Access your component classes from your host project
Components can now publish classes! And even better, if your application is still in binary mode, you can now benefit from classes and object-oriented...
April 25, 2022
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More options for object set enterable command
There is a multitude of interfaces and rules to be respected. Often, these constraints are linked to the domains of activity. Obviously, some data can...
January 18, 2022
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New possibilities to customize the code editor
When it comes to customizing the code editor, everyone thinks of the font and colors of the code. But it is also possible to customize the code editor...
January 17, 2022
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Saving project source code without tokens
Commands, constants, tables and fields are stored with their tokens in the project source code files (4dm files). This allows 4D to rename them automa...
January 17, 2022
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Tag your comments, a feature by developers for developers
Comments are essential in a developer's life. When we work on a new feature, we often add comments that are reminders. For example: to validate a ...
January 14, 2022
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A new command to get detailed information about licenses
It's sometimes helpful to monitor 4D licenses on your server. That's why with 4D v19 R4, we decided to provide you with a new command giving all the i...
January 14, 2022
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Launch an external process asynchronously
Sometimes you have to run processes in the background, and as soon as one finishes, perform some actions according to its exit code. From the v19 R4, ...
January 14, 2022
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4D language: The improvements you requested are here
Do you dream of using short-circuit evaluation, ternary operators, breaking free from a loop, or exiting from a method with a simple keyword? Well, d...
January 13, 2022
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NULL value to blank value? No more default mapping
When you create a new field in your database, 4D allows you to choose to map NULL value to blank values or not. Starting from 4D v19 R4, in new projec...
January 13, 2022
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ORDA – Say Hello to Aliases
4D v19 R4 is shipped with a new ORDA concept: Aliases. They are the logical and complementary continuation of computed attributes. This blog post exp...
January 12, 2022
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