Trim, Trim start, and Trim end in 4D
When working with user input, data cleaning, or text formatting, one of the most common tasks is removing unwanted whitespace. Whether it's a space ac...
October 17, 2025
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Convert Numbers with Ease: Enhanced String and Num Commands
When working with different numeric bases, such as binary or hexadecimal, converting between numbers and strings is a common task. With 4D 21, the Str...
October 17, 2025
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4D Developer Automatic Activation
Isn’t it tedious to manually enter license numbers every time you install your softwares on a new machine? With 4D 21, that’s no longer necessary, 4D...
October 16, 2025
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Track, Audit, Optimize: Take Control of Your 4D Web Sessions
Since the introduction of scalable sessions, server-side session management has become an important component of modern 4D architectures. These sessio...
October 15, 2025
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HTTPS Requests Now Support Windows Certificate Store
Starting with 4D 21, your HTTPS requests can now use a certificate stored in the Windows Certificate Store instead of one saved on disk. This is parti...
October 15, 2025
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Take Control of Standard 4D Components
As a 4D developer, you often want full control over what gets included in your projects. Starting with 4D 21, you can now decide which components prov...
October 14, 2025
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UUID Improvements and Sorting with Version 7
Starting with 4D 20 R10, UUIDs are now generated directly using an internal algorithm instead of relying on system functions—giving you better control...
September 1, 2025
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ORDA – Constructor and touched event – Detailed behaviour through a network
In this previous blog post, you discovered that ORDA entities can now have a constructor, allowing entity instantiation to follow a complete object-or...
August 25, 2025
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4D AI: Discover the power of 4D Vectors
When working with modern applications, especially those involving Artificial Intelligence, natural language processing, or spatial data, vector math i...
August 1, 2025
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New Class to Perform UDP Communications
4D 20 R8 introduced the TCPConnection class, bringing an object-oriented, asynchronous way to handle TCP client connections. Then came 4D 20 R9 with t...
July 17, 2025
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