ORDA – Better list box row selecting
You've probably used the LISTBOX SELECT ROW command many times, looping through each entity in order to select the rows for an entity selection. 4D v...
May 11, 2020
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ORDA
Use Object Relational Data Access to model entities and relations with an object oriented approach. Centralize business logic inside dataclasses, apply lifecycle events and filters, and keep data rules consistent and scalable.
ORDA: Breaking news for entity selection methods
When it comes to ORDA, 4D v18 R3 is full of good news! New member methods are at your disposal to further enhance your coding experience. For starter...
May 5, 2020
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Remote datastores – A practical use case
One of the most interesting features delivered with 4D v18 was remote datastores. They opened a whole world of possibilities and in this blog post we'...
April 20, 2020
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A better understanding of 4D REST sessions
In a previous blog post, we showed you how to get started with the 4D REST server. We walked you through different CRUD operations using Postman and p...
April 9, 2020
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Multiple 4D data sources, interested?
We've got an exciting new feature to announce in 4D v18 and the title may have already given you a hint! This feature opens new possibilities for cli...
October 31, 2019
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An ORDA Cheat Sheet
Blog post by guest author Cannon Smith, a 4D developer from southern Alberta, Canada: The introduction of collections and entities has dramatica...
September 11, 2019
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Optimize your ORDA code with requests logging
Ever need to analyze the traffic of your ORDA requests between a client and the 4D server? Sometimes it may take a while to receive a response from th...
August 28, 2019
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More sophisticated ORDA queries with formulas
In 4D v17 R6, ORDA queries are becoming increasingly more powerful and concise. This blog post is for those of you who need more sophisticated search ...
August 6, 2019
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Write generic code with the latest ORDA features
ORDA has its share of features with 4D v17 R5, including various ways to write generic code. Writing generic code allows you to centralize your code ...
July 3, 2019
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Use ORDA to boost performance in Client/Server mode
Using ORDA to access large tables (especially those with relations) in Client/Server mode has been greatly enhanced. With 4D v17 R5, you’ll see 2-3xs ...
June 5, 2019
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