Christian Schmitz presents what is new in MBS Xojo Plugins since the last conference and what is coming soon. Watch XDC 2020 MBS Plugins Presentation Watch on Youtube. Enjoy and if you have questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. ... [More]

Stefanie Juchmes presents SceneKit and what coming soon for next plugin version: Watch XDC 2020 SceneKit Presentation Watch on Youtube. MBS Xojo Mac64bit Plugin SceneKit in Documentation Programming your own Solar System with Xojo + MBS SceneKit... [More]

New Examples 2020(English)19:05 minutes We made a new video to show you a few newer examples for MBS FileMaker Plugin this spring. Later download the plugin to try the examples yourself. Watch on our website or on Youtube. Topics 0:15Signature F... [More]

Recently I got a client complaining about a crash in FileMaker Server with a script using plugin functions. A look on the trace output from our plugin via MBS("Trace"; $path) function call to write a log file showed the problem. The loops... [More]

Stefanie made a poster for our MapView functions in MBS FileMaker Plugin: Learn more: MapView functionsBlog posts: Adding route planing for MapView in FileMakerMore on MapViews in FileMakerApple Maps in FileMaker on iOSMapKit in FileMaker Screens... [More]

After long discussions we decide to move our 20 year party to the year 2021. Same location, same setup, but simply a year later. In April 2020 our company will turn 20 years old and we celebrate a bit at home. We'll plan to have a big party next ye... [More]

In this article I want to introduce you the new functionalities from the MBS Xojo Plugins in version 20.1. Data from Images The classes JPEGImporterMBS, GMImageMBS and GM16ImageMBS got the new property ExifThumbnail. This property extracts an embe... [More]

In this article I want to introduce you to the new functions from the MBS FileMaker Plugin in version 10.1. JavaScript In the last plugin version we introduce the new JavaScript component. With those functions it is possible to use JavaScript with... [More]

For next plugin version we add four new properties to TextArea class: WinSelTextBackColorMBS as Color WinSelTextColorMBS as Color WinSelHasTextColorMBS as Boolean WinSelHasTextBackColorMBS as Boolean So you can control the background color of text... [More]

On Windows in a Xojo project if you have no menu bar on a window, the usual shortcuts like Control-C won't work. But if you like to get copy & paste to work, you may just handle the Control key plus various shortcuts yourself. So here some code ... [More]

Looks like we were supposed to receive an Xojo Design Award at the cancelled Xojo.Connect conference: Congratulations to the 2020 Xojo Design Award Winners! Best Consumer App - HDRtist NX, Ohanaware Best iOS App - PropertyMe Manager, PropertyMe Bes... [More]

Today a client asked if we could change the step count for number fields in a Xojo web app. As the HTML Input element offers a step feature, we could easily implement the step and also offer a min and max values, too. For example you can put this li... [More]

Due to the decision of the US government to ban us from coming to the USA (see press release), we cancel our trips to the USA. For the FileMaker meeting on Thursday we'll try to join via WebEx. The Xojo meeting in New York in the steak house could t... [More]

Heute findet der FileMaker Stammtisch Braunschweig virtuell statt via Zoom: Mittwoch, 11. März um 19:00 Uhr. Die Chance für alle deutschsprachigen FileMaker Freunde drumherum diesmal live dabei zu sein. Marcel Moré erzählt bestimmt w... [More]

We went to the party location for our 20 years Monkeybread Software event. Our mascot directly found a chair at the bar, but the bartender didn't show up that day. In April 2020 our company will turn 20 years old and we celebrate. We'll plan to hav... [More]

Back in July, I was wondering aloud how I could help improve RB and whether I should start up and host a testing suite.Well I had a few abortive attempts at designing the suite and never really came up with a decent spec.I don't have extensive knowle... [More]

Low-level security is often needed in a compiled app.Things like hiding a secret string from the casual hacker with a hex-editor.When the pro edition of RB of allowed me to use IDEScripts, I had a simple script that changed the currently selected cod... [More]

When I was developing large apps for other people to use, one of my recurring nightmares was that old bugs, once fixed, would return in a future version and make me look unprofessional.Consequently, one of my most important tools was an ever-growing ... [More]

I've been creating a number of EditFields lately where the TextChange event of each updates all the others.I pretty soon got fed up with wrapping every bit of update code in "alreadyUpdating" flags, so I decided to create a simple EditField subclass ... [More]

I went through a patch when I tried to answer quite a number of questions on the forums and one or two on the NUG.Whenever I post code, I always try to test that it at least compiles.Many of the test projects I used ended up on a website that is alas... [More]

We all know that REAL Software can't be bothered to document REALbasic properly, so it comes as no surprise that I can find no reference in the docs to the pairs class, the only new feature RS is advertising for 2008r2.Of course, Aaron has stepped in... [More]

I probably should not write this first paragraph publicly. The beta list has been awash lately with phrases like, "I really like this new spirit of openness," "thanks for keeping us informed" and even "thanks for listening, the changes are much bette... [More]

I've been playing with Yuma and it's great fun.I've got a lot of learning to do but I thought I'd mention one or two bits I've found useful.I have an include file called myGlobals.yuma which includes methodsSub MsgBox(s As String)Function MsgBox(s As... [More]

A question that comes up a lot in REALbasic is What is the difference between the Self and Me keywords?Everybody eventually thinks they have it sorted out in their own minds but it's surprising how many of us then find we're wrong.I think that essent... [More]

Lots of developers talk about multiple processors in the same dubiousway they've always spoken of bigger screens and higher screen resolutions. If the user happens to have more, how can I fill it up?All those resources aren't there so the computer ca... [More]