Get/Set Info is a plug-in for FileMaker Pro that is intended for developers, or for anyone who wants to ensure their FileMaker Pro solution is not redistributed without their consent.

Get/Set Info appears to store all of a client's information in a main file called Location (although you can use any file you wish or not even use a main file at all). This information can then be used in any file in your solution such as an invoice printout or product list.

You can use this general technique in FileMaker itself without needing a plug-in, but by doing so you are putting your solution at risk. By cracking the password for the Location file, anyone could change the information to suit their purposes and then reuse your solution at another company. Even if you disable access to all fields on the layout and then use FileMaker Developer to permanently prevent modification of the database structure, some creative use of the Set Field command or one of a few other tricks still makes it possible to change the data.

The solution is to use the Get/Set Info plug-in. All of the client's information is stored in a plug-in instead of in a FileMaker file. Therefore, the data cannot be changed at all. All you need to do is distribute a custom version of the plug-in with your solution and all of the associated files will display the client's information. You can also add simple scripts to your files to check that the plug-in has been installed and show a message or close the files if it has been removed.

Get/Set Info is distributed in one of two ways. We can either make a plug-in with whatever custom information in it that you want for a very reasonable price, or you can purchase the template and make unlimited plug-ins of your own (requires additional development tools such as CodeWarrior).

Please contact us for more information, or pricing.

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