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CNS PRODUCT LINE 2007

DEVCON 2007

Powerful plug-ins, with bells and whistles available at no extra charge.

COMM-UNITY NETWORKING SYSTEMS


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ABOUT

COMM-UNITY NETWORKING SYSTEMS

Address Comm-Unity Networking Systems 6560 Lake Worth Blvd. Ste. 300 Fort Worth, Texas 76135 Phone 817-238-1688 Email [email protected] Web http://www.cnsplug-ins.com

At CNS we have never been about flashy and pretty featureswith all the bells and whistles. We have been about empowering you,

the developer, the end user, the knowledge worker, the educator.

Empowering you to step ahead where FileMaker leaves off. From

sending email to creating color schemes, to enhancing images and

more, our hope is that we can enable you to realize and render thesolutions you dream about.

Oh, and by the way, we do also strive to make the pretty and

flashy features you deserve with all the necessary bells and whistles.


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e have been making FileMaker plug-ins since 1999, and we have enjoyed every minute of it.However, there comes a time when it becomes quite difficult to support technology that is aging

and aging and aging.

The products listed below were developed for FileMaker 4-6. The FileMaker plug-in architecture changedgreatly after these plug-ins were released. We have updated many of these plugins for this newer plug-ininterface, and have greatly enhanced each product in doing so.

Starting September 1, 2007, POP3it, SCRIPTit, and SMTPit will be retired. We will continue to sell these

products, as is, at half price but without tech support.

Starting September 1, 2007, SAVEit, SPEAKit, and Color Inspector will become unsupported freeware.

If you have any tech support issues you would like to see resolved for the above plug-ins, you will need todo so prior to September 1.

RETIRED PRODUCTS

Product Description Status Price*

POP3it Download Email Into FileMaker Discounted, Unsupported $27.50

SCRIPTit Create dynamic popup menus Discounted, Unsupported $42.50

SMTPit Send Email From FileMaker Discounted, Unsupported $27.50

SAVEit Save Text Free, Unsupported Free

SPEAKit Add Speech to Windows Free, Unsupported Free

Color Inspector Color browser and explorer Free, Unsupported Free

*Prices are for a single/one user license. Check our website for multi-user prices. Prices not valid until September 1, 2007.

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MMQueryWith MMQuery, you can actually use SQL statements on a

FileMaker database via the calculation engine. What does this

mean? It means that you can create tables, fields, and recordsin your FileMaker database from any calculation. You can also

find records and update records directly from the plug-in.

Single User $35

MMRegExMMRegEx allows you to find and replace text using perl, sed, or

grep style regular expressions. This plug-in is currently in early

beta format and available for download from our website. Lookfor the final version to come out fall 2007.

Single User $35

MMScriptMMScript is no ordinary script calling plug-in. It allows you to

create a whole calendar of events. Trigger a script now, or any

time in the future. You can even call a script when the user is

idle. With MMScript, even the most complex schedules can bedone easily.

Single User $35

CLASSIC PLUG-INSThe following classic plug-ins were built for FileMaker 4-6.

Please note that many of these plug-ins will be retiring soon.

FTPitFTPit gives you the ability to upload and download files using

the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). You can also upload text from

a FileMaker field to a text file on a FTP site or download a textfile directly into a field in your FileMaker database.

Single User $45

POP3itPOP3it allows you to download email from a POP3 email server

directly into a FileMaker database. You do not need any other

application in order to receive email, everything can be donewithin the FileMaker environment.

Single User $55

SAVEitThis plug-in allows you to dynamically save information from

FileMaker to a user specified text file. You can name each text

file on the fly, and you can create directories on the fly.

Single User $15

SMTPitSMTPit is our email sending plug-in, originally introduced in

March of 1999. Its popularity grew quickly. We recently rebuilt

the plug-in from scratch for FileMaker 7 and greater and

renamed it SMTPit Pro.

Single User $55

SPEAKitThe Windows only SPEAKit plug-in will allow you to use the

Microsoft Text-to-Speech technology to speak text from your

database.

Single User $35

UPLOADitThis plug-in will allow your users to upload files from theircomputer to your FileMaker client computer using only their web

browser.

Single User $75

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Integrated File Functions

SMTPit Pro includes several file functions to complement the

needs of sending email. You can copy, delete, and see if a file

exists, You can export, move, rename, and get the size of a

file. You can retrieve several paths including the path to

database, FileMaker, root, system, desktop, preferences,

temporary, applications, and documents. You can use dialogfunctions to retrieve file and folder paths. You can even use a

file on the drive as a text or HTML body of a message.

Utilities

There are several utility functions in SMTPit Pro which allow

you to do a variety of things. You can register the plug-in via a

function, check current registration, or set the character set via

a function. We have also included auto-update functionality to

complement FileMaker Server by providing an auto-update

friendly version number. You can also set the authentication

type via a function.

And more...

And the list goes on and on. You can view preferences via a

function. CC and BCC are supported. SSL is supported. You

can use merge fields and custom headers and footers. You

can use SMTP Connect and SMTP Disconnect in order to

send mail outs efficiently. The list really does go on and on and

on.

Not done yet...

We have many more ideas for SMTPit Pro, so be sure to

look for great new features in the near

future.

/*Below is an example calculation to get you started with

SMTPit Pro. This calculation assumes that you haveentered your email server information into the SMTPitPro dialog box. To configure SMTPit Pro, enter into theFileMaker Pro preferences dialog, choose the "Plug-ins"tab, and double click the "SMTPit Pro" entry.Keep in mind that this is a very basic example, and thatSMTPit Pro can do far greater things than what you seehere.*/

// Step 1. Set the from and to email addresses.SMTPit_SetFrom( "[email protected]" ) & "" &SMTPit_SetTo( "[email protected]" ) & "" &

// Step 2. Set the subject.SMTPit_SetSubject( "The next big thing" ) & "" &

// Step 3. Set the body of the email messageSMTPit_SetBody( "My great email body test" ) & "" &

// Step 4. Send the message. This example will return a//transcript and display a dialog after the email has been//sent.SMTPit_Send( True ; True )

Example Code

Email [email protected] http://www.smtpit.comRequirements

Platform Win 2000, Win XP, Mac OS X 10.3.9+FileMaker 7.x, 8.x, 9.x

Support

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MMQUERY


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While we were developing CNS Audit, we

created several internal helper

functions for running queries

against FileMaker Pro databases.

We needed the ability to Add

Tables; Find, Add, and Update

Records; match Table, Layout,

and Field names to their internal

IDs; and many other things. Aftera while, we took a step back

and thought, "we could make a

plug-in out of these helper

functions." MMQuery was born. This

plug-in provides you with many easy-to-use functions

to work with your data from any calculation and

without creating any extraneous relationships. We

have even provided a function for direct SQL access if

you are fluent in SQL. So if you are ready to have

access to your data like never before, download

MMQuery today and begin your adventure.

Tables

Have you ever wished you could Add a Table to your

database from a Script? MMQuery will let you do that

and more. Adding a Table is as simple as providing a

Table Name and a list of Field Names with their Field Types. As well, you can check for the existence of

Tables and Remove Tables. If you need to know what

Tables are currently defined, you can get a list of Table

Names and their internal IDs.

Records

Ever thought it would be neat to Add a Record from a

Script or even from a Calculated Field? What about

compiling a list of data from a Found Set inside a

single Calculation? MMQuery has functions forAdding, Updating, and Removing Records as well as

Performing Finds to return data from specific Fields.

You can specify the Find Criteria by providing a list of

Field Names with the Field Values they should have.

You can even Sort the result.

Fields

The Set Field Script Step is

a Script writer's best

friend, until you need to

specify the target fielddynamica l l y . W i th

MMQuery, you can not

only Set and Get the

Value of a Field dynamically,

you can do it from any calculation including Calculated

Fields or even Custom Functions. But that's not all.

You can Add and Remove Fields in your Tables, as

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well as check for the existence of Fields or get a list of

Field Names. You can also get the internal IDs and the

Field Types of any Field in your Tables.

Layouts

MMQuery has some helper functions for working with

Layouts. You can get lists of Layout Names and their

IDs, check for the existences of Layouts by Name,

and get the Names of all the Fields on a Layout.

SQL

SQL has certainly become a hot topic with the release

of FileMaker 9. While FileMaker 9 is all about

connecting to external data sources, MMQuery lets

you connect to your own FileMaker Tables and run

queries against them. All the functions in MMQuery

use an SQL interface to work with your FileMaker

Tables but keep you from having to learn SQL. If you

know SQL, though, and MMQuery does not have a

helper function that solves your need, there is a

function that will let you specify your own SQL

statements. Oh, and if you think MMQuery is missinga helper function that would solve your need, let us

know!

Utilities

MMQuery has a few utility functions too. If you have

text that you want to use with an SQL Statement,

you'll probably need to pass it through the

MMQuery_EscapeQuotes function to ensure that your

SQL Statement will be valid. If you've ever needed to

convert a FileMaker Error Number into human

readable text, MMQuery_GetFMErrorText will come to

your aid. And finally, MMQuery comes with all the

standard utility functions common to all CNS Plug-ins,

including getting the Version number (optionally as an

Auto Update Friendly Version number), Registering the

plug-in via a script, and showing MMQuery's

Configuration Dialog from a script.

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/*Want to set a field in the current record from any

calculation? Try this function:*/

MMQuery_SetFieldValueByID( "" ; "My Field" ; "SomeValue" )

/*Need to get a list of all the contacts in your database thathave last names starting with the letter J? Need them

sorted by Last Name and in the format "Last Name, FirstName"? It's as easy as:*/

MMQuery_FindRecords( "Contacts" ; "::Begins-With::LastName=J" ; "Last Name First Name" ; "Last Name" ; ", " )

Example Code


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PRICES


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User/Unit Range 1-3 5-6 10-17 25-34 50-70 Site Dev

Unit Price $65 $45.60 $31.90 $22.32 $15.62 $1093 $664

Total Price* $65 $228 $319 $558 $781 $1093 $664 $0

$1,250

$2,500

$3,750

$5,000

1-3 5-6 10-17 25-34 50-70

Unit Price

Total Price

Without SavingsCNS Image, CNS Menu, FTPit Pro, POP3it Pro, SMTPit Pro

CNS Audit


Unit Price $95 $66.60 $46.60 $32.64 $22.84 $1599 $971

Total Price* $95 $333 $466 $816 $1142 $1599 $971


Unit Price $35 $24.60 $17.20 $12.04 $8.42 $589 $358

Total Price* $35 $123 $172 $301 $421 $589 $358

MMColor, MMEmail, MMRegex, MMQuery, MMScript

*Total Price represents 1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 unit license breakpoints.

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$1,750

$3,500

$5,250

$7,000

1-3 5-6 10-17 25-34 50-70

Unit Price

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$1,250

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$2,500

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MANUFACTURER'S COUPON EXPIRES 9/30/07

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"Email Bundle" - Save $30 when you purchaseboth SMTPit Pro and POP3it Pro.


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