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A-4 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
FileMaker Pro matches the text in the left column of the Dialing
Preferences dialog box with the phone number in your database.
When it finds the longest matching entry in the left column, it dials
the corresponding entry in the right column. In this example, if the
number in your database is 408 555-3930, FileMaker Pro dials 3930.
Set preferences
for different
locations
This is the
longest entry
With most
that matches
modems, include
the example
a comma for a
phone number
two-second delay
For Do this
At location Choose a location from the list.
If text begins with Type the digits that you don’t want FileMaker Pro to dial at
the beginning of a phone number.
Replace with Type the digits that you want FileMaker Pro to dial before a
phone number, in place of the corresponding values in the
left column.
Always append Type the digits that you want FileMaker Pro to dial after a
phone number.
Note Some modems won’t accept more than 32 characters.
Setting up plug-ins
A plug-in is a file that adds features to FileMaker Pro. The Web
Companion and the Data Access Companions (for ODBC
connectivity) are FileMaker Pro plug-ins.
Third-party plug-ins are also available, or you or a database
developer can write plug-ins to customize FileMaker Pro.
Knowledge of C or C++ programming and FileMaker Developer
software is required. For more information, choose Help menu >
FileMaker on the Web.
To enable plug-ins, select the checkbox next to the plug-ins you want
to work with. If you don’t see the plug-in you want to use, you must
install it. To install the Web Companion or Data Access
Companions, see the FileMaker Pro Getting Started Guide.
To see what a plug-in does, click the plug-in to highlight it.
Select the plug-in
you want to enable
Highlight a plug-in to
see a description of it
After you have enabled the plug-in you want to use, you can
configure it. See the documentation for the plug-in you want to use.
Important FileMaker, Inc. cannot provide technical support for third-
party plug-ins.
To use the FileMaker Pro Web Companion, see chapter 14,
“Publishing databases on the Web.”
To use the Data Access Companions, see chapter 15, “Using ODBC
with FileMaker Pro.”