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Preferences (Defaults or static parameters).

PopCal 2.0 has a set of defaults or preferences that are used in case the parameter sentence have an error on its syntax or you decide not to include any of the parameters in the sentence.

To get the preferences dialog box, you should go to the Edit menu and choose Preferences for Win and MacOS 9 or go to FileMaker Pro/ Preferences/ Application… for MacOSX as shown below.

 

A sub-menu will be displayed where you should choose the “Application...” option. After this, the Application Preferences dialog will be displayed. Press the pop-up menu that is named as “General” and drag your mouse until plug-ins submenu is highlighted. For MacOSX select the “Plug-Ins” tab as shown below.

 

When the plug-ins are listed, select PopCal 2.0.

The preferences dialog box is displayed.

VERY IMPORTANT
Please remeber that this preferences will be use only if you decide not to include any of the parameters of PopCal in your script. Then, the static preference for only that parameter will be used.

Installation

Windows:
Drag the "Pop Cal.fmx" file to the "System" folder which is located inside the FileMaker Pro 4.0 folder. Usually the FileMaker Pro 4.0 folder is inside the Program Files folder. Talking in the language of windows paths: C:\Program Files\FileMaker Pro 4.0\System\Pop Cal.fmx

Macintosh:
Drag the "Pop Cal" file to the "Filemaker Extensions" folder in the FileMaker Pro 4.0 folder.

See the User Guide for further explanations on how to install your plug. To do it, you will need Acrobat reader from Adobe. In case you don´t have it yet, you can free download it from www.adobe.com.

If FileMaker Pro is open while you installed the plug, it is important to close it and restart it. You can use the "Pop Cal Test File" to try some of the features of the plug and make sure that it is properly installed.

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