Beta testing for 4D 20 R7 starts today, introducing a powerful release designed to simplify your workflow and expand your development capabilities. 

• Web Application Debugging: Gain direct access to Qodly Studio for 4D from the 4D Server, simplifying your testing and debugging processes.
• Session Singletons: Easily manage user-specific data in web and client-server environments while isolating data between users, simplifying scenarios like personalized shopping carts.
• Direct Typing in 4D: Experience improved code organization and safety with direct typing, facilitating variable declarations.
• 4D Write Pro Enhancements: Take advantage of new commands to manage sections and tables more easily, enhancing your document handling capabilities.
• Blank if Null in Listboxes: Enhance your data presentation with the new “Blank if null” feature for time columns and footers.
• And that’s not all — There are even more features to explore! 

Download 4D 20 R7 now (Exclusive to 4D Partners)

Introducing 4D 20 R6 – Available Now!

Here’s a quick look at what this feature release brings:

Download 4D 20 R6 (monthly Hot Fixes available)

• Code Editor: Customize which warnings are generated to stay focused on critical issues.
• Programming: 
  • Use new comparison operators to check if objects or collections share the same reference.
  • Access classes from other components via namespaces for greater flexibility.
  • Keep data consistent across sessions with Session Storage by ID.
  • Automate PDF/A3 file extraction for electronic invoicing.
  • Ensure security by default with Force Login for REST API,
  • and boost performance with HTTP Agents through connection reuse.

• GitHub Components: Manage components directly in 4D, with automatic repository downloads and semantic versioning for smoother collaboration.
• 4D Write Pro: Keep documents clean with the wk empty datasource attribute, controlling how tables appear when datasources are empty.
• User Experience: Enjoy smoother subform navigation with enhanced scrolling behavior, improving user interaction.
• ORDA: Use the new clean() function to eliminate empty spaces and keep your interfaces tidy with less effort.

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)

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.