Existing users, 
 360Works ScriptMaster - 1.0general-purpose, modular FileMaker plugin |
|
||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||
Feedback Summary:
| Version 1.0: | |||||
| Overall Rating: |  (5.0) |
Features: | (5.0) |
Support: | (5.0) |
| Ease of Use: | (5.0) |
Quality / Stability: | (5.0) |
Price: | (5.0) |
Key to Types of Feedback:
Reviews 
Troubleshooting 
Usage Tips 
Developer Notes 
Commentary 
Featured Reviews
No problem getting it to work... Great Product for Advanced FMP users - Version: 1.0, 3/25/2008 08:56AM PST
(1 of 1 users found this comment useful)
daehl
But it works - Version: 1.0, 1/3/2008 09:37AM PST
(1 of 1 users found this comment useful)
Kent Durvin
After the site gave errors, I got an email with a link to the download.
This free plugin allows you to run Groovy (a Java derivative) code in FileMaker. You can do things that are not possible without a plugin. Many examples are included. One is a color picker far better than FileMaker has with examples of white text over the color, black text over the color, text in the color over white and grey, etc. It then returns variables r, g, and b with the values for the color chosen.
I won't review until I have done more with it, but it is an interesting idea, and the price is right.
This free plugin allows you to run Groovy (a Java derivative) code in FileMaker. You can do things that are not possible without a plugin. Many examples are included. One is a color picker far better than FileMaker has with examples of white text over the color, black text over the color, text in the color over white and grey, etc. It then returns variables r, g, and b with the values for the color chosen.
I won't review until I have done more with it, but it is an interesting idea, and the price is right.
Hard to get - Version: 1.0, 1/3/2008 05:53AM PST
(1 of 1 users found this comment useful)
Kent Durvin
The site requires registration and a valid email address for receiving the serial number.
Then the site times out.
Then the site times out.
Installation couldn't have been easier. Just drop the plugin into Filemaker's "Extensions" folder and it's ready to go! The Scriptmaster Examples database is well designed and easy to use. Many useful commands are demonstrated, and with some programming skills, there's seems to be limitless possibilities.
I'm currently not very familiar with Java, but that didn't matter. I'm working on converting a FMP database that uses Applescripts into an IWP-compatible solution. This was just the trick! The key functionality I was looking for was the ability to use http database (web service) queries. FMP can use the getLayoutObjectAttribute function in combination with a web viewer, but IWP can't grab the contents (results) of a http query. But with ScriptMaster installed, I can use Groovy's newURL().getText() method and full steam ahead!!!
Next I'll have to start learning some Groovy. I've written quite a few FM custom functions to include extra functionality to FMP, Groovy looks like it may be suited to even more advanced functionality. Thanks 360Works!!!