Welcome to ACF Plugin version 1.8.0.4.

This release introduces direct PDF document generation from ACF code. It provides an alternate route to FileMaker layout printing for reports that need mixed content, conditional sections, dynamic tables, images, headers, footers, automatic page flow and controlled output filenames. This update contains further work on the PDF writer functionality and also improved JSON array functions.

The release builds on the 1.8.0.2 AMQP messaging work, 1.8.0.3 PDF writer support and keeps existing compiled ACF packages compatible.

What Can ACF Do?

ACF includes facilities for areas such as:

• PDF Creation functions
• String, number, date, array, JSON, and regular-expression processing
• File and directory operations, ZIP archives, FTP, and SFTP
• Excel workbook creation and editing
• Image creation, conversion, metadata, drawing, barcodes, and QR codes
• SQL and MySQL access
• Progress bars and dialogs
• HTTP requests, email, encryption, hashing, and other integration tasks
• Reusable compiled function libraries for FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Server

ACF functions can call other ACF functions, use local variables and structured control flow, and be organized into packages. Functions may also be assigned a FunctionID, which exposes them to FileMaker as named ACFU_... external functions.

Getting Started

1. Install the ACF Plugin supplied for your platform.
2. Start or restart FileMaker Pro.
3. Open FileMaker Pro > Settings/Preferences > Plug-ins and confirm that HORNEKS ACF Plugin is enabled.
4. Open the supplied examples or start with a small .acf source file.
5. Compile the source from FileMaker with ACF_Compile or ACF_CompileFile.
6. Call the compiled function with ACF_Run, or through its generated ACFU_... function when a FunctionID is defined.

A minimal ACF function looks like this:

function Welcome (string name)
    return "Welcome, " + name + "!";
end

After compiling the source, it can be called from FileMaker with a calculation such as:

ACF_Run ( "Welcome" ; "Robert" )

ACF reports compiler and runtime messages through its console output. During development, inspect ACF_GetConsoleOutput when a compile or function call does not produce the expected result.

The Standalone Compiler

The distribution may also include the ACFcompiler command-line tool. It checks .acf source files without requiring FileMaker and is useful with text editors, build scripts, Git workflows, and AI coding tools.

On macOS, the installer places it at /usr/local/bin/ACFcompiler. A compact syntax check can be run with:

ACFcompiler -i "MyFunctions.acf" -f TM

The plug-in contains its own compiler, so the standalone tool is optional. Keep the ACFcompiler and plug-in versions aligned when using newly introduced language features or functions.

Documentation And Resources

• ACF online manual
• AMQP support
• ACF function library and examples
• Image functions
• Excel functions
• JSON data type
• Inter-package function calls
• Release notes
• HORNEKS website

The manual is the complete reference, but the examples are often the quickest way to discover the syntax for a particular task.

A Few Practical Notes

• Keep your .acf source files in version control. Compiled packages are deployment artifacts; the source is the maintainable version of your code.
• Compile dependencies before packages that reference them with the ACF use statement.
• Test filesystem, network, and platform-specific functions on every platform where the solution will run.
• FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Server may use different paths, permissions, and available user-interface functions.
• Review Release-notes.md when upgrading, especially when deploying the same solution to several clients or servers.

Support And Licensing

License information and loaded ACF packages can be inspected through the plug-in's Configure button in FileMaker's plug-in settings.

For current documentation, licensing, downloads, and contact information, visit horneks.no.

Welcome to ACF. Start small, keep the source readable, and let the library grow with your FileMaker solution.

This is the full developer package with the plugin, examples, documentation, Editor bundles, compiler and tools. This is the version with ZIP file integration, Language Macro implementation, Excel Spreadsheet implementation. Also Inter-package calls in this version. Multilingual support and a lot more,

Improved License handling in this version.

Read the article found here about the changes since 1.7.8.4. It is for the linux beta, but the same changes descibed there is Valid for this MacOS release.

Reworked the compiler to allow declarations inside loops and conditional branches.

1.7.8.4

• Bugfix release, otherwise same as 1.7.8.3

1.7.8.3

• Linux version in Alpha
• New functions : Min_(mixed parameter list) and Max_(mixed parameter list). They returns the less or greatest value from the list. It can be discrete variables or constants of any type, and arrays. The return type is determined by the types of your parameters: Int, long or float. Strings is treated as Float, as they can contain float numbers. The parameters does not need to be the same type. The functions also works on TIME, DATE or TIMESTAMP variables or constants (as they contain unix-timestamps).
• BugFix: Functions returning a container, and used the FunctionID to make ACFU_Function_name - when called using the ACFU... it didn't return the container, while ACF_Run... did. Fixed.
• New Constants: isLinux , isServer - in additon to the isMac, isWindows that we had before.
• New System variables: appVersion returns the FileMaker application version, or server. Also plugginVersionthat returns the version string for the plugin as dot-separated version number.
• NOTE: If you are using any of those new functions, variables or constants, it is required that all clients of your database update to this version. Otherwise, functions might fail due to lack of runtime support for the new functions.
• NOTE: Also install the new ACF-Compiler for syntax check from your IDE, as this have the new functions defined.
• Improved server-side functions for Documents_directory() to retun the path for the documents directory on the server, if executed from server. Also the same for temporary_directory()
• The built-in bootstrap ACF-library has been updated. The GetFilenameFromPath(path) , GetDirectoriesFromPath, GetExtentionFromPath has been improved to correctly handle all types of paths/plattforms. The functions that involves UI operations has been made server-safe, either returning a default value or empty if used on server.
• BugFix: In the function Excel_SetRowHeight - Sometimes thrown an error exception - Allocated space in the row-heigh list using a wrong variable. Errnously reported to invalid or negative row index. Fixed.

ACF Plugin v1.8.0.4 Release Notes

Welcome to ACF Plugin version 1.8.0.4. This release continues the PDF reporting work introduced in 1.8.0.3 with stronger text layout, article-style flowing content and better support for international text. It also improves JSON array construction in ACF code, making JSON structures more natural to build for PDF commands and other structured function parameters.

The release builds on the 1.8.0.3 PDF document generation work and the 1.8.0.2 AMQP messaging work, and keeps existing compiled ACF packages compatible.

Key Improvements

• Added native ACF-language PDF document generation with pdf_create(...), drawing commands and pdf_close(...).
• PDF reports can draw text, text boxes, Markdown text, lines, rectangles, ovals, circles, polylines, images and tables.
• Added automatic text flow and table flow across pages, including repeated table headers on continuation pages.
• Added streamed table generation with pdf_drawTableStart(...), pdf_drawTableRows(...) and pdf_drawTableEnd(...) for long reports or reports built in several ACF/FileMaker steps.
• Added rotated PDF text and text boxes for graph labels, side labels and other layout cases where normal horizontal text is not enough.
• Added article-style text layout features, including stretch alignment, paragraph spacing, multi-column text boxes and controlled overflow capture.
• Added text wrapping around floating PDF objects such as images, with side margins for practical report and product-sheet layouts.
• Improved PDF line breaking using locale-aware word boundary handling when ICU is available.
• Added page headers and footers with page numbering such as "Page 1 of 12", using deferred total-page handling in the PDF output.
• Added support for PNG image embedding and repeated image placement, useful for logos and report branding.
• Added embedded TrueType font support with Unicode text handling and font subsetting, while still allowing standard PDF fonts for fast lightweight reports.
• Added named page sizes including A0-A9, Letter, Legal, Tabloid, Ledger, Executive and Statement/Half Letter, with portrait and landscape orientation.
• PDF files now include producer metadata with the plugin name and version, making it possible to identify which plugin build created a document.
• JSON array construction in ACF code is now more logical and consistent when building nested JSON structures.
• Added documentation for the PDF functions and JSON drawing structures.
• The 1.8.0.2 AMQP messaging support remains included. See the version history below for details.

MacOS compatibility:

• Intel Mac: macOS 11 Big Sur or later
• Apple Silicon Mac: macOS 12.3 Monterey or later
• The macOS plugin is built as a universal plugin for Intel and Apple Silicon Macs

FileMaker compatibility

• Release validation targets FileMaker Pro 17, 18, 19, 20, 22 and 26 (2026)
• FileMaker Pro Advanced 17 is still used internally for debugger-based development and compatibility testing

Windows Compatibility:

• 64-bit Intel PCs with Windows 10 and Windows 11
• 64-bit FileMaker Pro
• The standard Windows build does not bundle full ICU regex support. Unicode regex mode is available in the macOS build and can be added to a future ICU-enabled Windows build.

Version History

1.8.0.4

• Improved JSON array handling in ACF code so array construction behaves more consistently when building structured JSON data.
• Improved PDF text layout for article-style reports and longer flowing text.
• Added stretch alignment for PDF text boxes. Stretch alignment expands word spacing across normal lines while leaving the final line of a paragraph naturally spaced.
• Added paragraph spacing support for PDF text boxes through the paragraphSpacing JSON option.
• Added multi-column PDF text boxes using columns and gutter.
• Added optional balanced column output for text boxes that fit inside a fixed height.
• Added fixed-height text overflow handling for PDF text boxes. When text cannot be fully placed, the remaining text is stored so report code can continue it elsewhere.
• Added pdf_getUnplacedRest(...) to retrieve the latest unplaced PDF text overflow.
• Added rotated PDF text and rotated text boxes. This supports layout needs such as graph axis labels and vertical side labels without changing the normal text direction model.
• Added text wrapping around floating PDF content, including image-based wrap objects with configurable top, bottom, left and right margins.
• Extended floating wrap support so more than one wrap object can participate in text layout.
• Improved locale-aware PDF line breaking using ICU word boundaries.
• PDF text layout now normalizes FileMaker-style carriage-return line endings more reliably.
• Improved paragraph handling so the final line in a paragraph is not stretched.
• Improved PDF text box flow to avoid overlapping columns and keep column text inside its assigned column width.

1.8.0.4 Windows build

• Updated the Windows plugin build to match the current 1.8.0.4 feature set from the macOS build, including the latest PDF reporting, dialog and structured JSON improvements.
• Added AMQP messaging support to the Windows plugin build.
• Improved persistent AMQP listener behavior on Windows. A listener timeout of 0 uses the standard safe idle callback mode, while -1 enables a faster listener mode for solutions that need lower-latency message handling.
• Improved Windows ad-hoc dialog scrolling. Scroll bars, mouse-wheel scrolling and interactive controls now remain responsive in larger dialogs.
• Improved redraw behavior in scrollable Windows dialogs to avoid visual artifacts while scrolling.
• Verified the Windows build with the updated PDF, AMQP, dialog and automated ACF test workflows used for this release.

1.8.0.3

• Added direct PDF document generation from ACF code. PDF documents can now be created without switching FileMaker layouts, entering Preview mode or relying on FileMaker print layout sliding behavior.
• Added the core PDF lifecycle functions and procedures:
  • pdf_create(...)
  • pdf_setPageOptions(...)
  • pdf_setPageHeader(...)
  • pdf_setPageFooter(...)
  • pdf_setFont(...)
  • pdf_newPage(...)
  • pdf_close(...)
• Added PDF text drawing:
  • pdf_drawText(...)
  • pdf_drawTextBox(...)
  • Markdown text through PDF drawing JSON, including inline bold text in table cells.
• Added text alignment support for normal text drawing and text boxes: left, center and right.
• Added automatic cursor/current-Y handling for flow-based PDF content. Text, Markdown and tables can be drawn at the current vertical position when an explicit y value is not supplied.
• Added padding support for flowed drawing commands, making it easier to add spacing and indentation without manually calculating every Y coordinate.
• Added page header and footer blocks. Header and footer commands use coordinates relative to their own block, while body content starts after the header area and stops before the footer area.
• Added second-page header/footer support through the PDF page option structure.
• Added automatic page numbering and total page count support for footers.
• Added PDF metadata producer text using the plugin name and version.
• Added named page sizes: A0-A9, Letter/US Letter, Legal/US Legal, Tabloid, Ledger, Executive and Statement/Half Letter. Explicit width and height values are still supported and override named sizes when supplied.
• Added portrait and landscape page orientation handling.
• Added drawing primitives:
  • pdf_drawLine(...)
  • pdf_drawPolyline(...)
  • pdf_drawRect(...)
  • pdf_drawOval(...)
  • pdf_drawCircle(...)
• Added color handling for PDF JSON options, including hex color strings with or without #.
• Added image support:
  • pdf_addImage(...)
  • pdf_placeImage(...)
  • PNG decode and RGB embedding with PDF /FlateDecode.
  • Image reuse by ID, suitable for logos used on several pages.
• Added table drawing with:
  • column widths and alignment
  • header rows
  • optional footer rows
  • footer cell spanning
  • alternating row fills
  • cell padding
  • Markdown cells
  • hidden columns
  • move/expand behavior when hidden columns are removed
  • per-cell borders and line styles
  • continuation notes before page breaks
  • automatic repeated table headers on continuation pages
• Added streamed table generation for long reports and segmented report generation:
  • pdf_drawTableStart(...)
  • pdf_drawTableRows(...)
  • pdf_drawTableEnd(...)
• Streamed tables preserve row state across chunks, so alternating row backgrounds continue correctly when rows are added in several calls.
• Added pdf_getCurrentPage(...) and pdf_getCursorPos(...) for report code that needs to inspect the current page or flow position.
• Added embedded TrueType font support with Unicode text handling and subsetting. This enables reports with non-WinAnsi characters while keeping embedded font files smaller.
• Standard PDF fonts can still be used without embedding for fast, lightweight reports.
• Improved table flow performance for long reports by using a fast row-height estimate when a row clearly fits on the current page, while keeping exact measurement for borderline rows.
• Added a standalone ACFPDF command-line utility and reusable PDF library used during development and now bridged into the plugin.
• Added PDF function documentation in ACF-Plugin Functions for PDF Documents.

More release history is present inside the download package.

This is the full developer package with the plugin, examples, documentation, Editor bundles, compiler and tools. This is the version with ZIP file integration, Language Macro implementation, Excel Spreadsheet implementation. Also Inter-package calls in this version. Multilingual support and a lot more,

Improved License handling in this version.

1.7.8.5

Read the article found here about the changes since 1.7.8.4

1.7.8.4

• Bugfix release, otherwise same as 1.7.8.3

1.7.8.3

• Linux version in Alpha
• New functions : Min_(mixed parameter list) and Max_(mixed parameter list). They returns the less or greatest value from the list. It can be discrete variables or constants of any type, and arrays. The return type is determined by the types of your parameters: Int, long or float. Strings is treated as Float, as they can contain float numbers. The parameters does not need to be the same type. The functions also works on TIME, DATE or TIMESTAMP variables or constants (as they contain unix-timestamps).
• BugFix: Functions returning a container, and used the FunctionID to make ACFU_Function_name - when called using the ACFU... it didn't return the container, while ACF_Run... did. Fixed.
• New Constants: isLinux , isServer - in additon to the isMac, isWindows that we had before.
• New System variables: appVersion returns the FileMaker application version, or server. Also plugginVersionthat returns the version string for the plugin as dot-separated version number.
• NOTE: If you are using any of those new functions, variables or constants, it is required that all clients of your database update to this version. Otherwise, functions might fail due to lack of runtime support for the new functions.
• NOTE: Also install the new ACF-Compiler for syntax check from your IDE, as this have the new functions defined.
• Improved server-side functions for Documents_directory() to retun the path for the documents directory on the server, if executed from server. Also the same for temporary_directory()
• The built-in bootstrap ACF-library has been updated. The GetFilenameFromPath(path) , GetDirectoriesFromPath, GetExtentionFromPath has been improved to correctly handle all types of paths/plattforms. The functions that involves UI operations has been made server-safe, either returning a default value or empty if used on server.
• BugFix: In the function Excel_SetRowHeight - Sometimes thrown an error exception - Allocated space in the row-heigh list using a wrong variable. Errnously reported to invalid or negative row index. Fixed.

The ACFplugin_4D_Mac_1.8.0.4.dmg Download

We have ported ACF Plugin from FileMaker to 4D.

Not because 4D needs another programming language. It already has a strong one. The point is that ACF has grown into a practical toolbox for work that often lives around database systems: Excel generation, ad-hoc dialogs, FTP/SFTP, cryptography, image generation, SQL helpers, PDF output, and source files that live outside the binary .4DBase database.

That last part matters. ACF packages are plain source files, so tools like Codex can read, edit, and extend them directly. In practice this makes it possible to build reporting, export, document, and integration features very quickly.

The plugin is available in our download area as an early alpha release.

ACF also reduces deployment pressure. ACF functions can be loaded and compiled in a compiled 4DC database, or you can compile in-house and distribute a binary package ready to be loaded into the solution.

We use the same ACFcompiler as FileMaker. The binary package format is the same for both platforms, while each platform implements runtime functionality adapted to its own host environment. This means one compiler, one package format, and platform-specific runtimes.

For 4D programmers, ACF becomes an additional layer for reusable automation and reporting logic. 4D methods and ACF functions can work together. ACF functions are organized in source files, where each file becomes a package with a unique name from the package header on the first line. A package can contain any number of functions.

📦 ACF_U24x86_64_1.7.8.5_Beta2.zip Download

🧩 Beta 2 Changelog

Console function and thread safety

The console function is primarily used for debugging ACF functions (using the print statement) and logging messages from the plugin. Its in-memory text buffer can be retrieved at any time using the ACF_GetConsoleOutput function. This console is shared across sessions and is not used for any other purpose.

In Beta 1, the console implementation was not fully thread-safe, which could—under rare conditions—lead to race-related issues. Beta 2 introduces a completely thread-safe console, ensuring reliable output even when multiple processes or server scripts write to it simultaneously. We have also cleaned up the plugin by removing leftover debug output that was unintentionally included in Beta 1.

📦 ACF_U24arm64_1.7.8.5_Beta2.zip Download

🧩 Beta 2 Changelog

Console function and thread safety

The console function is primarily used for debugging ACF functions (using the print statement) and logging messages from the plugin. Its in-memory text buffer can be retrieved at any time using the ACF_GetConsoleOutput function. This console is shared across sessions and is not used for any other purpose.

In Beta 1, the console implementation was not fully thread-safe, which could—under rare conditions—lead to race-related issues. Beta 2 introduces a completely thread-safe console, ensuring reliable output even when multiple processes or server scripts write to it simultaneously. We have also cleaned up the plugin by removing leftover debug output that was unintentionally included in Beta 1.

ACFcompiler for syntax checking from Sublime Text without leaving the editor. Syntax coloring and more.

Also in this version, autocomplete for over 276 ACF functions and commands. The autocompletes are loaded with parameter defs to ensure you write function names correctly and with the correct parameters.

This download matches the 1.8.0.4 version of the ACF-Plugin

ACFcompiler for syntax checking from Sublime Text without leaving the editor. Syntax coloring and more.

Also in version, autocomplete for over 276 ACF functions and commands. The autocompletes are loaded with parameter defs to ensure you write function names correctly and with the correct parameters.

This download matches the 1.8.0.4 version of the ACF-Plugin

DDRparser - More Information

DDRparser is a free command-line tool developed for the FileMaker community by HORNEKS ANS. It helps FileMaker developers turn Database Design Reports and Save a Copy as XML exports into readable, searchable text files that work well with Git, code editors, diff tools, and AI coding assistants such as Codex.

FileMaker is excellent at building business applications quickly, but much of a solution's structure normally lives inside the .fmp12 file. That can make it difficult to review changes, compare versions, search across scripts, or ask an external tool to analyze a part of the system. DDRparser bridges that gap by extracting the solution metadata into a structured folder of plain text files.

What DDRparser Does

DDRparser reads FileMaker XML exports and creates a split directory with files for scripts, layouts, tables, fields, relationships, custom functions, value lists, menu sets, themes, and other solution elements.

The result is a folder you can open in a normal editor and inspect like source code:

• Search across all scripts and layout references.
• Compare two versions of a solution with Git or a visual diff tool.
• Review changes before and after a deployment.
• Ask Codex or another code assistant to analyze a specific script, group of scripts, relationship graph, or table structure.
• Keep generated documentation beside the FileMaker solution.

DDRparser supports both classic FileMaker DDR XML exports and FileMaker's newer Save a Copy as XML format.

Why It Is Useful

Many FileMaker solutions have years of business logic inside scripts, calculations, layout objects, relationships, and custom functions. DDRparser makes that logic visible outside FileMaker.

Typical uses include:

• Auditing older solutions before modernization work.
• Finding references to deprecated plugins, fields, layouts, or scripts.
• Comparing production and development versions.
• Tracking structural changes over time in Git.
• Reviewing script logic in a plain text editor.
• Preparing focused snippets for discussion with another developer or with Codex.
• Building searchable technical documentation from a live FileMaker solution.

Because the output is plain text, it fits naturally into workflows that FileMaker developers already use when working with SQL, JavaScript, PHP, shell scripts, ACF functions, plugins, or other companion technologies.

FileMaker and Codex Workflows

One of the newer goals of DDRparser is to make FileMaker development easier to combine with Codex.

The split directory gives Codex something it can read and reason about. Instead of describing a script from a screenshot, you can point Codex to the generated script text. Codex can then help analyze behavior, suggest improvements, identify repeated patterns, or explain how a set of scripts work together.

The experimental macOS clipboard bridge goes one step further. It can convert copied FileMaker script steps into readable DDR-style text, and it can promote supported script-step text back into FileMaker's private clipboard format so it can be pasted directly into the Script Workspace.

That makes a practical loop possible:

1. Copy script steps from FileMaker.
2. Convert them to text with DDRparser.
3. Discuss, edit, or generate changes in a normal text workflow.
4. Promote the result back to a FileMaker-pastable snippet.
5. Paste it into the Script Workspace.

This feature is still experimental, but it already makes FileMaker/Codex collaboration much more direct for supported script steps.

Command-Line and GUI Helper

DDRparser itself is a command-line tool. For developers who prefer a FileMaker-based helper interface, the package also includes a companion FileMaker file that can help build command lines for common tasks.

The command-line tool is useful for repeatable workflows:

DDRparser -i Summary.xml

By default, the parsed output is written to a split folder beside the XML export. You can also choose the output folder manually:

DDRparser -i Summary.xml -f /path/to/output-folder

For repeated exports, DDRparser can skip unchanged files and can optionally help commit generated changes to Git.

Free for the FileMaker Community

DDRparser is provided as a free tool for FileMaker developers. The goal is to make solution analysis, documentation, version comparison, and AI-assisted development more accessible to the FileMaker community.

It is not meant to replace FileMaker's own development tools. It is a companion tool: a way to look at your solution from the outside, with the benefits of plain text, search, Git history, and modern developer workflows.

More information and updates:

https://horneks.no

Welcome to DDRparser

DDRparser is a command-line companion for FileMaker developers. It reads FileMaker DDR XML exports, and also FileMaker's Save a Copy as XML format, then splits the contents into readable text files that are easier to search, compare, and track in Git.

Version 1.4.3 includes Windows support, improved handling of Japanese and other non-ASCII names in DDR XML, and updated support files for the FileMaker GUI helper app.

This version also handles the new "TableView" structure in the SaveASXML format introduced in FileMaker PRO 2026

What Is Included

• readme.txt - full release notes, usage details, and command-line options.
• license.txt - license terms for using DDRparser.
• XML/ - sample XML material for the GUI/helper documentation.
• GUI-App-companion - A FileMaker application to select files and generate DDRparser commands to be copied to the terminal.

Quick Start

Export a FileMaker Database Design Report as XML, then run:

DDRparser -i Summary.xml

By default, DDRparser writes the split output into a split folder beside the XML export. To choose another output folder:

DDRparser -i Summary.xml -f /path/to/output-folder

You can check the installed version with:

DDRparser --version

Common Options

• -i <file> - input DDR Summary XML, DDR report XML, or SaveAsXML file.
• -f <folder> - output folder.
• --clean - remove obsolete generated files from the output folder.
• --git-auto-commit "message" - initialize/use Git in the output folder and commit changed files.
• --version - show the installed DDRparser version.
• -h - show command-line help.

More Information

See readme.txt for the full revision history and advanced translation-related options.

Updates and support: https://horneks.no

This demo showcases how the ACF Plugin can be used inside FileMaker to generate a complete Excel workbook from database data — including dynamic charts and cross-tab summaries — all created directly through ACF script functions.

NOTE: The ACF-Plugin version >= 1.7.8.2 must be downloaded separately for the plattform you are using.

The demo is based on a fictive company “Demo Furnitures Inc.”, and produces an Annual Report spreadsheet with four automatically generated sheets:

1. By Category × Period – Sales totals grouped by product category and month
2. By Seller × Period – Sales totals grouped by salesperson and month
3. By Product × Period – Sales totals grouped by product and month
4. By Seller details – Per-seller summary tables with category and product breakdowns, each accompanied by two doughnut charts showing proportional sales distribution

All data is generated from a small sample of 1000 invoices created by the included Python script (generateDemoData.py), stored in the FileMaker table DemoInvoices.

• The simplicity of ACF’s SQL + array INTO syntax for data extraction
• Automated creation of Excel workbooks, styles, and charts using ACF Excel functions
• How developers can combine SQL, JSON, and charting seamlessly in ACF scripts

I’m thrilled to announce the release of ACF Plugin version 1.7.8.4, featuring the latest advancements in Excel functionality! To celebrate this release—and with the New Year just around the corner—I’ve developed a demo application to showcase the new features.

This demo application is designed to generate Excel cash flow budgets effortlessly. It includes two key tables in addition to the ACF developer table:

• Budget: For managing your budget projects.
• Transactions: For tracking recurring income and expenses.

Key Features

• Transactions are categorized into two main types: Income and Expenses.
• Define recurring rules for each transaction, specifying how often the transaction occurs, along with its start date and interval (days, weeks, months, or years).
• Set your budget’s start and end dates (designed to run for full months).

The layout:

The resulting Excel Spreadsheet

The package contains

• an FileMaker Demo Application, (You need FileMaker PRO to run it)
• ReadMe File
• Version 1.7.7.4 ACF Plugin for FileMaker (Mac)

Enjoy.

The package contains

• an FileMaker Demo Application, (You need FileMaker PRO to run it)
• ReadMe File
• Version 1.7.7.4 ACF Plugin for FileMaker (Win)

Enjoy.

The Devtool-download.zip Download

The ACF Developer Tool is a compact FileMaker application that lets you create, edit, compile, and test ACF functions directly — both locally and on FileMaker Server. It connects seamlessly with Sublime Text and the ACF Compiler, providing a full development workflow from source to runtime in one place.

Use it to manage your ACF packages, view console output, test functions with live parameters, and verify results instantly. Whether you’re developing new ACF packages or maintaining existing ones, this tool gives you a fast, consistent way to build and deploy ACF code across all platforms.

PictCalendar-DE-202512-202612-2480.pdf – Download

Diese PDF-Datei ist das Ergebnis mehrerer ACF-Funktionen, die mit den neuen Bildzeichnungsfunktionen des ACF-Plugins ab Version 1.7.8.6 Grafiken erzeugen. Der Kalender umfasst den Zeitraum von Dezember 2025 bis Dezember 2026. Es gibt Platz für Notizen, sodass er ausgedruckt und an der Kühlschranktür oder an einem anderen Ort aufgehängt werden kann, um wichtige Termine zu markieren.

Jede Seite enthält ein Bild, den Kalender, in Rot markierte Feiertage sowie eine leichte Hintergrundschattierung an Samstagen und Sonntagen zur Hervorhebung des Wochenendes. Unter jeder Seite steht ein kurzes Gedicht. Die PDF-Datei zeigt außerdem die automatische Erzeugung von QR-Codes sowie das Platzieren von Bildern auf den Seiten. Der Quellcode befindet sich in der ACF-Bibliothek.

PictCalendar-DK-202512-202612-2480.pdf – Download

Denne PDF-fil er resultatet af flere ACF-funktioner, som genererer billeder ved hjælp af de nye billedtegningsfunktioner i ACF-plugin’et fra version 1.7.8.6. Kalenderen dækker perioden fra december 2025 til december 2026. Der er plads til noter, så den kan printes og hænges på køleskabet eller et andet sted for at markere vigtige dage.

Hver side indeholder et billede, selve kalenderen, markerede helligdage i rødt, samt en let skygge på lørdag og søndag for tydeligt at vise weekenden. Under hver side findes et kort digt. PDF’en viser også automatisk generering af QR-koder og placering af billeder på siderne. Kildekoden findes i ACF-biblioteket.

PictCalendar-SE-202512-202612-2480.pdf – Ladda ner

Den här PDF-filen är resultatet av flera ACF-funktioner som genererar bilder med hjälp av de nya bildritningsfunktionerna i ACF-pluginet från version 1.7.8.6. Kalendern sträcker sig från december 2025 till december 2026. Det finns utrymme för anteckningar så att den kan skrivas ut och sättas på kylskåpsdörren eller någon annanstans för att markera viktiga dagar.

Varje sida har en bild, själva kalendern, markerade helgdagar i rött, samt en lätt skuggning på lördag och söndag för att tydliggöra helgen. Under varje sida finns en kort dikt. PDF-filen visar även automatisk generering av QR-koder och placering av bilder på sidorna. Källkoden finns i ACF-biblioteket.

The PictCalendar-UK-202512-202612-2480.pdf Download

This PDF file is the result of a few ACF functions generating images using the new Image drawing capabilities in the ACF plugin, from version 1.7.8.6. The calendar spans from December 2025 to December 2026. Space for notes so that it can be printed and put on the refrigerator door or somewhere, to mark important days.

Each page have an image, the calendar, marked holidays in red, saturday and sunday has a background shade to mark its weekend. Below each page there is a short poem. The PDF showcases automatic generation of QR code, and placing images on the pages. The Source can be found in the ACF library.

Téléchargement : PictCalendar-FR-202512-202612-2480.pdf

Ce fichier PDF est le résultat de plusieurs fonctions ACF générant des images à l’aide des nouvelles capacités de dessin d’images intégrées au plugin ACF depuis la version 1.7.8.6. Le calendrier couvre la période de décembre 2025 à décembre 2026. Un espace pour les notes est prévu afin qu’il puisse être imprimé et accroché sur la porte du réfrigérateur ou ailleurs pour marquer les jours importants.

Chaque page contient une image, le calendrier, les jours fériés indiqués en rouge, et un fond légèrement ombré pour les samedis et dimanches afin de mettre en évidence les week-ends. Sous chaque page se trouve un court poème. Le PDF illustre également la génération automatique de codes QR et l’insertion d’images sur les pages. Le code source est disponible dans la bibliothèque ACF.

PictCalendar-NO-202512-202612-2480.pdf – Last ned

Denne PDF-filen er resultatet av flere ACF-funksjoner som genererer bilder ved hjelp av de nye bilde-tegnefunksjonene i ACF-pluginen fra versjon 1.7.8.6. Kalenderen dekker perioden fra desember 2025 til desember 2026. Det er avsatt plass til notater, slik at den kan skrives ut og henges på kjøleskapsdøren eller et annet sted for å markere viktige dager.

Hver side har et bilde, selve kalenderen, merkede helligdager i rødt, og en svak bakgrunnsfarge på lørdag og søndag for å tydeliggjøre helgen. Under hver side står det et kort dikt. PDF-en viser også automatisk generering av QR-koder og plassering av bilder på sidene. Kildekoden finnes i ACF-biblioteket.

The PictCalendar-US-202512-202612-2480.pdf Download

This PDF file is the result of a few ACF functions generating images using the new Image drawing capabilities in the ACF plugin, from version 1.7.8.6. The calendar spans from December 2025 to December 2026. Space for notes so that it can be printed and put on the refrigerator door or somewhere, to mark important days.

Each page have an image, the calendar, marked holidays in red, saturday and sunday has a background shade to mark its weekend. Below each page there is a short poem. The PDF showcases automatic generation of QR code, and placing images on the pages. The Source can be found in the ACF library.

The PictCalendar-202512-202612-2480.pdf Download

This PDF file is the result of a few ACF functions generating images using the new Image drawing capabilities in the ACF plugin, from version 1.7.8.6. The calendar spans from December 2025 to December 2026. Space for notes so that it can be printed and put on the refrigerator door or somewhere, to mark important days.

Each page have an image, the calendar, marked holidays in red, saturday and sunday has a background shade to mark its weekend. Below each page there is a short poem. The PDF showcases automatic generation of QR code, and placing images on the pages. The Source can be found in the ACF library.

The Docker_container_RabbitMQ_1.0.dmg Download

These are the files mentioned in the article Installing RabbitMQ broker using Docker

Follow the article, and here is the files needed to setup instead of making all the files manually from that pagel.

This project from 2012, I have renewed it for modern MacOS, made both Intel and ARM compatible version. Signed and Notarized.