Project Databases: Method documentation is back
When developing an application, it can be very useful to have quick access to the details of a method (e.g., an explanation of what it does, its synta...
June 1, 2020
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Define the font size for automatic font
In a previous R-release, we added two new automatic themes to define font and the font size, so there are three automatic themes at your disposal whic...
May 20, 2020
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Objects Corner: easy sharing & other good news
How many times have you gotten the "Not supported value type in a shared object" error when trying to put an object into a shared object? What did yo...
May 19, 2020
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Enhanced XPath Support
XPath is a language allowing you to easily work with your XML documents. It's already usable via the DOM Find XML element command and with 4D v18 R3, ...
May 13, 2020
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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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Object-oriented programming in 4D: Manage class inheritance
In a previous blog post, we introduced a very important concept in object-oriented programming: Classes. Now we'll go through another core concept: In...
May 6, 2020
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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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An intro to object-oriented programming in 4D: Classes
Many of you have have been asking to be able to define an object type ever since the Object type became available. Thanks to object notation, many of ...
May 4, 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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News flash: 4D components available on GitHub!
In 2017, 4D initiated a new program to share the source code of 4D internal components to 4D Partners. Sharing the source code of 4D components lets ...
April 16, 2020
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