Enable Debugger for PROCESS 4D TAGS in compiled mode
PROCESS 4D TAGS has been enhanced with each 4D version and the latest additions as 4DCODE have drastically increased the use cases. What was previousl...
December 10, 2019
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Programming
On resize… On resize… On resize…
Wondering how to create a nice and dynamic user interface? Typically when a form is resized, the form objects whose horizontal sizing or vertical sizi...
November 29, 2019
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Zip/unzip files and folders with these commands
Before exchanging files (by email for example), we often compress them to reduce their size before transmitting them. With 4D v18, you can compress an...
November 21, 2019
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Expanding the abilities of the Form event command
As you may already know, the Form event command identifies the type of form event that has just occurred. It's typically used within a form or object ...
November 15, 2019
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C_VARIANT to store different type of values
Sometimes you want to write code being able to work with different variable types, this is especially true for generic coding. Using pointers can make...
November 14, 2019
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Multiple 4D data sources, interested?
We've got an exciting new feature to announce in 4D v18 and the title may have already given you a hint! This feature opens new possibilities for cli...
October 31, 2019
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An enhanced UX with AJUI_Progressbar
Have you ever executed an action, nothing seemed to happen, and you didn't know if you should click again or continue waiting? There's no feedback pro...
September 23, 2019
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Build a web-based monitoring dialog, step by step
Want to recreate the 4D Server Administration Window with a web interface? Want to conveniently check what's happening in the 4D Server without needin...
September 16, 2019
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An ORDA Cheat Sheet
Blog post by guest author Cannon Smith, a 4D developer from southern Alberta, Canada: The introduction of collections and entities has dramatica...
September 11, 2019
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Power of objects and dot notation
With 4D v17 R5, we showed you how easy it is to manipulate an object to retrieve the attributes of a file or folder. Things have gotten even easier th...
September 3, 2019
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