Hello there, I am trying to figure out how I can work with pdf files and
doc, xls files within Yachtlink to be able to take a template, edit the
template, then save it, insert into filemaker and send via web portal or
email, can the file plug-in help me do this and seem all is working within
filemaker?

 

Best Regards,

Dan Kelly

Yachtlink Engineering Inc.

1 954 663 1630

 

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Subject: [ANN] Troi File Plug-in 6.2 for FileMaker Pro 12

 

Troi Automatisering releases Troi File Plug-in 6.2 for FileMaker Pro 12

 

Updated file management plug-in for FileMaker Pro 12 offers improved GPS and
other metadata handling.

 

Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands, June 3rd, 2013--Troi Automatisering
today announced the immediate availability of Troi File Plug-in 6.2 for
FileMaker Pro 12.

 

 

What is Troi File Plug-in?

 

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

 

- get data from files that are on the disk of the computer into FileMaker
Pro

- create files anywhere on the hard disk and put data from FileMaker fields
into them

- manipulate files and folders on the disk: this includes creating,
deleting, copying, moving and modifying files and folders

- get the size on disk, creation and modification dates and much more

- launch and reveal files directly from FileMaker Pro

- manage your images and movies, and read IPTC and Exif metadata from JPEG,
Raw and PNG images

 

 

What is new in version 6.2?

 

Troi File Plug-in 6.2 is a maintenance release and has the following fixes:

 

- The plug-in has improved GPS metadata handling: the minutes and seconds
part of the GPS coordinates are now correctly returned in all cases. Also
improved the GetExif example file: the latitude and longitude is better
displayed, the minutes are now shown for all GPS formats.

- The recursive listing of folders has been improved in the
TrFile_ListFolder function: folders with a period as 2nd character in the
name are now listed recursively too.

- (Mac OS X) Fixed a problem with the TrFile_ExecuteShell function: short
commands of only 2 characters like "ls" no longer return an empty string.

- (Windows) Fixed a problem in TrFile_MetaData function with the switches
"-GetImageDescription", "-GetMovieDescription" and "-GetPDFDescription". It
no longer returns the error code $$-43 (file not found) for existing files.

- Fixed a bug in TrFile_Substitute function where under certain conditions
performing a substitute with a big file could give a wrong result.

- (Windows) Fixed a problem where calling the TrFile_MetaData function with
the switch "-GetXMP" and PNG image files could potentially hang the
FileMaker Pro application.

- Fixed a problem where the plug-in would not correctly load when running as
a server-side plug-in or as a web-side plug-in under FileMaker Server 12.

 

Troi File Plug-in 6.2 gives you a greatly expanded file manipulation
arsenal. You can easily check integrity of files as Troi File Plug-in 6.2
can return the MD5 hash value (checksum) of a file, all from FileMaker Pro!

 

Troi File Plug-in 6.2 also 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 also read the metadata from PNG images. The plug-in can even
automatically detect if the IPTC metadata in JPEGs is UTF-8 encoded.

 

More detailed information on all of the changes and improvements implemented
in Troi File Plug-in 6 can be found at: 

http://www.troi.com/software/filehistory.html

 

The plug-in adds 63 functions to FileMaker Pro, giving you limitless
possibilities in managing your system outside of the database. We invite you
to test drive the new functions and see what you can do with it!

 

 

Pricing & Availability

 

A fully functional demo version of Troi File Plug-in 6.2 is available for
downloading at Troi's Web site at:

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

 

Troi File Plug-in 6.2 works with FileMaker Pro 10, 11 and 12. The plug-in
can also be used with runtimes from FileMaker Pro Advanced 10, 11 or 12. The
plug-in is available for Mac OS X 10.5.7 or higher, Windows XP, Windows
Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8.

QuickTime 7 or later is needed for some image related functions.

 

Licenses cost US$ 89 per user. Details on developer licenses and multi-user
discounts can be found on our web site. You can order licenses from our web
site.

 

 

FileMaker Server requirements

 

Troi File Plug-in 6.2 also works with FileMaker Server 10, 11 or 12 as a
server-side plug-in and as a plug-in used by the web publishing engine. To
use this, you need to purchase a special cross-platform Server/Web license
which costs US$ 399.

 

We have prepared extensive information on how to install and use Troi
Plug-ins server-side and web-side on this web page:

http://www.troi.com/support/filemaker-server-side-plug-ins.html

 

 

Upgrade information

 

Users who bought a license for Troi File Plug-in on or after September 1st,
2011 are entitled to a free upgrade to version 6. Eligible users have been
sent a new registration string in March 2012.

Upgrades from licenses bought before September 1st, 2011, are available from
US$ 49 per user.

Upgrade prices for other licenses can be found on our web site. You can
order upgrades from our web site.

 

 

About Troi Automatisering

 

Troi Automatisering develops professional iOS apps, is a leading developer
of cross platform FileMaker Pro plug-ins and winner of the FileMaker Pro
Excellence Award 2001. For more information, visit our web site at:

http://www.troi.com/

 

 

Contact information  

 

D. Budding

Troi Automatisering

 

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