Order an entity selection with this new ORDA method
In a previous blog post, you learned how to build sophisticated and complex search criteria by applying formulas in an ORDA query. To further provide ...
August 20, 2019
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More sophisticated ORDA queries with formulas
In 4D v17 R6, ORDA queries are becoming increasingly more powerful and concise. This blog post is for those of you who need more sophisticated search ...
August 6, 2019
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Write generic code with the latest ORDA features
ORDA has its share of features with 4D v17 R5, including various ways to write generic code. Writing generic code allows you to centralize your code ...
July 3, 2019
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Use ORDA to boost performance in Client/Server mode
Using ORDA to access large tables (especially those with relations) in Client/Server mode has been greatly enhanced. With 4D v17 R5, you’ll see 2-3xs ...
June 5, 2019
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ORDA member methods to get the structure information
"How can I know the dataClass of an entity? I need it to write generic methods". "I need information about a field in a dataClass: what is its type? I...
May 28, 2019
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Placeholders for attribute paths in ORDA queries
The ORDA features keep coming with 4D v17 R5! In a previous blog post, we showed you how to create generic queries with named placeholders for values....
May 21, 2019
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Add values to your generic ORDA queries
By now you've surely noticed that ORDA queries are not only light and readable, they also make it easy to navigate through the entire data model using...
May 7, 2019
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ORDA – Genealogy – Episode Four (by request !)
In the first, second, and third episodes of this series, we demonstrated the power of ORDA and how simple it is to manage related persons with a singl...
October 1, 2018
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ORDA – Genealogy – Episode three
In the first and second episodes of this trilogy, we demonstrated the basics of ORDA using list boxes, entities, and entity selections. We also showe...
August 29, 2018
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ORDA – Genealogy – Episode two
In the first episode of this trilogy, we demonstrated the basics of ORDA using list boxes, entities, and entity selections. Today, we're going a bit d...
August 16, 2018
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