Beta testing for 4D v18 R5 is starting today and we couldn’t be more excited!

From ORDA, the Form editor, 4D for iOS, 4D Write Pro, and 4D View Pro, to advanced programming and deployment related-features. This feature release has it all, including a feature that was the highest and fastest voted feature request ever in our feature request forum:

• Beautifying your applications has never been easier thanks to the ability to preview the final CSS rendering in the Form editor.
• Macros are available in the Form editor to help you to get more done in less time! 
• ORDA is still bringing new features and this feature release is no exception: shareable entity selections are available and more control over function availability is granted.
• More advanced features are at your disposal, including the ability to name your parameters and results when declaring functions and methods, the ability to debug code running on the server using your client, customized 4D cache for merged 4D server, and 4D clients … just to name a few.
• 4D for iOS has two new advances available: the data synchronization process has been optimized, giving you up to 25 times faster data sync and deep linking to help improve the user experience.
• New IMAP commands are available for search, copy, move and delete. More IMAP features are in our pipeline.
• 4D Write Pro is also packed with new features and 4D View Pro is making writing your code easier with a new command.
• And much more (see below).

I’m very happy to announce that 4D v18 R4 is now available!

4D v18 R4 is one of the best feature releases ever delivered, with 20+ new features added to 4D’s ever-growing list.

From the 4D language that keeps getting better, to new capabilities 4D for iOS offers for building enriched apps, to the implementation of 4D Write Pro features you’ve requested. PLUS a whole new set of 4D View Pro commands to give you further control over your documents.

Without further ado, here’s a sneak peek of what’s in store for you:

4D is pleased to announce the launch of beta testing for 4D v18 R4.

4D v18 R4 is one of the best Feature Releases ever delivered! I’m so thrilled to share all of the advances we’ve added to the ever-growing list of 4D features.

Without further ado, let’s get a sneak peek at the 20+ new functionalities waiting for you:

• ORDA classes make their first appearance to enable business-oriented code so you can hide complexity, reduce errors, and speed up the development process.
• A CryptoKey class is available to protect the confidentiality of your data, as well as verify the integrity of messages and the authenticity of senders. 
• The 4D developer toolkit is bursting with additional features including a new declaration syntax for intuitive autocompletion, easy access by code to the values of form objects, and the ease of developing and debugging server code in project applications … just to name a few.
• More exciting features are included with 4D for iOS for even more engaging apps, more UI possibilities, and more control over access to your app.
• You asked for it, you got it! 4D Write Pro can import and export different document formats via the widget, as well as direct export to PDF while supporting hyperlinks, image size optimization, and more. 
• You no longer need a 4D View Pro license to use pro list box features. They’re now FREE!
• 4D View Pro also has a whole new set of commands to give you further control over your documents.
• To make things even better (and simpler), 4D v18 R4 creates new projects by default, while developers – if they choose to do so – can continue to create binary databases via a simple setting.
• And much more (see below).

I’m thrilled to announce that 4D v18 R3 is now available!

4D v18 R3 is one of the most jam-packed feature-releases ever delivered. It also marks the beginning of a very important step in the world of 4D programming with the addition of object-oriented programming.

To whet your appetite, here’s a sneak peek of what’s in store for you:

• The 4D language has taken a giant leap with the introduction of classes which allow you to write modular, reusable, and easily maintainable code. 
• ORDA is brimming with new advances as well: for example, you don’t need to restart your database in order to have an up-to-date datastore when the structure is updated. Additionally, a single line of code is all you need to select rows for an entity selection.
• 4D Server’s monitoring set has been enhanced with an additional feature so you can get all operations executing beyond a specified time and other useful information.
• The development possibilities have been expanded even further with additional standard actions for the 4D Write Pro interface.
• 4D for iOS provides you 40+ ready-to-use templates. You only need a single click to download them directly from the project editor and get started making the perfect custom app for your needs.
• Run multiple web servers in a single 4D instance, take advantage of new method and components documentation, use an offscreen web area on a headless server, explore the advances we’ve brought to XPath, more options to customize 4D View Pro worksheets, this is all just a glimpse of what’s available in 4D v18 R3 for you.