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Dacons plug-ins ScriptFire and MenuControl are FileMaker 10 compatible
15 Jan 2009 -- Dacons announces that its plug-ins ScriptFire and MenuControl 3 are compatible with FileMaker 10 immediately through free updates. The compatibility of mail.it 3 and FileFire has already been announced last week:http://www.dacons.net/news/?newsitem=36
ScriptFire and FileMaker 10
ScriptFire 1.0 requires a free update to ScriptFire 1.1 for FileMaker 10 compatibility.
This update is available for download at:
http://www.dacons.net/fmplugins/downloads/
ScriptFire is a FileMaker 5-10 plug-in for Windows and Mac OS. This powerful plug-in lets you schedule scripts anytime. Use ScriptFire to schedule scripts for hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or even yearly execution including interval schedules. Control intervals and schedules from your scripts. Open and close FileMaker databases based on schedules.
In addition, ScriptFire brings the power of script triggers to FileMaker 9 and earlier:
- Have ScriptFire trigger your script to check user input after leaving a field or record.
- Define events that trigger scripts when users access certain layouts or switch windows.
Leverage Advanced script scheduling and triggering in FileMaker 10 and earlier:
- Trigger scripts repetitively in a relative interval (e.g. every 5 minutes)
- Control schedules with start and end points
- Open and close FileMaker databases based on schedules
- Control computer power management out of FileMaker
In addition to the features above, ScriptFire brings the power of script scheduling and triggering to FileMaker 9 and earlier:
- Validate user input or trigger update actions when users leave a field or record
- Trigger a script when a layout is accessed
- Trigger script when creating viewing or exiting records
Availability of ScriptFire
For more details on ScriptFire and a trial version go to:
http://www.dacons.net/fmplugins/scriptfire/
Pricing starts at US$ 39 for a single user license. Very affordable cross-platform network and developer licenses that allow for royalty-free redistribution (with a FileMaker solution) are available as well. For more information on ScriptFire pricing go to:
http://www.dacons.net/fmplugins/scriptfire/pricing/
MenuControl and FileMaker 10
MenuControl 3.0 requires a free update to MenuControl 3.1 for FileMaker 10 compatibility. This update is available for download at:
http://www.dacons.net/fmplugins/downloads/
MenuControl enables you to create your very own main menus, context and pop-up menus in FileMaker using your scripts and default FileMaker menu items. Develop user-friendly and secureFileMaker solutions with unsurpassed ease and flexibility! Disable file window control buttons (minimize, maximize, close). MenuControl 3 works with FileMaker 5-10 on Windows and Mac OS. MenuControl enables you to design custom menus for FileMaker 7 and earlier. For FileMaker 8-10 Advanced developers MenuControl provides significant advantages over the "custom menu" feature of FileMaker:
- Modify the default FileMaker main menu or create your own menu sets
- Customize context menus for fields, layouts or files (right-click menus)
- Create Pop-up menus with cascading sub-menus
- Change specific menu items on the fly
- Disable/enable menu items according to the situation
- Modify ALL relevant menu items (including Application menu, Quit/Exit)
- Disable file window control buttons (minimize, maximize, close)
- Install menu centrally for all layouts or all files
- Assign all relevant keyboard shortcuts to menu items (incl. F-keys)
- Remove all FileMaker menu items and create a Thin Client interface
- Easy point-and-click creation of custom menus
Availability of MenuControl
For more details on MenuControl and a trial version go to:
http://www.dacons.net/fmplugins/menucontrol/
Pricing starts at US$ 59 for a single user license. Very affordable cross-platform network and developer licenses that allow for royalty-free redistribution (with a FileMaker solution) are available as well. For more information on MenuControl pricing go to:
http://www.dacons.net/fmplugins/menucontrol/pricing/
About Dacons LLP
Dacons LLP (Data Consultants) is focused on designing quality FileMaker plug-ins and Quark XTention software products. For our customer this means: quality ideas and software concepts, quality program code and quality user interface as well as quality documentation and support. The results are exciting software extensions that are easy to use. Dacons started research and development of software extensions in 1997 and is member of the FileMaker Solutions Alliance and an official QuarkAlliance QuarkXPress XTension developer. Read More
