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Nicolas Brachfogel

Logging ORDA Calls on the Server

Since its release, ORDA has grown in popularity and is now widely used on your production servers.

With 4D v20, we provide two improvements on how ORDA requests are logged server-side:

  1. The first is an improvement of the request log that will now give more information about ORDA calls.
  2. The second is the addition of a server-side ORDA log similar to the client-side ORDA log. Let me introduce you to these new features.

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Vanessa Talbot
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Build an Application with 4D Commands

Since several versions of 4D, different features have been added to create your own build chain. For example,

  • the creation of a “.zip” folder,
  • the addition of information such as the copyright on an executable or a “dll”,
  • the creation of an “info.plist” file,
  • and the new build4D component.

 

With 4D v20, two new features allow finalizing the creation of a standalone or client/server application in 4D code:

  • the addition of an icon to an executable
  • the generation of the deployment license file for a server (OEM license only) or a standalone application.

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Vanessa Talbot
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Data Explorer Embedded in 4D

Data Explorer allows you to view the data in your database. You can choose which fields to display, organize, filter, and sort the data.

With 4D v20, the Data Explorer can be opened in 4D instead of an external browser. Users can access the Data Explorer directly from the toolbar with just one click, saving time and improving productivity.

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Roland Lannuzel
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4D Write Pro & Text Boxes: docx Import/Export Options

Introduced with 4D v19 R8, text boxes allow you to insert text, tables, images, formulas, and other elements anywhere into your applications. This feature has been improved in v20 to include the ability to export and import these elements from and to docx documents.

In addition, a new export option has been added that is also valid for other document types!

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Fabrice Mainguené
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IMAP: Mailbox Id and mail keywords

4D v20 brings two very useful features to IMAP Transporters!

Interacting with some IMAP mail servers and clients requires to manage custom keywords in mails, and benefit from some of their specific features.

We also added the mailbox ID support in our IMAP Transporter so that you can identify a given mailbox even after it is renamed.

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Vanessa Talbot
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Evolution of Form Objects

To allow you to make the most beautiful interfaces, we continue to improve the form objects. Since 4D v19 R6, you can define a rounded border for static text and input text form objects.

With 4D v20, new possibilities are available.

  • For buttons, radio buttons, and checkboxes, we have added new settings for the text and the icon.
  • For radio buttons and checkboxes, the number of states for the icon has been improved to allow a better rendering for the end user.

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Roland Lannuzel
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Meet the Updated Print form & FORM LOAD Commands

4D v16 R5 brought a significant improvement to the DIALOG command. An improvement that lays in the possibility of passing a new parameter “formData” of type object. It was great to hear that this new addition has been well received by 4D developers.

With 4D v20, two other commands are upgraded, Print form and FORM LOAD! The benefit will be just as great. The object’s content passed in the parameter will be directly exploitable in the printed forms or forms loaded in memory.

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A Tool for 4D Code Execution in CLI

In the development industry, CI/CD has become a standard practice. With each code modification, automated actions such as testing, compilation, building, delivery, and sometimes deployment are generated to ensure the code is high quality and easily integrated into the existing system.

These actions require a tool to execute the necessary code. As 4D developers, we decided to provide a free tool that allows developers to execute elementary actions. This tool is called tool4d, and it streamlines the process of executing necessary actions within the 4D environment.

In this article, we will explore the functionalities of tool4d and how it can be used to enhance your development process.

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