Troi URL Plug-in 2.5 for FileMaker Pro 11

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Troi Automatisering releases URL Plug-in 2.5 for FileMaker Pro 11

New plug-in for FileMaker Pro 11 improves proxy handling and image retrieval from the Internet.

January 20th, 2011, Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands--Troi Automatisering today announced the availability of Troi URL Plug-in 2.5 for FileMaker Pro 11.

What is Troi URL Plug-in?

Troi URL Plug-in can help you fill in forms on the Internet, all from FileMaker Pro. It also retrieves data or images from web sites.

You can:

- use the POST command to fill in a web form and retrieve the result directly in FileMaker Pro

- use the GET command to retrieve data

- use a secure connection (HTTPS) using SSL

- get access to password protected web pages

- encode text into HTTP format

- get JPEG, PNG and GIF images directly into a container field

- send cookies with a request

- show a custom progress dialog during the retrieval (Mac OS X only)

- send your request through a proxy server, even if the proxy server requires a username and password

Suggested Uses

Troi URL plug-in allows you to:

- fill in forms on web sites or your intranet

- get online data like stock quotes, weather reports, etc.

- automatically add information to listings and online databases

- search the Internet for terms or other specific items

- get the time of your city

- collect images from web sites

All these features also work in a runtime solution.

What is new in version 2.5?

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 and more. Below are the main improvements:

- Made compatible with FileMaker Pro 10 and FileMaker Pro 11 and Windows 7.

- Added support for proxy server authentication to the TURL_SetProxy function: you can now specify a proxy user name and password.

- Improved the TURL_Get and TURL_Post functions to better support the proxy server credentials.

- Troi URL plug-in is now compatible to run under FileMaker Server. The plug-in now also creates log files when running under FileMaker Server to make troubleshooting installing easier and to provide feedback regarding errors and registration status.

- Completely rewrote the code for handling images which can be retrieved with the TURL_Get and TURL_Post functions. Improved the speed and reliability of getting images and improved handling of invalid and unusual images. Added extra sanity checks for images that are corrupt or invalid.

- Added possibility to unregister the plug-in with the TURL_Version function.

- Added new TURL_VersionAutoUpdate function. The TURL_VersionAutoUpdate function is part of an emerging standard for FileMaker plug-ins of third party vendors of plug-ins.

- Improved code in several places, improved user guide, example files and fixed several smaller bugs.

This plug-in allows you to easily get data from web servers on the Internet or send information to them. 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 URL Plug-in 2.5 is available for downloading from Troi's Web site at: <http://www.troi.com/software/urlplugin.html>.

Troi URL Plug-in 2.5 works with FileMaker Pro 9, 10 and 11. The plug-in can also be used with runtimes created by FileMaker Pro Advanced 9, 10 or 11. The plug-in is available for Mac OS X 10.5.7 or higher, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition (SP 3), Windows Vista or Windows 7.

Licenses cost US$ 69 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 URL Plug-in 2.5 also works with FileMaker Server 9, 10 or 11 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$ 299.

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 URL Plug-in on or after May 1st, 2010 are entitled to a free upgrade. We will email these registered users a new registration string.

Upgrades from licenses bought before May 1st, 2010, are available from US$ 39 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 is leading developer of cross platform FileMaker Pro plug-ins and previous winner of the FileMaker Pro Excellence Award. For more information, visit our web site at:

<http://www.troi.com/>.

Contact information

D. Budding

Troi Automatisering

Boliviastraat 11

2408 MX Alphen aan den Rijn

The Netherlands

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