Product
Fabrice Mainguené

Use methods and database fields in 4D View Pro

With 4D v17 R2, it’s now possible to call 4D project methods and fields from within your formulas. This not only extends the possibilities of your 4D View Pro documents, but as the conversion process is continuously improved, calls to 4D methods and fields in converted 4D View documents are also preserved. 

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Roland Lannuzel

Table pagination in 4D Write Pro

Tables are a great feature in 4D Write Pro since they open a whole new world of possibilities. Their flexibility allows them to hold as many rows and columns as needed, and the cells can contain paragraphs and pictures.

Things just got even better with 4D v17 R2 thanks to a new feature: table pagination! And you don’t have to manage the pagination yourself, it’ll be fully automatic. No more counting rows to check a page’s size or orientation. From now on, the tables are dynamically split when a page or a column break occurs.

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Fabrice Mainguené
Web Service in preemptive

Preemptive Web Services Server and Client

Preemptive Web Services allow your applications to take full advantage of multi-core computers resulting in faster responses for simultaneous requests. It’s not only powerful, it’s also easy: from the Method Properties of any method, just select the “Can be run in preemptive processes” option and you’re off and running!

A 4D method can be preemptive or not according to compilation options and the use of the language, as explained in this post.

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4D V17 R2 Beta starts today

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of beta testing for 4D v17 R2! And without further ado, let’s take a look and discover what 4D v17 R2 BETA has in store for you:

   

  • The wait is over. Check out this preview version of 4D for iOS and fire up your first mobile project.
  • A new 4D Write Pro toolbar with multiple tabs to organize information and quickly switch between different actions.
  • New options for an enhanced user interface in 4D View Pro.
  • A preemptive SOAP Web Services Server and Client for faster responses to simultaneous requests.

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4D v17 is here

We couldn’t be more thrilled to announce that the wait is over and 4D v17 is now available!

This groundbreaking release can open lots of options for your next 4D-based application. Though by no means exhaustive, here is a list of features to whet your appetite for this release:

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Tips
Fabrice Mainguené

Create a 4D View Pro document offscreen

Do you need to create a 4D View Pro document using code, without any user interface? It’s possible! Because 4D View Pro documents are objects, it’s very easy to create off-screen documents. You can create a new document in a variable of object type and manipulate it through its properties. When your document is ready, you can register it in your database, in a file, or display it directly in a 4D View Pro area.

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Enter a new dimension with 4D v17 and ORDA – Thomas Maul & LR from the 4D Summit 2018

Object Relational Data Access, or simply ORDA, is the biggest feature set we’ve ever had … in more than 30 years. And the biggest announcement of the 4D Summit 2018.

Watch the video of the ORDA announcement during the 4D Summit 2018 Keynote. It features Thomas Maul, VP of Product Strategy, introducing this progressive technology and explaining how using your database as an object can open a whole new world of possibilities for your 4D-based applications.

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