4D FOR IOS is coming soon!
Do you need to extend your 4D application to mobiles? Are you in a business where you need to constantly check, for example, unpaid invoices or custom...
May 4, 2018
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Handle entities in an entity selection
FIRST RECORD, LAST RECORD, NEXT RECORD, PREVIOUS RECORD; does that ring any bells? I bet it does. You've already been using them to handle selections!...
May 3, 2018
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Get the position of any part of a 4D Write Pro document
4D Write Pro is continuously evolving; thanks to the new features and functionalities we're shipping with every R-release. A world of possibilities is...
May 2, 2018
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Working with ORDA optimistic locking
4D v17 introduces ORDA, a major evolution in 4D which is opening a world of new possibilities for 4D developers. One of the benefits of using ORDA is ...
April 27, 2018
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Use table ranges in 4D Write Pro
Since 4D v16 R4, it's been possible to create tables by programming in your 4D Write Pro documents. Styling the whole table or just certain cells coul...
April 27, 2018
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Programmatically access elements in 4D Write Pro
4D Write Pro keeps offering more and more programming capabilities! Let's say you want to programmatically change the style of a table, paragraph, or ...
April 26, 2018
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Locking entities with ORDA
The ORDA series continues! In this blog post, we'll look at how you can use locks in your databases with ORDA concepts! It's not uncommon to need to m...
April 24, 2018
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Get ready for GDPR with 4D
Taking effect on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) imposes new privacy restrictions governing the collection and use of personal d...
April 23, 2018
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Loops, loops and … more loops!
Like many other programming languages, 4D provides the ability to iterate over numbers with a For(…) / End for statement, or over a condition thanks t...
April 19, 2018
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How to create a dynamic form from a table in 3 steps!
4D v17 includes dynamic forms, initially introduced in 4D v16 R6, a powerful and flexible way to dynamically build forms fully adapted to your end use...
April 18, 2018
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