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MBS FileMaker Plugin 8.4 - More than 5400 Functions In One Plugin
Nickenich, Germany - (September 25th, 2018) -- MonkeyBread Software today is
pleased to announce MBS FileMaker Plugin 8.4 for macOS, iOS, Linux and
Windows, the latest update to their product that is easily the most powerful
plugin currently available for FileMaker Pro. As the leading database
management solution for Windows, macOS, iOS and the web, the FileMaker Pro
Integrated Development Environment supports a plugin architecture that can
easily extend the feature set of the application. MBS FileMaker Plugin 8.4 has
been updated and now includes over 5400 different functions, and the versatile
plugin has gained more new functions:


For the MacOS 10.14 Mojave release, we got a few changes in our plugin. We
added a new function SystemInfo.isMojave, which allows you to easily detect
the new operation system. For developers we got the script search, the goto
box and the search box improved to work better on MacOS 10.14.

Our new Bonjour functions allows you to search for services on the local
network. This is the same technology used in FileMaker to find FileMaker
servers. You can look for services and register a new service to find
instances of your application in the network.

The new Keychain functions allow you to work on the passwords stored in the
Keychain database on Mac and iOS. Your solution can add passwords for files,
so the user is logged in automatically. If needed, you can change the
passwords or delete them.

For MacOS we now have two function sets to work with contacts. First the older
Addressbook API for MacOS and iOS. The new Contacts API is for both MacOS
(64-bit only) and iOS. Those APIs have differences, so we want to keep both
and you may need to use both sometimes. Older API can give you modification
date for records while newer API can handle multiple accounts better.

As you may know we have a lot of XML functions. We added LibXLST and a new
function XML.ApplyStylesheet to apply a XLST transformation to an XML
document. Our XML.ExtractText function got improved to handle CData better.

For iOS we improved the plugin and now only include 64-bit version. Plugins
for Device and Simulator and now separated and we ship them as frameworks. We
got a new sign script for you to sign the plugin for use on your own devices
for local testing. The QLPreviewPanel functions allow you to preview files on
iOS including 3D models and augmented reality.

The AVRecorder functions for MacOS and iOS can now detect QR-Codes in the video image
and trigger a script to process results. And you can check status and request
permissions for audio and video devices. Our AVRecorder can now also record
screen via the new AVRecorder.SetScreenInput function.

Check the new functions to create and resolve alias files (Mac) and shortcut
files (Windows). The Font.CalculateTextFits and Font.CalculateTextHeight
functions can calculate how much space some text needs. The Amazon S3 upload
example is updated to do multi part uploads for huge files. SQL functions can
now better query options set on connections, command or field.

Finally we updated CURL to version 7.61.1, DynaPDF to version 4.0.23.61, LibXL
to version 3.8.3, LibXML2 to version 2.9.8, SQLAPI to version 4.3.3, SQLite to
version 3.25.0 and updated Xcode to version 9.4.


See release notes for a complete list of changes:
http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/releasenotes84.shtml


More details in the release notes. Please take the time to check our 500
example databases and check where you can use our plugin features in your
solutions.

System Requirements:
* macOS 10.6 or later, including macOS 10.14
* Windows XP and newer, including Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016
* FileMaker Cloud (64-bit Linux)
* FileMaker Pro 7 to 17
* FileMaker iOS SDK 16 to 17


Pricing and Availability:
MBS FileMaker Plugin is available directly from the MonkeyBread website
with licenses starting at just $149 (USD). Not all functions are available
in all platforms, please check specifications. The plugin can be used
without license as trial.


Monkeybread Software: http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.com/
MBS FileMaker Plugin Website: http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.com/FileMaker/
Function Reference: http://www.mbsplugins.eu/
Download Free Trial: http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.com/FileMaker/download.shtml
Logo: http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.com/images/MBSLogo.jpg
Release notes: http://www.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
fifteen years as a software developer, Christian's aim is developing
unique and useful utilities, complemented by first-class customer
support.

Copyright 2000-2018 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 FileMaker, Inc. Other
trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their
respective owners.




Greetings
Christian Schmitz
Monkeybread Software


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