What do I do with the plugins?

The required plugins are included as part of the download, and they need to be copied to the appropriate extension folder to use with BaseElements.

If you've got the runtime version of BaseElements, then the plugins are already in the correct folder, so there is nothing more to do.

If you've got the fp7 version of BaseElements, then you need to copy the plugins ( Troi_File_Plugin.fmx ( and optional Troi_Dialog.fmx ) for Windows and Troi_File.fmplugin ( and optional Troi_Dialog.fmplugin) for Mac ) to the correct folder. As of FileMaker Pro 9, there are two possible locations for plugins. The best folder location is :

Windows XP C:\Documents and Settings\user_name\Local Settings\Application Data\FileMaker\Extensions\

Windows Vista C:\users\user_name\AppData\Local\FileMaker\Extensions\

Mac OS X Macintosh HD/Users/user_name/Library/Application Support/FileMaker/Extensions/

The old, pre version 9 folder is the "Extensions" folder inside the application folder. This is still supported, but no longer recommended as it often requires Administrator rights to write to this folder, and can be lost if you're re-installing. Any plugins in this folder will load after the previous listed folders.

About the optional Dialog Plugin

The Troi_Dialog plugin is optional for BaseElements. It's used for generating dialogs with translated buttons. So if you're using english or you don't need translated buttons on your dialogs, you can leave this out. BaseElements will work either way, as it will revert to internal dialogs if the plugin is absent.