http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://gmane.org/img/gmane-25t.png http://gmane.org http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech/130913 <pre>There's an option in Compiler Options to "Also compile for 64-bit processors." Is there some reason NOT to do this? </pre> Pat Bensky 2013-06-17T22:44:30 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech/130908 <pre>I'm looking for code to make an SVG picture of a 4D database schema/structure, similar to the "Structure" window in 4D. Does anyone have code to do this that they'd be willing to share? TIA, -- Tony Ringsmuth Business Brothers Inc. 763-420-8686 ********************************************************************** 4D v13 is available now - with more than 200 new features to make your applications richer and faster http://www.4d.com/products/new.html 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4D_Tech-Unsubscribe-d2/MUvgItPNWk0Htik3J/w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org ********************************************************************** </pre> Tony Ringsmuth 2013-06-17T15:25:19 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech/130896 <pre>the term 'subform' in 4D is really overloaded. While maybe no one else cares I often find it confusing. subform - a widget subform - a 4d native included are showing related records subform - might be a list box subform - (legacy) an included area showing subrecords subform - might be an Area list pro object There might be more uses for the word. Of the above possible uses for the term, all but one always references a display area which shows related record information. Most often in a listing style format, on an input form. subform in the context of widgets does not necessarily mean a listing formatted display area, nor does it necessarily even mean displaying related record information, and while I haven't not used these yet, I do not believe that they even need only be on entry forms. personally, I would like to see/hear either the term 'widget' used exclusively for widgets, or some other term used to describe/reference them, other then 'subform' ------------ Hell is other people Jean-Paul Sartr</pre> Chip Scheide 2013-06-15T14:12:14 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech/130890 <pre>Hi All, My ISP just did a LAN upgrade, new Fibre 'Modem', new router. On the old setup the $3 parameter in the "On Web Authentication" would have the remote, client IP address. Now it shows the router address and my ISP has no idea why or how to fix it. Can anyone assist or point me in the right direction? D-Link router model DVG-N5402SP Regards, Paul ********************************************************************** 4D v13 is available now - with more than 200 new features to make your applications richer and faster http://www.4d.com/products/new.html 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4D_Tech-Unsubscribe-d2/MUvgItPNWk0Htik3J/w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org ********************************************************************** </pre> Paul Willemse 2013-06-15T07:00:51 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech/130889 <pre>Having now developed a few custom widgets I am starting to wonder if I should replace form pages with widgets. Just have a subform area on Page 1 and set different widgets to it as required. In theory and without having seriously tried it out, I think I like the idea. Any thoughts? Chris Curnow Technical Director 4Cast Pro Victoria, Australia ********************************************************************** 4D v13 is available now - with more than 200 new features to make your applications richer and faster http://www.4d.com/products/new.html 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4D_Tech-Unsubscribe-d2/MUvgItPNWk0Htik3J/w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org ********************************************************************** </pre> Chris Curnow 2013-06-15T03:43:58 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech/130883 <pre>Hi all, I used for years a routine to reduce the image size according to the principle: READ PICTURE FILE($MyDocPicture;$MyPicture // Calcul of new size =&gt; coefficient $MyPictureReduced:=$MyPicture * Coefficient WRITE PICTURE FILE($MyDocPictureRéduit;$MyPictureReduced;"JPEG") It worked perfectly for years but I realized that since the beginning of the year, the picture size is not significantly reduced. Here is a numerical example: Original image 4272x2848 2.8 MB Quality 0.82 provided by DxO Reduced in 2012 to 1620x1080 image to a weight of 768 kb Reduced in 2013 to 1620x1080 for a weight of 1 983 kb by the same method If I open it with Preview and I ask to adjust the size (without changing anything), it is reduced to 690 kb I'm a little confused ... What could change? - Not the program, I took out the version from 6 months ago - Not the picture - Probably not Mac OS, perhaps a rise minor version - 4D 13.2 in both cases Additional information, I looked at the pictures in Graphic Converter</pre> Bernard Escaich 2013-06-14T21:29:16 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech/130881 <pre>is this 'just the way it is"? printing to a pdf via either PDFCreator or Win2PDF, I am seeing either no, or a reduced left margin. This seems to happen across different types of printing method and includes printing from Quick Reports. Anyone else enchanted this? is there some solution? Thanks --------------------- Lion: I haven't sleep in weeks. Scarecrow: Have you tried counting Sheep? Lion: I can't, I am afraid of Sheep! Wizard of Oz ********************************************************************** 4D v13 is available now - with more than 200 new features to make your applications richer and faster http://www.4d.com/products/new.html 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4D_Tech-Unsubscribe-d2/MUvgItPNWk0Htik3J/w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org ********************************************************************** </pre> Chip Scheide 2013-06-14T18:21:19 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech/130877 <pre>Morning. I was told by 4D person that this could be done but he cant tell me how and he can't remember how he did it.... I have a request for a project to allow users to dynamically change the listbox headers and then use that choice to add to an array. What I have works unless the user decides they picked the wrong choice and wants to go back and change it. I have no way to tell the method "oh wait its really this one." This is what I have so far and as I said it works okay for the initial choice. $evt:=Form event vtColumnHeader:="" Case of : ($evt=On Header Click ) $pFocus:=Focus object ` find out what header we are using vtColumnHeader:=Self $header:=PopObjects{PopObjects} `find the name of the selection BUTTON TEXT(vtColumnHeader-&gt;;$header) `change the column header to the right selection $vp:=Self-&gt; If (Size of array(pFieldHeader)&gt;0) pFieldHeader{$vp}:=$header </pre> Laura Mayer 2013-06-14T13:20:41 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech/130863 <pre>I have a client who wants to use CatBase to produce a telephone directory in Arabic. He has imported a spreadsheet that contains names in both Arabic and English. The Arabic names appear in an Arabic font and the English names appear in a normal (Latin) font. First question: Does 4D just automatically display the Arabic characters in the default Arabic font? (I guess the answer must be Yes, since the field is not multi-style). that is cool. Although the Arabic text displays correctly on data entry forms, the User environment, and listboxes (as far as I can tell), the raw data just seems to contain a load of question marks. For example, if I look at the field contents in the debugger it just shows the question marks and if I export that text to a text file, all I get is question marks. I've set: USE CHARACTER SET("ISO-8859-6";0) The database is in Unicode mode. How do I get Arabic text out? Pat </pre> Pat Bensky 2013-06-14T09:36:09 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech/130854 <pre>Anybody out there using Parallels? Can you tell me how to configure it so that I can use the 4D interrupt shortcut with a one-button mouse? Thanks Pat </pre> Pat Bensky 2013-06-13T19:25:13 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech/130852 <pre>Long ago I converted my STR# resources into xliff files. In a compiled database, does anyone have any idea what could cause Get Indexed String to return an empty string one second and then return the correct string a few seconds later? Thanks, Randy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Randy Jaynes Senior Programmer and Customer Support (800) 774-6853 • PrintPoint, Inc • 57 Ludlow Lane • Palisades, NY 10964 ********************************************************************** 4D v13 is available now - with more than 200 new features to make your applications richer and faster http://www.4d.com/products/new.html 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4D_Tech-Unsubscribe-d2/MUvgItPNWk0Htik3J/w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org ********************************************************************** </pre> Randy Jaynes 2013-06-13T18:46:02 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech/130838 <pre>When trying to restore from a backup file named DatabaseName[0083].4BK, 4D v13.2 displays an error message saying "Cannot find DatabaseName[0083].4BK.1." Note the ".1" at the end. Never seen this before. What gives? ----- Jeff Grann SuccessWare, Inc. ********************************************************************** 4D v13 is available now - with more than 200 new features to make your applications richer and faster http://www.4d.com/products/new.html 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4D_Tech-Unsubscribe-d2/MUvgItPNWk0Htik3J/w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org ********************************************************************** </pre> Jeff Grann 2013-06-13T10:56:25 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech/130835 <pre>The documentation for New process indicates that parameters can be passed to the new process: "However, there is a restriction—you cannot pass pointer expressions". What is a "pointer expression"? What exactly is banned by this restriction? I'm having problems with a component method which calls New process to start a method in the host database: I find that sometimes (unpredictably) this causes 4D to crash, and it's worse with 13.3 than with previous versions. I'm wondering if I've transgressed this rule. Jeremy Roussak jbr-ee4meeAH724&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org ********************************************************************** 4D v13 is available now - with more than 200 new features to make your applications richer and faster http://www.4d.com/products/new.html 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4D_Tech-Unsubscribe-d2/MUvgItPNWk0Htik3J/w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org </pre> Jeremy Roussak 2013-06-13T08:43:57 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech/130834 <pre>Howdy! Sorry for a silly question, but does anyone know where I can download sample databases that contain picture library resources for the various themes of buttons that are used on 4D forms. In particular, I'm interested in the Glass theme. Or any other newer ones that look nice! :-) Thanks in advance for your help. Best regards, *** INTERNET E-MAIL CONFIDENTIALITY *** This message and any attachment hereto may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by return e-mail and destroy this message, along with any attachment. You are hereby formally advised that any unauthorized disclosure, copying or distribution of this material, or the taking of any action in relation to the contents is strictly prohibited. Thank you for your cooperation. JGC CORPORATION **********************************************************</pre> carleton.david.a-UMxsLUOeEzx4Eiagz67IpQ< at >public.gmane.org 2013-06-13T07:59:19 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech/130830 <pre>Hi, I'm trying to work out which commands will load a record. I've come up with these: FIRST RECORD NEXT RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD LAST RECORD GOTO SELECTED RECORD QUERY QUERY BY EXAMPLE QUERY BY FORMULA QUERY SELECTION QUERY SELECTION BY FORMULA QUERY SELECTION WITH ARRAY QUERY WITH ARRAY ALL RECORDS ONE RECORD SELECT REDUCE SELECTION SCAN INDEX Can you think of any others? If you use AreaList Pro 8.2 displaying fields does it load records? I assume it is using SELECTION RANGE TO ARRAY internally? Reason why I'm asking, I'm looking at a db that is calling Load Record a helluva lot! Regards, Wayne ********************************************************************** 4D v13 is available now - with more than 200 new features to make your applications richer and faster http://www.4d.com/products/new.html 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4D_Tech-Unsubsc</pre> Wayne Stewart 2013-06-13T03:28:54 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech/130809 <pre>A client sent me a copy of their database, which is behaving very weirdly. When I open it, many of the fields that are supposed to be indexed are not. If I open the field inspector dialog and try to select one of the Index option, it immediately reverts to "None" - it will not let me index the field. I can open a different data file and index some fields,, no problem. Open up the weird data file with the same structure and the indexes have gone and cannot be recreated. I've deleted the .4dindx file - no difference. The data file is not locked. Any ideas why this would happen? How to fix it? Thanks! Pat </pre> Pat Bensky 2013-06-12T20:19:00 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech/130789 <pre>I have a site that's been experiencing periodic server hangups for nearly a year now. There is indication of a memory leak in that, prior to each freeze, free memory begins to diminish more as a function of accumulated run time than as a function of connected users. There are 3 stored procedures that seem to behave fine, but neither I nor TS can identify what's going on. The firm has a weekly work cycle and freezes do have some consistency regarding when they happen, but over the course of a year we haven't been able to isolate the cause. We can reduce, but not eliminate, the frequency of freezes by restarting the server every day. Even doing that, we've seen freezes as frequently as 2 hours apart. One thing I wonder about for which TS doesn't offer any info is aborted processes. At the end of each workday, there are approaching 100 of them on the server. They persist overnight until users log in again at which point the process numbers are reused. Does anyone know anything about these? Do they consume res</pre> Bill Weale 2013-06-12T17:32:36 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech/130787 <pre>We are having real slowness when printing to a label printer on the Mac. Here are the details: We are setting up the printer to use the raw driver through CUPS (using the manufacturer's driver doesn't speed it up). The printer is connected via USB and is marked as shared. We build a text file containing label printer commands (exact value depends on the printer language, but in every case the text file is quite small). We print using LEP with the lpr -l command. The print queue fills very quickly and the first label prints right away. After each label, however, there is about a 5 second delay before the next label starts printing. The printer is capable of much faster printing. On Windows it prints continuously with no discernible pause between labels. It seems to me that the OS is causing the delay between sending the print jobs to the printer. Any Mac gurus out there have a solution? Much appreciated, Joshua Joshua Hunter joshua-Ni5i+kYjIuUAvxtiuMwx3w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&lt;mailto:joshua-Ni5i+kYjIuUAvxti</pre> Joshua Hunter 2013-06-12T17:06:23 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech/130773 <pre>I am working on moving my first conversion of a database from 4D v12 to v13. This database dates back to 4D 2004. I am now seeing many errors that state: The parameter $1 has not been explicitly declared in the typing methods (Compiler...). I declare variables and parameters in each method itself. The variable declarations are recognized but not the paramter declarations. S how should I declare parameters? I have been thinking of declaring everything in a Compiler method but it hasn't been recognized by the compiler and I thought 4D prefers you put the declarations in a Compiler method. What is the best way of making the declarations? Paul Chernoff Director of Information Technology Washingtonian Media 202.862.3504 ********************************************************************** 4D v13 is available now - with more than 200 new features to make your applications richer and faster http://www.4d.com/products/new.html 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive</pre> Paul Chernoff 2013-06-12T14:49:18 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech/130750 <pre>I haven't visited this issue in a long time. How do you create a Konstant in 4D? --------------------- Plutocracy: 1. The rule or power of wealth or the wealthy; 2. A government or state in which the wealthy class rules. 3. A class for group ruling, or exercising power or influence, by virtue of its wealth. </pre> Chip Scheide 2013-06-11T21:10:15 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech/130733 <pre>Quite intersting, as you can see. I omitted the personal fields to protect the innocent. http://svy.mk/11tsbon </pre> Bryan Green 2013-06-11T18:13:57 Search the mailing list at Gmane query http://search.gmane.org/?group=$group=gmane.comp.lang.inug-4d.tech