Get list of formats contained in C_PICTURE
A picture field or variable can store different image formats – and even one image in several formats at the same time. As example, an image could be stored as PNG, SVG and MacPICT – in the same variable.
The new GET PICTURE FORMATS command permits you to get the number and types of format that are contained in a C_PICTURE variable.
View properties in 4D Write Pro
From 4D v16, you can define at design phase the way a 4D Write Pro document will be displayed in a 4D Write Pro area. Without writing a single line of code, you can define several view attributes such as the resolution, zoom, page view mode. Advanced properties are also available to define whether you want to show 4D expressions or values for instance. Again no code to write, just a checkbox and it’s done.
Protection of 4D Write Pro dynamic expression evaluation
With 4D v16, 4D Write Pro is now providing a higher level of protection regarding the evaluation of 4D expressions in documents.
Developers can now fully rely on 4D for checking the evaluation of these expressions. By doing so, end-user machines and databases will be automatically protected from any possible side effects.
A valid 4D expression can be a field, a variable, a 4D command, a statement returning a value, a project method, and so on.
Starting with 4D v16, “unsafe” 4D expressions will no longer be evaluated and an error will be displayed instead.
Exchanging messages between processes
4D v15 R5 introduces a new, simple and powerful way to exchange information between processes and also between processes and forms. This feature is based upon an asynchronous messaging system that allows processes and forms to be called and asked to execute methods with parameters in their own context.
Altura-free version of 4D Windows 64-bit is on the way
On the way to provide Windows 64-bit version of the 4D product line we reached a major milestone, an Altura-free version. Altura is a library to emulate MacOS functionality on Windows, which was used to help plug-in developers to provide their products on Windows.
Although internally 4D for the most part did not use Altura any longer for a while, it was still deeply integrated to provide the functionality for 3rd party plug-ins.
4D View Pro – Variable Row Height in Listbox
Displaying a list where the line height would exactly fit the content is a very common need. 4D View Pro is including a new feature so that you can now control the height of each row independently in a listbox to make it fit to its content. To know more about 4D View Pro, check out this blog post.
There are actually now two ways to define the row height in a listbox:
- using new dedicated commands
- using a new control array
4D v15.3 – Windows 10 ‘Anniversary Update’ certified release
4D v15.3 was released last week and is Windows 10 ‘Anniversary Update’ certified.
On top of being Windows 10 ‘Anniversary Update’ certified, this maintenance release has the last OpenSSL library update embedded, to maintain a high level of security in 4D as well as in your application.
4D Write Pro commands in preemptive processes
With 4D v16, you can improve your database scalability using the new 4D Write Pro commands in preemptive processes.
If you are doing routines for creating or converting documents programmatically – e.g. invoices … you can now do it with preemptive workers as most 4D Write Pro commands are now thread safe!
Listbox – columns AUTO resizing !
4D v16 includes a new feature providing your end-user great freedom and flexibility at the interface level when using list boxes. The constraints defined for each column are now fully applied and respected when the list box they belong to is resized.
New commands to save and restore print settings
This feature allows users to save and restore print settings (even those that cannot be set using 4D Get print option and SET PRINT OPTION commands) quickly and efficiently, whether on Windows or Mac OS in both 32 and 64 bits environments.
Office printers supports a large set of features, duplex, staple, punch, watermark, ink saving, color calibration, just a name some. The new commands BLOB to print settings and Print settings to BLOB supports to save and restore the whole set of information available via printer dialogs, allowing fully automatic (and faceless) print jobs.
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