Form and subform communication made easy!
Starting with 4D v19 R5, the ability to associate a variable with a subform has enriched the possibilities of interfaces and communication between for...
April 28, 2022
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Form Elements
New Windows system rendering engine for Web Areas
Web areas can display various types of web content within your forms: HTML pages with static or dynamic contents, files, pictures,... You can choose b...
April 27, 2022
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Webcam support in Web Areas
With COVID-19, the remote office has become a new standard, and video conferencing is becoming commonplace for professionals. As a result, more and mo...
October 5, 2021
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CSS Media query for a dark or light UI
Dark mode has been gaining a lot of ground recently. That's why we've added support for it in 4D v19, and mentioned a few ways you can adjust it to yo...
May 19, 2021
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Use collections and lists within forms objects
Collections are increasingly used in 4D programming. Starting with 4D v19, you can use them to define the content of some interface objects, including...
April 23, 2021
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Access form object values by programming
An increasing number of developers are using the Form command to link their form objects and many of you require easy programming access to the values...
July 23, 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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A new tool to easily build Entity Selection list boxes
To display a list of records, an entity selection list box is the most suitable when using ORDA technology. 4D v18 R2 simplifies your life with a new ...
March 12, 2020
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How to create a generic form with dynamic forms
Imagine that your database contains several tables of types or categories. These tables are very simple, often with only an identifier and a text fiel...
May 22, 2018
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