Introducing 4D 20 R6 – Available Now!

Here’s a quick look at what this feature release brings:

Download 4D 20 R6 (monthly Hot Fixes available)

• Code Editor: Customize which warnings are generated to stay focused on critical issues.
• Programming: 
  • Use new comparison operators to check if objects or collections share the same reference.
  • Access classes from other components via namespaces for greater flexibility.
  • Keep data consistent across sessions with Session Storage by ID.
  • Automate PDF/A3 file extraction for electronic invoicing.
  • Ensure security by default with Force Login for REST API,
  • and boost performance with HTTP Agents through connection reuse.

• GitHub Components: Manage components directly in 4D, with automatic repository downloads and semantic versioning for smoother collaboration.
• 4D Write Pro: Keep documents clean with the wk empty datasource attribute, controlling how tables appear when datasources are empty.
• User Experience: Enjoy smoother subform navigation with enhanced scrolling behavior, improving user interaction.
• ORDA: Use the new clean() function to eliminate empty spaces and keep your interfaces tidy with less effort.

Beta testing for 4D 20 R6 starts today, and we’re excited to unveil a release packed with powerful features designed specifically for developers!

• Programmers can now benefit from direct function calls via singletons through REST APIs and Qodly Pages events, customizable HTTP agents, improved session storage access, and more.
• Keep your entity selections neat with ORDA’s new clean function that removes empty spaces after deletions, ensuring a well-organized interface.
• Force Login becomes the default for all REST Authentication, improving resource management and providing precise control over access to your data and functions.
• The code editor comes with new features to help developers focus on critical issues by customizing which warnings are displayed globally.
• In 4D Write Pro, manage empty data sources in tables, hide, show placeholders, and more.
• And that’s not all — There are more features to explore! 

Download 4D 20 R6 now (Exclusive to 4D Partners)

Introducing 4D 20 R5 – Available Now!

Here’s a sneak peek of what awaits you with this feature release:

Download 4D 20 R5 (monthly Hot Fixes available)

• QUIC: Enhance application performance and security with the production-ready QUIC, which offers IPv6 support, broadcast capabilities, and Windows single sign-on.
• User Interface: Transform your application’s appearance with two new window types that allow complete customization of the window title bar. Add buttons, search boxes, and other elements to create your design.
• 4D Write Pro: Create professional-looking documents with enhanced layout design, easy section break management, quick formatting options, and support for larger tables.
• 4D Language: Write cleaner and more robust code with Try-Catch blocks for precise error handling, shared classes for simplified object management, and singletons for improved global accessibility.
• ORDA: Implement strong data security by restricting user access to specific data based on predefined criteria, ensuring users only see relevant information.
• Visual Studio Code extension: Boost developer productivity with GitHub Codespaces integration and workspace syntax checking.
• Qodly Studio for 4D brings Custom Components for greater flexibility, new dialog features for better user interactions, Force Login for optimized license use, and more.

Beta testing for 4D 20 R5 is starting today, and we’re thrilled to unveil a truly majestic feature release with a plethora of functionalities designed to empower your development experience!

Let’s explore all the exciting features this release has in store for you:

• In 4D Write Pro, you can now wrap text around pictures and text boxes, tables are no longer restricted to 1000 lines, and effortlessly define both width and height simultaneously with a new attribute.
• For programmers, enjoy new features like try-catch blocks for precise error handling, a 4D Singleton, to answer a highly voted feature request, and shared classes for easier shared object management, among other enhancements.
• Visual structure editor information is now stored separately from table definition information to reduce conflicts in the catalog file.
• ORDA comes with improved data restriction on entity selections for precise data retrieval and enhanced security.
• The Visual Studio Code extension offers Workspace Syntax Checking, automatic 4D tool downloads, and GitHub Codespaces integration.
• And that’s not all — There are over 20 new features to explore! 

Download 4D 20 R5 now (Exclusive to 4D Partners)