Re: Why is there not a Month (and Day) Name function?

turns the month name using 4D String command. // CREATED BY: Tim Nevels, Innovative Solutions ©2014 // DATE: 7/12/14 // LAST MODIFIED: // C_TEXT($0) C_LONGINT($1;$monthNumber_l) $monthNumber_l:=$1 C_TEXT($dateString_t) $dateString_t:=String(Add

Re: pdf creator on windows

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Re(2): pdf creator on windows

ike Windows 10? It’s out in preview mode now, but I can’t find any details on the built in PDF driver. This would make it so nice for 4D running onTerminal Server. Tim **** Tim Nevels I

RE: Re(2): pdf creator on windows

covered a couple ways of doing this. Thanks Tim. This is exactly what I was looking for! Tim Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com

RE: Re(2): pdf creator on windows

job done: // === // PROJECT METHOD: TurnOffPDFCreatorUpdates // PARAMETERS: none // DESCRIPTION: Turns off checking for updates by PDFCreator. // Based on: http://kb.4d.com/assetid=76893 // But you can't update HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE withou

Re: How to verify a PDF within 4D?

for such a thing but I do so little PHP I'm not sure I'd recognize > it if I found it. Are you attaching the pdf to an email and it is the receiver of the email that reports the pdf is corrupted? Tim ************ Tim Nevels Innovative So

Re: Re: How to find 2 digit years in legacy Database.

e entry filter to require entering 4 digit years. This can make obvious data entry errors immediately seen and corrected. Tim Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com ***

Re: Show form on startup

this > table and form to come up by default. I found an undocumented feature in v15.2 that might help you. If your Caps Lock is on when you start up, the window you are looking for will be displayed. Tim Ti

Re: How to find 2 digit years in legacy Database.

on Jan 19, 2038. I’ll now include the 3 “magic characters" JPR in this post to trigger his email filter to flag this post as something he might be interested in reading. Being the author of DataAnalyzer I bet he knows the new 4D v11 date and time formats. Do you know JPR? Tim ****

Re: How to find 2 digit years in legacy Database.

urrent time) INSERT INTO TheTable (TheTimeStamp) VALUES (:$timeStamp_t) What is is the magic to put a 4D time stamp text var into a SQL TIMESTAMP column? Tim ******** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-7

RE: How to find 2 digit years in legacy Database.

The 4D SQL engine is so strict. I wish it would recognize the timestamp format that 4D itself provides via the “String” command. But wishing does no good, and feature requests do only slightly more good. At least now I know how to massage a 4D timestamp into a format the 4D SQL engine acc

Re: Upgrading 2004 to v15

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Re: 4D Shell or not so much...?

make some of the above changes I mentioned. That’s how I do things. Tim ************ Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com ** 4D

Re: 4D Shell or not so much...?

is being maintained by Walt Nelson now. The website only talks about 4D v11/v12/v13. Not sure what his plans are and what new 4D technologies he plans to add to Foundation. You’d have to ask Walt about that. Tim ******** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785

Re: Go watch Thomas Maul's presentation. Now

ed to rush in getting the new cache system out. The current one is working just fine. Better to make the new version rock solid first and then release it. I think that’s the right approach. Tim ******** Tim Nevels Innovative Solu

Re: Timeout in tiks

lay interval. I have to admit I’d be hard pressed to site a useful real world case where you want/need to delay a process for even a single millisecond. But it is now supposedly possible with 4D v15+. Tim ************ Tim Nevels Innovative So

Re: Design Environment Jankyness in 15.2 Mac

ettings for Mouse would make this less of an issue. But I only notice these problem in 4D. I’ve come to the conclusion that it is just the result of old men with fat, sloppy fingers that is causing the problem. Of course… I could be wrong. :) Tim ***********

Re: Go watch Thomas Maul's presentation. Now.

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Re: 4D 15.2 Mac Crashing

when the crash occurred. I’ve done this and the crashing issue I had was resolved immediately after 4D engineering reviewed the the crash info and reported back “you are calling 4D xxx command in xxx method and that is where it

Re: Go watch Thomas Maul's presentation. Now.

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Re: No Preemptive processing on client

the complexity of the networking issues. Tim ************ Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com ** 4D Internet Users Group

Re: Output lists

ith my 4D applications. I want them to be as readable and as usable as possible. I’m betting the designers at Apple and Microsoft made good choices on what fonts work best from a UI perspective. Tim **** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev..

Re: Form objects remaining disabled between forms

will not happen. Yeah… I know. Now that you think about it, it makes sense :) Tim ******** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com **

Re: v13 on Sierra?

ding the v13 client to v15 so that issue will resolve itself. But the v12 client is a problem. Gonna have to figure out a way to get them to upgrade. I hate being so far behind on macOS versions, but I choose a sable work environment over the new macOS versions. Tim *********

Re: v13 on Sierra?

hone on my Mac. I would really like to be able to do that. But you can’t with 10.9. Tim ******** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com

Re: v13 on Sierra?

makes it appear this can be done very easily and without the need for 10.9 Server. This could be a good solution. Humm… http://kb.parallels.com/en/118806 Tim ******** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 ti

Re: 4D v15 & Mac OS Sierra

I AM the seat tester for electric chairs. Yes Tom, the shock treatments have been very effective in your case. :) Thank you for being a trailblazer for everyone. Tim ******** Tim Nevels Innovative

Re: v13 on Sierra?

they did with 10.6. Tim ******** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com ** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http

Taming The Windows TaskBar

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Re: RECEIVE RECORD overflow?

not available in the new database. I would not expect 4D would have changed how SEND/RECEIVE RECORD works. Tim **** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com **

Re: Value of Deselected Radio Button not updated when Radio Buttons when Using only Object Name

in the next release"? Did you select all the radio buttons and “Group” them? I think that is what needed in this situation. Tim Tim Ne

Re: highlight colors on output forms

ave determined on your own? If users are telling you this, then the solution is simple. Tell them they made this decision with their chosen theme. They can change the highlight color in their theme. Tim ************ Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 tim

Re: Diminute font size using Windows 8

nd this by adding program code to change the font sizes of items on the form to a bigger size when running on Windows 8. Tim ******** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutio

Re: URL Encoder

names and field names will allow those to continue to work even if you change the table or field name. Added benefit it also works when using virtual structure table and field names instead of the actual names. Tim Ti

Re: How to determine Spacebar Depressed

how you would handle knowing if the space bar was pressed. Use ON EVENT CALL. Tim Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com *

Re: -50 Error

gate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/006253en?language=en-em So maybe it is a file with a weird name. Tim **** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com **

Re: Verify - Checking list of deleted records

address table and this will fix your “problem”. Tim ******** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com ** 4D Internet Users Gro

Re: Does it matter if you lock an IP object before updating?

y chances for a context switch with so many lines of code. I think Kirk was asking about the “<>counter_l := <>counter_l + 1” example not IP array updates. I see no reason to protect simple IP variables that are just getting a value set or retrieving a value. IP arrays are another st

Re: Survey on 4D’s strategy for implementing Preemptive Processing / worker processes

do it this way to give developers maximum flexibility. But maybe when you compile the code this is very difficult for them to implement. Preemptive worker processes only run preemptively when compiled. And compiled preemptive code has many requirement that compiled

Re: Survey on 4D¹s strategy for implementing Preemptive Processing / worker processes

ensive” commands may need special attention if you are using pointers that will cause the trigger to run. Tim **** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com

Re: Survey on 4D’s strategy for implementing Preemptive Processing / worker processes

s into 4 pieces, call 4 workers, wait for them all the finish and then combine everything into a single set of arrays. Tim Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com ***

Re: Survey on 4D¹s strategy for implementing Preemptive Processing / worker processes

ger. But I have no idea how much longer it will take. Probably a worthwhile trade-off to get preemptive to work in my triggers. Tim **** Tim Nevel

Re: Survey on 4D’s strategy for implementing Preemptive Processing / worker processes

ant this too! Tim ************ Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com ** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Arch

Re: Does it matter if you lock an IP object before updating?

ow the year but > it was post-Schaumburg. The only command not susceptible to timeslicing is > Semaphore. OK I can accept that. But what about this: <>counter_l := <>counter_l + 1 It does not contain any 4D commands. Can that line of code be time sliced, or will this line of co

Re: Survey on 4D’s strategy for implementing Preemptive Processing / worker processes

re regularly run reports so we know how long they take on average. I can easily put in some debug code to let me run the same report calling the old method and the new method that is preemptive. And this is really just a way for me to try out this new preemptive stuff. I always like to progr

Re: Need help with LEP printing

ogramPath_t+$commandLineParameters_t+$documentPath_t+" "+$printerName_t) Tim Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com

Re: Server Backup when running as a Service

up drive mounted or the permissions don’t allow it. Tim ******** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com ** 4D Internet Users Gro

RE: EXECUTE ON SERVER Attribute - Is there similar for single-user?

ick and simple way to handle the situation. Tim ************ Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com ** 4D Internet Users Group

Re: Memory settings

e operating system to share. In my opinion you don’t need 64bit 4D Server unless you have at least 8GB on the machine. With an 8GB machine you can easily set the 4D data cache to 5,000MB. Tim Ti

Re: About using the same data file in two different structures...

readable with the structure file. UUIDs in the data file and structure file would not match. Tim ******** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com **

Re: Memory settings

he Adaptive cache setting for deployment of a 4D application to multiple customers? Any of you care to reply to Ferdinando’s question and give home some advice? Tim ************ Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions

Re: Query editor in v15

s that issue with me reverse engineering the query editor binary file format that has held me back. 4D’s license agreement says you’re not supposed to do that. But maybe I’m just being just a little to paranoid. :) Tim ***

Hourly Consulting Rates

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Re: Hourly Consulting Rates

US Dollars) 1. $0 - $50 2. $51 - $75 3. $76 - $100 4. $101 - $150 5. $151 - $200 6. $201 - up And yes I am totally aware that everyone’s rates change based on the job, how busy you are, etc. I’m just just looking for a “basic, average” rate. Tim ****

Re: Hourly Consulting Rates

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Re: Hourly Consulting Rates

On Dec 17, 2016, at 2:00 PM, Bertrand SOUBEYRAND wrote: > In New York or in Rabat ? Of course for me a New York rate would be more helpful than Rabat, but I’m also curious about 4D rates all over the world. Tim **** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions

Re: Hourly Consulting Rates

rate. Anonomus 4dtoday.com survey is the way to get an answer to my question. Tim ******** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com **

Re: Hourly Consulting Rates

of America less than $200 an hour for a lawyer is unheard of. Tim ******** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com ** 4D Int

Re: Non-modal window opens behind modal - any way out ?

ow Size” attributes to not allow resizing. (Yeah, I know you still see the resize widget that does nothing at the bottom right corner of the window. You just have to live with that.) Tim ******** Tim Nevels Innovative Solution

RE: pointer and array element issue

ncovered the fact that pointers to individual array elements are not yet fully implemented by the compiler. At least it knows it can’t handle it and gives you an error message. Tim ************ Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-

Re: Why does a converted v13 db limit text vars to 32k?

a new area and we need ideas on how to best utilize it. Tim ******** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com ** 4D Internet

Re: Why does a converted v13 db limit text vars to 32k?

after Rich Gay sold it? Are they still around and doing 4D work? Tim Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com **

Re: Best way to find something in an array of objects

t to do a “Find in array” on the text array, and then use the corresponding longint array value to retrieve the object array element number. And it scales well with big arrays and b

Re: Why does a converted v13 db limit text vars to 32k?

1st for presentation of many practical examples, and the second > one will be a training day with my friend Add in USA. That is good news. I’ll be attending the Denver Colorado meeting. Look forward to seeing you there and your presentation on new v16 features. Tim *********

Re: Best way to find something in an array of objects

rmance issues with client/server. But it is another option that might be useful in some situations. Tim ******** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com **

Re: OB commands, confirming a few points

ace Program Conference - Corey Goode Presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXhulEQib5U Tim **** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.

Re: Input form strangeness v15r5

want it to work. What’s that old saying… if you’re given lemons, just make some lemonade. :)+ Tim Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com

Re: How to halt execution, to avoid Quit 4D

On Jan 17, 2017, at 7:40 PM, Lee Hinde wrote: > I just updated the license with the 2017 license and I still can't get in. > It's behaving like a compiled system. I get an error alert without > edit/trace option. Hard to tell what is causing the error without seeing the error message dialog box

Optimizing Order By Operations With Multiple Fields

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Re: V16 on OSX Application licence

> On May 19, 2017, at 10:54 PM, Chuck Miller wrote: > > If that is so easy, why does 4D itself not do this On macOS when you sign an app it embeds the developer info in the app and it does some kind of checksum on the app to verify it is not tampered with and virus infected. So it is not pos

Re: Exploring CALL WORKER vs New process

On May 20, 2017, at 1:25 AM, David Adams wrote: > Delegating various file system calls to a worker is, in my opinion, a solid > idea. Particularly if the operation is blocking, or if you find yourself > constantly fighting/waiting for a read lock on the file. (Like the log > example I go back to a

Re: Corrupted index that won't fix

On May 21, 2017, at 9:00 PM, Kirk Brooks wrote: > Checking index pages on Cluster Index 167 on DOX_ATTACH._data , > DOX_ATTACH.record_id (tableName_recordId) [200 errors] > > I'm not sure what else to do besides dropping the index. I'm assuming, > perhaps incorrectly, that if the data are good th

Re: Primary key contains duplicate values

On May 22, 2017, at 9:00 PM, Chip Scheide wrote: > it is also possible that your 2004 data file has issues Chip is right. I ran into this in one database I was converting. Here is what I know. Say you had PKs assigned that were longints and you had the "unique" property set for the field and

Re: Favorite tricks and keystrokes: Please take one and leave on

- Click on a 4D command, no need to highlight it all, in the method editor and press F1 to open the documentation page for the command. This is automatically version specific so if you are in v14 you get v14 docs. (Remember on macOS you probably need to press and hold the "Fn" key and then F1 fo

Re: Favorite tricks and keystrokes: Please take one and leave on

On May 29, 2017, at 10:56 AM,Koen Van Hooreweghe wrote: > And while we're at it, the thing I miss the most is the split pane in the > method editor. Unfortunately 4D eliminated this feature a few years ago. IMHO > bookmarks are not a valid alternative. I miss the split pane feature too. So usef

Re: USE DATABASE from a component. ?

On May 29, 2017, at 10:56 AM, David Adams wrote: > Hey Wayne, thanks for answering. I think that external .4DD files were > created for use from components in the first place and I've made it work > before...but it's been years. I don't remember hearing that you had to > create the data file from

Help with Regex

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Re: USE DATABASE from a component. ?

On May 29, 2017, at 9:00 PM, Keisuke Miyako wrote: > are you sure that the index is "embedded"? > > it's true that an external database created using SQL does not have an > accompanying 4DIndx, > but an MSC repair would add one. I have created an external data file with SQL and created an index

Re: Help with Regex

On May 29, 2017, at 9:00 PM, Jeremy Roussak wrote: > “SP_[0-9]*” will match the first lot, and “SP_INS_[0-9]*” will match the rest. > > But it might be quicker to do the second batch first, matching the names > simply to “SP_INS_@“ and removing them from the list when they’re done, then > re-sc

Re: syntax : pointer to an element of a sub-array of 2D array

not ask the question. Like the old saying “Doctor it hurts when I move my arm this way.” And the doctor replies “well, don’t move your arm that way”. :) Tim Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com ***

Re: syntax : pointer to an element of a sub-array of 2D array

On Jun 2, 2017, at 5:24 PM,Douglas von Roeder wrote: > On Fri, Jun 2, 2017 at 12:20 PM, Tim Nevels via 4D_Tech < > 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > >> quest to master a nuisance of the 4D language regarding pointers. > > "nuisance" (S/B "nuance") &

Need plugin that will set macOS window modified indicator

Carbon windows. Newer versions of 4D have native Cocoa windows. Miyako do you have a plug that works with current versions of 4D? Tim Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com

Re: LDAP user validation

off all 4D system access. At least that’s the idea... Tim **** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com ** 4D Inte

Re: Macros...why have i forgotten this.

e I’ve used it in 2 of my own components. Tim **** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com ** 4D Internet Users Group

Re: Contextual Cut, Copy & Paste...?

name (optional) // DESCRIPTION: Put this method in a form object and it will // respond to a right-click in the current object. // Pass no paramters and it will do the default which is to support // Cut, Copy and Paste in the current object. // CREATED BY: Tim Nevels, Innovative Solutions ©2016 /

Re: Contextual Cut, Copy & Paste...?

ts” and they right click all over the place all the time. Tim Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com ** 4D Inte

Re: Folder separator constant

to me. This has always bugged me. I just had to finally get it off my chest. :) Tim **** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.

RE: Encrypted Data at Rest

rate core on 4D Server. So that makes it super negligible. Tim ******** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com ** 4D Internet

Re: Is there a way to put a separator line in a macro list?

t...so I ask. Yes. Every time 4D switches from background to frontmost application it does a reload. Tim ******** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timne

Re: Encrypted Data at Rest

have tested, years ago, and found at most only 2-3% degradation. That sounds fantastic. I had no idea it was so good. And it’s free! From what you say it sounds like it is ready for use in any and all situations where you need to encrypt data on macOS. Tim ****

Re: JSON Tools Was: Re: C-objects and memory use

n either “:” or “/“. Now we don’t need to. 4D has provided native support for this feature. Tim ******** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com **

RE: Missing Pict - 64bit Removes pictures from library

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Re: [OFF] PCI/DSS compliance

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Re: [OFF] PCI/DSS compliance

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Re: QUERY BY ATTRIBUTE is slow af

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RE: SFTP - Native to 4D?

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RE: Server Process "Frozen"-ish

ll want to be. It’s just going to take a few more years, if you want my honest opinion. Wow… this turned out to be a lot longer post than I expected. But it might be helpful to less experienced 4D developers. Tim ***

Re: Server Process "Frozen"-ish

this bug has been fixed. This could spread to others and give v16 a very bad name. Nobody wants that. Especially 4D Inc. Tim ******** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timne

Re: Server Process "Frozen"-ish

4D we need to look at”, I think you are expecting too much. Opening a tech support case for the bug is the first step in getting it worked on and fixed. Tim **** Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.

Re: 4D v16.2 false record locks

list of locked record — I’m sure 4D Server keeps a list of this somewhere internally — and if it finds a locked record that is not linked to a currently connected user, it unlocks it. That would fix this issue and not require a 4D Server restart. Tim *********

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