 FileMaker Pro 12 Compatibility
(Page created: April 4th, 2012, updated: December 3rd, 2013)
Below you'll find some information regarding compatibility
of Troi Plug-ins with FileMaker Pro 12. Note that our testing has now finished and has shown no remaining issues.
(The web page with
information regarding compatibility of our plug-ins with
FileMaker 11 is still available here.)
Summary
Running plug-ins with FileMaker Pro 12
In general all our plug-ins that worked with FileMaker Pro 11 still work with FileMaker Pro 12.
See below for the details on specific plug-in versions.
Running plug-ins with FileMaker Pro 12 and Mac OS X
FileMaker Pro 12 for Mac OS X can only run on Intel Macs. All current Troi Plug-ins are Universal versions, which can run on both Intel and PowerPC Macs. Of course on PowerPC our plug-ins will only run under older versions of FileMaker Pro.
The same plug-in architecture
The plug-in architecture has not changed in
FileMaker 12. So there is no need to change any function
calls when converting to FileMaker 12 (as compared to the
change in plug-in architecture introduced in FileMaker Pro
7).
New: Improved and simple plug-in updating
Plug-in updating has been simplified in FileMaker Pro 12. You now store plug-ins in solution files and install updates from container fields. The Auto Update plug-in is no longer needed. Troi will soon provide an example file to demonstrate this update process in FileMaker Pro 12.
NOTE We have already prepared most of our plug-ins for this improved updating process. However, some of our plug-ins still need to be updated to reflect the correct version number (they return 1.0 instead of the real version number). See the table below.
Location of installed plug-ins
When you make use of the new plug-in updating functionality the plug-ins will be installed in the same location as with auto-updated plug-ins from FileMaker Server 9 through 11:
- Windows XP:
C:\Document Settings\User Name\Local Settings\Application Data\FileMaker\Extensions
- Windows Vista and Windows 7:
C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Local\FileMaker\Extensions
- Mac OS X:
Macintosh HD:Users:User Name:Library:Application Support:FileMaker:Extensions
TIP If you use auto-update ànd install plug-ins manually: it is best to only install plug-ins in the folders above and no longer use the Extensions folder next to the FileMaker Pro application itself.
Overview of Troi Plug-ins for FileMaker Pro 12
Here is an overview of all our plug-ins that are native
and have been tested to work with FileMaker Pro 12 (and also
FileMaker Pro 11 and 10).
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Works native in
FileMaker 12, 11, and 10
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date of first version*
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Mac OS X
Intel
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Windows
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remarks
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Activator
Plug-in
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May 16th, 2012
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3.1
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3.1
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FMP12 version released!
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Troi Dialog
Plug-in
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December 23rd, 2011
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5.5.6
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5.5.6
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initial testing shows no problems
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Troi Encryptor Plug-in
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September 25th, 2007
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2.5.2
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2.5.2
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version number is 1.0 with Get(InstalledFMPlugins) function
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Troi File
Plug-in
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July 26th, 2012
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6.1
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6.1
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FMP12 version released!
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Troi Grabber
Plug-in
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April 19th, 2012
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2.3
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2.3
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FMP12 version released!
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Troi Serial
Plug-in
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March 27th, 2012
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3.2
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3.2
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initial testing shows no problems
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Troi Text
Plug-in
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October 12th, 2006
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3.0.1
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3.0.1
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version number is 1.0 with Get(InstalledFMPlugins) function
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Troi URL
Plug-in
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March 19th, 2012
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2.6.1
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2.6.1
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initial testing shows no problems
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* This is the first version that was tested with
FileMaker Pro 12
Other older FileMaker Pro compatibility pages
The web pages with information regarding compatibility of
all our plug-ins with other FileMaker versions are still
available:
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