Find ( const Text &other, ulong position )

Header:  FMXText.h

Function:  Find

Parameters:   const Text &other

ulong position

Return Value:

Example Usage:

 

Are There Any Open Source Plugins?

There used to be some open source plugins for FileMaker 5/6, but I have yet to come across any that are written using the FIleMaker 7+ Plugin APIs.

Our plans are to create some simple open source plugins in the future for reference for people to create their own plugins from.

 

Where Can I Promote My Plugin?

So once you’ve made a FileMaker Plugin, where can you tell the world about it?

There are a few places you can submit it and also after a while of being out, some filemaker websites may pick up the news and may post about your plugin if they think their readers would be interested!

FileMaker Plugins Directory -  Part of the FileMaker Stuff network, aiming to list every filemaker plugin in existance.

Plugins @ FM Forums -  The plugins section at the FMForums.com.

 

What IDEs can I use?

The only official IDE’s officially supported to create FileMaker Plugins, are Visual Studio for Windows Plugins and Xcode for OS X.

In the past Codewarrior was the IDE used on the Mac platform, but support for that has since been dropped.

As Xcode internally uses the GCC compiler, you may be able to create a Plugin for windows using GCC and Cygwin.

 

How Do I Make A FileMaker Plugin?

To make a FileMaker plugin, you need the Plugin SDK from the FileMaker Advanced CD.

 

What Programming Languages Can I Use?

Officially you can only use C++ to create FileMaker plugins, but using some third party code and tools, you can also create your own FileMaker Plugin in the following languages:

 

Powered by WordPress.