Introducing Qodly Studio
Today, we are excited to announce the availability of Qodly Studio (currently in Developer Preview) to all our Silver Partners (and higher).
Starting is straightforward: open 4D, refresh your 4D Partner licenses, and you’re ready to proceed.
In this blog post, we’ll explain what Qodly Studio is, why it matters, pricing details, and how you can get started.
4D v20 R2 Beta Starts Today
We are pleased to announce the launch of beta testing for 4D v20 R2!
Following the successful release of 4D v20 LTS, this new version comes with even more enhancements and exciting additional features you wouldn’t want to overlook!
Let’s uncover all that 4D v20 R2 Beta has to offer:
- Introducing the 4D Write Pro Table Wizard, an intuitive tool designed for end-users, enabling them to leverage developer-provided templates tailored to their business requirements.
- Experience elevated error management capabilities that enhance user feedback by providing comprehensive and timely information directly within your interfaces.
- Embrace the new .sjs file format in 4D View Pro, specifically designed to address performance challenges encountered when working with larger files.
- Explore the new functionality to send emails via the Gmail API, expanding your communication capabilities.
- Discover the latest addition of a Visual Studio Code extension feature that enables code formatting.
- And that’s not all —Much more awaits you!
4D v20 LTS is Here
4D v20 LTS, the most feature-rich version of 4D to date, has been released!
Over the past few years, we’ve taken 4D forward at an unprecedented pace. We introduced cutting-edge concepts such as Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and classes, refined the 4D language to match the familiarity and intuitiveness of popular languages such as JavaScript & TypeScript, and introduced ORDA, an innovative way to access data, among other advancements.
Now, with 4D v20, witness the integration of Visual Studio Code editor, harness the exceptional capabilities of 4D Write Pro for template-based document generation, and empower yourself with features to build modern applications’ UIs.
And that’s not all! Check out the highlights below:
4D v20 Beta Starts Today
We’re excited to announce that beta testing for 4D v20, one of our most anticipated LTS versions yet, is starting today!
With over +100 advances, including enhancements to existing products and highly requested features that have been voted for by our 4D developers, this release promises to be one of our most comprehensive and feature-rich releases yet.
Buckle up, and let’s discover some of what 4D v20 Beta has to offer:
- Build real-time web applications that can handle large volumes of data and provide a seamless user experience with the new built-in WebSocket Server.
- Work with complex data structures with object and collection literals that provide a more concise and readable way to initialize objects and collections in your code.
- Quickly and efficiently search and replace code with the Find and Replace feature improvements.
- Create a custom “Help” menu for your application by passing a collection describing the menu items.
- Save time and quickly analyze and organize your data with 4D Write Pro’s tables, which automatically fill your data in tables with page breaks, headers, footers, and even break rows.
- Take advantage of 4D Write Pro text boxes (floating containers) to print complex product flyers or brochures.
- Evaluate the new feature, QUIC Network layer, a total rewrite of Client/Server communication. Built on UDP instead of TCP, it facilitates faster recovery in case of packet loss, congestion, and other issues that can cause delays and disruptions in network traffic.
- Native support for Microsoft 365 using the Microsoft Graph API allows sending, receiving, organizing emails, and handling user authentication with Single Sign On (OAuth2)
- Much more awaits you with this LTS (see below)
4D v19 R8 is Here
4D v19 R8, the last feature release of 4D v19 is OUT!
Here’s an overview of what this feature release has in store for you:
Download 4D v19 R8 (monthly Hot Fixes available)
- Protect your data from unauthorized users with a robust and fully customizable system by deciding who is accessing the data and which data is accessed.
- Design gorgeous interfaces with the automatic row height feature that is expanded to list boxes based on collections and entity selections.
- Create more compliant documents with 4D Write Pro floating text boxes.
- Build your own chain or integrate 4D into a continuous integration tool thanks to the new Build4D component.
- Handle errors more effectively with a global error handler — no more error dialog displayed on the server and no more uncaught errors.
- Receive, copy, move, reply, and delete emails with the added commands to the 4D Netkit component.
- Customize your 4D View Pro tables with over 60 predefined themes, or create one from scratch to suit your needs.
These are just a few features you can expect to see in 4D v19 R8.
It’s an exciting time for 4D developers, and we can’t wait to see how these new features will help you in your development work.🙌
Download 4D v19 R8 and discover how further you can go with this feature release.
Which Operating Systems for 4D v20?
4D v20 is around the corner! In a few weeks, you will be able to get your hands on this wonderful new 4D LTS release. We thought it is the perfect moment to share with you what you can expect in terms of OS support for this new release.
4D for Mobile Licenses
We got many questions on the 4D Forum on how licenses work using 4D for Mobile, and this is an excellent time to remind you of the process through this blog post that answers the most frequently asked questions.
4D v19 R8 Beta Starts Today
And here comes the last feature release of 4D v19!
What could be a better way to kick off the year than getting your hands on a potent set of features this release has to offer 😊
Let’s discover what 4D v19 R8 Beta has in store for you:
- Protect your data from unauthorized users with a robust and fully customizable system by deciding who is accessing the data and which data is accessed.
- Design gorgeous interfaces with the automatic row height feature that is expanded to list boxes based on collections and entity selections.
- Build your own chain or integrate 4D into a continuous integration tool thanks to the new Build4D component.
- Handle errors more effectively with a global error handler — no more error dialog displayed on the server and no more uncaught errors.
- Receive, copy, move, reply and delete emails with the added commands to the 4D Netkit component.
- Create more compliant documents with 4D Write Pro floating text boxes.
- Customize your 4D View Pro tables with over 60 predefined themes, or create one from scratch to suit your needs.
- And much more awaits you with a feature release that goes all out!
Download 4D v19 R8 now (Exclusive to 4D Partners)
4D v19 R7 is Here
4D v19 R7 is OUT with features you’ll surely enjoy using!
Here’s an overview of what this feature release has in store for you:
Download 4D v19 R7 (monthly Hot Fixes available)
- 4D Write Pro got more features. Add report subtotals on each page thanks to the Carry-over rows feature, a new document editing detection feature, and a new display mode, showing formulas as a symbol ⓕ, indicating their presence.
- Reading or adding one or more lines to an existing document (a log file, for instance) can now be done more efficiently than ever using the new file handles objects.
- 4D View Pro comes with new commands allowing you to manage your table columns and rows more efficiently. Combining this new feature with data contexts enables you to design more advanced templates to automatically populate business content with the correct information for every situation.
Year in Review: Top Five Features From 2022
2022 has had four product releases loaded with the many features you requested.
While it was challenging to pick only 5 features from the ever-growing list of functionalities, we have collated this list of the top features of 2022 based on the positive feedback we’ve received.
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