FileFire Express released

07 Feb 2007 -- Dacons LLP releases FileFire Express – the most affordable file management plug-in
for FileMaker 7 and 8.x. Go beyond the file management capabilities of FileMaker.

What is FileFire Express

FileFire Express is an indispensable FileMaker plug-in that improves the way you import and reference
external files. Link files to FileMaker data the way you always wanted. Retrieve all items of specific folders
or volumes. Import file attributes such as name, size and even icons. Launch referenced files from within
FileMaker together with their parent applications. Enrich your solution with stunning file management
features not seen in FileMaker before.

FileFire Express supports FileMaker 7 and 8.x and works under Windows and Mac OS X. FileFire Express
natively supports Intel Macs. Within the same product family Dacons continues to offer launch.it for
FileMaker 6 and earlier.

FileFire Express Function Overview

- List items of any folder or volume in FileMaker
- Show file attributes like name, icon, size, creation and modification timestamps
- Retrieve advanced attributes of items such as folder size and volume capacity
- Have users specify external files or folders using system dialogs and retrieve selected paths in ScriptMaker
- Import or reference all items of a specific folder (including office documents and other files)
- Batch export files or references from container fields into user specified folders (requires FileMaker 8 or later)
- Launch any external file from FileMaker together with its parent application


Availability of FileFire Express Function

FileFire is available immediately at:
http://www.dacons.net/fmplugins/filefireexpress/prodinfo/

A free trial version with a Quick Start file is available for download at:
http://www.dacons.net/downloads/filefireexpress/

License packages start at US$ 29 for single user license.
A full line of very affordable cross-platform network and developer licenses is available as well.
For more information please go to:
http://www.dacons.net/fmplugins/filefireexpress/licenses/

Upgrade Options for launch.it Users

Owners of a launch.it 2 plug-in license can take advantage of significant upgrade discounts when switching
to FileFire Express. For more details please visit:
http://www.dacons.net/fmplugins/filefireexpress/upgrade/

What Can FileFire Express Do for you

- Create professional document libraries that link relevant files to FileMaker records
- Add file attributes to solutions that import or reference external files
- Integrate FileFire Express features with FileMaker script steps such as Insert File, Insert Picture, Insert
QuickTime and Export Field Contents (requires FileMaker 8 or later) to create dynamic file management solutions


About Dacons LLP

Dacons LLP (Data Consultants) is focused on designing quality FileMaker plug-ins and Quark XTention
software products. For Dacons 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



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