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4D v16 R6 is here!

4D v16 R6 is now available!

Here is a sneak peek of the things we’ve got in store for you:

  • Step up your game and boost your productivity with the 40+ new built-in methods to manage collections.
  • Breath life into your 4D Write Pro documents with full control over images, thanks to anchored pictures.
  • Get ready for 4D View Pro and convert your existing 4D View documents.
  • Explore a new flexible way to dynamically build forms fully adapted to your users’ needs.

All of this, and more awaits you!

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Find a specific attribute value in a single line of code!

Remember the days when you had to use nested loops and conditional statements to retrieve an object’s attribute? So you ended up with a long and complicated piece of code? Well, those days are over! Thanks to object notation combined with collections and their methods, you’re now able to write code faster, and in a more readable way!

Finding a specific attribute’s value has never been easier. Let’s take a look at a real life scenario and discover how!

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Icon modernization continues

While icons may seem insignificant in the grand scheme of design, they actually play a crucial role in improving human-software interactions by offering a method of communication beyond just text.

With 4D v16 R6, we have modernized the look of the Form Editor and the User Form Editor icons to improve readability and clarity. 

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Easy access to log files

Log files can be extremely useful for troubleshooting. They’re also a big help for finding the root cause of an incident. Logs let us track of where a problem occurred, and when. Before, with the Get 4D folder command, you could easily access the folder containing all the logs. Now, 4D v16 R6 makes easy to find a particular log file, thanks to the enhancement of the Get 4D file command.

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Backup and Security

There’s a saying about not sweating the small stuff, but when it comes to security, it’s often the little things that have the biggest impact.

On the “Backup” page of Database Settings, you’ll notice an option for an automatic restore of the last backup if your database is damaged. To provide you with the best level of protection for your data, this option is now checked by default for new databases, right out of the box.