troi Grabber Plug-in page.

AutoUpdate example improved

June 12th, 2009: This week we have released an improved version of the Troi AutoUpdate example, to reflect the release of FileMaker 10.
To the Troi AutoUpdate page.

Troi at the FileMaker DevCon 2009

Troi was in San Francisco for the FileMaker Developer Conference. We exhibited at the Product Showcase, for the 10th time! Peter also presented a session "Troi Plug-ins: present and future".
Thanks to all who stopped by! Take a look at Troi Automatisering DevCon photo archive with images from quite a few FileMaker Developer Conferences.

Troi Grabber Plug-in 1.9b0 beta for FileMaker 10!Universal for intel Mac OS X

 
Grab it in FileMaker!
 
troi Grabber plugin for filemaker pro

With this plug-in you can grab images directly from FileMaker!

June 9th, 2009: Due to persisting popular demand we have released a new (beta) version of Troi Grabber Plug-in, our plug-in for capturing images and movies from video devices. New features include grabbing from a separate preview window, which provides a better user experience. Troi Grabber Plug-in is a Universal plug-in which runs natively on PowerPC and Intel Macs. It is compatible with FileMaker Pro 9 and 10.
To the Troi Grabber Plug-in page.
  

Troi Serial Plug-in 3.1 for FileMaker 10-

 

Connect your serial ports!

 

Serial Plug-in

With this plug-in you can connect to serial ports directly from FileMaker!

March 10th, 2009: Today we released Troi Serial Plug-in 3.1. This plug-in adds functions to access the serial ports directly from within FileMaker Pro. It is compatible with FileMaker Pro 10, but it can also run as a server-side plug-in. This release marks the 10th anniversary of the Troi Serial Plug-in! It can run on Mac and Windows and is compatible with FileMaker Pro 8.x, 9 and 10.
To the Troi Serial Plug-in page.
 
 

Troi File Plug-in 4.6 for FileMaker 10macosx_universal

January 29th, 2009:

Uses as server side plug-in with FileMaker Server 10

use as Server-side plug-in

We have just released Troi File Plug-in 4.6, an updated version of our folder and file manipulation plug-in. It is compatible with FileMaker Pro 10, but it can also run as a server-side plug-in or as a plug-in used by the web publishing engine when using FileMaker Server!
Troi File Plug-in version 4.6 also fixes quite a few bugs. It runs natively with FileMaker Pro 10, is compatible with Windows Vista and is a Universal Mac OS X plug-in.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.1 for FileMaker 10

January 14th, 2009:

manage your media

Dialog with 15 inputs all from within FileMaker!

We have released Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.1, our plug-in which can help you show sophisticated dialogs.

macosx_universalTroi Dialog Plug-in 5.1 is a maintenance release and fixes a few bugs. It also adds a new Dial_VersionAutoUpdate function. The Dial_VersionAutoUpdate function is part of an emerging standard for FileMaker plug-ins of third party vendors of plug-ins. The version number is returned in the format aabbccdd where every letter represents a digit of the level, so versions can be easily compared.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.1 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 10, is compatible with Windows Vista and is a Universal Mac OS X plug-in.
To the Troi Dialog Plug-in page.

FileMaker Pro 10 released

January 5th, 2009: FileMaker Inc. released FileMaker Pro 10. This is a great release, with lots of new features.

Troi Plug-ins compatible with FileMaker Pro 10

As for plug-ins compatibility we have good news too: in our preliminary testing we have found no major issues with our current plug-ins. You can find more information on our compatibility page:
To the FileMaker Pro 10 Compatibility page.

Troi Activator Plug-in 2.7 for FileMaker Pro 9Universal for Mac OS X!

October 9th, 2008: We have released a new version of Troi Activator Plug-in, our plug-in for triggering scripts, from a calculation or even remotely from an other computer.
Troi Activator Plug-in 2.7 runs with FileMaker Pro 9, is compatible with Windows Vista and is a Universal Mac OS X plug-in. The 2.7 release adds new switches to get a list of all the future and triggered events that the plug-in knows about. We also added a new standardized Version function specifically for the AutoUpdate functionality of FileMaker Server.
To the Troi Activator Plug-in page.

Troi URL Plug-in 2.0.3 for FileMaker Pro 9

August 5th, 2008: Mac OS X Universal Today we released an updated version of Troi URL Plug-in, our plug-in that retrieves web images, pages and fills in HTTP forms all from FileMaker. This Universal maintenance release works with FileMaker Pro 7 to 9, adds a few switches and fixes some bugs.
To the Troi URL Plug-in page.

Great response to Drag and Drop

June 13th, 2008: We have received great reactions from developers to the new Drag and Drop feature of Troi File Plug-in 4.5. Thanks! We'd like to thank Dick of ECXS for insisting on implementing this feature (for a long time)!

Drag and drop with Troi File Plug-in 4.5macosx_universal

June 11th, 2008: We have released Troi File Plug-in 4.5, our award-winning folder and file manipulation plug-in. It adds support for drag and drop, GPS, XMP and timecode metadata, and other enhancements.

Troi File Plug-in 4.5 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 9, is compatible with Windows Vista and is a Universal Mac OS X plug-in.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Improved Webshop

March 6th, 2008: We improved our webshop and moved the server of the webshop to Kagi, our payment processor. The new shop should make ordering simpler and also should improve the speed compared to our old shop, which seemed to get slower every day. Please report if you find any issues (or if you like the new shop).
To the new Troi Shop.

Troi File Plug-in 4.0.2 for FileMaker Pro 9macosx_universal

March 17th, 2008: We have released an update version of our Troi File Plug-in, our folder and file manipulation plug-in.

Troi File Plug-in 4.0.2 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 9, is compatible with Windows Vista and is a Universal Mac OS X plug-in.
The 4.0.2 update is a maintenance release that fixes reported issues and adds a few other refinements to this award-winning FileMaker Plug-in.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5 presents slideshows!macosx_universal

February 13th, 2008:

manage your media

Dialog with 15 inputs all from within FileMaker!

We have released Troi Dialog Plug-in 5, our dialogs showing plug-in.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 5 features a greatly improved Dial_InputDialog function: you can now use up to 15 input items!
We also added 2 new functions: The Dial_GetCurrentTimestamp function, which returns the current date and time, including the fractions of a second.

Also new is the Dial_PresentImage function, which can show a full screen slide show of images ànd movies!
Troi Dialog Plug-in 5 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 9, is compatible with Windows Vista and is a Universal Mac OS X plug-in.
To the Troi Dialog Plug-in page.

FM Summit 2008Troi spoke at FM Summit

February 8th, 2008: Peter Baanen, software developer of the Troi Plug-ins spoke about FileMaker plug-ins at FM Summit, the FileMaker developer conference for the Dutch speaking languages. It was held in Antwerp, Belgium, from 11 to 13 April 2008.

Nederlands FM Summit is een driedaags congres voor FileMaker-ontwikkelaars en gebruikers in Vlaanderen en Nederland. Het werd gehouden te Antwerpen van 11 tot 13 april 2008.
Meer info op de FM Summit web site.

Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard compatibility

October 26th, 2007: Today Apple released version 10.5 of the Mac OS X operating system. We are testing our plug-ins with this release. At the moment we have not found any big issues. We are continuing to test and will report back when we have finished our testing.
Note that FileMaker Inc. created a web page about Mac OS X Leopard and FileMaker products. They note that FileMaker Pro 9 has some issues, especially with non-US languages.
Considering this we suggest you proceed with caution, especially if you are deploying production databases (and plug-ins) on Leopard.

Troi Encryptor Plug-in 2.5.2 for FileMaker Pro 9

September 25th, 2007: - Today we released a new version (2.5.2) of Troi Encryptor Plug-in. With Troi Encryptor Plug-in you can encrypt (and decrypt) fields using the powerful 128 bit Rijndael AES encryption scheme, so that your sensitive data is secure. And it can verify data integrity with MD5 or SHA-1 message digests. This release fixes a small bug and some minor issues. It is compatible with FileMaker Pro 7, 8.x and 9.
To the Troi Encryptor Plug-in page.

Troi Scout FM for FileMaker Pro 8.5

March 12th, 2007: Troi Scout We are very proud to release our new and revolutionary product: Troi Scout FM 1.0.
With Troi Scout FM you can select text in any Mac OS X application and have Troi Scout FM find this text in your database with only a keyboard shortcut! and it can do even more!
To the Troi Scout FM page.

Troi File Plug-in 4.0.1 for FileMaker Pro 9 macosx_universal

October 9th, 2007: We have released an update version of our Troi File Plug-in, our folder and file manipulation plug-in.

Troi File Plug-in 4.0.1 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 9, is compatible with Windows Vista and is a Universal Mac OS X plug-in.
The 4.0.1 update is a maintenance release that fixes reported issues and adds a few other refinements to the media managing functions of this award-winning FileMaker Plug-in.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi DevCon Photos and movies available

August 31th, 2007 We have published a little photo impression of our trip to the FileMaker Devcon 2007. Don't forget to watch the 2 movies. The Space Shuttle Launch movie was filmed on Cocoa Beach. And the Lazy River movie makes it possible to experience the conference hotel without even being there!Let us know if you like them!
To the Troi DevCon 2007 photo impression.

Troi showed off at the FileMaker DevCon

August 8th, 2007 We exhibited at the Product Showcase of the FileMaker Developer Conference in Orlando. Amongst other things we demonstrated our new product Troi Scout FM.
We had a lot of people stop by, it was great to see you there! We hope to publish a photo impression soon. Until then you can look at the photos we took at previous DevCons.

AutoUpdate page and FAQ updated

July 16th, 2007: There are some changes on how auto update works in FileMaker 9. So we updated our auto update page and our general FAQ to reflect the release of FileMaker 9.

Troi Activator Plug-in 2.6 for FileMaker Pro 9-

July 30th, 2007: We have released a new version of Troi Activator Plug-in, our plug-in for triggering scripts, from a calculation or even remotely from an other computer.
Troi Activator Plug-in 2.6 runs with FileMaker Pro 9, is compatible with Windows Vista and is a Universal Mac OS X plug-in. The 2.6 release adds a RunScript function specially tailored for triggering directly in a FileMaker calculation. We also added a tooltip example and fixed some bugs.
To the Troi Activator Plug-in page.

FileMaker Pro 9 released!

July 10th, 2007: FileMaker Inc. released FileMaker Pro 9. This is a great release, with lots of new features. We especially like the fact that you can now organize scripts into folders.

Troi Plug-ins compatible with FileMaker Pro 9!

As for plug-ins compatibility we have good news too: in our preliminary testing we have found no issues with our current plug-ins. You can find more information on our compatibility page:
To the FileMaker Pro 9 Compatibility page.

Troi File Plug-in 4.0 for FileMaker Pro 8.5-

manage your media

Get image description and meta data all from within FileMaker!

June 5th, 2007: We have released a new version of our Troi File Plug-in, our folder and file manipulation plug-in.

Troi File Plug-in 4.0 runs natively with FileMaker Pro 8.5, is compatible with Windows Vista and is a Universal Mac OS X plug-in.
The 4.0 release adds several new functions and features, like execute shell commands, copying and moving of folders, easy generation of invisible ASCII characters, and getting image descriptions.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi sponsors FileMaker conferences in Spain and France

February 2nd, 2007: Troi Automatisering is official sponsor of two FileMaker conferences to be held in Europe in March 2007. The FMCONF.ES 2007 is the first Spanish FileMaker Conference and will be held in Barcelona, Spain on March 16th and 17th. The FM Conférence 2007 is a French Speaking FileMaker Conference, and will be held for the 3rd time this year on March 23rd-25th in Lyon, France. For the complete program of the conferences please refer to their web sites.
To the FMCONF.ES 2007 page.
To the FM Conférence 2007 page.

Troi URL Plug-in 2.0.2 for FileMaker Pro 8.5

November 7th, 2006: - Today we released a updated version of Troi URL Plug-in, our plug-in that retrieves web images, pages and fills in HTTP forms all from FileMaker. This Universal maintenance release works with FileMaker Pro 7, 8 and 8.5, and fixes some bugs, most notably an incompatibility with Internet Explorer 7.
To the Troi URL Plug-in page.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 4.5.2 for FileMaker 8.5-

October 30th, 2006: We have released a small update of Troi Dialog Plug-in. This release fixes a few bugs, including a QuickTime problem that could result in a crash on Windows.
To the Troi Dialog Plug-in page.

Troi Serial Plug-in 3.0.1 for FileMaker Pro 8.5-

October 16th, 2006:
Today we released the final version of Troi Serial Plug-in. This FileMaker Pro™ plug-in adds functions to access the serial ports directly from within FileMaker Pro. This release is Universal and compatible with FileMaker Pro 7, 8 and 8.5.
We fixed some bugs, and significantly improved triggering speed.
To the Troi Serial Plug-in page.

Troi Encryptor Plug-in 2.5.1 for FileMaker Pro 8.5

September 5th, 2006: - Today we released a new version (2.5.1) of Troi Encryptor Plug-in. With Troi Encryptor Plug-in you can encrypt (and decrypt) fields using the powerful 128 bit Rijndael encryption scheme, so that your sensitive data is secure. And it can verify data integrity with MD5 or SHA-1 message digests. This release is Universal and compatible with FileMaker Pro 7, 8 and 8.5.
To the Troi Encryptor Plug-in page.

Troi Text Plug-in 3.0 for FileMaker Pro 8.5

August 14th, 2006: At the start of the FileMaker DevCon 2006, we converted the last of our 6 main plug-ins to be compatible with FileMaker Pro 8.5: we released Troi Text Plug-in 3.0, our text manipulation plug-in. It adds SumText, Set Creation, Lines and Word functions, XML Parsing and more!
This release is Universal on Mac OS X, but also runs on Windows. It is compatible with FileMaker Pro 7, 8 and 8.5.
To the Troi Text Plug-in page.

Troi sponsors the FileMaker Developer Conference

August 14th, 2006: This year you won't find us at the FileMaker Developer Conference in Orlando, after 8 years in a row! Other obligations (a.o. moving office) made us decide not to attend this year.
However we are sponsor of the conference, so we will be there in spirit!

Troi Encryptor Plug-in 2.5b0 beta for FileMaker Pro 8.5

August 7th, 2006: - We released a beta version (2.5b0) of Troi Encryptor Plug-in. With Troi Encryptor Plug-in you can encrypt (and decrypt) fields using the powerful 128 bit Rijndael encryption scheme, so that your sensitive data is secure. And it can verify data integrity with MD5 or SHA-1 message digests. This release is Universal and compatible with FileMaker Pro 7, 8 and 8.5.
To the Troi Encryptor Plug-in page.

Troi Activator Plug-in 2.5.1 for FileMaker 8.5

August 1st, 2006: - We have released a minor update of Troi Activator Plug-in, which fixes a problem with the AutoUpdate feature of FileMaker Server. It also features an improved User Guide.
To the Troi Activator Plug-in page.

Troi URL Plug-in 2.0b1 beta for FileMaker Pro 8.5

July 24th, 2006: We released a released a beta version (2.0b1) of Troi URL Plug-in, our plug-in that retrieves web images, pages and fills in HTTP forms all from FileMaker. This release is Universal and compatible with FileMaker Pro 7, 8 and 8.5.
To the Troi URL Plug-in page.

FileMaker Pro 8.5 released!

July 10th, 2006: Today FileMaker Inc. released FileMaker Pro 8.5. Most of our plug-ins still run fine with 8.5 (Windows and PowerPC Macs). But FileMaker Pro 8.5 on Intel Macs needs Universal plug-ins. We are working on new versions of our plug-ins and expect to release them soon. You can find more information on our compatibility page:
To the FileMaker Pro 8.5 Compatibility page.

Troi File Plug-in 3.0.7 for FileMaker Pro 8

April 26th, 2006: We have released a new version (3.0.7) of Troi File Plug-in, our file and folder manipulating plug-in, for FileMaker 8. This release is mainly a maintenance release, but also includes a new example file which walks folders recursively.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Universal binary versions of the Troi plug-ins

April 10th, 2006: We are working on Universal versions of our plug-ins which will run natively on both PowerPC and Intel-based Mac computers. We expect to release them soon after a universal binary version of FileMaker Pro itself is released.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 4.5.1 for FileMaker 8.5

July 31st, 2006: -We have released a minor update of Troi Dialog Plug-in, which fixes a problem with the AutoUpdate feature of FileMaker Server. It also fixes a bug with Dial_Dialog and features an improved User Guide for version 4.5.
To the Troi Dialog Plug-in page.

Troi File Plug-in 3.5.1 for FileMaker Pro 8.5

July 24th, 2006: Today we released a minor update of Troi File Plug-in, our file manipulation plug-in. This version 3.5.1 fixes a bug that prevented the plug-in from loading with FileMaker 7. It also features an updated user guide.
Troi File is still compatible with FileMaker Pro 8.5 both on Windows and Mac OS X. And it is Universal Plug-in, so it runs natively both on PowerPC and on Intel Macs!
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 4.5 for FileMaker Pro 8.5

July 18th, 2006: Our 3rd Universal plug-in is ready! Today we released a new version (4.5) of Troi Dialog Plug-in, our dialog enhancements plug-in. Troi Dialog is now compatible with FileMaker Pro 8.5 both on Windows and Mac OS X. On Mac OS X it is a Universal Plug-in, so it runs natively both on PowerPC and on Intel Macs!
To the Troi Dialog Plug-in page.

Troi File Plug-in 3.5 for FileMaker Pro 8.5

July 12th, 2006: Another Universal plug-in is ready! Today we released a new version (3.5) of Troi File Plug-in, our file manipulation plug-in. Troi File is now compatible with FileMaker Pro 8.5 both on Windows and Mac OS X. On Mac OS X it is a Universal Plug-in, so it runs natively both on PowerPC and on Intel Macs! On top of that we also added automatic conversion to FileMaker line-breaks upon text import, and writing IPTC data to JPEG files and more!
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi Activator Plug-in 2.5 for FileMaker Pro 8.5

July 10th, 2006: Hot on the heels of the release of FileMaker Pro 8.5 we have released a new version (2.5) of Troi Activator Plug-in, our script triggering plug-in. Troi Activator is now compatible with FileMaker Pro 8.5 both on Windows and Mac OS X. On Mac OS X it is a Universal Plug-in, so it runs natively both on PowerPC and on Intel Macs!
To the Troi Activator Plug-in page.

FileMaker Pro 8.0v2 update fixes SumText functionality

January 9th, 2006: Just before the new year FileMaker Inc. released an updater of FileMaker Pro to version 8.0v2. Amongst other problems FileMaker Pro 8.0v2 fixes the problems with the SumText function on FileMaker 8. We have updated the Text plug-in FAQ to reflect the new situation.
To the Troi Text Plug-in FAQ.

Troi Text Plug-in 2.8.1 for FileMaker Pro 8

January 26th, 2006: We released the 2.8.1 version of Troi Text Plug-in. This version has updated examples and documentation regarding the SumText functions and FileMaker Pro 8.0v2.
To the Troi Text Plug-in page.

  Devcon winner  
  Winner 2005
Dave Bierbower wins license for Troi File Plug-in. See more.

Troi Activator Plug-in 2.0.1 for FileMaker Pro 8

January 16th, 2006: We released the final version of Troi Activator Plug-in 2.0.1, our plug-in that can trigger scripts, even between 2 computers. This plug-in runs native with the newly released FileMaker Pro 8 and FileMaker Advanced 8, but also with FileMaker Pro 7. We also made available the an example runtime solution which demonstrates Background processing on the same computer.
To the Troi Activator Plug-in page.

Troi URL Plug-in 1.8.2 for FileMaker Pro 8

February 6th, 2006: We released a new version (1.8.2) of Troi URL Plug-in, our plug-in that retrieves web pages and fills in HTTP forms all from FileMaker. This release is mainly a maintenance release, but also improves handling of proxy servers. We also added a function to explicitly set the proxy server to be used.
To the Troi URL Plug-in page.

Troi plug-ins compatible with FileMaker Pro 8

September 12th, 2005: We have concluded preliminary testing of our plug-ins with FileMaker Pro 8 and most of them are compatible and run without any modification! You can find the details and the required version numbers on our compatibility page:
To the FileMaker Pro 8 Compatibility page.

New AutoUpdate Example for FileMaker Server 7

June 8th, 2005 We improved our AutoUpdate example, to include Troi Dialog 4 for FileMaker 7. This example file shows how to use the AutoUpdate feature of FileMaker Server 7, with our FileMaker 7 native plug-ins. On the AutoUpdate page we have also included TAR formatted files of all our native plug-ins, making it easier to implement AutoUpdate on Mac OS X. Our FileMaker 7 native plug-ins are: Troi Dialog, Troi File, Troi Encryptor and Troi Text Plug-in
To the AutoUpdate page

Troi Dialog Plug-in 4.0: custom Unicode capable dialogs in FileMaker 7

May 24th, 2005 Today we released Troi Dialog Plug-in 4.0. Version 4.0 is completely rewritten for FileMaker 7. It supports Unicode and multiple parameters. You can now have dialogs with text in for example Japanese or Chinese.
At the same time we are releasing Troi Dialog Plug-in version 3.6, which makes use of the classic plug-in API, and can be used with FileMaker 5 through 7.
To the Troi Dialog Plug-in page

Final version of Troi Encryptor Plug-in 2.0.1 for FileMaker Pro 7 released

March 21st, 2005 Troi Encryptor Plug-in is the successor to Troi Coding Plug-in. This plug-in adds encryption and encoding functions to FileMaker Pro 7. With Troi Encryptor Plug-in you can make sure information can only be read by the persons you want. With it you can encrypt fields using the powerful 128 bit Rijndael encryption scheme, so that your sensitive data is secure.
To the Encryptor Plug-in page

Troi File Plug-in 3.0.6 for FileMaker Pro 8

February 17th, 2006: Hot on the heels of the previous version we have released Troi File Plug-in 3.0.6 for FileMaker Pro 8. This new version fixes a crashing issue with TrFile_CreateFile.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi File Plug-in 3.0.5 for FileMaker Pro 8

February 15th, 2006: We have released a new version (3.0.5) of Troi File Plug-in, our file and folder manipulating plug-in, for FileMaker 8. This release is mainly a maintenance release, but also includes preparations in the plug-in for universal binary.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi Activator Plug-in 2.0b1 beta for FileMaker Pro 8

December 19th, 2005: We released a beta version of Troi Activator Plug-in 2.0b1, our plug-in that can trigger scripts, even between 2 computers. This plug-in runs native with the newly released FileMaker Pro 8 and FileMaker Advanced 8, but also with FileMaker Pro 7!
To the Troi Activator Plug-in page.

Troi URL Plug-in 1.8.1 for FileMaker Pro 8

October 14th, 2005: We released the final version of Troi URL Plug-in 1.8.1, our plug-in that retrieves web pages and fills in HTTP forms all from FileMaker. This hot new plug-in runs native with the newly released FileMaker Pro 8 and FileMaker Advanced 8, but also with FileMaker Pro 7! It can now also get JPEG and GIF images right into a container field.
To the Troi URL Plug-in page.

Troi Text Plug-in 2.8 for FileMaker Pro 8

October 3rd, 2005: We released the 2.8 version of Troi Text Plug-in. This version is compatible with FileMaker Pro 8, but also runs with FileMaker Pro 7. Amongst other improvements, this version resolves issues with the SumText function on FileMaker 8.
To the Troi Text Plug-in page.

Classic Troi URL Plug-in 1.3 now available

September 21st, 2005: We released the 1.3 version of our URL Plug-in. This is a 'classic' version intended for FileMaker Pro 6. It also accepts the registration code for Troi URL Plug-in version 1.8, the plug-in for FileMaker Pro 8 and FileMaker Pro 7. So when you buy a registration, you are all set for working with any databases in FileMaker 6, 7 and 8.
To the Troi URL Plug-in page.

Troi URL Plug-in 1.8 beta for FileMaker Pro 8

August 29th, 2005, FileMaker DevCon, Phoenix Arizona: We released a beta version of Troi URL Plug-in 1.8 for FileMaker Pro 8, our plug-in that retrieves web pages and fills in HTTP forms all from FileMaker. This hot new plug-in runs native with the newly released FileMaker Pro 8 and FileMaker Advanced 8, but also with FileMaker Pro 7! It can now also get JPEG images right into a container field, and much more.

NOTE This is still a beta version, and it still has some rough edges.We plan to release a classic 1.3 version for FileMaker Pro soon, which will accept the 1.8 registration code.
To the Troi URL Plug-in page.

New version of Troi File Plug-in 3.0.4 for FileMaker 7 available

June 8th, 2005We have released a new version (3.0.4) of Troi File Plug-in, our file and folder manipulating plug-in, for FileMaker 7. Troi File Plug-in 3 is completely rewritten to be FileMaker 7 native, allowing it to make use of the advanced possibilities, like multiple, self-explanatory parameters and support for Unicode. This version improves Unicode handling and fixes some bugs. And there are 2 new functions to set the creation date and modification date of a file! It is recommended that all users of Troi File Plug-in 3 update to this version.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi Encryptor Plug-in 2.0b1 beta for FileMaker Pro 7 released

February 15th, 2005 Troi Encryptor Plug-in is the successor to Troi Coding Plug-in. This plug-in adds encryption and encoding functions to FileMaker Pro 7.With the Troi Encryptor plug-in you can make sure information can only be read by the persons you want. With it you can encrypt fields using the powerful 128 bit Rijndael encryption scheme, so that your sensitive data is secure.
To the Encryptor Plug-in page

AutoUpdate Example for FileMaker Server 7

January 20th, 2005 We added a new example file showing how to use the AutoUpdate feature of FileMaker server 7, with our FileMaker 7 Native plug-ins. On the AutoUpdate page we have also included .tar formatted files of the Text Plug-in and the File Plug-in, making it easier to implement AutoUpdate on Mac OS X.
To the AutoUpdate page

We have moved to a different web server

January 19th, 2005 Today we moved our website to a different server. As far as we can see the change did not have any effects.We also moved our mailing lists, Plug-in Talk and Troi Announce to a new system. All subscribers have been moved to the new system. Please let us know if you are experiencing any problems.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 3.5.3: Professional dialogs in FileMaker 7

(December 13th, 2004) Today we released Troi Dialog Plug-in 3.5.3. Troi Dialog is compatible with FileMaker 7, which makes it a dialog enhancer for FileMaker Pro 7 (and also FileMaker Pro 6). This release does not bring new functions, but fixes a few bugs with regard to FileMaker Pro 7. The update is free for all users of version 3.5.
To the Troi Dialog Plug-in page

New version of Troi File Plug-in 3.0.3 for FileMaker 7 available

(November 10th, 2004) We have released a new version (3.0.3) of Troi File Plug-in, our file and folder manipulating plug-in, for FileMaker 7. Troi File Plug-in 3 is completely rewritten to be FileMaker 7 native, allowing it to make use of the advanced possibilities, like multiple, self-explanatory parameters and support for Unicode. This version has a lot of improvements in Unicode handling. It is recommended that all users of Troi File Plug-in 3 update to this version.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi sponsored the FileMaker Pro Developer Conference 2004

(September 2nd, 2004) The FileMaker Developer Conference in Phoenix, was held from August 29th till September 1st, 2004 and was a huge success with over 1500 attendees. We were proud sponsor of the conference and had a booth at the Product Showcase.
UPDATE Here is the DevCon 2004 photo impression!

Update of Troi Text Plug-in 2.7.2 for FileMaker Pro 7

(August 16th, 2004) We have released an updated Troi Text Plug-in for FileMaker 7. Version 2.7.2 is an update which fixes some bugs and errors in the example files.
To the Troi Text Plug-in page.

Troi Activator Plug-in 1.4: Trigger Scripts in FileMaker 7

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(March 23rd, 2004) Troi Automatisering is proud to announce Troi Activator Plug-in 1.4. Activator is compatible with FileMaker 7, which make it a great script trigger tool for FileMaker Pro 7 (and also FileMaker Pro 6). It can trigger scripts on the same computer but also other computers. It now also adds other powerful features like background processing and more.
To the Troi Activator Plug-in page.

New version of Troi File Plug-in 3.0.2 for FileMaker 7 available

(September 15th, 2004) We have released a new version (3.0.2) of Troi File Plug-in, our file and folder manipulating plug-in, for FileMaker 7. Troi File Plug-in 3 is completely rewritten to be FileMaker 7 native, allowing it to make use of the advanced possibilities, like multiple, self-explanatory parameters and support for Unicode. This version is mainly a bug fix release. It is recommended that all users of Troi File Plug-in 3 update to this version.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

 

Lunchtime DevCon session on plug-ins for FileMaker 7

-Paul de Hallé, of Linear Blue, UK and Peter Baanen presentied a session at the FileMaker Developers Conference titled: Moving to FileMaker Pro 7 with Native Troi Plug-ins.
Please note that this session was on the first conference day, Monday, August 30th at 1pm during lunch!

Final version of Troi File Plug-in 3.0.1 for FileMaker 7 available!

(August 23rd, 2004) Troi announces the final release of Troi File Plug-in 3.0.1 for FileMaker 7, our file and folder manipulating plug-in! Troi File Plug-in 3 is completely rewritten to be FileMaker 7 native, allowing it to make use of the advanced possibilities, like multiple, self-explanatory parameters and support for Unicode.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Also Windows beta of Troi File Plug-in 3 available

(July 21st, 2004) Troi announces a new beta version (3.0b2) of Troi File Plug-in, our file and folder manipulating plug-in. This new beta includes new plug-ins for both Windows and Mac OS X! Troi File 3.0 is completely rewritten to be FileMaker 7 native, allowing it to make use of the advanced possibilities, like multiple, self-explanatory parameters and support for Unicode.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi File Plug-in 3.0b1: manipulate your files and folders from within FileMaker 7!

(June 29th, 2004) Troi Automatisering announces the first public beta version of Troi File Plug-in 3.0 for FileMaker Pro 7. Troi File Plug-in 3.0b1 makes use of the new extended plug-in API of FileMaker 7. Calls to the plug-in's functions can now support Unicode and more parameters. Each function of the plug-in can now handle longer texts than the previous limit of 64000 characters.
At the same time we are releasing Troi File Plug-in version 2.8, which makes use of the classic plug-in API, and can be used with FileMaker 5 through 7.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 3.5.2: Professional dialogs in FileMaker 7

(April 19th, 2004) Troi Automatisering is proud to announce Troi Dialog Plug-in 3.5.2. Troi Dialog is compatible with FileMaker 7, which makes it a dialog enhancer for FileMaker Pro 7 (and also FileMaker Pro 6). This release does not bring new functions, but fixes a number of bugs with regard to FileMaker Pro 7. The update is free for all users of version 3.5.
To the Troi Dialog Plug-in page.

Update of Troi Text Plug-in 2.7.0.2 for FileMaker Pro 7

(March 21th, 2004) We have released an upated Troi Text Plug-in for FileMaker 7. Version 2.7.0.2 is an update which fixes some bugs and errors in the example files.
To the Troi Text Plug-in page.

Troi File Plug-in 2.7.1 is available

(May 24th, 2004) We released Troi File Plug-in 2.7.1. This version fixes a few bugs. Please note that we are working hard to adapt Troi File Plug-in for FileMaker 7 and expect to be able to release it in the near future. We don't have a release date yet.
To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Troi Text Plug-in 2.7: first third party plug-in for FileMaker Pro 7

(March 12th, 2004) Troi Automatisering is proud to announce Troi Text Plug-in 2.7, the first 3rd party plug-in to make use of new extended plug-in API of FileMaker 7! Each function of the plug-in can now handle longer texts than the previous limit of 64000 and also supports Unicode characters.
At the same time we are releasing Troi Text Plug-in version 2.1.6, which makes use of the classic plug-in API, and can be used with FileMaker 5 through 7.
To the Troi Text Plug-in page.

FileMaker Pro 7 released

(March 9th, 2004) Today FileMaker Inc. announced its new FileMaker Pro 7, with a new plug-in architecture and enhanced relational database power. We are working hard to adapt the Troi Plug-ins for FileMaker Pro 7 and expect to be able to release them successively. Click here to see which of the Troi Plug-ins are compatible with FileMaker 7.

Troi File Plug-in 2.7 is available

(January 20th, 2004) We released Troi File Plug-in 2.7. It adds some nice extras to its extensive list of features. You can now get the path to the FileMaker application folder. It also has an improved cross-platform retrieval of IPTC photo data, and it brings you better support for long filenames on Mac OS X, including Panther. The update is free for all users of version 2.2 or later!.This new version is a must-have for any FileMaker developer!
To the Troi File Plug-in page

Sorry, we had to raise some of our US dollar prices

(January 7th, 2004) Due to the continued decline of the US dollar to euro exchange rate, we have been forced to raise the prices (denoted in US dollars) of some of our products. We have strived to keep the increases as small as possible. Rest assured that Troi will remain dedicated to providing you with the highest quality plug-ins and service in the years to come.

-see a full size dialog

Get the update to Troi Dialog 3.5.1 (November 10th, 2003) We released Troi Dialog Plug-in 3.5.1, which is a maintenance release. This release does not bring new functions, but fixes a number of bugs, most importantly we fixed a bug, where TrDl-GetInput could return an older result. The update is free for all users of version 3.5.
To the Troi Dialog Plug-in page.

Troi Dialog has gone BIG!

(October 22nd, 2003) The new version 3.5 of Troi Dialog Plug-in adds a really big request to the plug-in. Now you or your users can type to your hearts content, with up to the FileMaker limit of 64000 characters! And while we were at it, we added a number of other new features to the existing dialogs. You can now have up to 9 input fields with the input dialog function! And there is more...
To the Troi Dialog Plug-in page.

FileMaker Pro Developer Conference 2003-

(August 27th, 2003) This year's DevCon is over, but we have some great photos! We even have news of a brand new revolving relation. Have a look at the photo impression of this year's DevCon.

Plug-in Power CD-ROM 8 ships!

(August 25th, 2003) Filemaker DevCon, Phoenix AZ: We've updated the Plug-in Power CD-ROM to version 8! It contains demonstration versions of 12 powerful Troi Plug-ins for FileMaker Pro, as well as plug-ins and utilities from other developers. You'll find all plug-in demonstrations neatly organized so you won't have to hunt them down from the Internet! Click here for the details.

Troi URL Plug-in 1.1 now does Secure Cookies!

(April 1st, 2003) Cookies and cross platform HTTPS support were the main features still lacking from Troi URL Plug-in. With Troi URL Plug-in 1.1 you can finally have your secure cookies and that's no joke! To the Troi URL Plug-in page.

Troi File Plug-in 2.6.1 for FileMaker Pro 6 released

(March 10th, 2003) We released version 2.6.1 of Troi File Plug-in, our file management plug-in. This release 2.6.1 is a maintenance release and does not bring new functions, but improves support and fixes a number of bugs. The update is free for all users of version 2.2 and later.

The 2.6.1 release adds support on Mac OS X for mounting disks on WebDav servers. Also long file names, up to 255 characters, are now supported on Mac OS X! Other improvements include the TrFile-ReferenceToClip function, and retrieving EXIF and IPTC metadata. To the Troi File Plug-in page.

Digital asset management tool Astro 1.2v1 released

(February 25th, 2003) Astro is a simple, yet powerful Digital Asset Management solution. Astro let you find all your catalogued files quickly. Astro 1.2v1 can now create thumbnails for the following file types: EPSF, XDOC (Quark) and PDF (the latter on Mac OS X only). And the price was reduced to US $ 99 On top of this we now also offer a completely unlocked version. To the Astro page.

Troi File Plug-in 2.6 for FileMaker Pro 6 released!

(December 10th, 2002) We finally released version 2.6 of Troi File Plug-in, our file management plug-in. It is compatible with FileMaker Pro 6. This version greatly increases its disk handling functionality. You can now mount and unmount remote hard disks and get more extensive disk information. There's also a great image catalog template, making it easier for you to get started. To the Troi File Plug-in page.

 

Get URL data or fill out web forms from FileMaker with Troi URL Plug-in 1.0.1

(November 11th, 2002) We updated our plug-in to version 1.0.1 to fix a timeout bug on Windows. Troi URL Plug-in can help you fill in web forms on the Internet, all from FileMaker Pro. It also retrieves data, like zip codes, or the time from any HTTP or HTTPS URL. To the Troi URL Plug-in page.

Troi Automatisering was sponsor of FileMaker DevCon 2002

Troi Automatisering was sponsor of the FileMaker Developer Conference 2002 in Palm Desert (August 12-August 15).

11 Plug-ins tested for FileMaker Pro 6

(July 29th, 2002) Today we announced that all eleven Troi Plug-ins run perfectly under FileMaker Pro 6. We have finished testing our plug-ins with the newly announced FileMaker Pro 6, and all of them are compatible with FileMaker Pro 6 running under Mac OS, Mac OS X and Windows.
more compatibility info   overview of our plug-ins

Auto Update Example

(July 27th, 2002) The Auto Update feature introduced with FileMaker Server 5.5 can help you automate installing and updating plug-ins automatically! We just posted an example file from Sanne van Aller-de Buck which explains how to start using this. Click here for the details.

Troi Serial Plug-in 2.5 makes troubleshooting a breeze.

(July 8th, 2002) We have added a great debug function to our serial port plug-in, making setup of databases a breeze for our users. You can now troubleshoot by testing the arrival of data at the serial port and you can test script triggering too. On top of this we have added an alternative and universal way to trigger scripts on Windows! Click here for the details.

FileMaker Pro 6 released

(July 9th, 2002) Today FileMaker announced its new FileMaker Pro 6 database software, featuring easier-than-ever templates and tools, and a virtually limitless ability to gather, manage and share information.

New in FileMaker Pro 6 is the limited ability to import a folder of images into a database, and, on Mac OS X only, capture digital images and image-data directly from cameras. If you need more flexibility in this area, Troi File Plug-in continues to be the developer tool you cannot do without. We have made a comparison of the features of FileMaker 6 and Troi File Plug-in, which will show you in what ways Troi File Plug-in can help you extend the possibilities of native FileMaker Pro 6. Click here for the details.

Finished porting to FileMaker 5.5 and Mac OS X: Troi ClipSave Plug-in 1.1 is out!

(June 25th, 2002) The ClipSave Plug-in 1.1 can save and restore the clipboard in 2 simple steps. This new version is compatible with FileMaker Pro 5.0 and 5.5. And it also runs on Mac OS X! ClipSave makes it possible to use ScriptMaker steps that change the clipboard, without the end user knowing the clipboard was temporarily changed. Click here for the details.

Bummer: No Sesame Plug-in for Mac OS X

(June 25th, 2002) We have now ported all of our plug-ins to Mac OS X, except the Troi Sesame Plug-in. We regrettably have found no way to create the same functionality of the Sesame Plug-in on Mac OS X. We also no longer expect to be able to do this. The Sesame Plug-in will continue to be available for Mac OS 8.x and Mac OS 9.x. Click here for more information on the Sesame Plug-in.

 

Troi File Plug-in 2.5: the best has just become better!

(June 3rd, 2002) 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. This version 2.5 of Troi File Plug-in adds a list of new and improved features, reaffirming its reputation as an essential tool for all serious FileMaker developers. Click here for the details.

Record Movies with Troi Grabber Plug-in 1.5 for FileMaker 5.5 and Mac OS X

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(April 18th, 2002) Troi Grabber Plug-in is a very powerful tool for grabbing pictures from a video input source and pasting them directly into a FileMaker container field. This final version of the plug-in is compatible with FileMaker Pro 5.5 and also runs on Mac OS X. We added the possibility to record a movie to disk. And Troi Grabber Plug-in 1.5 can even get time codes of a recorded movie. Click here for the details.

FileMaker 5.5 compatibility page

On June 25th, 2002 we have last updated our special page with information regarding compatibility of all our plug-ins with FileMaker 5.5.
Click here for the Troi-FileMaker 5.5 compatibility page.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 3.1 brings in fixes and a few features!

(April 2nd, 2002) Troi Dialog Plug-in is a very powerful tool for displaying all sorts of dialogs in FileMaker Pro. The text of the dialog and of the buttons can be created dynamically by using a calculation. This version 3.1 of Troi Dialog Plug-in fixes a hard to find bug in the Flash Dialog function. We also added a few wishes from our customers, making it a even more powerful resource for creating flexible dialogs. Click here for the details.

Troi ASCII Plug-in 1.0.2

(November 6th, 2001) Troi ASCII Plug-in adds the external function "Asci-LowSafe" to FileMaker Pro 5.5. This function converts higher ASCII characters to lower ASCII characters, while trying to retain as much information as possible. Troi ASCII is an open source plug-in: the download contains the source code. Click here for the details.

Troi Serial Plug-in 2.2 available for FileMaker 5.5 and Mac OS X

(October 30th, 2001) Troi Serial Plug-in gives FileMaker Pro 5.5 easy and powerful access to one or more of the computer's serial ports. We have tested the plug-in with FileMaker Pro 5.5 and ported it to Mac OS X. We also added the possibility to trigger different scripts for different ports and added support for runtimes (including kiosk mode) created with FileMaker Developer 5 and FileMaker Developer 5.5 for Windows. Furthermore we have included extra example files and improved the User Guide. Click here for the details.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 3.0.2: download the update

(January 21st, 2002) The update to version 3.0.2 of the Troi Dialog Plug-in fixes a few bugs that were present in the 3.0 and the 3.0.1 version. If you downloaded the 3.0 package earlier we recommend that you download the 3.0.2 version, which can be found here.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 3.0: the ultimate dialog tool for FileMaker Pro!

(December 20th, 2001) Troi Dialog Plug-in is a very powerful tool for displaying all sorts of dialogs in FileMaker Pro. The text of the dialog and of the buttons can be created dynamically by using a calculation. In this version we've greatly enhanced flexibility and control of the dialog boxes. The new input dialog can now have up to five input fields being either text, password, popup or checkbox in any combination. Other new features include setting the labels and pre-entered text of the input dialog, specifying the field in which an input dialog will start and positioning the dialog boxes anywhere on the screen. Click here for the details.

Troi Graphic Plug-in 1.1 available for FileMaker 5.5 and Mac OS X

(September 27th, 2001) You can now download a full package, which contains the previously released 1.1 version of the plug-in, together with new example files in the FileMaker Pro 5 format and an updated user guide. Download it here.

Dwindling Value Lists Example

(September 19th, 2001) Sometimes when you pick an item from a list, you'd like that item to vanish from the list to avoid the possibility of double entry. Kevin Frank contributed an example file, demonstrating how to use the Troi Text Plug-in to implement this easily. Download Dwindling Value List here

Peter Baanen receives FileMaker Pro Excellence Award!

-(August 14th, 2001) Peter Baanen, CEO of Troi Automatisering, received the '2001 FileMaker Pro Excellence Award for Outstanding Contributor to the Plug-in Technology for FileMaker Pro' at the FileMaker Developer Conference 2001. From the jury report: "His company provides very high quality plug-ins, great service, and most of all, products that really let us expand the reach of FileMaker. There have been numerous projects we could not have built in FileMaker, except for Peter's outstanding products." Read more here or have a look at the photo impression of this year's DevCon.

Plug-in Power CD-ROM 6 Ships

Plug-in Power CD-ROM for FileMaker 5

(August 13th, 2001) On the occasion of the FileMaker Developer Conference 2001 we've updated the Plug-in Power CD-ROM to version 6! It contains demonstrations of the latest versions of 12 powerful Troi Plug-ins for FileMaker Pro and also of plug-ins from other developers. You'll find all plug-in demonstrations neatly organized and the CD-ROM saves you from hunting down the plug-ins from the Internet.

Click here for the details.

Easy update plug-ins with FileMaker Server 5.5.

(July 30th, 2001) FileMaker Server 5.5 is now Available from FileMaker, Inc.
From the FileMaker Server 5.5 press release: "Easy to set up and administer, FileMaker Server 5.5 now automatically updates and deploys FileMaker Pro plug-ins to FileMaker Pro 5.5 clients across a TCP/IP network. A single update of a plug-in on the server, updates all users of a FileMaker solution." If you were still hesitating to use plug-ins because of the installation hassle you can stop worrying!

Update to Troi Ranges 1.1 available for FileMaker 5.5 and Mac OS X.

(July 25th, 2001) We've created a new version of the Troi Ranges Plug-in that runs on Mac OS, Mac OS X and Windows. So now we have 7 plug-in for Mac OS X. You can download this update, which contains only the plug-ins themselves here.

 

Activator Plug-in 1.3: The 6th plug-in for FileMaker 5.5 and Mac OS X.

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(July 17th, 2001) The Troi Activator Plug-in is a very powerful tool for triggering scripts remotely. We have tested it with FileMaker Pro 5.5 and it also runs on Mac OS X. We also added support for FileMaker Developer 5 runtimes on Windows. We even went back in (version) time by adding support for FileMaker Pro 4 and Developer Edition 4 on the Windows platform. Together with the existing support for Mac OS runtimes you can now trigger scripts between any FileMaker 4 or 5 database! See the details page for a list of versions. Click here for the details.
NOTE We originally included an incorrect Windows version of the Activator Plug-in (the older development version 1.2x2 of May 15th) in the download. If you already downloaded package 1.3 (of July 17th) you can download an update to Activator Plug-in 1.3 for Windows here.

Number Plug-in 1.1: The 5th plug-in for FileMaker 5.5 and Mac OS X!

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(July 2nd, 2001) Troi Number Plug-in adds dynamic balance functions to FileMaker Pro. It makes it possible to show a running balance of a value in any portal, especially sorted portals. It does so on-the-fly, whenever any portal data is entered or edited, including changes to the sort key field(s). If you change for example a date and the line "slides" to a new position, all new displayed values are updated. This functionality is accomplished without scripting. Troi Number Plug-in 1.1 is tested with FileMaker Pro 5.5 and runs on Mac OS X. Click here for the details.

Troi Coding Plug-in 1.6: The 4th plug-in for FileMaker 5.5 and Mac OS X!

(June 25th, 2001) This plug-in adds encryption and encoding functions to FileMaker Pro.With the Troi Coding plug-in you can make sure information can only be read by the persons you want. With it you can encrypt fields using the powerful newDES encryption scheme, so that your sensitive data is secure. It is tested with FileMaker Pro 5.5 and runs on Mac OS X.
Click here for the details.

Troi File Plug-in 2.2: Another plug-in for FileMaker 5.5 and Mac OS X!

(June 12th, 2001) The Troi File Plug-in is a very powerful tool for getting access to information outside the FileMaker Pro database. Any files stored on the rest of the computer can be accessed through the functions of the plug-in. It is tested with FileMaker Pro 5.5 and runs on Mac OS X. While we were at it we added a few extra features and bug fixes.
Click here for the details.

Troi Dialog Plug-in 2.1: Next plug-in for FileMaker 5.5 and Mac OS X!

(May 29th, 2001) The Troi Dialog Plug-in adds powerful dialog functions to FileMaker Pro 5.5 and Mac OS X. While we were at it we added a few extra features and bug fixes. You can now set the text for the dialog title bar, ideal for solution developers!
Click here for the details.

Text Plug-in 2.1: FileMaker 5.5 compatible and runs on Mac OS X!

(May 15th, 2001) The first plug-in to run with FileMaker 5.5 on Mac OS X! This plug-in offers the great XML parsing and more! XML (Extensible Markup Language) offers a very easy way to exchange data. FileMaker 5 can easily publish XML, but until now getting XML data back into FileMaker was not possible. Now the final version of the Troi Text Plug-in 2.0.1 can help you parse text formatted in XML. We also added reverse alphabetical sorting of lines, NOTText, a handy highlight function and more, so check it out now!. Click here for the details.

Updated our FileMaker 5.5 compability page: File, Dialog, Text and Coding are compatible!

(June 12th, 2001) We have found our Troi File, Dialog, Text and Coding Plug-ins to be compatible with the new FileMaker Pro 5.5. We have updated our special page with information regarding compatibility of all our plug-ins with FileMaker 5.5.
Click here for the Troi-FileMaker 5.5 compatibility page.

Plug-in Power CD-ROM 5 Ships!

(April 11th, 2001) We've updated the Plug-in Power CD-ROM to version 5! It now contains demonstrations of the latest versions of 12 powerful Troi Plug-ins for FileMaker Pro and 24 plug-ins from other leading developers. You'll find all plug-in demonstrations neatly organized and the CD-ROM saves you from hunting down the plug-ins from the Internet! Click here for the details.

With Troi OSErrrs v2.0 even more can go wrong!

(March 26th, 2001) This FileMaker database lists Mac OS ànd Windows error codes! We added 735 Mac OS errors and 1659 Windows errors, making a total of 4300 error codes. Never knew there were so much errrors!
Still free for our plug-in users, but now you can also license it to include it in your solution and we have a runtime version. Click here for the details.

Activator Plug-in 1.2 triggers scripts accross the network!

(March 13th, 2001) Ever wanted to tell other users you changed an appointment record or ask someone to get out of a record? Now you can with the Troi Activator Plug-in 1.2! The activator is a very powerful tool for triggering scripts across the network, even over the Internet!
Note that in this final version we added new example files, fixed a few bugs and made it possible on Windows to trigger scripts in any file. Click here for the details.

Troi File Plug-in 2.0

The Troi File Plug-in 2.0 which adds a list of new functions and features like GetAttribute, SetAttribute, Substitute, GetMetaData, SelectFolder, GetPathToCurrentFile. Also included is an Extensive 56 page user guide and reference manual and enhanced examples in 10 example files. Click here for more details.

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Troi at FileMaker Developer Conference 1999

Troi Automatisering was present at the FileMaker Developer Conference 1999 in San Diego (August 24-August 27). Troi showed its products at the Showcase, and Peter Baanen was a speaker. He presented 2 sessions, Integrating Plug-ins Into Your Database (together with Vince Menanno of Waves in Motion) and How to Program Powerful Plug-ins: Learn to Program Through Hoops.

Click here for a photo impression.

Troi plug-ins reviewed by MacUser UK (1999)

- "Great functionality ".

Read a copy of the complete review here.

Serial Plug-in for Mac and Windows Version 2.0

The Troi Serial Plug-in gives FileMaker Pro the ability to read from and write to the serial ports of the computer directly from within FileMaker Pro. And it works completely cross-platform. Read all about it here.

New Mailing list: FMP Plug-in Talk

Troi Automatisering now has 2 mailing lists; an announcement list for news related to Troi products, called Troi Announce, and a unmoderated discussion list for all matters regarding FileMaker plug-in use, called FileMaker Plug-in Talk. If you have an urgent question regarding the use of plug-ins with FileMaker Pro or want to stay informed on the exiting developments of plug-ins subscribe here. This list is intended for all FileMaker plug-ins questions and is not limited to Troi plug-ins.

Troi Grabber Plug-in 1.0: and then there was Video

Our new plug-in adds Video Image Grabbing functions to FileMaker Pro 4.0. Test it out now: Grabber Plug-in 1.0 

Troi Graphic Plug-in: Capture your moments

Our new plug-in brings colors into FileMaker: make any RGB (red, green,blue combination) color you want, do a screenshot capture and make small thumbnail images of (large) images in the database, all within FileMaker!

Rated mouse 3 by MacWorld. Read more about it and download the final version: Graphic Plug-in 1.0

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