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[ANN] MBS Plugin 16.1 for Claris FileMaker - More than 7800 functions in one plugin
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 17 Mar '26

17 Mar '26

Nickenich, Germany - (March 17th, 2026) -- Monkeybread Software today is pleased to announce MBS Plugin 16.1 for Claris FileMaker for macOS, iOS, Linux and Windows, the latest update to their product that is easily the most powerful plugin currently available for Claris FileMaker produce line. As the leading database management solution for Windows, macOS, iOS and the web, the Claris FileMaker Pro Integrated Development Environment supports a plugin architecture that can easily extend the feature set of the application. MBS FileMaker Plugin 16.1 has been updated and now includes over 7800 different functions, and the versatile plugin has gained more new functions: Our Llama functions allow you to load a local large language model. You can query it like in a chat and receive answers from the model. You can both run queries directly as well as have the plugin manage chat history with the chat function. You tried our script search on macOS and Windows within FileMaker Pro? We added grouping to show better which scripts belong together. You can collapse entries and copy the results to the clipboard. We updated DynaPDF to version 5. Please note that DynaPDF 5 sets the UseTransparency option to false by default instead of true in version 4 and the UseImageColorSpace flag is now enabled by default, instead of disabled. The DynaPDF.ImportPDFPage function is included in Lite. We updated the Phidgets functions to support current output and LED array modules. You can do animations and turn LEDs on and off. On Windows we worked on the Dialog functions, so you can include text fields in a dialog. We added Dialog.SetTitleIcon to set the title icon. The SystemInfo.ADSystemInfo function can report groups from Active Directory. For printing web viewers we added more options for headers and footers. The CURL library is updated to fix a few bugs we had in the last version. We enabled native CA to verify SSL certificates on Windows. We updated LibXL and got new functions for querying conditional formatting rules. You can load an Excel file only to query the metadata. Please note that AddConditionalFormatting now needs an area in LibXL 5.1. We improved our insert and update functions to better handle data types to avoid type mismatch errors. We added InsertOrUpdateRecords functions for FM.SQL and Matrix components. For iOS SDK based applications, we now requires iOS 15.0 as minimum. We added more options for WebView.SetPrintParameter function. On macOS you can use our find feature in custom functions and it can look into the custom functions to find things. Click on the list of custom functions, press command F to show the find bar and search custom functions based on their content. More smaller additions: * Use the Files.OpenFiles function to get a list of open files within the application. * Use JSON.ToToon to pass JSON in a compacter form to LLMs. * Use OCR.RenderPDF to output the image with recognized text into a new PDF file. * Use Translation.DetectLanguage to detect the language of a text. * Use GMImage.Profiles to check what profile data is available for an image. * Use Files.ApplicationPathWithBundleIdentifier to find applications based on their bundle identifier. * Use EnvironmentVariables.JSON to query all environment variables. Finally we updated CURL library to version 8.19.0, DynaPDF to 5.0.0.6, expat to 2.7.4, libarchive to 3.8.6, LibXL to 5.1, openssl to 3.5.5, Phidgets, SQLite to 3.51.2, taglib to 2.2., Xcode to 26.2 and zlib to 1.3.2 See release notes for a complete list of changes: https://monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/releasenotes161 New functions in documentation: https://mbsplugins.eu/newinversion161 More details in the release notes. Please take the time to check our 600 example databases and check where you can use our plugin features in your solutions. System Requirements: * macOS 10.14 or later * Windows 10 and newer * FileMaker Pro 7 to 22.0 * FileMaker iOS SDK with iOS 15.0 or later * FileMaker Server for Linux, Windows or macOS * FileMaker Tools since FileMaker 22.0 Pricing and Availability: MBS FileMaker Plugin is available directly from the MonkeyBread Software website with licenses starting at just $149 USD. You can just download and try the plugin without a license or request a trail license. Not all functions are available in all platforms, please check specifications. Please join us on the next conferences and visit our booth. Monkeybread Software Website https://monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/ Documentation: https://mbsplugins.eu/ Release notes: https://monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/releasenotes Located in beautiful Nickenich, Germany, MonkeyBread Software is a privately held company founded in 2000 by Christian Schmitz. MonkeyBread Software focuses on the Macintosh, Linux and Windows platforms. With over twenty years as a software developer, Christian's aim is developing unique and useful utilities, complemented by first-class customer support. Copyright 2000-2026 Christian Schmitz Software GmbH. MonkeyBread Software is a registered trademark of Christian Schmitz, Nickenich. All Rights Reserved. Apple, and the Apple logo are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries. FileMaker Pro and FileMaker are trademarks of Claris International, Inc. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners. Greetings Christian Schmitz Monkeybread Software -- See you at the [Full Access] 2026 August 24th – 27th 2026 in Pacific Grove, California https://fullaccess.us

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[ANN] Neues MBS Plugin 16.1 für Claris FileMaker - Über 7800 Funktionen in einem Plugin
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 17 Mar '26

17 Mar '26

17. März 2026 - Monkeybread Software veröffentlicht heute das MBS Plugin für Claris FileMaker in Version 16.1, mit inzwischen über 7800 Funktionen eines der größten FileMaker Plugins überhaupt. Hier einige der Neuerungen: Mit unseren Llama-Funktionen können Sie ein lokales großes Sprachmodell laden. Sie können es wie in einem Chat abfragen und Antworten vom Modell erhalten. Sie können Abfragen sowohl direkt ausführen als auch den Chat-Verlauf über die Chat-Funktion vom Plugin verwalten lassen. Haben Sie unsere Skriptsuche unter macOS und Windows in FileMaker Pro schon ausprobiert? Wir haben eine Gruppierungsfunktion hinzugefügt, um besser zu zeigen, welche Skripte zusammengehören. Sie können Einträge ausblenden und die Ergebnisse in die Zwischenablage kopieren. Wir haben DynaPDF auf Version 5 aktualisiert. Bitte beachten Sie, dass DynaPDF 5 die Option UseTransparency standardmäßig auf false setzt, anstatt auf true wie in Version 4, und dass das Flag UseImageColorSpace nun standardmäßig aktiviert ist. Die Funktion DynaPDF.ImportPDFPage ist nun in Lite enthalten. Wir haben die Phidgets Funktionen aktualisiert, um aktuelle Ausgangs- und LED-Array-Module zu unterstützen. Sie können Animationen erstellen und LEDs ein- und ausschalten. Unter Windows haben wir an den Dialogfunktionen gearbeitet, sodass Sie Textfelder in einen Dialog einbinden können. Wir haben die Funktion Dialog.SetTitleIcon hinzugefügt, um das Titelsymbol festzulegen. Die Funktion SystemInfo.ADSystemInfo kann Gruppen aus Active Directory melden. Für den Druck von Web-Viewern haben wir weitere Optionen für Kopf- und Fußzeilen hinzugefügt. Die CURL-Bibliothek wurde aktualisiert, um einige Fehler aus der letzten Version zu beheben. Wir haben native CA aktiviert, um SSL-Zertifikate unter Windows zu überprüfen. Wir haben LibXL aktualisiert und neue Funktionen zum Abfragen von Regeln für bedingte Formatierungen hinzugefügt. Sie können eine Excel Datei nun auch nur zum Abfragen der Metadaten laden. Bitte beachten Sie, dass „AddConditionalFormatting“ in LibXL 5.1 nun einen Bereich benötigt. Wir haben unsere InsertOrUpdateRecords-Funktionen verbessert, um Datentypen besser zu verarbeiten und Typkonfliktfehler zu vermeiden. Wir haben InsertOrUpdateRecords-Funktionen für FM.SQL- und Matrix-Komponenten hinzugefügt. Für Anwendungen auf Basis des iOS SDK ist nun mindestens iOS 15.0 erforderlich. Wir haben weitere Optionen für die Funktion WebView.SetPrintParameter hinzugefügt. Unter macOS können Sie unsere Suchfunktion in benutzerdefinierten Funktionen nutzen, um diese nach bestimmten Elementen zu durchsuchen. Klicke auf die Liste der benutzerdefinierten Funktionen, drücke Befehlstaste-F, um die Suchleiste anzuzeigen, und suche in den benutzerdefinierten Funktionen nach ihrem Inhalt. Weitere kleinere Ergänzungen: * Verwenden Sie die Funktion Files.OpenFiles, um eine Liste der in der Anwendung geöffneten Dateien abzurufen. * Verwenden Sie JSON.ToToon, um JSON in kompakterer Form an LLMs zu übergeben. * Verwenden Sie OCR.RenderPDF, um das Bild mit dem erkannten Text in eine neue PDF-Datei auszugeben. * Verwenden Sie Translation.DetectLanguage, um die Sprache eines Textes zu erkennen. * Verwenden Sie GMImage.Profiles, um zu prüfen, welche Profildaten für ein Bild verfügbar sind. * Verwenden Sie Files.ApplicationPathWithBundleIdentifier, um Anwendungen anhand ihrer Bundle-ID zu finden. * Verwenden Sie EnvironmentVariables.JSON, um alle Umgebungsvariablen abzufragen. Schließlich haben wir die CURL-Bibliothek auf Version 8.19.0, DynaPDF auf 5.0.0.6, expat auf 2.7.4, libarchive auf 3.8.6, LibXL auf 5.1, openssl auf 3.5.5, Phidgets, SQLite auf 3.51.2, taglib auf 2.2, Xcode auf 26.2 und zlib auf 1.3.2 Alle Änderungen in den Release Notes: https://monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/releasenotes161 Neue Funktionen in der Dokumentation: https://mbsplugins.eu/newinversion161 Mehr Details zu den Änderungen finden Sie in den Release Notes. Nehmen Sie sich ruhig einmal die Zeit das Plugin näher anzuschauen. Probieren Sie die über 600 Beispieldatenbanken und überlegen Sie einmal, wo Sie welche Funktion in ihren Lösungen einbauen können. Systemvorraussetzungen: * macOS 10.14 oder neuer * Windows 10 und neuer * FileMaker Pro 7 bis 22.0 * FileMaker iOS SDK mit iOS 15.0 und neuer * FileMaker Server für Linux, Windows oder macOS * FileMaker Tools seit FileMaker 22.0 Lizenzen gibt es ab 119 Euro (zuzüglich MWSt) direkt auf unserer Webseite. Sie können die Plugins gerne ohne Lizenz einmal testen oder eine Trial Lizenz anfordern. Bei Fragen können Sie sich gerne auf Deutsch oder Englisch an uns wenden, per Email oder Telefon. Gerne können Sie auch auf einem FileMaker Stammtisch oder auf einer der nächsten FileMaker Konferenzen mehr erfahren. Mehr Informationen auf unserer Webseite: https://monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/ Dokumentation: https://mbsplugins.eu/ Release Notes: https://monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/releasenotes Mit freundlichen Grüßen Christian Schmitz Monkeybread Software -- Man sieht sich auf der FileMaker Konferenz in Salzburg 14. bis 16. September 2026 https://filemaker-konferenz.com

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[ANN] DynaPDF 5 Introduction
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 13 Mar '26

13 Mar '26

DynaForms released DynaPDF 5.0, their newest version of the DynaPDF library. Price changes With the new release DynaForms changes the prices. The new prices for Lite, Pro and Enterprise licenses are lower. This makes the entry more affordable. Starter costs more and is now half of the Lite price. Maintenance updates are now 15% of the product prices. Special offer For the introduction of version 5, we offer a 15% special discount until March 15, 2026! Use coupon code DynaPDF5 in our web shop. Especially you can use the coupon to upgrade the license to a higher tier: Starter → Lite → Pro → Enterprise Platforms DynaPDF 5 comes pre-built for these platforms: Windows x86, x64, ARM64 (pre-compiled) macOS x64, ARM64 (Universal Binary, pre-compiled) Linux x86, x64, ARM, ARM64 (pre-compiled) Android ARM, ARM64 (pre-compiled) iOS ARM, ARM64 (requires DynaPDF Enterprise) Other AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, WebAssembly Programming Languages DynaPDF can be used with C/C++, C#, Delphi, Lazarus, PHP, Visual Basic, VBA, and VB .Net. MBS adds support for FileMaker and Xojo. Please note that you must purchase a license from Monkeybread Software, if you plan to use the plugin with Xojo or FileMaker. The licenses purchased from DynaForms directly do not work with our plugins. Downloads For your convenience we also provide libraries with your MBS Plugin download as well as files here: https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/files/DynaPDF/ This includes a framework for iOS for the FileMaker iOS SDK. Changes Everyone upgrading from older version 3 or 4, please be aware of these backwards incompatible changes: * The property SetUseTransparency() is set to false by default now. This property enables color key masking for images with no alpha channel. It caused often unwanted side effects because users didn't expect that color key masking was enabled by default. * The flag gfUseImageColorSpace is now set by default (see SetGStateFlags() for further information). In prior versions images were converted to the current color space by default. This handling was not optimal due to possible loss of fidelity and image quality. The original color space should be preserved if possible. * The single page import is now available with the Lite license. Previously you required to have a Pro license. We updated the documentation of the plugin for the ImportPDFPage, ImportPage, and ImportPageEx functions. Greetings Christian — See you at the [Full Access] 2026 August 6th – 10th 2026 in Pacific Grove, California https://fullaccess.us

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[ANN] 16.1pr7
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 10 Mar '26

10 Mar '26

Hi, * Fixed a problem with FM.TableStatistics function not counting JPEGs in container correctly. * Added Dialog.GetTitleIcon and Dialog.SetTitleIcon functions. * Changed the dialog functions to show picture in the dialog with input fields. * Updated taglib to version 2.2.1 * Improved SSH tunnel for macOS/iOS to mark the thread with background priority. * Changed JSON.Import to take "-" for the root table name and then only use the prefix. * Changed XML.Import and JSON.Import to report an error if you pass invalid characters for the table name prefix or root name. * Added GMImage.Profiles function. Greetings Christian — See you at the [Full Access] 2026 August 6th – 10th 2026 in Pacific Grove, California https://fullaccess.us

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[ANN] 16.1pr6
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 06 Mar '26

06 Mar '26

Hi, * Improved search in our search inside custom functions dialog, so we can search the content of the custom functions. * Updated DynaPDF to version 5.0.0.4. * Improved script search to better handle cases with thousands of scripts on Windows. * Updated CURL library to version 8.19.0 rc3. * Removed unneeded path empty check for XL.Initialize function. Greetings Christian — See you at the [Full Access] 2026 August 6th – 10th 2026 in Pacific Grove, California https://fullaccess.us

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[ANN] 16.1pr5
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 01 Mar '26

01 Mar '26

Hi, * Improved dialog functions for Windows to better handle placeholder text. * Updated zlib to version 1.3.2. * Updated taglib to version 2.2. * Improved Hash.Digest and Hash.DigestFile functions to work with shake128 and shake256. * Improved NSDate passing to return date with milliseconds, e.g. for Files.CreationDate. * Added OutputType and Duplex as options for WebView.SetPrintParameter for iOS. * Added HeaderTitle, FooterUri, ShouldPrintHeaderAndFooter and ShouldPrintSelectionOnly as options for WebView.SetPrintParameter for Windows. * Changed Files.List, Files.ListAsJSON and Files.ListRecursive to accept a list for ExtensionFilter parameter. * Changed the script search button on Windows to be the right side of the window and move with resizing. Greetings Christian — See you at the [Full Access] 2026 August 6th – 10th 2026 in Pacific Grove, California https://fullaccess.us

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[ANN] 16.1pr4
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 20 Feb '26

20 Feb '26

Hi, * Changed iOS deployment target to iOS 15.0 as minimum, since that is Xcode's minimum. That is iPhone 6S and newer. * Improved script search to allow scripts to collapse. * Changed script search results to show commented lines better. * Changed script search results to number the search results and allow you to click them to mark where you are in the list. * Enabled Dialog.ClearFields, Dialog.AddField, Dialog.GetFieldText and Dialog.SetFieldText functions for Windows since we got an alternative dialog with edit fields, which does most of our dialog functions. * Added Files.ApplicationPathWithBundleIdentifier function. * Improved variable check to ignore Set Variable lines with $index = $index + 1. * Updated DynaPDF to version 5.0.0.2. Greetings Christian — See you at the [Full Access] 2026 August 6th – 10th 2026 in Pacific Grove, California https://fullaccess.us

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[ANN] 16.1pr3
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 16 Feb '26

16 Feb '26

Hi, * Added Llama functions to load local large language models to query them. * Fixed Archive functions to recognize zstd library within the plugin, so Archive.ZStdVersion reports the version. * Rebuild libarchive to dynamically load lzma library on macOS/iOS. * Fixed script search to select scripts on macOS if folder and script names are the same. * Improved Text.ReadTextFile and other functions to read files on Windows instead of complaining about file in use. * Added groups for SystemInfo.ADSystemInfo function. * Changed install name for our plugin on macOS and iOS to be correct with @rpath. * Implemented Files.GetPathFromNodeID for iOS and Linux. Linux uses recursive search. * Updated SQLite to version 3.51.2. * Added EnvironmentVariables.JSON function. * Changed how we load python on linux to improve handling of custom installations. * Updated DynaPDF to version 5.0.0.1. * Please note that DynaPDF 5 sets UseTransparency to false by default instead of true in version 4 and the UseImageColorSpace flag is now enabled by default, instead of disabled. * Changed DynaPDF.ImportPDFPage to only require a Lite instead of a Pro license. Greetings Christian — See you at the [Full Access] 2026 August 6th – 10th 2026 in Pacific Grove, California https://fullaccess.us

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[ANN] 16.1pr2
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 06 Feb '26

06 Feb '26

Hi, * Added OCR.RenderPDF function. * Added Command-W for the search all scripts window on macOS to close the dialog via shortcut. * Updated openssl to version 3.5.5. * Updated expat to version 2.7.4. * Fixed an issue with If/Loop highlighting causing a crash on MacOS Tahoe. * Clipboard is now preserved when opening the script search. * Fixed an issue with JSON.InsertRecord where we passed date as timestamp and FileMaker complained about incompatible types. Greetings Christian — See you at the [Full Access] 2026 August 6th – 10th 2026 in Pacific Grove, California https://fullaccess.us

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[ANN] 16.1pr1
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 01 Feb '26

01 Feb '26

Hi, Let's start a new round for MBS Plugin development: * Changed PageSetupDialog and PrintDialog functions to return an error if called on server. * Changed DynaPDF.InitColorManagement and DynaPDF.InitColorManagementEx, so you can call without profiles to deactivate color management. * Improved search window to show an error message if the WebView can't be created (on Windows). * Fixed a crash with Translation functions for macOS 15.x. * Changed Vision.RecognizeText and Vision.RecognizeTextJSON to auto detect the language * Added Translation.DetectLanguage function. * Fixed a problem with the search box for relationship graph disappearing on Windows. * Added Files.OpenFiles function. * Added group parameter to ScriptWorkspace.OpenScript function. * Improved Matrix.InsertRecordsToSQL and FM.SQL.InsertRecordsToSQL functions to pass NULL if a number or date field is empty. Otherwise SQL would complain about passing invalid date or number. * Implemented Files.USBSerialNumber for Windows. * Improved Hash.CRC16 function to better handle some special variants. * Added SyntaxColoring.GetFormatAddSpaceBeforeSemicolon and SyntaxColoring.SetFormatAddSpaceBeforeSemicolon function to set whether to add space before semicolon for our calculation formatting. * Updated curl to latest pre-release and patched an IMAP regression. * Improved ClearRegistration to clear more keys on the Registry on Windows. * Updated LibXL to version 5.1. * Changed XL.Book.AddConditionalFormat function to take area as parameters. * Added XL.Book.Clear and XL.Book.ErrorCode functions. * Added XL.Book.ConditionalFormat and XL.Book.ConditionalFormatSize functions. * Added XL.Sheet.ConditionalFormatSize and XL.Sheet.ConditionalFormatting functions. * Added XL.Sheet.RemoveConditionalFormatting function. * Rewrote FM.SQL.InsertRecords and Matrix.InsertRecords functions to use same code internal. * Rewrote FM.SQL.InsertRecordsToSQL and Matrix.InsertRecordsToSQL functions to use same code internal. * Changed tag to tagValue for PhidgetsRFID values to report the tag for a RFID card. * Improved the field picker link to allow it to link to current table. * Deprecated FM.GetSQLBatchMode and FM.SetSQLBatchMode. * Rewrote FM.InsertRecordQuery and FM.InsertRecordQueryIgnoreDuplicates to use newer code base. * Rewrote SQL.InsertRecords to use newer code base. * Fixed a text encoding problem with copy & paste of XML from Script Workspace on Windows. * Improved Files.USBSerialNumber function on Windows to report hard disk and SSD serial numbers, too. * Added grouping to script search. * Rewrote FM.InsertOrUpdateRecordQuery to use newer code base. * Added FM.SQL.InsertOrUpdateRecords and Matrix.InsertOrUpdateRecords functions. * Added a tool button for search window with a copy results command. * Added XL.LoadBookInfo function. * Fixed a bug where the search window could trigger a license dialog even if you have a license. * Improved Files.RenameFile on Windows to try an alternative way if the rename failed. * Added FM.SQL.InsertOrUpdateRecordsToSQL and Matrix.InsertOrUpdateRecordsToSQL functions. * Patched CURL for the check reuse of sessions for verify status with Apple SecTrust. * Improved functions taking path to report an error about an empty text passed as path instead continuing normally. * Improved Printer.Print function to wait a bit if the combobox is not yet loaded on Windows. * Improved search field in relationship graph to resize better on macOS. * Updated Phidgets library headers to current version (28th January 2026). * Added CurrentOutput and LEDArray as device for Phidget.Create function. * Changed XL.Sheet.AddConditionalFormatting so you pass the first range with the function call. * Improved formatting rules for calculations to better handle ${} in the formulas. * Added ScriptWorkspace.SelectGroup function. * Added Phidget.ClearLEDs, Phidget.SetAnimation, Phidget.SetLED, Phidget.SetLEDs, Phidget.StopAnimation and Phidget.SynchronizeAnimations functions. * Added JSON.ToToon function. * Updated Xcode to version 26.2. Download at https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/files/Prerelease/ or ask for being added to the DropBox shared folder. New functions here: https://www.mbsplugins.eu/newinversion161.shtml Please also go to the FM Soup forum and setup "Watching First Post" for the MBS category, so you get an email when I start my pre-release topic. Then once you see that, please put the topic on watching, so you get an email for every new posting from me. https://the.fmsoup.org/c/plugins/mbs-plugins/58 Greetings Christian — See you at the [Full Access] 2026 August 6th – 10th 2026 in Pacific Grove, California https://fullaccess.us

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