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Ten FileMaker Conferences
by Christian Schmitz 09 Mar '24

09 Mar '24

Hello, This year looks great for all FileMaker developers as we get plenty of places to get together. Make connections, learn what's new and best practice, and chat about your beloved development tool. The conferences are your chance to leave your working desc and travel around the world to visit the various places the conferences happen. Meet new people each time as well as old friends. Especially if you speak English, you have seven choices. Although not yet announced, we got notice that there will be another EngageU conference towards the end of the year.FileMaker conferences in 2024: Claris Engage USA, English, 6th to 8th February 2024, Austin, Texas, claris.com CodeWave, Spanish, 22nd to 23rd March 2024, Valencia, Spain, codewave.es Build Grow Learn, English, 15th to 17th April 2024, Greenville, USA, buildgrowlearn.com dotfmp.berlin, English, 6th to 8th June 2024, Berlin, Germany, dotfmp.berlin CQDF, French, 18th to 19th June 2024, Montreal, Canada, cqdf.ca Reconnect.fm, English, 5th to 6th September 2024, Brisbane, Australia, reconnect.fm FileMaker Konferenz, German, 1st to 4th October 2024, Malbun, Liechtenstein, filemaker-konferenz.com Rome FileMaker Week, English/Italian, 8th to 12th October 2024, Roma, Italia, romefilemakerweek.com Pause on Error, English, 8th to 11th October 2024, Clayton, USA, pauseonerror.com EngageU, English, November? 2024, Malmö, Sweden, engageu.eu <http://engageu.eu/> Year round we keep a list of all conferences and in-person events on our website. https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/events/ I hope to meet you all at the conference. Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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[ANN] 14.1pr6
by Christian Schmitz 07 Mar '24

07 Mar '24

Hi, * Added AVRecorder.GetVideoOrientation and AVRecorder.SetVideoOrientation function. * Improved copying table contextual menu command to copy checkboxes as 0 or 1. * Changed Text.TextToRTF function to use RTF parser from macOS/iOS and Windows for these platforms. * Added "Copy Full Field Specification" menu command for field specify dialog in FileMaker. * Changed Audit.Changed to ignore empty field names. Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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[ANN] 14.1pr5
by Christian Schmitz 01 Mar '24

01 Mar '24

Hi, * Changed PageSetupDialog.GetLastSettings, PrintDialog.GetLastSettings and PDFKit.GetPrintLastSettings to log all text for trace log. * Disabled syntax coloring explicitly for preferences and file option dialogs. * Fixed an edge case with JSON.Replace where it didn't catch all spots. * Improved SendMail functions to allow the creation of attachment only emails. * Improved font mapping for DynaPDF.WriteStyledText to better handle bold fonts. * Updated DynaPDF to version 4.0.84.246. * Added DynaPDF.Parser.SelectionText function. * Updated to newer plugin SDK. * Added timeout for CLGeocoder.GeocodeAddressString and CLGeocoder.ReverseGeocodeLocation functions. * Fixed Window.FindByName to return first matching window in case of a prefix match, not last. * Fixed Window.FindByName for Windows to not find other applications windows. * Fixed a bug in our syntax check button when using fancy quotes. Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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[ANN] 14.1pr4
by Christian Schmitz 26 Feb '24

26 Feb '24

Hi, * Improved Clipboard.GetRTFText, Clipboard.GetHTMLText, Clipboard.GetStyledText and Clipboard_GetText for Windows to strip out an ending NULL character if the other application added it to the clipboard text. * Fixed a crash in ListDialog.Sort when there is no list to sort. * Marked path functions to be free to use. * Added check to LibXL.Initialize to return error if you use the license key for a different platform. * Added JSON.AddValueToArray and JSON.AddValueToObject functions. * Added fallback to Clipboard.GetText for Windows to read ANSI text if unicode text is not available. * Added Clipboard.Clear function. * Added possibility to hold option key for format button to get a calculation made compact for faster evaluation. * Added parameter for SyntaxColoring.FormatCalculation to get compact output. * Improved our RTF parser for Text.TextToRTF and Clipboard.GetStyledText function. * Added Flags parameter to Window.List to return names instead of IDs and filter for database windows only and/or visible windows. * Added RemoteControl.IsAltKeyDown, RemoteControl.IsCapsLockKeyDown, RemoteControl.IsCommandKeyDown, RemoteControl.IsControlKeyDown, RemoteControl.IsFunctionKeyDown, and RemoteControl.IsShiftKeyDown functions to check if a modifier key is down. Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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[ANN] 14.1pr2
by Christian Schmitz 14 Feb '24

14 Feb '24

Hi, * Added LastErrorDetail function for Get() function links. * Added empty check for debugger tooltips, so we show "$variable is empty", if IsEmpty() returns true for the variable. * Updated our headers for NetSNMP library. * Fixed bug in StoreKit.FinishTransaction function not finding the transaction. * Fixed bug in Events.Item.SetTimeZone function. * Fixed a problem with SendMail.AddAttachmentContainer function where the file name included the remote: prefix for external containers. * Added SyntaxColoring.FormatCalculation function. * Added CF function as a shortcut for FM.CF function, which assumes you store custom functions in a dictionary named CF. * Added support for orientation in WebView.SetPrintParameter function for iOS. * Changed Trace function to not shorten texts with CURL.DebugMessages or returned error. * Added DynaPDF.GetActionsAsJSON function. * Improved IKScannerDevicePanel.Reset to clear values set with IKScannerDevicePanel.SetDocumentName, IKScannerDevicePanel.SetScanControlLabel and IKScannerDevicePanel.SetOverviewControlLabel, too. * Updated DynaPDF to version 4.0.83.242. Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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[ANN] 14.1pr1
by Christian Schmitz 01 Feb '24

01 Feb '24

Hi, Let's start a new round for MBS Plugin development: * Improved DynaPDF.GetEmbeddedFileAsContainer to return images with preview. * Added Events.RequestFullAccessToEvents, Events.RequestFullAccessToReminders and Events.RequestWriteOnlyAccessToEvents functions. * Added DynaPDF.CreateGoToEAction function. * Fixed a problem with auto completion with underscore variables on macOS Sonoma. * Fixed a problem with Command - - shortcut in FileMaker. * Improved formula formatting to keep comments on the end of the line there and better handle inline comments. * Improved dialog functions on macOS to show buttons with borders if you have more than three buttons. * Enabled auto complete for dialog to specify output file. Use Option-ESC or F5 depending on macOS version to trigger auto complete. * Updated dyncall library to version 1.4. * Added GMImage.Statistics function. * Improved Data Detector example to include a contextual menu routine for showing actions based on RegEx.DataDetector function. * Fixed a possible crash with deactivated MBS Plugin. Still we welcome if you keep MBS Plugin activated in FileMaker. * Improved documentation to better list constants. More in table views now. * Added Overlay functions to show little graphics on screen independent of FileMaker. * Fixed a problem in Container.Decompress function. * Improved ImageCapture functions to connect scan dialogs with other functions. This allows you to set parameters without the GUI. * Fixed a problem where relationship graph search didn't work for macOS. * Improved calculation formatting code. * Updated SQLite to version 3.45.1. * Added KeyToCopy parameter to JSON.JSONPatch.FromDiff to copy primary keys. * Fixed a problem with Socket.SendMessageHex function. * Fixed headers in ListDialog functions to not show check boxes. * Added ListDialog.SetCloseDialogOnDoubleClick and ListDialog.GetCloseDialogOnDoubleClick to decide whether the dialog closes on double click. * Improved ListDialog functions to not show empty header lines if you filter entries. * Improved ListDialog functions to match headers with all their items if you search for them. Download at https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/files/Prerelease/ or ask for being added to the DropBox shared folder. 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 Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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[ANN] MBS Plugin 14.0 for Claris FileMaker - More than 7200 Functions In One Plugin
by Christian Schmitz 16 Jan '24

16 Jan '24

Nickenich, Germany - (January 16th, 2024) -- Monkeybread Software today is pleased to announce MBS Plugin 14.0 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 14.0 has been updated and now includes over 7200 different functions, and the versatile plugin has gained more new functions: We added new JSON functions creating diffs with the changes between two JSON documents. A matching JSOn function can apply the patch later to the JSON if needed. The functions allow you to log changes between JSONs to document changes. For DynaPDF we got new parser functions. They allow you to find and replace text on a page, highlight or mark texts and delete texts. We improved Phidget functions and you can start server discovery to find remote devices. A phidget can be connected to a wireless hub, that forwards all data via Ethernet or Wifi to a computer in the local network. New example databases show how to use barometer, distance sensor, IR receiver, voltage input and digital inputs. If you received data and you are not sure about the type of data, please check Container.IdentifyData, Files.IdentifyData and Text.IdentifyData functions to identify the data. If you use macOS contacts database, you can store fmp:// URLs for the contacts to open FileMaker by clicking the URL and jump to your record right away. In FileMaker, use CNContactStore.ContactsMatchingURL function to find the record based on such an URL. For CURL you can set different triggers for success or failure state of the transfer, which is great for transfers running in the background. We got an useful XML.ToHTML function to visualize XML. Use Math.Random.ExponentialDistribution, Math.Random.NormalDistribution and Math.Random.PoissonDistribution functions for random numbers with exponential, normal or poisson distribution. The XL.FormControl.JSON function can provide an overview about form controls in an Excel worksheet. When working with form fields, you can now refer to them by name as well as by index. Use List.Shuffle and QuickList.Shuffle functions to randomize the order of list entries. Functions to find duplicates in the lists can now optional work case sensitive. We added a timestamp parameter for Archive.AddContainer, Archive.AddFile and Archive.AddText functions. When you run a SQL query within FileMaker with FM.SQL.Execute, you can transfer the result to a matrix using FM.SQL.ToMatrix function. The Matrix.IndexOfFirstValueMatching function can be used to find which row contains a certain value. The comment links to scripts got improved with the possibility to specify the target script by ID instead of name. Pressing the option key while clicking the link will open the target script in a new window. We added new shortcuts Command-+ and Command-- for calculation fields to directly adjust the font size. Use new shortcuts Command-Option-Cursor hotkeys in the relationship graph to align items and Command-Option-Shift-Cursor key shortcuts to resize items to smallest/biggest size. See tooltips on the buttons. When you use the search within a calculation field, please press Command-Shift-G to find the previous match. The Search Scripts example file shows you how to combine HotKey, Clipboard and XML functions to perform a search in the current script. Once you press the F8 key, the database shows the script steps in a layout where you can perform a search and then see which line numbers you need to find in the Script Workspace. This finally provides a kind of search for Windows users. Finally we updated CURL to version 8.5.0, DynaPDF to 4.0.82.239, openssl library to 3.1.4, SQLAPI to 5.3.0, SQLite to 3.44.1, LCMS to 2.16, Xcode to 15.2 and Visual Studio to version 2022. See release notes for a complete list of changes: https://monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/releasenotes140.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 10.13 or later * Windows 8 and newer * FileMaker Pro 7 to 20.3 * FileMaker iOS SDK * FileMaker Server for Linux, Windows or macOS * Claris Pro * Claris Server 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 2000-2024 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

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[ANN] Neues MBS Plugin 14.0 für Claris FileMaker - Über 7200 Funktionen in einem Plugin
by Christian Schmitz 16 Jan '24

16 Jan '24

16. Januar 2024 - Monkeybread Software veröffentlicht heute das MBS Plugin für Claris FileMaker in Version 14.0, mit inzwischen über 7200 Funktionen eines der größten FileMaker Plugins überhaupt. Hier einige der Neuerungen: Wir haben neue JSON-Funktionen hinzugefügt, die Diffs mit den Änderungen zwischen zwei JSON-Dokumenten erstellen. Eine passende JSON-Funktion kann den Patch später auf das JSON anwenden, falls erforderlich. Mit den Funktionen können Sie Änderungen zwischen JSONs protokollieren, um Änderungen zu dokumentieren. Die DynaPDF Funktionen haben wir neue Parser-Funktionen. Sie ermöglichen das Suchen und Ersetzen von Text auf einer Seite, das Hervorheben oder Markieren von Texten und das Löschen von Texten. Wir haben die Phidget-Funktionen verbessert und Sie können eine Server-Erkennung starten, um entfernte Geräte zu finden. Ein Phidget kann mit einem drahtlosen Hub verbunden werden, der alle Daten über Ethernet oder Wifi an einen Computer im lokalen Netzwerk weiterleitet. Neue Beispieldatenbanken zeigen, wie man Barometer, Entfernungssensor, IR-Empfänger, Spannungseingang und digitale Eingänge verwendet. Wenn Sie Daten erhalten haben und nicht sicher sind, um welche Art von Daten es sich handelt, verwenden Sie bitte die Funktionen Container.IdentifyData, Files.IdentifyData und Text.IdentifyData, um die Daten zu identifizieren. Wenn Sie eine macOS-Kontaktdatenbank verwenden, können Sie fmp:// URLs für die Kontakte speichern. Dann kann der Benutzer auf die URL klicken, FileMaker öffnen und zum Datensatz springen. Verwenden Sie in FileMaker die Funktion CNContactStore.ContactsMatchingURL, um den Datensatz anhand einer solchen URL zu finden. Für CURL können Sie verschiedene Trigger für den Erfolg oder Misserfolg der Übertragung festlegen, was für im Hintergrund ablaufende Übertragungen sehr nützlich ist. Wir haben eine nützliche XML.ToHTML-Funktion zur Visualisierung von XML. Verwenden Sie die Funktionen Math.Random.ExponentialDistribution, Math.Random.NormalDistribution und Math.Random.PoissonDistribution für Zufallszahlen mit Exponential-, Normal- oder Poisson-Verteilung. Die Funktion XL.FormControl.JSON kann einen Überblick über Formularsteuerelemente in einem Excel-Arbeitsblatt geben. Wenn Sie mit Formularfeldern arbeiten, können Sie jetzt sowohl über den Namen als auch über den Index auf sie verweisen. Verwenden Sie die Funktionen List.Shuffle und QuickList.Shuffle, um die Reihenfolge der Listeneinträge zu randomisieren. Funktionen zum Auffinden von Duplikaten in den Listen können nun optional case sensitive arbeiten. Wir haben einen Zeitstempel-Parameter für die Funktionen Archive.AddContainer, Archive.AddFile und Archive.AddText hinzugefügt. Wenn Sie eine SQL-Abfrage in FileMaker mit FM.SQL.Execute ausführen, können Sie das Ergebnis mit der Funktion FM.SQL.ToMatrix in eine Matrix übertragen. Die Funktion Matrix.IndexOfFirstValueMatching kann verwendet werden, um herauszufinden, welche Zeile einen bestimmten Wert enthält. Die Script Links in Kommentaren wurden durch die Möglichkeit verbessert, das Zielskript über die ID statt über den Namen anzugeben. Wenn Sie die Optionstaste drücken, während Sie auf den Link klicken, wird das Zielskript in einem neuen Fenster geöffnet. Wir haben neue Tastenkombinationen Command-+ und Command-- für Berechnungsfelder hinzugefügt, um die Schriftgröße direkt anzupassen. Verwenden Sie die neuen Tastenkombinationen Befehl-Option-Cursor im Beziehungsdiagramm, um Elemente auszurichten, und die Tastenkombinationen Befehl-Option-Umschalt-Cursor, um die Größe von Elementen auf die kleinste/größte Größe zu ändern. Siehe Tooltips zu den Schaltflächen. Wenn Sie die Suche in einem Kalkulationsfeld verwenden, drücken Sie bitte Befehl-Umschalt-G, um die vorherige Übereinstimmung zu finden. Die Beispieldatei "Search Scripts" zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie HotKey-, Zwischenablage- und XML-Funktionen kombinieren können, um eine Suche im aktuellen Script durchzuführen. Sobald Sie die Taste F8 drücken, zeigt die Datenbank die Skriptschritte in einem Layout an, in dem Sie eine Suche durchführen und dann sehen können, welche Zeilennummern Sie im Skriptarbeitsbereich suchen müssen. Damit steht endlich eine Art Suche für Windows-Benutzer zur Verfügung. Schließlich haben wir CURL auf Version 8.5.0, DynaPDF auf 4.0.82.239, openssl library auf 3.1.4, SQLAPI auf 5.3.0, SQLite auf 3.44.1, LCMS auf 2.16, Xcode auf 15.2 und Visual Studio auf Version 2022 aktualisiert. Alle Änderungen in den Release Notes: https://monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/releasenotes140.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 10.13 oder neuer * Windows 8 und neuer * FileMaker Pro 7 bis 20.3 * FileMaker iOS SDK * FileMaker Server für Linux, Windows oder macOS * Claris Pro * Claris Server 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

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[ANN] 14.0pr8
by Christian Schmitz 12 Jan '24

12 Jan '24

Hi, * Added Phidget.GetTag and Phidget.SetTag functions. * Added more Phidgets examples. * Fixed Events.Item.GetCalendar function to not always return JSON. * Updated to Xcode 15.2. * Changed FM.DeleteRecords to return OK if no record was found. * Fixed control placing on iOS to find layout view for a card window. Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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[ANN] 14.0pr7
by Christian Schmitz 08 Jan '24

08 Jan '24

Hi, * Rewrote DynaPDF.ExtractDocumentText using newer DynaPDF.ExtractText function internally. * Changed Archive.AddContainer, Archive.AddFile and Archive.AddText to use current timestamp for the archive entries. * Added new parameter for Archive.AddContainer, Archive.AddFile and Archive.AddText to pass a timestamp to use. * The comment links to scripts can now recognize option key to open script in new window. * Fixed a bug for comment links which prevented them from working in older macOS versions. Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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