24U Toolbox Plug-In 3.0

This ReadMe file contains some important information about 24U Toolbox Plug-In, such as system requirements, installation guide, quick start, troubleshooting, license notice, contact information, and copyright statement.
 


Introduction

24U Toolbox Plug-In is a FileMaker® Pro plug-in which allows FileMaker Pro databases to:


       

System requirements

System requirements:

Mac

Recommended: Any Intel Mac, 4 GB RAM, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, FileMaker Pro 16 Advanced or later.

Minimum: Any Intel Mac since 2008, 2048 MB RAM, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, FileMaker Pro 13.

Windows

Recommended: 1.6 GHz processor, 4 GB RAM, Windows 8.1 or newer, FileMaker Pro 16 Advanced or later.

Minimum: 1 GHz processor, 2048 MB RAM, Windows 8.1 or newer, FileMaker Pro 13.

FileMaker Cloud

Recommended: EC2 Instance type: t2.medium, FileMaker Cloud 17 or newer.

Minimum: EC2 Instance type: t2.small, FileMaker Cloud 16.

iOS

Installation for FileMaker Pro

To install 24U Toolbox Plug-In, follow these steps:

  1. If you did not do this yet, download and open the 24U Toolbox Plug-In distribution archive
  2. To install the plug-in, copy its binary file into Extensions directory. If you are not sure where the binary should be placed, see UsingFMPlugIns.html
  3. Restart or start the FileMaker Pro
  4. The plug-in should be visible in the "Plug-Ins" preference pane inside FileMaker Pro preferences (Mac OS X) / Edit -> Preferences (Windows)

Installation for FileMaker Cloud

To install 24U Toolbox Plug-In, follow these steps:

  1. If you did not do this yet, download and open the 24U Toolbox Plug-In distribution archive
  2. Go to "Installer" folder
  3. Open "24U Toolbox Plug-In Installer.fmp12" solution on your macOS or Windows version of FileMaker Pro
  4. Follow instructions provided by "24U Toolbox Plug-In Installer.fmp12" solution

Installation into FileMaker iOS App SDK

The iOS App SDK allows you to build a standalone iOS app from your FileMaker solution
Users can access your FileMaker solution on iPad and iPhone similar to other iOS apps without having to install FileMaker Go

To install 24U Toolbox Plug-In, follow these steps:

  1. Create iOS Project using FileMaker iOSAppSDK by following instructions on FileMaker support website
  2. Add Swift support to created project:
    • Open created iOS Project ( <projectPath>/<appName>.xcodeproj )
    • Add new file: File -> New -> File... (or cmd + N )
    • Choose "Swift File" from iOS section
    • You can name it "SwiftHelper.swift" or similarly and store it under project directory
    • When prompted "Would you like to configure an Objective-C bridging header?" choose "Create Bridging Header"
  3. Update Info.plist:
    • Open created iOS Project ( <projectPath>/<appName>.xcodeproj )
    • Find project's Info.plist in Project Navigator ( "Custom Application Resources" -> "Info.plist" )
    • Right click Info.plist and choose "Open As" -> "Source Code"
    • Paste this snippet on end of line 5:
      <key>UISupportedExternalAccessoryProtocols</key>
      <array>
      	<string>com.custom.printeralt</string>
      	<string>com.custom.printer</string>
      	<string>com.custom.my3alt</string>
      	<string>com.custom.my3</string>
      	<string>com.custom.donglealt</string>
      	<string>com.custom.dongle</string>
      	<string>it.caenrfid.protocol</string>
      	<string>com.datecs.linea.pro.msr</string>
      	<string>com.datecs.linea.pro.bar</string>
      </array>
      <key>NFCReaderUsageDescription</key>
      <string>NFC Reading</string>
                
  4. Install 24U Toolbox Plug-In:
    • Copy Toolbox.fmplugin into <projectPath>/<appName>/Plug-Ins/ folder
    • If you want to test 24U Toolbox Plug-In on iOS Simulator copy ToolboxSimulator.fmplugin into <projectPath>/<appName>/Plug-Ins folder
  5. Get license for 24U Toolbox Plug-In:
    • Buy iOS license from 24U Toolbox Plug-In website
    • Inside Bundle ID text field, insert Bundle ID of your created iOS project (be careful: The license is bound to the this Bundle ID)
    • After successful payment, you will receive serial number (SN)
  6. Register 24U Toolbox Plug-In with your SN:
    • Inside your FileMaker solution use Toolbox_Register plugin function with SN given as first parameter

Installation for FileMaker Server

To install 24U Toolbox Plug-In to the FileMaker Server, follow these steps:

  1. If you did not do this yet, download and expand the 24U Toolbox Plug-In distribution archive
  2. Place the plug-in file to according folders. For more information on server plug-in search paths, see UsingFMPlugIns.html
  3. Configure FileMaker Server from Admin Console to load plug-in. Use Configuration -> Server plug-in settings

Quick Start

If you are new to FileMaker plug-ins, start by checking the UsingFMPlugIns.html file inside the Documentation folder. It briefly explains what plug-ins are, why they are useful, and how they are usually used

Troubleshooting

Before you contact our technical support regarding problems or difficulties using 24U Toolbox Plug-In, please check if your issue is not listed below:

macOS and Windows

The plug-in functions return an "?" as a result
The 24U Toolbox Plug-In is probably not installed or deactivated in your application preferences. Open the Application Preferences from the Edit menu, click on the "Plug-Ins" tab, and make sure that 24U Toolbox Plug-In is there and that it is enabled.

iOS

All plug-in functions return an "?" as a result

If your problem is not listed above or if the recommended solution does not work for you, please contact our technical support at http://www.24uSoftware.com/support.php for assistance.

Shareware Notice

Please note that 24U Toolbox Plug-In product is SHAREWARE. That means it is not free and you have to pay a license fee if you want to keep it. You can install 24U Toolbox Plug-In and try it out for the period of 14 days. After this period, 24U Toolbox Plug-In can stop working and require a registration code. You will get your registration code after you pay for your license.

You can freely distribute 24U Toolbox Plug-In as long as you distribute the original compacted archive untouched and you don't charge money for the distribution. If you want to distribute 24U Toolbox Plug-In on a physical medium, such as CD-ROM, or if you want to distribute it in other form than the original compacted archive, you must ask for our permission. If you are a solution developer and want to bundle 24U Toolbox Plug-In with your products please contact 24U Software.

Please find detailed registration instructions in the file named "HowToRegister.html".

iOS license Notice

iOS version of 24U Toolbox Plug-In is licensed seperately and differenty from desktop version, please read more in "HowToRegister.html".

You can find detailed license terms in the file named "24U Software License Agreement.pdf". Individual license types are described in the file named "HowToRegister.html".

Contact Information

You can contact us at one of the following addresses. We prefer being contacted via e-mail, but you can use any other method if e-mail is not good enough for you.

E-mail:   info@24uSoftware.com   general information about our products and our company
eval@24uSoftware.com free evaluation codes registration
sales@24uSoftware.com paid licenses ordering and registration
support@24uSoftware.com technical support and bug reports
 
WWW: http://www.24uSoftware.com/
 
Phone: +420-224 910 892
Fax: +420-242 487 778
 
Snail mail: 24U Software
Skochovická 88
252 45  Zvole u Prahy
Czech Republic


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