24U Toolbox Plug-In 1.3.0

This ReadMe file contains some important information about 24U Toolbox Plug-In, such as system requirements, installation guide, quick start, troubleshooting, license notice, contact information, and copyright statement.
 


Introduction

24U Toolbox Plug-In is a FileMaker Pro plug-in which allows FileMaker Pro databases to:


     

System requirements

Recommended configuration:

Mac OS X: Any Intel Mac, 4 GB RAM, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced or newer or FileMaker Server 12 or newer.

Windows: 1.6 GHz processor, 4 GB RAM, Windows 7 or newer, FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced or newer or FileMaker Server 12 or newer.

Minimum requirements:

Mac OS X: Macintosh, 2 GB RAM, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, FileMaker Pro 11 or newer or FileMaker Server 12 or newer.

Windows: 1 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, Windows XP SP3, FileMaker Pro 11 or newer or FileMaker Server 12 or newer.

Installation for FileMaker Pro

To install 24U Toolbox Plug-In, follow these steps:

  1. If you did not do this yet, download and open the 24U Toolbox Plug-In distribution archive.
  2. To install the plug-in, copy its binary file into Extensions directory of the FileMaker Pro application. Pick one directory from the list below. Do not copy the plug-in into all of them.
  3. On OS X the FileMaker Pro 9.0 and higher searches for the plug-in in the folder:
    [Home folder]/Library/Application Support/FileMaker/Extensions.
    On OS X 10.7 and newer the folder "Library" is hidden by default, you need to use command "Go to Folder" in Finder. Copy the plugin binary (fmplugin) into the Extensions folder and restart the FileMaker Pro. If any of these folders don't exist create it.
  4. On OS X the FileMaker Pro 12 searches for the plug-in also in the folder:
    [Home folder]/Library/Application Support/FileMaker/FileMaker Pro Advanced/12.0
  5. On Windows XP the FileMaker Pro 9.0 and higher searches for the plug-in in the folder:
    C:\Documents and Settings\[User name]\Local Settings\Application Data\FileMaker\Extensions
    The "Local Settings" folder is hidden by default, you need to turn on "Show hidden files" in Explorer settings. If any of these folders don't exist create it. Copy the plugin binary (fmx) into the Extensions folder and restart the FileMaker Pro.
  6. On Windows Vista and newer the FileMaker Pro 9.0 and higher searches for the plug-in in the folder:
    C:\Users\[User name]\AppData\Local\FileMaker\Extensions
    The "AppData" is hidden by default, you need to turn on "Show hidden files" in Explorer settings. If any of these folders don't exist create it. Copy the plugin binary (fmx) into the Extensions folder and restart the FileMaker Pro.
  7. FileMaker Pro 7.0 and higher also searches for the plug-in in the Extensions folder inside its own installation folder. You can copy the plug-in there but you will need system administrator privileges. Folders mentioned above have higher priority.
  8. Restart or start the FileMaker Pro.
  9. The plug-in should be visible in the "Plug-Ins" preference pane inside FileMaker Pro preferences (Mac OS X) / Edit->Preferences (Windows).

Installation for FileMaker Server

To install 24U Toolbox Plug-In to the FileMaker Server, follow these steps:

  1. If you did not do this yet, download and expand the 24U Toolbox Plug-In distribution archive.
  2. On Mac OS X the bundle Toolbox.fmplugin must be copied into folders:

    /Library/FileMaker Server/Database Server/Extensions
    /Library/FileMaker Server/Web Publishing/publishing-engine/wpc/PlugIns

  3. On Windows the file Toolbox.fmx must be copied to:

    C:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server\Database Server\Extensions\Toolbox.fmx
    C:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server\Web Publishing\publishing-engine\wpc\PlugIns\Toolbox.fmx

    In 64bit versions of Windows, use "Program Files x86" directory instead.

    For FMS 12 cwpc (64bit) copy 64bit version of plugin to:
    C:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server\Web Publishing\publishing-engine\cwpc\Plugins\Toolbox.fmx64
  4. Configure FileMaker Server from Admin Console to load plug-in. Use Configuration -> Server plug-in settings.

Quick Start

If you are new to FileMaker plug-ins, start by checking the UsingFMPlugIns.html file inside the Documentation folder. It briefly explains what plug-ins are, why they are useful, and how they are usually used.

To learn how to use this plug-in it is recommended to open the SimpleDialogTutorial.fp7 tutorial from Documentation folder.

Troubleshooting

Before you contact our technical support regarding problems or difficulties using 24U Toolbox Plug-In, please check if your issue is not listed below:

Window Locking functions don't work in FileMaker Pro 11+ (status code -4)
These functions has been disabled because they causes problems in the new FileMaker Pro. These functions were intended for FileMaker Pro 9 and older versions.

The plug-in functions return an "?" as a result
The 24U Toolbox Plug-In is probably not installed or deactivated in your application preferences. Open the Application Preferences from the Edit menu, click on the "Plug-Ins" tab, and make sure that 24U Toolbox Plug-In is there and that it is enabled.

I get a "Powered by 24U Software" splash displayed when quitting FileMaker Pro
Developer licenses and some special promotional licenses cause a splash dialog to appear on the screen for 2 seconds at the quit time of your solution. The splash helps you to comply with our 24U Software License Agreement.pdf without having to design your own about screen. If you don't want your solution to show the splash dialog, send us samples of your about screen and license agreement to registration@24uSoftware.com. We will send you instructions for disabling the splash as soon as your solution is proven to comply with the developer license's sublicensing conditions.

If your problem is not listed above or if the recommended solution does not work for you, please contact our technical support at http://www.24uSoftware.com/support.php for assistance.

Shareware Notice

Please note that 24U Toolbox Plug-In is SHAREWARE. That means it is not free and you have to pay a license fee if you want to keep it. You can install 24U Toolbox Plug-In and try it out for the period of 14 days. After this period, 24U Toolbox Plug-In can stop working and require a registration code. You will get your registration code after you pay for your license.

You can freely distribute 24U Toolbox Plug-In as long as you distribute the original compacted archive untouched and you don't charge money for the distribution. If you want to distribute 24U Toolbox Plug-In on a physical medium, such as CD-ROM, or if you want to distribute it in other form than the original compacted archive, you must ask for our permission. If you are a solution developer you can also bundle 24U Toolbox Plug-In with your products and sublicense it to your customers, provided you have purchased a developer license.

Please find detailed registration instructions in the file named "HowToRegister.html".

You can find detailed license terms in the file named "24U Software License Agreement.pdf". Individual license types are described in the file named "HowToRegister.html".

Contact Information

You can contact us at one of the following addresses. We prefer being contacted via e-mail, but you can use any other method if e-mail is not good enough for you.

E-mail:   info@24uSoftware.com   general information about our products and our company
eval@24uSoftware.com free evaluation codes registration
sales@24uSoftware.com paid licenses ordering and registration
support@24uSoftware.com technical support and bug reports
 
WWW: http://www.24uSoftware.com/
 
Phone: +420-224 910 892
Fax: +420-242 487 778
 
Snail mail: 24U Software
Skochovická 88
252 45  Zvole u Prahy
Czech Republic


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