Operating System and FileMaker compatibilty
This document assumes the latest version, and will sometimes also include beta versions. Some functions won't work on some platforms and some functions will still run but give you false results - we don't trap for platform within the plugin itself, so it's up to the developer to call appropriate functionality for the platform they're developing for.
OS Compatibility
Short version : BaseElements plugin runs in
- FileMaker Pro on Mac ( Intel or Apple Silicon ) and Windows.
- FileMaker Server for Mac ( Intel or Apple Silicon ), Windows, Linux ( x86 only ).
- Compiled FileMaker apps for iOS built with the iOS SDK, and under Xcode in the simulator on MacOS.
Plugins in general, ( including BE ) DO NOT run in these platforms as they don't have plugin support as an option :
- FileMaker Go for iOS.
- FileMaker Cloud 2.0 or later.
Other things to note :
- Version 4.0 and later is 64 bit only. So you can't run BE 4.x in FileMaker Pro 32bit for Windows or older versions of Mac that are 32 bit. Downloads of 32bit BE 3.x are available on the download page.
- The BE plugin does not run in Windows XP as of BE version 3.1 and later.
- BE plugin versions 4.0.4 and later require Mac OS 10.13 or later.
- As of version 4.0.4 the plugin is now thread safe, and will run on FileMaker Server where there are multiple instances of scripts being called at the same time. Versions prior to 4.0.4 are NOT thread safe and caution should be taken to only use a single instance of the plugin on FMS at one time.
- FileMaker version 18 and later require signed ( and notarised on Mac ) versions of the plugin to install without warnings. All releases from 4.0.5 and later are signed, and older versions can be signed on request.
- BE Plugins prior to 4.2.0 run just fine under Apple Silicon such as the M1 under rosetta ( in FileMaker Pro for intel processors ). BE versions 4.2.0 are also compiled for native compatibility on Apple Silicon.
Definitions for the table below :
- ✔︎ : Tested and functional.
- ✕ : Does not work on this platform.
- NA : Does not apply.
- No value - untested or functionality is indeterminate.
Active : still in development and supported
Obsolete : has been made redundant by native FMP functionality, but we haven't yet removed it from the plugin. Some functions like the HTTP functions can be removed soon and probably will as they are completely superseded by the new HTTP functionality in FMP 16. However, others although they are replaced completely, might still have a use : eg the ValuesSort function in BE has shown to be faster in some situations than the internal one.
Deprecated : has been made redundant or otherwise no longer supported, and will be removed in a future version, likely in the next major release. These functions have native alternatives in the current BE release and will no longer appear in the function list, but do still work if used.
- Beta : new functionality with an as yet indeterminate feature set, so may change, or may even be removed. Likely to change based on feedback.
- Internal : a very specific and custom function designed for use in BaseElements and likely not very applicable to the general public. May not appear in function lists.
| Function Name | Status | Mac FMP | Win FMP | Mac FMS | Win FMS | Linux FMS | iOS | Thread Safe prior to 4.0.4 |
| ArrayChangeValue | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| ArrayDelete | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| ArrayFind | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| ArrayGetSize | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| ArrayGetValue | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| ArraySetFromValueList | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| ArrayDelete | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| CipherDecrypt | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| CipherEncrypt | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| ClipboardFormats | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | NA |
| ClipboardGetText | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | NA |
| ClipboardSetText | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | NA |
| ClipboardGetFile | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | NA |
| ClipboardSetFile | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | NA |
| ContainerCompress | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| ContainerIsCompressed | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| ContainerUncompress | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| ContainerConvert | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| ContainerGetType | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| ContainerListTypes | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| DialogDisplay | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | NA |
| DialogProgress | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | NA |
| DialogProgressUpdate | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | NA |
| Decrypt_AES | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| Encrypt_AES | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| EvaluateJavaScript | Beta | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | NA |
| Function Name | Status | Mac FMP | Win FMP | Mac FMS | Win FMS | Linux FMS | iOS | Thread Safe prior to 4.0.4 |
| ExecuteSystemCommand | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✕ |
| ExportFieldContents | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| FileCopy | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| FileDelete | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| FileExists | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| FileImport | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| FilesListInFolder | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| FileMakerSQL | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| FileModificationTimestamp | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| FileMove | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| FileOpen | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔︎ |
| FileReadText | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| FileSaveDialog | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | NA |
| FileSelectDialog | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | NA |
| FileSize | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| FileWriteText | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| FolderCreate | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| FolderSelectDialog | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | NA |
| GetLastDDLError | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | NA |
| GetLastError | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | NA |
| GetMachineName | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| GetSystemDrive | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Function Name | Status | Mac FMP | Win FMP | Mac FMS | Win FMS | Linux FMS | iOS | Thread Safe prior to 4.0.4 |
| Gzip | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| JPEG_Recompress | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| OAuth_RequestAccessToken | Beta | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| JSON_ArraySize | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| OpenURL | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔︎ | NA |
| MessageDigest | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| Pause | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| PDFAppend | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔︎ | NA | |
| PDFPageCount | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔︎ | NA | |
| PDFGetPages | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔︎ | NA | |
| PreferenceGet | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| PreferenceSet | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| PreferenceDelete | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| RegularExpression | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| ScriptExecute | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ | ✕ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | NA |
| ScriptStepInstall | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | |
| ScriptStepRemove | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | |
| ScriptStepPerform | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | |
| SetTextEncoding | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| SignatureGenerate_RSA | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| SignatureVerify_RSA | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| StackPush | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | NA |
| StackPop | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | NA |
| StackCount | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | NA |
| StackDelete | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | NA |
| SMTP_AddAttachment | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| SMTP_Send | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| SMTP_Server | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| SMTP_SetHeader | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| Function Name | Status | Mac FMP | Win FMP | Mac FMS | Win FMS | Linux FMS | iOS | Thread Safe prior to 4.0.4 |
| TimeZoneOffset | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| TimeCurrentMilliseconds | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| UnGzip | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Unzip | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| TimeUTCMilliseconds | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| ValuesContainsDuplicates | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| ValuesFilterOut | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| ValuesSort | Obsolete | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| ValuesTimesDuplicated | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| ValuesTrim | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| ValuesUnique | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| VariableGet | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | NA |
| VariableSet | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | NA |
| Vector_DotProduct | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Vector_EuclideanDistance | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Version | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| VersionAutoUpdate | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Xero_GenerateKeys | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | |
| Xero_SetTokens | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✕ |
| XML_Parse | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| XML_Validate | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| XOR | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| XPath | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| XPathAll | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| XSLTApply | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| XSLTApplyInMemory | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Zip | Active | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Function Name | Status | Mac FMP | Win FMP | Mac FMS | Win FMS | Linux FMS | iOS | Thread Safe prior to 4.0.4 |
| SplitBEFileNodes | Internal | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| StripXMLNodes | Internal | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | |
| ExtractScriptVariables | Internal | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Function Name | Status | Mac FMP | Win FMP | Mac FMS | Win FMS | Linux FMS | iOS |
| FTP_Delete | Obsolete | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| FTP_Upload | Obsolete | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| JSONPath | Deprecated | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| JSON_Encode | Deprecated | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| JSON_Error_Description | Deprecated | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Curl_SetOption | Obsolete | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Curl_Trace | Obsolete | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| HMAC | Obsolete | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| HTTP_DELETE | Obsolete | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| HTTP_GET | Obsolete | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| HTTP_GET_File | Obsolete | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| HTTP_PATCH | Obsolete | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| HTTP_POST | Obsolete | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| HTTP_PUT_DATA | Obsolete | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| HTTP_PUT_FILE | Obsolete | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| HTTP_Response_Code | Obsolete | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| HTTP_Response_Headers | Obsolete | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| HTTP_Set_Custom_Header | Obsolete | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| HTTP_Set_Proxy | Obsolete | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Base64_Decode | Deprecated | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Base64_Encode | Deprecated | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Base64_URL_Encode | Deprecated | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |