Component: JavaScript ---------------------- Run Javascript without Webviewer cross-platform, even on server. Our [JavaScript](component_JavaScript.md) functions use DukTape as engine for cross-platform JavaScript, while the [JavaScriptWebKit](component_JavaScriptWebKit.md) functions use WebKit on macOS/iOS (added Windows and Linux in v13.1). | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | [10.0](newinversion100.md "First functions introduced with version 10.0.") / [11.3](newinversion113.md "Newest functions in version 11.3.") | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | | Item | Details | |:--|:--| | [JS.AddFileMakerEvaluateFunction](JSAddFileMakerEvaluateFunction.md) Adds an Evaluate function. | All 10.0 | | [JS.AddFileMakerRunScriptFunction](JSAddFileMakerRunScriptFunction.md) Adds a function to start scripts from JavaScript. | All 10.0 | | [JS.AddFileMakerSQLFunction](JSAddFileMakerSQLFunction.md) Defines a SQL Evaluate function for JavaScript. | All 10.0 | | [JS.AddFunction](JSAddFunction.md) Adds a global function defined as a text string. | All 10.0 | | [JS.CF](JSCF.md) Calls a global function given the name with FileMaker values. | All 11.3 | | [JS.CallFunction](JSCallFunction.md) Calls a global function given the name with JSON data. | All 10.0 | | [JS.CallFunctionValues](JSCallFunctionValues.md) Calls a global function given the name with FileMaker values. | All 11.3 | | [JS.Evaluate](JSEvaluate.md) Evaluates a JavaScript expression. | All 10.0 | | [JS.EvaluateToString](JSEvaluateToString.md) Evaluates a JavaScript expression. | All 10.0 | | [JS.GetGlobalProperty](JSGetGlobalProperty.md) Queries global property. | All 10.0 | | [JS.GetGlobalPropertyValue](JSGetGlobalPropertyValue.md) Queries global property. | All 10.0 | | [JS.InitModules](JSInitModules.md) Installs Duktape module loading. | All 11.2 | | [JS.List](JSList.md) Lists all JavaScript object references. | All 11.3 | | [JS.New](JSNew.md) Creates a new JavaScript engine instance. | All 10.0 | | [JS.Now](JSNow.md) Queries current time as double value. | All 10.1 | | [JS.ObjectCount](JSObjectCount.md) Queries global object counter. | All 10.1 | | [JS.Release](JSRelease.md) Frees the JavaScript engine. | All 10.0 | | [JS.ReleaseAll](JSReleaseAll.md) Release all JavaScript environments. | All 10.5 | | [JS.SetGlobalProperty](JSSetGlobalProperty.md) Sets a global property. | All 10.0 | | [JS.SetGlobalPropertyValue](JSSetGlobalPropertyValue.md) Sets a global property. | All 10.0 | | [JS.StringCount](JSStringCount.md) Queries global string counter. | All 10.1 | | [JS.TimeToDateComponents](JSTimeToDateComponents.md) Converts time to date components. | All 10.1 | | [JS.TimeToUTCDate](JSTimeToUTCDate.md) Converts time value to timestamp. | All 10.1 | | [JS.UTCDateToTime](JSUTCDateToTime.md) Converts date to time value. | All 10.1 | 24 functions shown. These functions require a license (92%). ### Release notes - **Version 13.2** - Fixed [JavaScript.Available](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JavaScriptAvailable.shtml) to return 1 on macOS and iOS, broken in 13.1. - **Version 13.1** - Added [JavaScript.LoadLibrary](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JavaScriptLoadLibrary.shtml) and [JavaScript.Available](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JavaScriptAvailable.shtml) functions. - Fixed [JavaScript.New](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JavaScriptNew.shtml) to work on iOS again. - **Version 13.0** - Added [JavaScript.List](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JavaScriptList.shtml) function. - **Version 12.2** - Added [JavaScript.CallFunction](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JavaScriptCallFunction.shtml), [JavaScript.GetPropertyJSON](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JavaScriptGetPropertyJSON.shtml) and [JavaScript.SetPropertyJSON](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JavaScriptSetPropertyJSON.shtml) functions. - Added [JavaScript.CF](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JavaScriptCF.shtml) function for using this JavaScript engine for custom functions, too. - Added new parameter for [JavaScript.New](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JavaScriptNew.shtml) to name the instance. - Updated DukTape library for [JavaScript](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/component_JavaScript.shtml) functions to version 2.7. - **Version 11.2** - Fixed error handling in [JavaScript](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/component_JavaScript.shtml) functions, broken in v11.1. - **Version 11.1** - Updated DukTape library for [JavaScript](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/component_JavaScript.shtml) functions to version 2.6. - **Version 10.5** - Added [AVExport.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVExportReleaseAll.shtml), [AVRecorder.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/AVRecorderReleaseAll.shtml), [CoreML.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/CoreMLReleaseAll.shtml), [DNSLookup.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/DNSLookupReleaseAll.shtml), [Dictionary.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/DictionaryReleaseAll.shtml), [FM.SQL.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/FMSQLReleaseAll.shtml), [JS.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JSReleaseAll.shtml), [JavaScript.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JavaScriptReleaseAll.shtml), [LDAP.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/LDAPReleaseAll.shtml), [PDFKit.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/PDFKitReleaseAll.shtml), [PKCS12.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/PKCS12ReleaseAll.shtml), [PKCS7.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/PKCS7ReleaseAll.shtml), [PKey.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/PKeyReleaseAll.shtml), [SSH.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/SSHReleaseAll.shtml), [WinSendMail.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WinSendMailReleaseAll.shtml), [WindowsML.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WindowsMLReleaseAll.shtml), [WordFile.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WordFileReleaseAll.shtml), and [X509.ReleaseAll](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/X509ReleaseAll.shtml). - **Version 10.1** - Added [time](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/component_Time.shtml) functions for [JavaScript](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/component_JavaScript.shtml) functions: [JS.Now](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JSNow.shtml), [JS.TimeToDateComponents](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JSTimeToDateComponents.shtml), [JS.TimeToUTCDate](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JSTimeToUTCDate.shtml) and [JS.UTCDateToTime](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/JSUTCDateToTime.shtml). - Improved performance for using [JavaScript](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/component_JavaScript.shtml) functions in parallel scripts on Server. - **Version 10.0** - Added [WebView.CallFunction](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WebViewCallFunction.shtml) to call any [JavaScript](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/component_JavaScript.shtml) function on Windows. ### Blog Entries - [ISO FileMaker Magazine: MBS JavaScript Power](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2024-02-20/ISO_FileMaker_Magazine_MBS_Jav/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker) - [Using JavaScript with WebKit on FileMaker Server on Linux](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2023-03-05/Using_JavaScript_with_WebKit_o/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker) - [MBS @ FMTraining.TV - Using a JavaScript library in FileMaker via the MBS Plug-in](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2022-10-04/MBS_@_FMTrainingTV_-_Using_a_J/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker) - [New in MBS FileMaker Plugin 11.3](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2021-07-27/New_in_MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_11/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker) - [MBS FileMaker Plugin 11.3 - More than 6500 Functions In One Plugin](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2021-07-12/MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_113_-_Mor/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker) - [Transitioning scripts for WebView2](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2021-07-08/Transitioning_scripts_for_WebV/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker) - [MBS @ FMTraining.TV](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2021-07-03/MBS_@_FMTrainingTV/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker) - [MBS FileMaker Plugin, June 2021 News](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2021-06-01/MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_June_2021/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker) - [New in MBS FileMaker Plugin 11.2](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2021-05-26/New_in_MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_11/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker) - [MBS FileMaker Plugin 11.2 - More than 6500 Functions In One Plugin](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2021-05-18/MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_112_-_Mor/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker) ### FileMaker Magazin - [Ausgabe 4/2021, Seite 23 bis 25](https://filemaker-magazin.de/neuigkeit/4152-Appetithappen-FMM_202104) - [Ausgabe 4/2021, Seite 20 bis 21](https://filemaker-magazin.de/neuigkeit/4152-Appetithappen-FMM_202104) - [Ausgabe 6/2020, Seite 25](https://filemaker-magazin.de/neuigkeit/4118-Appetithappen-FMM_202006) ### Example Databases - [JavaScript/RichTextToJSON](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MBS-FileMaker-Plugin-Examples/JavaScript/RichTextToJSON.shtml#7CustomFunctionAnchor_) - [JavaScript WebKit/JavaScript](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MBS-FileMaker-Plugin-Examples/JavaScript%20WebKit/JavaScript.shtml#1ScriptAnchor_) - [JavaScript WebKit/JavaScriptMac Custom Functions](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MBS-FileMaker-Plugin-Examples/JavaScript%20WebKit/JavaScriptMac%20Custom%20Functions.shtml#12912FieldAnchor_) [HTML Version](component_JavaScript.shtml)