# MBS FileMaker Plugin 16.4 development **URL:** \ **Category:** MBS Plugins\ **Tags:** mbs-plugin-development\ **Created:** [August 3, 2026, 7:51am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/mbs-filemaker-plugin-16-4-development/5607 "2026-08-03T07:51:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [August 3, 2026, 7:51am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/mbs-filemaker-plugin-16-4-development/5607/1 "2026-08-03T07:51:05Z")
Hello, in this thread I want to post to you what's new in development of MBS Plugin, version 16.4. Download is available as usual here: [monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/files/Prerelease/](https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/files/Prerelease/) If you like our plugin, bookmark, like or forward this thread. If not, well you can ignore it. [New functions in documentation](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/newinversion164.shtml). Thanks for supporting our plugin. For questions please do not answer here, but start a new discussion. Greetings Christian ---
**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:** [August 3, 2026, 7:51am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/mbs-filemaker-plugin-16-4-development/5607/2 "2026-08-03T07:51:26Z")
16.4pr1: - Fixed a parsing error for [WebHook](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/component_WebHook.shtml) function. Broken in 16.3. - Fixed [RichText.ReadHTML](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/RichTextReadHTML.shtml) to report an error in case of a parse failure instead of empty result. - Improved initialization for [CoreLocation](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/component_CoreLocation.shtml) functions and how we pass error to the fail handler script. - Added ScriptWorkspace.CurrentTabPreview function to check if the current script is a preview and [ScriptWorkspace.CurrentTabTogglePreview](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/ScriptWorkspaceCurrentTabTogglePreview.shtml) to click the preview button. - Updated zxing-cpp to version 3.1.1. - Updated Saxon libraries to version 12.10. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2026, 8:47am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/mbs-filemaker-plugin-16-4-development/5607/3 "2026-08-10T08:47:58Z")
16.4pr2: - Added [Plugin.LicenseExpiration](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/PluginLicenseExpiration.shtml) function. - Updated taglib to version 2.3.1. - Fixed a problem with [SQL](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/component_SQL.shtml) functions returning numbers as integers instead of double if the value has no type set. - Improved FileMaker.Evaluate in JavaScript on macOS to return numbers as numbers and not text. - Improved our script search to be able to save preferences. - Added a contextual menu for data viewer to copy names and values. - Fixed [MapView.GetZoomLevel](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MapViewGetZoomLevel.shtml) for iOS to run on main thread. - Updated DynaPDF to version 5.0.4.13. - Added [DynaPDF.LoadSVG](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/DynaPDFLoadSVG.shtml), [DynaPDF.LoadSVGFile](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/DynaPDFLoadSVGFile.shtml) and [DynaPDF.InsertSVG](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/DynaPDFInsertSVG.shtml) functions. - Added [DynaPDF.GetSVGSize](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/DynaPDFGetSVGSize.shtml), [DynaPDF.GetSVGSymbolCount](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/DynaPDFGetSVGSymbolCount.shtml) and [DynaPDF.GetSVGSymbolName](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/DynaPDFGetSVGSymbolName.shtml) functions. - Added [DynaPDF.HaveOpenPath](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/DynaPDFHaveOpenPath.shtml) and [DynaPDF.AbortPath](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/DynaPDFAbortPath.shtml) functions. - Added [MongoDB.BulkOperation.Create](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MongoDBBulkOperationCreate.shtml) and related functions for bulk operations on MongoDB. - Implemented a workaround for the script search not showing scripts on older macOS versions when scripts include emojis. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2026, 7:50am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/mbs-filemaker-plugin-16-4-development/5607/4 "2026-08-18T07:50:13Z")
16.4pr3: - Updated expat to version 2.8.3. - Fixed memory leak in [Files.Stat](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/FilesStat.shtml) function. - Added [Files.CheckSignature](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/FilesCheckSignature.shtml) and [Files.SignatureInfo](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/FilesSignatureInfo.shtml) functions. - Updated DynaPDF to version 5.0.4.14. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/mbs-filemaker-plugin-16-4-development/5607/5 "2026-09-01T08:16:58Z")
16.4pr4: - Added [Encryption.SetGCMTag](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/EncryptionSetGCMTag.shtml) and [Encryption.GetGCMTag](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/EncryptionGetGCMTag.shtml) functions. - Deprecated [CURL.SetOptionProxyTLSAuthPassword](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/CURLSetOptionProxyTLSAuthPassword.shtml), [CURL.SetOptionProxyTLSAuthType](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/CURLSetOptionProxyTLSAuthType.shtml), [CURL.SetOptionProxyTLSAuthUsername](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/CURLSetOptionProxyTLSAuthUsername.shtml), [CURL.SetOptionTLSAuthPassword](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/CURLSetOptionTLSAuthPassword.shtml), [CURL.SetOptionTLSAuthType](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/CURLSetOptionTLSAuthType.shtml) and [CURL.SetOptionTLSAuthUsername](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/CURLSetOptionTLSAuthUsername.shtml) since they are deprecated in CURL library. - Added [Window.EnableEscForCustomDialog](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WindowEnableEscForCustomDialog.shtml) function. - Added flag 4096 for [JSON.Import](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JSONImport.shtml) and [XML.Import](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/XMLImport.shtml) to not apply upper case to first letter of a table name. - Added tooltip for fields in database design dialog to show field annotations and display names. - Added [SyntaxColoring.GetFieldTooltipsEnabled](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/SyntaxColoringGetFieldTooltipsEnabled.shtml) and [SyntaxColoring.SetFieldTooltipsEnabled](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/SyntaxColoringSetFieldTooltipsEnabled.shtml) function. - Updated phidgets to version 1.26.20260821. - Improved [ScriptWorkspace.SetBackgroundColor](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/ScriptWorkspaceSetBackgroundColor.shtml) to pass empty color to reset color. - Fixed an issue with links to last table occurence now showing in calculation dialog. - Updated mongo-c-driver to version 2.5.1. - Updated openssl to version 3.5.8. - Improved [Printer.Print](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/PrinterPrint.shtml) function to wait for printer list to load for up to 5 seconds in case you have slow loading printer list. - Changed export dialog tooltips to show field annotation text if available. - Fixed an issue with hotkeys in calculation dialog possible causing an exception. - Updated DynaPDF to version 5.0.5.15. - Updated expat to version 2.8.4. - Updated SQLAPI to version 5.4.3. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2026, 6:50am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/mbs-filemaker-plugin-16-4-development/5607/6 "2026-09-04T06:50:55Z")
16.4pr5: - Updated llama headers to version 0.3.0. - Changed [SQL.InternalSQLiteLibrary.Activate](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/SQLInternalSQLiteLibraryActivate.shtml) to not activate SQLite internal library if you loaded a DLL/so/dylib already. - Added [Llama.Version](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/LlamaVersion.shtml) function. - Added [XL.ClearLicense](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/XLClearLicense.shtml) function. - Updated CURL to version 8.22.0. - Updated libxml2 to version 2.15.3. - Updated libxslt to version 1.1.45. - Added [Plugin.LibXMLVersion](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/PluginLibXMLVersion.shtml) and [Plugin.LibXSLTVersion](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/PluginLibXSLTVersion.shtml) functions. - Updated mongo-c-driver to version 2.5.2. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2026, 8:32am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/mbs-filemaker-plugin-16-4-development/5607/7 "2026-09-11T08:32:24Z")
16.4pr6: - Updated DynaPDF to version 5.0.5.16. - Added [FM.Relations](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/FMRelations.shtml) function. - Fixed a memory leak in CURL MQTT receiving. - Fixed a memory leak in [FM.SQL.JSONColumn](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/FMSQLJSONColumn.shtml) function. - Fixed a memory leak in [DynaPDF.Parser.Content](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/DynaPDFParserContent.shtml) function. - Fixed a memory leak in the WebViewer message handling. - Fixed a memory leak in the [WebView.Evaluate](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WebViewEvaluate.shtml) function for Windows. - Fixed a memory leak in [CURL.GetHeaderAsJSON](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/CURLGetHeaderAsJSON.shtml) function. - Fixed a memory leak in Phidgets event handling. - Fixed a memory leak in XML to JSON conversion. - Improved relationship search to show up in the smaller manage database dialog triggered from a field calculation. - Added support for password fields for Windows to our [Dialog](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/component_Dialog.shtml) functions. - Improved search over all scripts. Optionally store settings, highlights RegEx, find following steps and filter for disabled steps. - Updated PCRE2 to version 10.48. - Updated mongo-c-driver to version 2.5.3. - Added [ScriptWorkspace.SetFocusToScript](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/ScriptWorkspaceSetFocusToScript.shtml) function. - Improved [ScriptWorkspace.SetFocusToScriptList](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/ScriptWorkspaceSetFocusToScriptList.shtml) function. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2026, 11:44am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/mbs-filemaker-plugin-16-4-development/5607/8 "2026-09-17T11:44:09Z")
16.4pr7: - Improved [JSON.InsertRecord](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JSONInsertRecord.shtml), [JSON.InsertRecords](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JSONInsertRecords.shtml), [JSON.InsertOrUpdateRecord](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JSONInsertOrUpdateRecord.shtml), [JSON.UpdateRecord](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JSONUpdateRecord.shtml) and [JSON.UpdateRecords](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JSONUpdateRecords.shtml) to detect containers encoded as JSON object with name and base64 encoded data and decode them. - Improved relationship search to show up in the smaller manage database dialog triggered from a field calculation for Windows. - Added [SyntaxColoring.AddCustomFunctionTooltip](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/SyntaxColoringAddCustomFunctionTooltip.shtml) function. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2026, 8:07am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/mbs-filemaker-plugin-16-4-development/5607/9 "2026-09-22T08:07:12Z")
and released: ## [MBS Plugin 16.4 for Claris FileMaker](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2026-09-22/MBS_Plugin_164_for_Claris_File/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)