24U Toolbox Plug-In 1.1

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.

1. Introduction

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

2. System requirements

Recommended configuration:

Mac OS X: Any Intel Mac, 1024 MB RAM, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, FileMaker Pro 11 Advanced.

Windows: 1.6 GHz processor, 1024 MB RAM, Windows 7, FileMaker Pro 11 Advanced.

Minimum requirements:

Mac OS X: Macintosh, 512 MB RAM, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, FileMaker Pro 8.5.

Windows: 500 MHz processor, 512 MB RAM, Windows XP SP3, FileMaker Pro 8.5.

3. Installation for FileMaker Pro

To install 24U Toolbox Plug-In on the client version of FileMaker, 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 copy the file Toolbox.fmplugin into Extensions folder which is located inside your home folder, Library, Application Support, FileMaker. If you have older FileMaker than 9.0 install the plug-in to the Extensions folder inside Applications, FileMaker Pro 8.5.
  3. On Windows XP copy the file Toolbox.fmx into Extensions folder which is located inside your home folder, Local Settings, Application Data, FileMaker. If you have troubles locating this folder, install the plug in to Extensions located in the FileMaker Pro folder in the Program Files or in the Program Files x86 folder.
  4. Restart or start the FileMaker Pro.
  5. The plug-in should be visible in the "Plug-Ins" preference pane inside FileMaker Pro preferences (Mac OS X) / options (Windows).

3. 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

    You will need administrator privileges to do this.
  3. On Windows the file Toolbox.fmx must be copied into directories:

    C:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server 9\Database Server\Extensions
    C:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server 9\Web Publishing\publishing-engine\wpc\PlugIns

    In 64bit versions of Windows, use Program Files x86 directory instead. You will need administrator privileges.
  4. Configure FileMaker Server from Admin Console to load plug-in. Use Configuration -> Server plug-in settings.

4. 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. You can also find the most up-to-date version of this document at http://www.24uSoftware.com/support/UsingPlugins.

To learn how to use this plug-in it is recommended to open the example files from Examples folder. It will demonstrate all important plug-in functions.

5. 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.

Plug-In is not visible in the FileMaker Pro
Check if the plug-in binary is present in the one of "Extensions" folders of the FileMaker Pro. FileMaker Pro reads plug-ins from the folder named Extensions which can be placed in:

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 License Agreement 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.

6. 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".

7. 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

8. Copyright

The software 24U Toolbox Plug-In is copyright ©2007-2011 24U Software. All rights reserved.
Portions of the software are ©1984-2011 FileMaker, Inc. All rights reserved.