Use DIALOG instead of MODIFY SELECTION
There is an old saying: "Old is gold" meaning that new ways are not as good as the old ones. But the new way to say is "Old is gold but new is platinu...
November 15, 2017
1 min read
Programming + v16
Exchanging messages between processes
4D v15 R5 introduces a new, simple and powerful way to exchange information between processes and also between processes and forms. This feature is ba...
November 30, 2016
1 min read
4D View Pro – Variable Row Height in Listbox
Displaying a list where the line height would exactly fit the content is a very common need. 4D View Pro is including a new feature so that you can no...
November 24, 2016
1 min read
Listbox – columns AUTO resizing !
4D v16 includes a new feature providing your end-user great freedom and flexibility at the interface level when using list boxes. The constraints defi...
November 18, 2016
1 min read
New commands to save and restore print settings
This feature allows users to save and restore print settings (even those that cannot be set using 4D Get print option and SET PRINT OPTION commands) q...
November 16, 2016
1 min read
Execute action upon listbox column resizing
The event On Column Resize is now triggered "live" during the resizing of the list boxes as long as the user modifies the column widths (previously, i...
November 14, 2016
1 min read
Go further with Object fields
Object fields introduced with v15 allows unstructured data bases, similar to schemaless database (NoSQL). 4D v16 goes a big step further. Get a dyna...
November 2, 2016
1 min read
Use Unicode for texts in forms
In 4D v16 the texts for all the form objects (static texts, buttons, check boxes, etc...) will be stored in Unicode, allowing you to use characters fr...
October 31, 2016
1 min read
Search records with matching object attributes in selection
4D v16 is providing you with an enhanced integration of object fields in your database. If you have already pre-selected sets of an object field, you...
October 12, 2016
1 min read
Add an icon to listbox header
From 4D v15 R5, you can add an icon in the listbox header by programming. The image can come from a file, a picture variable or the picture library. T...
July 19, 2016
1 min read