ORDA – Better list box row selecting
You've probably used the LISTBOX SELECT ROW command many times, looping through each entity in order to select the rows for an entity selection. 4D v...
May 11, 2020
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Programming
Object-oriented programming in 4D: Manage class inheritance
In a previous blog post, we introduced a very important concept in object-oriented programming: Classes. Now we'll go through another core concept: In...
May 6, 2020
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ORDA: Breaking news for entity selection methods
When it comes to ORDA, 4D v18 R3 is full of good news! New member methods are at your disposal to further enhance your coding experience. For starter...
May 5, 2020
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An intro to object-oriented programming in 4D: Classes
Many of you have have been asking to be able to define an object type ever since the Object type became available. Thanks to object notation, many of ...
May 4, 2020
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A new tool to easily build Entity Selection list boxes
To display a list of records, an entity selection list box is the most suitable when using ORDA technology. 4D v18 R2 simplifies your life with a new ...
March 12, 2020
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Customize your debugger shortcuts
Some developers use multiple IDEs and want to have the same shortcut for debugging actions. As of 4D v18 R2, it's possible to customize the debug shor...
February 27, 2020
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Who did what: Store user aliases in the journal
By now, you've surely discovered the new ability to identify your users thanks to the SET USER ALIAS command. In 4D v18 R2, the command's behavior has...
February 25, 2020
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Deleting pictures from 4D Write Pro documents
4D Write Pro brings good news with 4D v18 R2: deleting inline or anchored pictures can now be done in a snap! Say hello to the new command, WP DELETE ...
February 20, 2020
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Receive emails with POP3 protocol
4D v18 introduced an easy to use and powerful new way to create and send emails. A way that lets you send eye-catching emails based on HTML (with imag...
February 12, 2020
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Ease your developer’s life with list boxes
Our main objective is to make developers' lives easier, day after day, and list boxes are one 4D's most used and powerful form objects that serve this...
January 31, 2020
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