B&b Extends FileMaker

B&b Software are pleased to announce the release of their suite of
three Macintosh applications that complement and extend the popular
database application FileMaker Pro.

The three applications, all of which are Made with REALbasic, are -

* fmMailmerge, a personal bulk mailer that supports the merging of data
from FileMaker Pro databases with user defined template letters generating
output messages that may then be sent via email or fax. An invaluable tool
for anyone with a database of contacts; whether they be business contacts,
family or friends. The applications main features are -

* Supports email clients Eudora, Outlook Express, Entourage,
Powermail and Mailsmith
* Supports the fax application FAXstf 6
* Sends either plain or HTML messages
* Messages may exceed 32k
* Output messages may include embedded graphics.
(embedded as part of the template letter or merged from a
database)
* Supports the sending of multiple email file attachments
* Allows for the execution of FileMaker Pro scripts prior to
bulk mailing

Download from : (http://www.b-bsoftware.com/downloads/fmmailmerge.sit)

NB. An OS X beta version of the application is available for download from :
(http://www.b-bsoftware.com/downloads/fmmailmergexb1.sit)

* fmMailscan, an application that enables the scanning of incoming email
messages, the extraction of data and the writing of that data to a
FileMaker Pro database. Data may be extracted from any email message field
and used to create a new record in a database or to identify an existing
record and then to update or delete it. An invaluable tool for anyone
wishing to store information received by email into a FileMaker Pro
database. The applications main features are -

* Supports email clients Eudora, Outlook Express, Entourage, and
Powermail
* Supports extraction of any string of characters from any email
message field
* Supports the use of user defined AppleScripts to massage extracted
data
* Allows scheduling and repeating of email scanning
* Allows the sending of 'confirmation' email to the sender of
processed email

Download from : (http://www.b-bsoftware.com/downloads/fmmailscan.sit)

NB. An OS X beta version of the application is available for download from :
(http://www.b-bsoftware.com/downloads/fmmailscanxb2.sit)

* fmWebtags, an application that supports the merging of data from
FileMaker Pro databases with static web pages. The application allows the
embedding of custom tags that point to specific data within a FileMaker Pro
database, into web pages. Once a set of tags have been embedded into a web
page, the page becomes a template which may then be processed later to
replace the tags with live data. The resulting page may then be deployed to
the web server. An invaluable tool for anyone with a static web site that
displays data from infrequently changing databases. The applications main
features are -

* Provides a simplified method for embedding custom tags
* Can process embedded tags for entire folder of web pages

Download from : (http://www.b-bsoftware.com/downloads/fmwebtags.sit)

NB. An OS X beta version of the application is available for download from :
(http://www.b-bsoftware.com/downloads/fmwebtagsxb2.sit)

All three applications are currently available for Mac OS 9.2 whilst final
versions for OS X.2 (Jaguar) are expected to be available by the end of May
2003. For further information about any of the above products please visit
B&b Software at our web site - (http://www.b-bsoftware.com)