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Anyone still uses 32-bit Windows for FileMaker or Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or Server 2012?
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 11 Dec '25

11 Dec '25

Hello everyone, We still build a plugin for 32-bit Windows. Is that still used? Also are there people still needing new plugins for Windows 7, 8 or 8.1? We consider stopping to build these for the 16.x releases. You could still use 15.x plugins there of course. Greetings Christian — See you at the [Full Access] 2026 August 24th – 27th 2026 in Pacific Grove, California https://fullaccess.us

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[ANN] Three weeks till year's end
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 10 Dec '25

10 Dec '25

Hello everyone, The year 2025 will end in less than three weeks. Do you need some more licenses? * You can order licenses for 2026 or later and have invoice, delivery and payment done in 2025. This way you secure the current pricing and the possibility to keep upgradeability for older licenses. * And of course you can order updates for several years in advance for all your MBS products. * As all DynaPDF plugin licenses are per developer, you should check if you got a new developer in your team this year and adjust licenses to match team size. * For MBS FileMaker Plugin please check if you have enough license for the number of seats or servers you have in use. * For LibXL you can check if you like to upgrade from individual developer licenses to the Enterprise level. We can assist and may apply a special upgrade price. If you upgrade to unlimited seats or servers, the plugin won't need to check the usage counts. Especially if you run on a budget and you want to spend some money in the old year, you can buy updates for several years in advance. If you need help to decide what FileMaker or plugin license you need, we may be able to assist you. Sincerely Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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[ANN] 15.5pr2
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 08 Dec '25

08 Dec '25

Hi, * Stripped debug symbols from the linux plugin builds to reduce file size. * Rebuild linux plugins without references to CXXABI_1.3.9 in libc++ for compatibility to older Linux versions.. * Fixed a problem with DynaPDF dll exporting too many symbols. * Disabled FoundationModels for macOS on Intel as they are not available there. * Fixed a Swift problem that prevented the plugin from load in FileMaker 17 and 18 on macOS. * Added SaltLength parameters for RSA.SignPSS and RSA.VerifyPSS. Greetings Christian — See you at the [Full Access] 2026 August 24th – 27th 2026 in Pacific Grove, California https://fullaccess.us

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[ANN] 15.6pr1
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 01 Dec '25

01 Dec '25

Hi, Let's start a new round for MBS Plugin development: * Added MarkDown.Colorize function. * Changed CURL to list paths in quoted SFTP commands. * Changed JSON formatting to use space instead of tab after object keys. * Fixed a problem with reading comments in GraphicsMagick library. * Updated GraphicsMagick library to version 1.3.46. * Changed SyntaxColoring.ClipboardConverter.GetEnabled and SyntaxColoring.ClipboardConverter.SetEnabled to work on Windows. * Fixed Text.HTMLtoStyledText to show DEL tag as strikethrough. * Improved our format button in the data viewer, we now recognize text with HTML and format it as html instead of XML. * Improved field picker shortcut links to not suggest current table. * Improved Overlay.AddWebViewer on handle fmp:// URL within the WebViewer and trigger them in FileMaker. * Fixed a Swift link problem that prevented the plugin from load in FileMaker 17 and 18 on macOS. * Updated to Xcode 26.1.1. * Added SystemInfo.IsiOSAppOnVision function. * Improved format button to ignore RTF. * Updated DynaPDF to version 4.0.102.301. * Fixed a problem with DynaPDF where it crashed on saving after calling DynaPDF.CheckConformance. * Fixed a problem with our table occurence link not moving when resizing the panel. * Added Hash.CRC16 function. * Changed FM.SQL.InsertRecordsToSQL and related functions to use backtick to quote table names for ODBC connections. * Added exponential2 as mode to Math.MovingAverage function. * Updated mongo-c-driver to version 2.2.0. * Deprecated MongoDB.MaxMessageSize and MongoDB.MaxBSONSize functions. * Rewrote MongoDB.ClientCommandQuery function. * Updated lcms2 library to version 2.18rc1. 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/newinversion160.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 24th – 27th 2026 in Pacific Grove, California https://fullaccess.us

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[ANN] Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sales 2025
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 26 Nov '25

26 Nov '25

Hello everyone, Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sales 20% off on all new MBS, DynaPDF, Saxon and LibXL licenses until the 2nd December 2025. Get your new FileMaker or Xojo plugin license today with the coupon code BlackFriday. See https://monkeybreadsoftware.de/filemaker/pricing This offer expires 2nd December 2025. Whether you like to renew an older expired license or you need a new license, we welcome you back to use current plugins. Regular updates are usually 50% off already, so they are not included in the sale. Sincerely Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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[ANN] MBS Plugin 15.5 for Claris FileMaker - More than 7700 functions in one plugin
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 18 Nov '25

18 Nov '25

Nickenich, Germany - (November 18th, 2025) -- Monkeybread Software today is pleased to announce MBS Plugin 15.5 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 15.5 has been updated and now includes over 7700 different functions, and the versatile plugin has gained more new functions: For macOS 26 and iOS 26 you can use our FoundationModels functions to use Apple's local on-device LLM within your FileMaker solution. Check whether the model is available and initialize a session and ask for responds. You may use the model for chatting, summarization, translation and more. On the FileMaker Server you use the SchemaChange functions to watch for changes in your databases. The plugin collects the changes and provides them as JSON array to you. You can use a scheduled script to process the entries and add them to an audit table for later inspection. For CURL we added a CURL.NetworkChanged function to inform CURL about a network change. The new functions for multi transfers allow you to know how many transfers are currently running, pending, added or done. Secure Transport was removed in favor of OpenSSL. For Windows using WebView2 control for web viewers you can now set what preferred color scheme to use. You can query the directory path for the current profile, set the default download folder, query and set the width and height of the web viewer. We have UUID.UUIDv7 and UUID.TimeFromUUIDv7 functions to create time stamps based UUIDs so you can sort them by date. Use Text.ZLibCompress and Text.ZLibDecompress functions to compress text or container with zlib compression. For Markdown we added a HTMLDocument function. We got the Text.HTMLtoStyledText function to convert that HTML to styled text and added the MarkDown.StyledText function to provide styled text for FileMaker. We remember the width of columns in various dialogs. The format button for the data viewer can be set to automatically format the XML or JSON content. We added links for the calculation dialog to jump to the most recent used table occurrence. For macOS we have Files.BSDVolumeName function to return the BSD name for a volume. The Files.USBSerialNumber function returns the serial number for an USB stick. When you register a custom function via our plugin using FileMaker or JavaScript code, you can lock them to avoid the function being modified. We can list function IDs as well as provide details information with Plugin.CustomFunctions function. The preference dialog allows you to paste the whole license string to enter your license and the Trace function logs the layout you are on. You can use Phidget.WriteRFID to write RFID cards with your RFID Phidget. We improved WMIQuery functions to better handle security and added WMIQuery.JSON function to return results as JSON. Finally we updated CURL library to version 8.16.0, DynaPDF to 4.0.102.299, expat to 2.7.3, jsoncons to 1.4.3, libarchive to 3.8.2, OpenSSL to 3.5.2, Saxon to 12.9 and to Xcode 26.0. See release notes for a complete list of changes: https://monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/releasenotes155.shtml 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 * 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.shtml 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 2000-2025 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 EngageU conference 9th to 11th November 2025 in Antwerpen, Belgium https://engageu.eu/

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[ANN] Neues MBS Plugin 15.5 für Claris FileMaker
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 18 Nov '25

18 Nov '25

9. September 2025 - Monkeybread Software veröffentlicht heute das MBS Plugin für Claris FileMaker in Version 15.5, mit inzwischen über 7700 Funktionen eines der größten FileMaker Plugins überhaupt. Hier einige der Neuerungen: Für macOS 26 und iOS 26 können Sie unsere FoundationModels-Funktionen nutzen, um Apples lokales LLM in Ihrer FileMaker-Lösung zu verwenden. Überprüfen Sie, ob das Modell verfügbar ist, initialisieren Sie eine Sitzung und fordern Sie Antworten an. Sie können das Modell für Chats, Zusammenfassungen, Übersetzungen und vieles mehr verwenden. Auf dem FileMaker Server verwenden Sie die SchemaChange-Funktionen, um Änderungen in Ihren Datenbanken zu überwachen. Das Plugin sammelt die Änderungen und stellt sie Ihnen als JSON Array zur Verfügung. Sie können ein geplantes Skript verwenden, um die Einträge zu verarbeiten und sie zur späteren Überprüfung in eine Audit-Tabelle aufzunehmen. Für CURL haben wir eine CURL.NetworkChanged-Funktion hinzugefügt, um CURL über eine Netzwerkänderung zu informieren. Mit den neuen Funktionen für Mehrfachübertragungen können Sie sehen, wie viele Übertragungen derzeit ausgeführt werden, ausstehen, hinzugefügt oder abgeschlossen sind. Secure Transport wurde zugunsten von OpenSSL entfernt. Für Windows, das WebView2-Steuerelemente für Web-Viewer verwendet, können Sie nun das bevorzugte Farbschema festlegen. Sie können den Verzeichnispfad für das aktuelle Profil abfragen, den Standard-Downloadordner festlegen und die Breite und Höhe des Web-Viewers abfragen und festlegen. Wir haben UUID.UUIDv7 und UUID.TimeFromUUIDv7 Funktionen, um zeitstempelbasierte UUIDs zu erstellen, damit Sie diese nach Datum sortieren können. Verwenden Sie die Funktionen Text.ZLibCompress und Text.ZLibDecompress, um Text oder Container mit zlib-Komprimierung zu komprimieren. Für Markdown haben wir eine HTMLDocument-Funktion hinzugefügt. Wir haben die Funktion Text.HTMLtoStyledText, um HTML in formatierten Text zu konvertieren, und die Funktion MarkDown.StyledText hinzugefügt, um formatierten Text für FileMaker bereitzustellen. Wir merken uns die Breite der Spalten in verschiedenen Dialogen. Die Formatierungsschaltfläche für den Datenviewer kann so eingestellt werden, dass der XML- oder JSON-Inhalt automatisch formatiert wird. Wir haben Links für den Berechnungsdialog hinzugefügt, um zur zuletzt verwendeten Tabelleneinstiegsstelle zu springen. Für macOS haben wir die Funktion Files.BSDVolumeName, um den BSD-Namen für ein Volume zurückzugeben. Die Funktion Files.USBSerialNumber gibt die Seriennummer für einen USB-Stick zurück. Wenn Sie eine benutzerdefinierte Funktion über unser Plugin mit FileMaker- oder JavaScript-Code registrieren, können Sie diese sperren, um zu verhindern, dass die Funktion geändert wird. Mit der Funktion Plugin.CustomFunctions können wir Funktions-IDs auflisten und detaillierte Informationen bereitstellen. Im Einstellungsdialog können Sie die gesamte Lizenzzeichenfolge einfügen, um Ihre Lizenz einzugeben, und die Trace-Funktion protokolliert das Layout, in dem Sie sich befinden. Mit Phidget.WriteRFID können Sie RFID-Karten mit Ihrem RFID-Phidget beschreiben. Wir haben die WMIQuery-Funktionen verbessert, um die Sicherheit zu erhöhen, und die Funktion WMIQuery.JSON hinzugefügt, um Ergebnisse als JSON zurückzugeben. Schließlich haben wir die CURL-Bibliothek auf Version 8.16.0, DynaPDF auf 4.0.102.299, expat auf 2.7.3, jsoncons auf 1.4.3, libarchive auf 3.8.2, OpenSSL auf 3.5.2, Saxon auf 12.9 und Xcode auf 26.0 aktualisiert. Alle Änderungen in den Release Notes: https://monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/releasenotes155.shtml 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 * 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.shtml Mit freundlichen Grüßen Christian Schmitz Monkeybread Software -- Man sieht sich auf der FileMaker Konferenz in Hamburg 15. bis 17. September 2025 https://filemaker-konferenz.com

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Minimum macOS version will be 10.14 for next release
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 14 Nov '25

14 Nov '25

Hello, For next version the minimum version of macOS is 10.14. Used to be 10.13. We still build to target 10.13, but I get crashes with some new Swift code there. Anyway, nobody should still use 10.13, so I hope nobody is worried about the change. Older plugins stay available for macOS 10.13. Greetings Christian — See you at the EngageU conference 9th to 11th November 2025 in Antwerpen, Belgium https://engageu.eu/

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[ANN] 15.5pr7
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 13 Nov '25

13 Nov '25

Hi, * Added SchemaChange functions to track schema changes server side. * Fixed DataViewerFormatButtonEnabled to be saved in preferences. Greetings Christian — See you at the EngageU conference 9th to 11th November 2025 in Antwerpen, Belgium https://engageu.eu/

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[ANN] 15.5pr6
by support＠monkeybreadsoftware.de 09 Nov '25

09 Nov '25

Hi, * Added newer error codes for FileMaker 2025 to the FM.ErrorMessage function. * Added SyntaxColoring.GetDataViewerFormatButtonEnabled and SyntaxColoring.SetDataViewerFormatButtonEnabled function. Pass 2 to do formatting automatically. * Fixed ProgressDialog functions to work better if you run Hash.DigestFile and click cancel. * Improved Container.GetDataURL to recognize more types. * Added Container.GetMimeType function. * Fixed XL.ConditionalFormat.Font to return correct font index. * Added FM.AddErrorMessage function. * Fixed ScriptWorkspace functions to better find the frontmost script workspace window. Greetings Christian — See you at the EngageU conference 9th to 11th November 2025 in Antwerpen, Belgium https://engageu.eu/

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