Category Archives: Demo

Integrated issue tracking with JIRA, 4D Summit 2020

Posted on May 18, 2020 by 4DMethod

Check out the session I put together for the 4D Summit 2020! It was a lot of fun to put together, and the potential is easy to see once you get to the macros. What a bummer that I could … Continue reading →

Posted in Demo | Tagged 2020, 4D, 4d summit, 4D v18, API, Brent Raymond, issue tracking, Jira, module | Leave a comment

Worker Job Monitor

Posted on September 1, 2017 by 4DMethod

A basic strategy for monitoring worker activity or for creating a job queue using Call Worker and Call Form…

Posted in Demo | Tagged 4D, 4D developer, 4dmethod, Brent Raymond, Call Form, Call Worker, job monitor, job queue, worker watcher | Leave a comment

Simple Code Execution Dialog

Posted on May 8, 2017 by 4DMethod

How to create a very simple code execution dialog in 4D. Warning! Be sure to understand the security implications of allowing such functionality!

Posted in Demo | Tagged 4D, 4D developer, 4d transformation tags, 4dcode, 4dmethod, Brent Raymond, code execution dialog | Leave a comment

Print Selection?

Posted on February 10, 2017 by 4DMethod

Optimization and the glorious ‘Client log recording’ database parameter. Are printing processes harassing your server? Enter the No Harassment Zone!

Posted in Demo | Tagged 4D, 4D developer, 4dmethod, 4th Dimension, Brent Raymond, Client log recording, logs, optimization, print selection, printing | Leave a comment

Dual Nature Of Objects

Posted on November 8, 2016 by 4DMethod

Exploring some interesting behaviors of the C_OBJECT variable type in 4D. What is the true nature of the Object… pointer or primitive?

Posted in Demo | Tagged 4D, 4D developer, 4dmethod, 4th Dimension, Brent Raymond, Object, parameter, pointer | Leave a comment

Apply To Selection?

Posted on October 26, 2016 by 4DMethod

Old School Optimization Explore the performance differences in 4D between a few commands that can be used for the same purpose but have extremely different processing times that may not immediately be apparent without testing… Apply To Selection, Array To … Continue reading →

Posted in Demo | Tagged 4D, 4D developer, 4dmethod, apply to selection, array to selection, Brent Raymond, multithreaded programming, optimize, refactor | Leave a comment

Find in sorted array demo

Posted on July 22, 2016 by 4DMethod

Check out how much faster the new 4D ‘Find in sorted array’ command is than the older ‘Find in array’ command! I know I’ll be using it. Maybe it’s time for some refactoring?

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Virtual Reality

Posted on May 9, 2016 by 4DMethod

Check out my technical breakout session from the 4D Summit 2016 in Portland, OR. Explore a development strategy that we are using at the Art Institute of Chicago dubbed, The Virtual Structure. This approach helps to centralize data query and retrieval, … Continue reading →

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Selection To Array with 4D Object field attributes

Posted on January 11, 2016 by 4DMethod

How to Selection To Array 4D Object field attribute values.

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Create Excel .xlsx docs using 4D and PHP

Posted on November 10, 2015 by 4DMethod

Create xlsx Excel files easily by using 4D and PHPExcel. Here is a video that shows a quick and easy way to generate Excel data from 4D…

Posted in Demo | Tagged 4D, 4th Dimension, Brent Raymond, convert, createReader, createWriter, Excel2007, Excel5, ExcelDemo, github, MosesWalker, PHP, PHPExcel, PHPExcel_IOFactory, str_replace, xls, xlsx | Leave a comment