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Create a Client/Server Application with Build4D tool

Introducing the latest iteration of the Build4D component, now accessible on GitHub. In previous blog posts, we discussed the possibilities with a com...

Vanessa Talbot
Vanessa Talbot
February 26, 2024 1 min read

Build application Build4D CI with 4D CI/CD Client/Server

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Create a standalone application with the Build4D component

A new build4D component has been available on GitHub for a few months. It empowers you to effortlessly create a compiled project or a component. Thing...

Vanessa Talbot
Vanessa Talbot
July 13, 2023 1 min read

Build application Build4D CI with 4D CI/CD Component tool4D

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Build an Application with 4D Commands

Since several versions of 4D, different features have been added to create your own build chain. For example, the creation of a ".zip" folder, t...

Vanessa Talbot
Vanessa Talbot
April 29, 2023 1 min read

Build application Programming

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A Tool for 4D Code Execution in CLI

In the development industry, CI/CD has become a standard practice. With each code modification, automated actions such as testing, compilation, buildi...

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Damien Fuzeau
April 28, 2023 1 min read

CI with 4D CI/CD CLI Tool tool4D

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Build your Compiled Structure or Component with Build4D

With the introduction of the project mode, it's pretty easy to manipulate the components of your projects. In the last few feature releases, we have ...

Vanessa Talbot
Vanessa Talbot
December 13, 2022 1 min read

Build application Build4D CI/CD Component GitHub

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Reduce your 4D apps’ size with these new features

In our ongoing effort to improve the building of 4D applications, we've added a few functionalities to 4D v19R5 that you'll certainly find useful. Th...

Nicolas Brachfogel
Nicolas Brachfogel
April 28, 2022 1 min read

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Disabling explorers on merged servers

You may want to restrict administrators from accessing the Data Explorer and the Runtime Explorer in your deployed merged servers. 4D v19 R5 enables t...

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Damien Fuzeau
April 26, 2022 1 min read

4D server Data explorer Deployment

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How to notarize your merged 4D application (macOS 12 & Xcode 13)

Note: Update for macOS 12/Monterey and Xcode 13. For Xcode 12 and older, see this blog post.   With Monterey (macOS 12), it's highly recommende...

Thomas Maul
Thomas Maul
March 28, 2022 1 min read

Apple Monterey Notarize

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Simplified cross-platform client/server application building on Windows

The release of Silicon Macs had a great impact on the way 4D compiles applications. Before v19, 4D was compiling only for Intel architecture, using th...

Nicolas Brachfogel
Nicolas Brachfogel
October 6, 2021 1 min read

4D server Build application Client/Server Deployment Silicon

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Secure your app’s resources with a new algorithm

When generating .4dz files, 4D uses a standard zip format by default. If you are a software publisher, you'll be happy to know that 4D v19 R2 added a ...

Vanessa Talbot
Vanessa Talbot
September 23, 2021 1 min read

Build application Deployment

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