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Roland Lannuzel

4D Write Pro: Manage Empty Datasources!

Since the tables in 4D Write Pro can be populated by datasources, numerous functions have been added to personalize them as much as possible. These include formulas linked to datasources, break rows, bottom carry over rows, etc.

4D 20 R6 refines table behavior with a new attribute: wk empty datasource. This attribute allows you to define how tables render when their linked datasource is empty, providing greater control over document presentation.

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Force Login Becomes Default for all REST Auth

We recently provided a new way of controlling access to the REST API via the privileges and the ds.authentify function: Force Login. This feature offers much more than previously available authentication mechanisms and was clearly explained in this blog post.

With 4D 20 R6, Force Login has become the default mode for REST authentications. Curious about the reasons behind this change and how to manage the transition? Keep reading to find out more.

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Vanessa Talbot

Enhanced Session Storage Access

You can store information in the storage of various session types, such as Client/Server, Web, or Mobile, allowing for easy reuse across different processes.

Now, in 4D 20 R6, you can access the storage of a specific session. This enhancement enables users to easily maintain the continuity and consistency of information across multiple sessions of the same user. Imagine being able to pull up the same customer record across different applications such as Client/Server or Web.

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Nicolas Brachfogel

Managing HTTP Requests with HTTP Agents

In 4D 19 R6, we introduced HTTP classes to modernize syntax and enhance functionalities for our HTTP client commands. Building on this foundation, 4D 20 R6 brings a powerful new feature: HTTP agents. These agents empower developers to customize and optimize their connections to HTTP servers by managing connection persistence and reuse for HTTP requests.

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4D 20 R6 Beta Starts Today

Beta testing for 4D 20 R6 starts today, and we’re excited to unveil a release packed with powerful features designed specifically for developers!

 

  • Programmers can now benefit from direct function calls via singletons through REST APIs and Qodly Pages events, customizable HTTP agents, improved session storage access, and more.
  • Keep your entity selections neat with ORDA’s new clean function that removes empty spaces after deletions, ensuring a well-organized interface.
  • Force Login becomes the default for all REST Authentication, improving resource management and providing precise control over access to your data and functions.
  • The code editor comes with new features to help developers focus on critical issues by customizing which warnings are displayed globally.
  • In 4D Write Pro, manage empty data sources in tables, hide, show placeholders, and more.
  • And that’s not all — There are more features to explore! 

Download 4D 20 R6 now (Exclusive to 4D Partners)

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4D 20 R5 is Here

Introducing 4D 20 R5 – Available Now!

Here’s a sneak peek of what awaits you with this feature release:

Download 4D 20 R5 (monthly Hot Fixes available)

  • QUIC: Enhance application performance and security with the production-ready QUIC, which offers IPv6 support, broadcast capabilities, and Windows single sign-on.
  • User Interface: Transform your application’s appearance with two new window types that allow complete customization of the window title bar. Add buttons, search boxes, and other elements to create your design.
  • 4D Write Pro: Create professional-looking documents with enhanced layout design, easy section break management, quick formatting options, and support for larger tables.
  • 4D Language: Write cleaner and more robust code with Try-Catch blocks for precise error handling, shared classes for simplified object management, and singletons for improved global accessibility.
  • ORDA: Implement strong data security by restricting user access to specific data based on predefined criteria, ensuring users only see relevant information.
  • Visual Studio Code extension: Boost developer productivity with GitHub Codespaces integration and workspace syntax checking.
  • Qodly Studio for 4D brings Custom Components for greater flexibility, new dialog features for better user interactions, Force Login for optimized license use, and more.

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Easily Using Qodly’s REST API

A few months ago, we announced that Qodly Studio is now available to all our Silver Partners (and higher).

Qodly Studio for 4D is fully integrated into 4D, allowing 4D Server to host your application with both desktop and web pages.

Qodly Studio is also accessible on Qodly, as part of 4D’s newly launched SaaS offering. This innovative hybrid low-code solution is specifically designed for web browser-based business applications.

Even if you’ve already built apps using the Qodly platform, we have more good news! You can now with 4D 20 R5 utilize the REST API of a Qodly application to seamlessly work with your data.

Keep reading to learn more.

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When Qodly.com Meets 4D Server, What Are They Talking About?

Last September, 4D unveiled Qodly Studio for 4D, offering comprehensive benefits that enable you to seamlessly create dynamic, efficient business web applications. If you haven’t yet, check out this blog post to learn how to get started with Qodly Studio for 4D.

Qodly Studio is also accessible on qodly.com, forming a part of 4D’s new SaaS offering.

Excitingly, the synergy between Qodly.com and 4D applications reaches new heights with the introduction of the QodlyScript openDatastore command. This feature enables qodly.com web applications to seamlessly connect with 4D applications deployed on 4D Servers, facilitating the utilization of 4D projects as remote datastores. So, if you’re eager to harness the power of your 4D application data and business logic within a qodly.com environment, you’ll be delighted to learn about the possibilities offered by Qodly Studio’s latest advancements.

Now, picture this scenario: your existing 4D Server-based application serves both desktop and web clients using Qodly forms. If this setup mirrors your current approach, feel free to skip ahead.

But if you want to extend your existing 4D server-based application with a totally new one, only web-based – and this one hosted on Qodly.com then this post is for you and shows how to communicate between both.

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