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Vote for your features!

Understanding what users really need has always been a fundamental product management challenge. At 4D, we take this very seriously which is why we’ve decided to revisit the Feature Request section on our forum. The following is a summary of what has been changed and how you can get the most value from it.

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4D v18 R5 Beta Starts Today

Beta testing for 4D v18 R5 is starting today and we couldn’t be more excited!

From ORDA, the Form editor, 4D for iOS, 4D Write Pro, and 4D View Pro, to advanced programming and deployment related-features. This feature release has it all, including a feature that was the highest and fastest voted feature request ever in our feature request forum:

 

  • Beautifying your applications has never been easier thanks to the ability to preview the final CSS rendering in the Form editor.
  • Macros are available in the Form editor to help you to get more done in less time! 
  • ORDA is still bringing new features and this feature release is no exception: shareable entity selections are available and more control over function availability is granted.
  • More advanced features are at your disposal, including the ability to name your parameters and results when declaring functions and methods, the ability to debug code running on the server using your client, customized 4D cache for merged 4D server, and 4D clients … just to name a few.
  • 4D for iOS has two new advances available: the data synchronization process has been optimized, giving you up to 25 times faster data sync and deep linking to help improve the user experience.
  • New IMAP commands are available for search, copy, move and delete. More IMAP features are in our pipeline.
  • 4D Write Pro is also packed with new features and 4D View Pro is making writing your code easier with a new command.
  • And much more (see below).
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4D v18 R4 Beta Starts Today

4D is pleased to announce the launch of beta testing for 4D v18 R4.

4D v18 R4 is one of the best Feature Releases ever delivered! I’m so thrilled to share all of the advances we’ve added to the ever-growing list of 4D features.

Without further ado, let’s get a sneak peek at the 20+ new functionalities waiting for you:

 

  • ORDA classes make their first appearance to enable business-oriented code so you can hide complexity, reduce errors, and speed up the development process.
  • A CryptoKey class is available to protect the confidentiality of your data, as well as verify the integrity of messages and the authenticity of senders. 
  • The 4D developer toolkit is bursting with additional features including a new declaration syntax for intuitive autocompletion, easy access by code to the values of form objects, and the ease of developing and debugging server code in project applications … just to name a few.
  • More exciting features are included with 4D for iOS for even more engaging apps, more UI possibilities, and more control over access to your app.
  • You asked for it, you got it! 4D Write Pro can import and export different document formats via the widget, as well as direct export to PDF while supporting hyperlinks, image size optimization, and more. 
  • You no longer need a 4D View Pro license to use pro list box features. They’re now FREE!
  • 4D View Pro also has a whole new set of commands to give you further control over your documents.
  • To make things even better (and simpler), 4D v18 R4 creates new projects by default, while developers – if they choose to do so – can continue to create binary databases via a simple setting.
  • And much more (see below).