# Improved script search in FileMaker

**URL:** <https://the.fmsoup.org/t/improved-script-search-in-filemaker/5583>\
**Category:** MBS Plugins\
**Tags:** scripting, plugin, mbs\
**Created:** [July 20, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/improved-script-search-in-filemaker/5583 "2026-07-20T22:15:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![MonkeybreadSoftware](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/monkeybreadsoftware/32/361_2.png) [@MonkeybreadSoftware](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/MonkeybreadSoftware)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/improved-script-search-in-filemaker/5583/1 "2026-07-20T22:15:24Z")

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Based on the feedback we got, the upcoming [MBS FileMaker Plugin](https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/) 16.3 version will have a few improvements:

- The tolerant search works better.
- The regular expression search got a help screen.
- There is an option to exclude comments and one for excluding disabled steps.
- You can switch to a compact result list.
- We can show exclude buttons to exclude entries. Like when you use the search as a todo list.

You find the new options in the popup menu:

![Search all scripts with options](https://www.mbsplugins.de/image/FindAllScriptsOptions.png)

The compact list view looks like this:

![](https://www.mbsplugins.de/image/FindAllScriptsCompact.png)

Please try the 16.3 beta versions if you like to test this.