The ACFplugin.com site vas awfully slow on the old PowerEdge 1850 server with only 4GB of ram, and many other sites on as well. Now I have moved it to a new server – A Dell R610 with two processors and 96GB RAM. This greatly improved the site as well. The plugin has been in […]
Read MoreA series of new functions are on the plans for the ACF plugin. A new datatype for hierarchical data storage, being able to read both XML and JSON, manipulate and save as XML or JSON. It will be a complete set of functions to navigate, modify and create structures in an intuitive way that makes […]
Read MoreMySQL connector has been on the plan for a while and now is expected to come in the 1.6.3.0 version of the plugin. Those who like to test can get a Mac-only beta version as some of the basics are already in place. It is beneficial to be able to work with MySQL databases directly […]
Read MoreA new version of the ACF plugin is released. The latest version is 1.6.2.0 and contains the following changes since 1.6.1.0. Bugfix: The “minus-minus” operator compiled to “plus-plus” code; Corrected. New features and changes: Changed the “Now()” function from returning a timestamp in UTC, to returning a timestamp in local computer time instead. Converter for […]
Read MoreThe ACF in ACF plugin stands for Advanced Custom Functions, but we could also call it the Easy Custom Functions – in the sense that it is easier to create more complex functions in the ACF language. I converted a huge Custom Function to ACF – and I realised one thing. After using a lot […]
Read MoreWe have just released a new demo application that converts Markdown formatted documents to HTML files. It is an application to organize and create a table of contents menu in the left bar. The demo shows how functions written in the ACF language can do complicated tasks. Watch the movie here https://youtu.be/X03lnTHtBoc Note: The public […]
Read MoreChanges to this version ( Encryption and optimalization): dsPD_EncryptParBlock_2Base64Changed from minimum 2 parameters to just one. If there is no encryption key, the internal keys are used. Also if the key is empty. This is used to generate an object for the dsPD_AuthBase64Encrypted function where there is no need for the key parameter. In this […]
Read MoreWindows 64-bit plugin now released ACF plugin for Windows 64 bit platform is now released. After testing all functions, we finally arrived at a release point also for this version. For FileMaker Pro/Pro Advanced 64 bit Windows, you need to use this version. Also for Windows Server installs, this version must be used. Base64 […]
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