ORDA: Thoroughly compare two entity selections
Since ORDA allows you to work with several entity selections simultaneously, we're sure you take advantage of this by passing entity selections as a p...
October 8, 2021
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Programming
Simplified navigation between development windows
When writing a new function or method, or when creating a form, the work is never linear. We usually need to: access the explorer to find the form...
October 6, 2021
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Stop press! Accessing parameters not being passed is … possible
A method or function can have optional parameters. Sometimes the function is called with two parameters, and other times with three parameters. We've ...
October 4, 2021
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Full support of BLOB in ORDA
Many of you have already taken the leap and started using ORDA. To ease your coding experience, we are glad to announce that Blobs are now fully suppo...
October 4, 2021
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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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Show online documentation directly from the code editor
In the latest versions of 4D, several improvements have been made to simplify the writing of code with classes: function and attribute suggestions...
July 21, 2021
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Create a BLOB attribute in an object
With the introduction of classes in the 4D environment, the need to store your data in objects, and especially blobs, has increased. That's why 4D v19...
July 20, 2021
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Invisible Characters on Stage!
Best practices in IT sometimes change, and the management of certain invisible characters in text files is one example. End of Line (EOL) characters h...
July 20, 2021
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gitignore and 4D: a useful feature for Git users
Project mode allows you to easily track changes with Git, the most popular version control system. But often, you don’t want to track all the files of...
July 20, 2021
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4D View Pro: End of document loading
When you use 4D View Pro (especially in offscreen mode) with complex documents, calculating all formulas could take a while and it can be difficult to...
February 1, 2021
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