MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 15.5pr6

• 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.

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MBS Xojo Plugins, version 25.5pr6

• Updated WiringPi to version 3.1.6.
• Undeprecated WiringPiMBS module.
• Added more methods and constants for WiringPiMBS module.
• Added AddItem() method variant to QLPreviewControllerMBS class, which takes an title text.
• Improved ReadString function in StdinMBS class to be more thread safe.

Download: monkeybreadsoftware.de/xojo/download/plugin/Prerelease/.
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New functionality in documentation.

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Japanese FileMaker conference

This year I had the chance to visit the Claris FileMaker conference in Japan. It is a bit different from the other conferences I visited before.

xDev Magazine 23.6

The November/December (23.6) issue of xDev Magazine is now available. Here's a quick preview of what's inside:

From Idea to Prototype by Tim Dietrich Tim shares a novel way to use AI in your Xojo projects. Not for coding, but for designing, planning, and prototyping.

A Raspberry Pi Save File Dialog by Eugene Dakin There are many features of Raspberry Pi that can't be obtained via built-in methods. In today's example, Eugene uses declares to create a save file dialog.

Converting Fitbit Data by Marc Zeedar Years ago Marc got an internet-connect scale from Fitbit so he could track his weight. But it would never integrate with Apple's Health app. Now, using Xojo, Marc converts ten years of data and imports it into Health.

Android's New Developer Verification by Tim Dietrich Recently Google threw a huge twist into Android development, requiring all developers register their apps for verification in a system similar to Apple's app signing. What does this mean for Xojo developers building for Android? Tim has some answers.

Plus: An interview with Christian Schmitz, learning to use unit testing, making your apps talk, charting weights, and more!

Retract text from a PDF with DynaPDF

If you like to remove sensitive text from a PDF file in FileMaker, you can use the DynaPDF functions. We have parser functions to find text on a page, delete the text and we can draw a black bar on top of the word. 

Let’s go through the script part by part. First you need to initialise DynaPDF once. This can happen early in the start script of your solution or later in the first script needing DynaPDF.

Xojo Web App with load balancer

Recently I had to run a Xojo web app on a server for a client. We wanted to run four copies at once and distribute all users to them equally. Let me document how I do this for future installations.

Installing and Loading Tesseract OCR with MBS Plugin

MBS Xojo Developer Conference Update

Six months until our MBS Xojo conference in Andernach starts. Since the last update we go the first speakers to confirm they are coming and listed the sessions:

• Protecting Sensitive Data in Xojo: Practical Encryption Techniques Using MBS Plugins
• Development of a tourist information system to promote local agritourism based on Xojo and Raspberry Pi installations
• What is new in the Xojo Web Framework?
• Framework and IDE enhancements

More sessions are in the works and get listed once the speakers confirm their attendance.

Attendees

We got a few more registrations, so we have over 20 people from 7 countries: 🇩🇪, 🇳🇱, 🇵🇱, 🇬🇧, 🇨🇭, 🇺🇸 and 🇬🇷.

Special guests

For years we worked with LibXL to provide excellent Excel integration with our MBS Xojo XL Plugin. And this year we are honored to have Dmytro Skrypnyk join us in Andernach for the conference.

If you signed up and you didn't receive an email from us, please contact us to check the status of the registration.

How to Register the MBS Plugin for FileMaker

After installing the MBS FileMaker Plugin, register it to unlock licensed features and remove the trial dialogs. There are four ways to register — pick the one that fits your workflow.

MBS Xojo Plugins, version 25.5pr5

• Changed StoreKit plugin to report Product.SubscriptionPeriod.Unit value.
• Fixed a memory leak in WindowsPDFPageMBS class when using Render methods asynchronously and they fail.
• Added ShowManageSubscriptions methods to StoreKit2MBS class.
• Added DynaPDFParserContentMBS class.
• Added Content array to DynaPDFParserMBS class.
• Added DeleteContent method to DynaPDFParserMBS class.
• Added JSContextGroupMBS class.
• Added Inspectable property to JSContextMBS class.
• Added Group property to JSContextMBS class and a new constructor to pass a group.
• Added more properties to X509MBS class for debugging.
• Added DynaPDFParserContentIntMBS and DynaPDFParserContentFloatMBS classes.
• Added DynaPDFParserContentFontMBS and DynaPDFParserContentLineDashPatternMBS classes.
• Removed dependency to GLIBCXX 3.4.29 to make the JSON plugin compatible again with older Linux versions.
• Updated DynaPDF to version 4.0.102.299.

Download: monkeybreadsoftware.de/xojo/download/plugin/Prerelease/.
Or ask us to be added to our shared DropBox folder.

New functionality in documentation.

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MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 15.5pr5

• Updated DynaPDF to version 4.0.102.299.
• Fixed Plugin.CustomFunctionIDs function to return correct IDs.
• Changed plugin information string in the FileMaker preferences dialog to include license information if it gets stored with StoreRegistration function.
• In our preferences dialog you can now paste the whole license string and we separate it to the five fields.
• Changed Phidget.Release to automatically call Phidget.Close internally if needed.
• Removed dependency to GLIBCXX 3.4.29 to make the plugin compatible again with older Linux versions.

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MBS Xojo Plugins, version 25.5pr4

• Added more properties for the LlamaBatchMBS class.
• Added properties for debugging to NSImageSymbolConfigurationMBS class.
• Fixed bug in password passing for GetPublicKey and GeneratePrivateKey function in OpenSSLMBS module.
• Added Ask() function to LLamaContextMBS to easily ask the LLM.
• Made parameters optional for LLamaContextMBS and LLamaModeMBS constructors.
• Updated DynaPDF to version 4.0.102.298.
• Changed GenerateRootCertificate method in PKeyMBS class to take SignCertificateParametersMBS object for parameters.
• Added AuthorityKeyIdentifier property to SignCertificateParametersMBS class.
• Updated libarchive to version 3.8.2.

Download: monkeybreadsoftware.de/xojo/download/plugin/Prerelease/.
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New functionality in documentation.

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MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 15.5pr4

• Removed tesseract 3 support. Please use version tesseract 5.x.
• Updated DynaPDF to version 4.0.102.298.
• Improved Text.HTMLtoStyledText function to handle underline and strikethrough better.
• Added UUID.TimeFromUUIDv7 function.
• Updated libarchive to version 3.8.2.

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Enhance your XML powers in FileMaker with our Saxon functions

You may have a license for our MBS FileMaker Plugin, so you may be interested to use more XML features.

Since FileMaker has only built-in XSLT 1.0, you may enjoy the enhancements of XSLT 3.0 with way more options.

You can use the Saxon library in your projects with MBS Plugin to work on XML:

• XSLT 3.0 for transformations
• XQuery 3.1 for queries
• XSD 1.1 for document validation
• XPath 3.1 for navigation within documents

See our Saxon functions in the documentation.

MBS Xojo Plugins, version 25.5pr3

• Updated Saxon library to 12.9.
• Upgraded NSImageViewMBS class with more methods.
• Added NSSymbolContentTransitionMBS class and subclasses.
• Added NSSymbolEffectMBS class and subclasses.
• Added NSSymbolEffectOptionsRepeatBehaviorMBS class and subclasses.
• Added addSymbolEffect, removeSymbolEffectOfType, removeAllSymbolEffects and setSymbolImage methods to NSImageViewMBS class.
• Updated jsoncons library to version 1.4.3.
• Added symbolConfiguration property to NSButtonMBS class.
• Added LlamaMBS module for using Llama.cpp in Xojo.

Download: monkeybreadsoftware.de/xojo/download/plugin/Prerelease/.
Or ask us to be added to our shared DropBox folder.

New functionality in documentation.

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MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 15.5pr3

• Updated Saxon library to 12.9.
• Updated jsoncons library to version 1.4.3.
• Added Text.ZLibCompress and Text.ZLibDecompress functions.
• Fixed crash in Plugin.RegisterFunction introduced in pr2.
• Added List.DeleteColumn and QuickList.DeleteColumn functions.
• Added Text.HTMLtoStyledText function.
• Implemented WebView.GetFormattedText for Windows using Text.HTMLtoStyledText internally.
• Added MarkDown.HTMLDocument function.
• Added MarkDown.StyledText using Text.HTMLtoStyledText to convert HTML to styled text.

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MBS @ FMTraining.TV - FileMaker MonkeyBread Plug-in Q&A

Check out the FMTraining.tv website. Richard Carlton and his team do a daily free live stream about FileMaker to watch.

A few days ago Christian Schmitz from Monkeybread Software joined a live episode to talk a bit about the MBS FileMaker Plugin. Watch it on YouTube.

First there is a talk from Rick Kalman about the new standby server feature in testing. Then in our Q&A we talk about various topics including DynaPDF.WebLink function and the Events functions for creating events and reminders in your calendar. Later we use WebView functions to click buttons on a webpage.

Use Foundation Models in Xojo

Did you know that macOS 26 (and iOS 26) come with a small local LLM from Apple?

Since it runs local there is no cost involved and no network access. So why not tap into this resource when available to enhance your Xojo application?

You could use the LLM for:

• Generate text based on key words
• Summarize texts
• Tone editing to make some text sound more professional.
• Translate text

EngageU - FileMaker Conference in one months

Just one month until the EngageU conference, the biggest FileMaker developer conference in Europe this year with over 200 attendees!

ClickWorks and Square Moon continue to organize a pan-european conference for Claris FileMaker developers from all over the world.

EngageU - FileMaker Conference   9th - 11th of November 2025, Antwerp, Belgium

MBS Xojo Plugins, version 25.5pr2

• Added UUIDv7 function to UUIDMBS class.
• Added ProfilePath and DefaultDownloadFolderPath properties to WebView2ControlMBS class.
• Added PreferredColorScheme property and related constants to WebView2ControlMBS class.
• Added NetworkChanged method to CURLSMultiMBS class.
• Added TransfersAdded, TransfersCurrent, TransfersDone, TransfersPending and TransfersRunning properties to CURLSMultiMBS class.
• Fixed PythonMBS class to better handle imports.
• Rewrote CGImageSourceMBS and CGImageDestinationMBS classes. More methods and properties and raising exceptions in case of errors.
• Improved replaceCharactersInRange method in NSAttributedStringMBS class.
• Improved WindowsWMIMBS class to better handle security and impersonate automatically if needed.
• Added USBSerialNumberMBS function for FolderItem class.

Download: monkeybreadsoftware.de/xojo/download/plugin/Prerelease/.
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New functionality in documentation.

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