How to automate the compilation
Since 4D v19, you can start the compilation of a project with a simple command. You might be wondering what you can use this for! Your team may consi...
September 6, 2021
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Programming
More enhancements to the 4D debugger!
4D v18 R6 comes with new features in the code editor to make things easier for you when writing code. The same goes for the debugger. We know debuggi...
January 27, 2021
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Scalable sessions for advanced web applications
Nowadays, web applications are essential modern tools. As machines and processors become more and more powerful, your web applications must constantly...
January 26, 2021
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4D Language – String comparison improvements
The 4D language offers 20+ commands to handle strings. And with 4D v18 R6, 4D introduces a new command: Compare strings. And yet another command has b...
January 25, 2021
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4D View Pro: Find and replace with code
Sometimes when you initialize a 4D View Pro document, you need to find some values or tags in it and replace them with data issued from 4D. Now it's a...
January 25, 2021
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Code editor: Write more code in less time!
With 4D 18 R4, we announced the availability of the suggested functions for classes (4D and data model). With 4D v18 R6, we've got more great news to ...
January 22, 2021
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Type ahead made easy
If you're interested in the user interface, you may have already used the On before keystroke and On after keystroke events. You'll certainly be happy...
October 27, 2020
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A new command to open a Form in the Form Editor
4D v18 R5 provides a new 4D command to open a form in the form editor. This can be especially useful for analysis or introspection tools. ...
October 27, 2020
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Coder-friendly syntax for class functions and methods
Using $1, $2, and $n variables in your code not only makes the code less readable, it can also increase confusion since the human brain can find it di...
October 23, 2020
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New declaration syntax for an intuitive autocompletion
Have you ever wondered about 4D's autocompletion feature or asked yourself why 4D suggests all functions used in the code? Since an object is a very g...
August 5, 2020
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