Release notes for version 14.3 - 9th July 2024

New functions in 14.3 and Announcement in blog.

14.3 - 9th July 2024

• Added Python functions.
• Added MQTT example using CURL.
• Added Archive.CompressText function.
• Added CFunction.GetTag, CFunction.SetTag, CLibrary.GetTag and CLibrary.SetTag functions.
• Added check to XL.Initialize and DynaPDF.Initialize to return an error if the license key includes invalid characters like a space character.
• Added CURL.GetMQTTMessages function.
• Added CURL.SetMQTTScript, CURL.GetMQTTFileName and CURL.GetMQTTScriptName functions.
• Added Dictionary.GetTag and Dictionary.SetTag functions.
• Added DragDrop.AttachToOverlay function to accept drops on an overlay.
• Added DX, DY and ClassID parameters to Preview.CreateWithControl and Preview.Create functions.
• Added DynaPDF.SetLineAnnotPoints and DynaPDF.EnableImageCache functions.
• Added EmailParser.ReleaseAll function.
• Added FM.RecordStatistics function.
• Added header row flag for Matrix.CSVSplit to put first row into column names.
• Added Java.GetTag and Java.SetTag functions.
• Added KeepUnsupportedAnnots option for DynaPDF.FlattenAnnots function.
• Added kstSearchAsIs flag for DynaPDFParserMBS class.
• Added Mutex.GetTag and Mutex.SetTag functions.
• Added Mutex.ReleaseAll function.
• Added Options parameter for Archive.Content, Archive.Extract, Archive.ExtractFile, Archive.FileList and Archive.GZipDecompress functions.
• Added Plugin.LockedFunctions function.
• Added Plugin.SetLicenseKeyHidden and Plugin.IsLicenseKeyHidden functions.
• Added QuickList.JSONArray function.
• Added Schedule.GetTag and Schedule.SetTag functions.
• Added SyntaxColoring.AutoCompleteVariables.GetGlobals and SyntaxColoring.AutoCompleteVariables.SetGlobals functions.
• Added SystemInfo.isSequoia function.
• Added SystemInfo.MacMemoryHostStatistics function.
• Added TotalSize entry for FM.TableStatistics and FM.RecordStatistics.
• Added WebView.ClearVirtualHostNameToFolderMapping and WebView.SetVirtualHostNameToFolderMapping functions.
• Added Window.HasFormattingBar function.
• Changed CURL debug messages to include the full URL you requested for review. We include a warning, if URL has no scheme.
• Changed ListDialog.SetShowCheckboxes to allow flag 4 to have checkboxes with only one checkbox checked at maximum.
• Changed Matrix.CSVSplit to handle CSV with multi line values better.
• Changed Matrix.JSONRecord and Matrix.JSONRecords to take field names from column names, if you have some and you don't pass field names.
• Changed StoreKit.FinishTransaction to allow passing of index in additional of transaction Identifier.
• Changed trace function to not log the password for a Files.Mount call.
• Changed WindowsUserNotification and UNNotification functions to be free to use without license.
• Changed XL.Book.Version to have the book parameter optional.
• Deprecated SystemInfo.isElCapitan, SystemInfo.isMavericks, SystemInfo.isSierra and SystemInfo.isYosemite functions.
• Enhanced check syntax button for calculation dialog to allow pressing shift key to only check the selected text.
• Enhanced execute button for calculation dialog to allow pressing shift key to only evaluate the selected text.
• Enhanced format button for calculation dialog to allow pressing shift key to only format the selected text.
• Fixed a bug in IBAN.Format function.
• Fixed a bug in WebLink() function in DynaPDFMBS class returning negative number.
• Fixed a memory leak in loading Excel file from disk with XL.LoadBook function.
• Fixed a problem with copying script text with duplicate field names or calculations.
• Fixed a problem with XL functions where license key was not recognized properly.
• Fixed an issue with server calling WMIQuery.Connect function.
• Fixed Archive.AddContainer function to allow relative paths in file name parameter.
• Fixed Archive.AddText function to allow relative paths in file name parameter.
• Fixed DynaPDF.DeletePage to return remaining pages on success.
• Fixed JSON.GetArraySize to return no error for empty JSON and just return zero.
• Fixed JSON.GetPathItem to not return error for invalid JSON if flag 2 is used.
• Fixed problem with JSON returning negative floating point numbers without leading 0.
• Fixed problem with variable checking and "target:" in lines.
• Fixed the WordFile.ReplaceTag function, which broke in 14.2.
• Improved code formatting to detect semicolon first and then formats this way.
• Improved Files.ResolveAlias function to handle symbolic links, too.
• Improved JSON.Import to report SQL statements in the error list for JSON.Import.Errors alongside the error messages.
• Improved JSON.SetPathItem to take the given value as text if it doesn't parse as JSON.
• Improved list functions to better split lists with CRLF as delimiter.
• Improved the formatting code for calculations to handle special words like OR and AND better.
• Improved UNNotification functions to work better in FileMaker 21, so both ways can be used together.
• Improved variable auto completion to better handle custom functions starting with underscore.
• Improved XML.Import to report SQL statements in the error list for XML.Import.Errors alongside the error messages.
• Reimplemented JSON.IsValid using newer JSON functions internally, so it catches more errors.
• Renamed EmailParser.Free to EmailParser.Release, but old name will stay valid.
• Renamed Mutex.Free to Mutex.Release, but old name will stay valid.
• Update LibXL libraries for macOS and Windows to version 4.3.
• Updated CURL to version 8.8.0
• Updated DynaPDF to version 4.0.89.256.
• Updated for future FileMaker version.
• Updated our ICU integration for SQLite to the new SQLite version.
• Updated SQLAPI to version 5.3.2.
• Updated SQLite to version 3.46.0.
• Updated to newer plugin SDK for FileMaker 21.
• Updated to Xcode 15.4.

New in version 14.2   New in version 14.4

More details in the Release notes and Announcement in blog.