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Tuesday 21 May 2013 at 6:13 pm
Our conference will be 12th/13rd September 2013 in Koblenz, Germany.
For 11th we will offer a German training and for 14th an English training.
For 15th, we'll offer a sight seeing day for our foreign visitors.
PS: Speakers wanted! If you have a good idea for a session in English, please send us your proposal.
Monday 20 May 2013 at 7:20 pm
First thanks to everyone for filling our survey. There are still plenty of people who did not visit a conference before, so we may have a lot of new faces.
And if all the people would come who clicked they may come, we will need a big room. From the week choice we have several favorites, so we need to check what we can arrange on the hotel side. On the week day, we are clearly going to use a Thursday and a friday as most people prefer that.
We will do training days: one in English and one in German. Of course we will cover iOS as well as web and desktop development. Especially I think we write one project like an image database with several applications and have them use same database, so admin can work with desktop app, users can use web app and iOS app to access images.
For the sight seeing, we'll probably need to get a big bus as there is a lot of interest in a sight seeing day.
Next week, we'll check the hotels and where we can get a big room for some days.
Monday 20 May 2013 at 4:42 pm
This week in
Wiesbaden:
21st May 2013, from 18 to 22 o'clock
4D Consulting, Scharnhorststrasse 36, 65195 Wiesbaden.
Topics are Real Studio 2013r1 and Real World Conference.
We'd be happy to meet you there if you have time to join us.
Saturday 18 May 2013 at 10:03 am
We had a nice meeting in Esslingen with ten people:
Next meeting is in
Wiesbaden: 21st May 2013, from 18 to 22 o'clock at
4D Consulting, Scharnhorststrasse 36, 65195 Wiesbaden.
Topics are Real Studio 2013r1 and Real World Conference.
We'd be happy to meet you there if you have time to join us.
Tuesday 14 May 2013 at 7:07 pm
We thought about whether to make another conference this fall.
With some questions we'd like to know how many people to expect and what preferences you have.
If you have time, please fill this survey with just 10 questions:
Start Survey
For additional comments, please email us directly.
Tuesday 14 May 2013 at 10:34 am
This week, we have a meeting in
Esslingen near Stuttgart:
17th May 2013, from 18 to 22 o'clock
At
Hellmer & Triantafyllou Computer-Systeme GmbH, Dornierstr. 30, 73730 Esslingen
And next week in
Wiesbaden:
21st May 2013, from 18 to 22 o'clock
4D Consulting, Scharnhorststrasse 36, 65195 Wiesbaden.
Topics are Real Studio 2013r1 and Real World Conference.
We'd be happy to meet you there if you have time to join us.
Friday 10 May 2013 at 12:58 pm
The May/June (11.3) issue of Real Studio Developer is now available. Here's a quick preview of what's inside:
* News from XDC * by Marc Zeedar
This year's Real World conference was actually the Xojo Developer's Conference (XDC). We learned that tons of changes are coming this June, the biggest being that Real Studio will be called Xojo (pronounced Zoh-joe).
* Adventures in Florida * by Marc Zeedar
If you couldn't make it to this year's developer conference, you sure missed out! But never fear: Marc gives you a behind-the-scenes tour, so it's almost like you were there (except you don't get to eat the steak and crab legs).
* Welcome to Xojo * by Marc Zeedar
Curious about the upcoming version of Real Studio (now called Xojo)? Marc played with the beta release and explains all the changes.
* Xojo and iOS * by Marc Zeedar
We can't create iOS apps with Xojo quite yet, but we're getting closer. Learn all the details about what Xojo's iOS support will be like.
In our regular columns we've got articles on the resources of example projects, deploying with Xojo Cloud, SQL Tables, and much more. Enjoy!
Wednesday 08 May 2013 at 6:01 pm
If you like, join us at 7pm in the Weindorf Restaurant in downtown Koblenz (next to mercure and civic center).
Treffen Sie andere Filemaker Entwickler aus der Region um 19 Uhr im Weindorf in Koblenz, direkt neben der Stadthalle am Rhein.
Wednesday 08 May 2013 at 4:42 pm
NICKENICH, Germany (May 8th, 2013) -- Monkeybread Software releases version 13.1 of the MBS plug-in for Real Studio.
The MBS plug-in comprises a collection of several plug-in parts which extend the Real Studio development environment with 1,700 classes featuring over 46,000 documented functions. Our plugins support all three platforms Mac OS X, Windows and Linux with all project types desktop, web and console.
Some of the highlights on the 13.1 update:
First we put a lot of work into getting our plugins working fine with the upcoming Xojo 2013r1 version. If you plan to try the new release, be aware that older plugin versions will not work correctly with Xojo. You can use the normal Real Studio plugins from us with Xojo, but you may prefer to
download our new Xojo plugins. They are optimized for the new version and you benefit from smaller file sizes and faster loading times.
Our
new NikonCamera plugin allows you to connect to Nikon cameras with the Nikon SDK. You can query features and download image files. With sending commands to the devices you can have it delete files or shoot a new image. Than you can download image files and also show live video preview.
For Core Image we added ten new filter classes. You can automatically enhance your pictures by using the auto adjust filter functions. In Cocoa applications you can directly render to a picture with a context. The new MT functions on CIImageMBS allow you to load images better in background thread.
For Cocoa applications we have new classes for
Drag and Drop handling. We also improved our custom cocoa control classes to have drag and drop events. Our
NSMenu handling has been improved with better validation code. For
Core Animation we now have classes for layers and transitions to do some effects.
In your Mac application you can use the new
keychain classes which use the latest APIs and provide much more functionality. The
MacAliasMBS class has been improved to use newer APIs and offer more functionality. Several CoreGraphics functions have been updated and we got new function to create graphics contexts. This way you can draw directly to picture objects in Cocoa.
For Windows we have now a class to learn about
disk changes. The
WMI classes can now read string arrays. Our DNS functions like
DNSNameToAddressMBS now use newer APIs on Windows 7 and still carry fallback code for Windows XP. So you get better result with DNS queries. And we now support IPv6 for all platforms.
To improve security we now offer HMAC
hash functions for MD5, SHA1 and SHA256.
We improved our SQL Plugin with new
informix class and improved record insertion code. The
Twain scanning classes got new options for orientation and resolution and handle better when scanning without user interface. For the Java database classes we improved blob support for drivers using
streams.
We updated DynaPDF library to 3.0.25.65 and added new
table functions which allow multi page tables. Our
XL plugin now uses libXL version 3.4.2 to benefit from latest changes there.
See
release notes for a complete list of changes.
Wednesday 08 May 2013 at 12:15 am
MBS does resell Real Studio licenses including updates.
Especially we build nice bundles when ordering them together with our products.
Everyone should check this month if adding an update to your Real Studio license will save you money as for most people the move to Xojo will increase the update fees for keeping same feature set!
Tuesday 07 May 2013 at 11:05 pm
Nickenich, Germany - MonkeyBread Software today is pleased to announce MBS FileMaker Plugin 3.2 for Mac OS X or 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, Mac, 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 3.2 has been updated and now includes 1640 different functions, and the versatile plugin has gained more than
200 new functions:
New functions around the Apple
Address Book allow you to manager contacts and groups. You can read, modify and write contacts in FileMaker with your scripts. If you like you can
open a contact in the Contacts application and import/export contacts as vCard files.
Our new
socket functions allow direct network access via TCP and UDP. You can connect directly to another computer and send and receive data. For HTTP / FTP connections we have
CURL functions that handle all the protocol details for you. But for other protocols such as the MLLP protocol for exchanging data with medical applications, the new socket functions are the way to go.
We also offer
server socket functions. Thus, a FileMaker instance can answer as a server requests from other instances. For example you can run SQL queries, evaluate expressions and start scripts. This way you can trigger a trigger a script on another Filemaker instance.
For the Mac, you can now
customize the dock icon with your own image and also change the process name. In Windows, you can
change the icon of your windows. This is perfect to replace the Filemaker icons by your own ones.
New
hash functions that allow you to generate secure hashes. You can choose between MD5, SHA1, SHA256, and SHA512. With SHA1 HMAC you can safely authenticate with various web services. Take a look on the oAuth example for posting on Twitter from FileMaker.
With the
runTask functions, you can launch programs and pass parameters. You can see if the program is still running and quit it if needed. In Windows, you can also print a document this way or open a folder in Explorer.
For the other plugin parts we have a lot of little improvements. Especially for scanning via
Twain, generating PDFs with
DynaPDF and the
IKSlideShow functions.
For more details, please check the
release notes. Take the time to check out the plugin and try the more than 190 example projects. Maybe you get some ideas on how to use the plugin in your solutions.
Tuesday 07 May 2013 at 09:29 am
If you are nearby, please come for a visit to the
Merseburger Hof and look for someone with a Xojo t-shirt. See you there! Meeting starts at 6pm, but you can of course come later if you like.
Monday 06 May 2013 at 10:02 am
New in this prerelease of the 13.1 plugins:
- Verified with static analyzer on Mac that memory management is done well.
- Removed Release Properties form CGFunctionMBS, CGGradientMBS, CGPathMBS and CGShadingMBS classes.
Download:
macsw.de/plugin/. Or ask us to be added to our shared Dropbox folder.
Update: We have a bug in DynaPDF registration. Please wait with download for new files from today.
Saturday 04 May 2013 at 09:00 am
Using MBS Plugin 3.2pr7 and newer you can access the address book on Mac OS X from Filemaker. You can query, create and edit records, both groups and people. So in this article we show you how to do certain tasks.
We'd like to explain you a few basic tasks, so you can easily get started and add addressbook features to your solution. Especially doing some level of synchronization, so users can change an address on their iPhone in the contacts app and your solution notices that change.
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Friday 03 May 2013 at 12:52 pm
There is a little change coming for our plugins with DynaPDF. If you have a DynaPDF license for use with either Real Studio or Filemaker plugin, you can soon use the license key enabled for MBS Plugins with any plugin.
So if you buy a DynaPDF license for one of our plugins, you can also use this key with next release in the other plugins.
For Xojo, Real Studio and Filemaker, just one key.
Wednesday 01 May 2013 at 10:56 pm
New in this prerelease of the 13.1 plugins:
- Changed KeychainManagerMBS, so query can now use kSecMatchSearchList.
- Fixed NameWithoutExtensionMBS and NameExtensionMBS to work correctly on files with a name starting with dot.
Download:
macsw.de/plugin/Prerelease. Or ask us to be added to our shared Dropbox folder.
Wednesday 01 May 2013 at 1:39 pm
New in this prerelease of the 3.2 plugins:
- Added more DynaPDF functions.
- Updated libXL to version 3.4.2
- Updated DynaPDF to version 3.0.25.65
Download at
monkeybreadsoftware.de/filemaker/files/Prerelease/.
Wednesday 01 May 2013 at 11:30 am
Some fun today with numbers:
This shows in absolute numbers how many people from what countries use our Real Studio plugins. Of course that would look much different if you look on plugin users per citizen of a country.
So MBS Plugins are used in 60 countries and half of them are either US or German.
Tuesday 30 April 2013 at 8:50 pm
Real Software today posted an article on the blog about the new pricing for Xojo:
Coming Soon - New Pricing (Recap).
One of the new pricing scheme, there is one thing missing: Academic licenses.
They will go away as people learning Xojo can simply use the free IDE. While that's right and some people really enjoy the upgrade (e.g. personal to Desktop), I think some people will be disappointed.
So if you have an academic license and you want to be able to build with Xojo, you may simply go and get a 2 year update now. This way you can use the academic upgrade to extend your licenses for one or two years. Remember, if you have a personal academic license now, you can upgrade for now for about $49 per year, but after June 4 you have to upgrade a desktop license for $150 per year. Similar for Pro licenses.
Monday 29 April 2013 at 8:38 pm
New in this prerelease of the 13.1 plugins:
- Fixed a bug with MacUSBMBS class handling packets.
- Added new NSEventMBS methods: hasPreciseScrollingDeltas, isDirectionInvertedFromDevice, scrollingDeltaX and scrollingDeltaY.
- Updated libXL to version 3.4.2
- The messages of OutOfMemoryExceptions from plugin now have number of bytes included.
- Updated DynaPDF to version 3.0.25.65
- Changed CDArrayMBS.aggregate to return CDArrayMBS object instead of memoryblock.
- Added CDArrayMBS.aggregateValues returning double array.
- Added InfoForAliasData and InfoForSaveInfo to AliasInfoMBS class.
- Fixed bug with some internal functions broken with pr15 which causes CocoaControlMBS to fail.
- Added DynaPDF multi page table examples.
- Added CGColorMBS convenience functions.
- Added more NSViewMBS.layer functions.
Download:
macsw.de/plugin/Prerelease. Or ask us to be added to our shared Dropbox folder.
