Component: Utility 
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Various utility functions which do not fit in other categories.

| Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [2.0](newinversion20.md "First functions introduced with version 2.0.") / [7.5](newinversion75.md "Newest functions in version 7.5.") | ✅ Yes | ✅ 93% | 🔶 57% | 🔶 64% | 🔶 64% |

  
| Item | Details | Server |
|:--|:--|:--|
| [CGPSConverter.Convert](CGPSConverterConvert.md)  **Deprecated**    Converts PostScript to PDF. | Mac only   2.4 | ✅ Server |
| [Email.Verify](EmailVerify.md)   Verifies if an email is valid. | All   3.3 | ✅ Server |
| [LCMS.ProfileInfo](LCMSProfileInfo.md)   Queries profile information for an ICC Profile. | All   4.0 | ✅ Server |
| [Log](Log.md)   Writes the given values to the debug console. | All   2.2 | ✅ Server |
| [Modbus.CalculateRTUMessageCRC](ModbusCalculateRTUMessageCRC.md)   Calculates the RTU Message CRC string. | All   3.1 | ✅ Server |
| [MouseCursor.Hide](MouseCursorHide.md)   Hides the mouse cursor. | Mac/Win   7.5 | ❌ Server |
| [MouseCursor.HideUntilMouseMoves](MouseCursorHideUntilMouseMoves.md)   Hides mouse until user moves it. | Mac/Win   7.5 | ❌ Server |
| [MouseCursor.Set](MouseCursorSet.md)   Sets the mouse cursor. | Mac/Win   2.6 | ❌ Server |
| [MouseCursor.Show](MouseCursorShow.md)   Shows the mouse cursor. | Mac/Win   7.5 | ❌ Server |
| [Msgbox](Msgbox.md)   A simple method to show a dialog box with one text. | All   2.2 | ❌ Server |
| [SendCommand](SendCommand.md)  **Deprecated**    Sends a command to listening application. | All   2.0 | ✅ Server |
| [ShowURL](ShowURL.md)   Shows an URL. | Mac/Win/iOS   2.4 | ✅ Server |
| [Time.Sleep](TimeSleep.md)   Delays execution for the given number of milliseconds. | All   4.1 | ✅ Server |
| [Time.UnixTimeStamp](TimeUnixTimeStamp.md)   Returns the unix time stamp. | All   3.1 | ✅ Server |

14 functions shown.

### Blog Entries

- [MBS FileMaker Plugin 11.1](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2021-03-09/MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_111/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)
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### FileMaker Magazin

- [Ausgabe 1/2026, Seite 8](https://filemaker-magazin.de/neuigkeit/4312-Die-neue-Ausgabe-FMM_202601-steht-online)
- [Ausgabe 1/2026, Seite 6](https://filemaker-magazin.de/neuigkeit/4312-Die-neue-Ausgabe-FMM_202601-steht-online)
- [Ausgabe 1/2026, Seite 11](https://filemaker-magazin.de/neuigkeit/4312-Die-neue-Ausgabe-FMM_202601-steht-online)
- [Ausgabe 2/2022, Seite 19](https://filemaker-magazin.de/neuigkeit/4174-Appetithappen-FMM_202202)
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