Learning Claris FileMaker

Troi File Plug-in 7 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.

Troi File Plug-in is a very powerful tool for getting access to information outside the FileMaker database.

Any files stored on the rest of the computer can be accessed through the functions of the plug-in. All from within FileMaker you can:

 

get the data out of files on the disk of the computer and put it in FileMaker fieldscreate files anywhere on the hard disk and put data from FileMaker fields into itmanipulate files and folders on the disk, like creating, deleting, copying, moving, renamingquery detailed information of files and folders: the size on disk, creation and modification dates and much morecount the number of folders or files on a diskget images and their metadata (IPTC, Exif, GPS, XML) inside your FileMaker database and write IPTC and Exif metadata too!

All functions of the plug-in can be used in a script enabling you to automate this power.

 

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