"Optimal" 4D Server hardware

2020-09-11 Thread David Loeppky via 4D_Tech
I'm ready to upgrade our 4D server machine and would welcome any insights and recommendations. Some details: - 40 Users (Mac and Windows) - 4GB data file - 120 tables - The current server is a 2011 Mac Mini with 8GB and raid 4XSSD HD Questions about the new server: - Windows or Mac? -

Re: Remote working with 4D networks - what are people using ?

2020-03-19 Thread David Loeppky via 4D_Tech
I'm sure there are more elegant solutions, but here is what we are doing. Our office has a mix of Windows and Macs. We use 4D, Quickbooks Enterprise, and Google for essentially everything. We have installed Google Remote Desktop on every office machine. People are working from home using their

Re: 4D v17 To QuickBooks Using Miyako's QBO.4DB

2019-12-16 Thread David Loeppky via 4D_Tech
Sharing data between QB's desktop and 4D is something we have been doing for about 10 years. And something we have looked at alternative and better solutions for. I'd assume like many companies, we try to use 4D for everything to run our business (our entire CRM / ERP / TIME CLOCK system) except

2-Way USB Communication

2019-06-24 Thread David Loeppky via 4D_Tech
I am wanting to do 2-way communication with a USB device directly from within 4D. I need to send command codes to the device and then receive data back from the device. Does anyone have experience with this? Ideally, some help in finding some technical documentation on how to do this would be

Standalone application connection to 4D Server

2018-05-08 Thread David Loeppky via 4D_Tech
I have a standalone 4D application that needs to occasionally connect to our 4D Server to exchange some data. Realizing there are a few different architecture approaches to take, I'd appreciate some advice as to the easiest way to approach this. Thanks. -- Regards, David Loeppky Co-Owner