Now that FileMaker 11 has been released, we wanted to give everyone an update on the compatibility status of our products with this new release.
Here's an overview:
AutoSender
The current version of AutoSender, i.e. 2.5.5, is not fully compatible with FileMaker Server 11. It will work fine for XML connections to the data source, but not for JDBC connections.
AutoSender 3.0, which will fix this issue and in addition add some new features, is due out in the April-May timeframe.
Clip Manager
Most Clip Manager 3 features will work fine, but there are a number of smaller issues.
Previews of layout objects (XMLO) do not work
Existing Custom Functions (XMCF) cannot be used with FileMaker Pro 11.
The new custom function format (XMFN) is supported
The next major upgrade to Clip Manager will add support for converting the older XMCF custom function format to the new XMFN format.
DoScript
DoScript 2.0.1 should work fine with FM11. In the next couple of months, we'll still release a new version, however, that will be compiled using FileMaker's new API for FM11.
DoSQL
As with DoScript, DoSQL 1.2 should work fine with FM11. In the next couple of months, we'll still release a new version, however, that will be compiled using FileMaker's new API for FM11.
PrinterSwitch
New PrinterSwitch 2.0 will be released in the next couple of weeks. It will feature full compatibility with FileMaker Pro 11, and will also add some new features.
If you encounter any other issues with one of our products in combination with FileMaker 11, please let us know via our support page.
In our previous blog posts, we looked at how you can share your clips via a shared folder on your local network, or via Subversion both locally or over the internet. But there's another easy way to share your clips with your fellow FileMaker buddies over the Internet, without any complex setup: enter Dropbox and SugarSync.
Clip Manager 3.1.4 build 566 is now available for both Windows and Mac. This update brings version parity to both platforms.
Here's an overview of the changes:
Windows version
Bugfixes
Getting a Custom Function should now work on both Windows XP and Windows Vista.
Clip Manager could not auto-paste when a FileMaker window is maximized. This is fixed now.
Getting an "assertation" error, when saving a clip. This is fixed now.
New
Search in Clip History: do a search when search criteria is changed.
Find is disabled when clip field is empty
Dot removed from the browser when using the session buttons
Exclude ".svn" folders from the Browser
Exclude ".DS_Store" file from the clip list
Added alias support to the Clip Browser
Added new preference to scan the clipboard in the background
Greatly improved Clips browser
Mac OS X version
Bugfixes
Japanese version: Messages scrambled caused by smart quotes
New
Enhancement: Find is disabled when clip field is empty
Enhancement: Dot removed from the browser when using the session buttons
Enhancement: Excluded ".svn" folders from the Browser
If you have automatic update checking turned on, you can start the automatic update from within Clip Manager. Otherwise, you can download the new version from our downloads page.
So let’s say you spent a couple of hours on making a great FileMaker script or layout. You are testing it, making some additional changes and at a certain moment your script is broken. You get a little panic attack. What did I change? Do I have a backup?
If you’re using Clip History, you know exactly what you can do.
In this post, we will explore the Clip History and give you some insights on why we implemented it in Clip Manager.
Last week I had an interesting discussion with Kevin Frank.
We were trying to figure out what would be the best way to insert or update dates when using the myFMbutler DoSQL plug-in.
In our previous blog post, we showed you how you can share your clips via a shared folder on your local network. But maybe you want to share your clips with your fellow FileMaker buddies over the Internet. Shared folders can be an option but it requires that you are online all the time and can rely on a fast network. In the next couple of articles we will explore several alternative ways of sharing your clips. Read the rest of this entry »
During FileMaker Devcon in San Francisco we received a lot of positive feedback for Clip Manager and we wish to thank all of you who were there for their valuable input. Many among you are using Clip Manager for copy-and-pasting of Custom Functions into FileMaker. Some of you admitted they would love to use Clip Manager more, but didn’t figured out yet how to get started with this.
That's why we decided to launch a new series of posts called 'Clip Manager 101'. These posts are aimed squarely at those who are new to the Clip Manager. We’ll also be sharing some tips and trick for people already familiar with Clip Manager.
If you have any suggestions, questions or a fabulous trick that you would like to share, leave us a note at info@myfmbutler.com. Read the rest of this entry »
So let’s say you spent a couple of hours on making a great FileMaker script or layout. You are testing it, making some additional changes and at a certain moment your script is broken. You get a little panic attack. What did I change? Do I have a backup?
Sometimes you want to share your Clip Manager clips with your colleagues. In the next couple of weeks we will explore several ways to do this.