FileMaker Plugins

 Data exchange with Microsoft Word files

The WordConnector plugin enables you to read contents, statistics and revisions from Microsoft Word files, and to deliver data to bookmarks in Microsoft Word documents.
As well you can create mail merge letters… and execute Word macros:

• Create and open new Word files within FileMaker and deliver FileMaker data tobookmarks in Word documents.
  The Plug-in offers the option of working with either Word files (.doc) or with Word templates (.dot). You can save the files under a new name and manage them from within FileMaker.
• Create mail merge letters, address labels, envelopes or catalogs with data from FileMaker in MS Word.
• Execute Word macros (VBA procedures) in Word documents.
• Read the real contents of a Word file into FileMaker fields.
• Retrieve the statistic information about a Word file: number of characters in main story, empty characters in main story, control characters in main story, numerals in main story, characters in footnotes, characters in footers, characters in headers, characters in comments, characters in text frames, words in main story, words in numbers in main story, words in footnotes, words in footers, words in headers, words in comments, words in text frames.
• From revisions in Word files you can obtain: author, date, time, text inserted/deleted, number of characters, number of words, text of the revision.

Access to the Windows file system

The file and folder functions of the Plug-in enable you to execute, create, print, copy, move,delete and rename files and folders on the computer and in the network.

Convert text formatted in the internal FileMaker format to text formatted in the format of the current operating system and reverse.

Thereby from within your FileMaker application you can now open, print and create files and folders using data from FileMaker records and interactive dialogs – on the local computer or throughout the network.

Access to file and folder dialogs

The Dialog functions of the WordConnector Plugin enable you to select files, folders, computersand printers from folders and files on the computer and in the network.

You can use the results returned by the Dialog functions for further functions, e.g. to create, open, copy, delete and rename files and folders, to read and write file contents…

All dialogs are presented in the new dialog style, are resizable and enable drag & drop, creation of new folders deletion, and further context menu calls.

You can customize the design and functionality of a dialog window and define a working directory for use in the dialogs.