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The 4D development environment is a powerful, 21st Century application development platform. The cornerstone of 4D has always been a comprehensive programming language that is both high level and easy to learn.
With over 900 different commands, you can use 4D to go beyond simple data management to build custom applications that look great, are easy to maintain, and can scale up to the demands of the largest enterprise.
As your needs grow you can add custom methods to automate validation, data entry, and reports.
Today, with 4D v11 SQL, you benefit from an outstanding platform, fully compliant with all database standards, to design and deploy high-performance software solutions:
· A native SQL database
· An integrated development environment that lets you manage every task needed to build and deploy your applications
· The ability to create cross-platforms solutions for both Mac OS and Windows at the same time
· A web server integrated with our database engine to let you publish static or dynamic html pages immediately
· An open platform that enables your applications to communicate with any other ODBC-compliant database on both internal and external networks.
Here are some key features of "4D":
Running Applications
· Interpreted
Run your applications in interpreted mode when you want to edit them on-the-fly.
· Compiled
Compiled mode lets you protect your code and optimize running speed.
· Integrated database
A powerful relational database is fully integrated into 4D.
Design Environment
· Explorer
View every element of your application at a glance.
· Structure Editor
Analyze, model and design the structure of your database thanks to a high-level graphic interface.
· Index Explorer
View every index in your application at a glance.
· Form Editor
Design the dialog boxes for your application and directly integrate database fields. Insert native system objects by drag and drop. A magnetic grid can be used in order to maintain interface standards.
· Method Editor
Write both 4D and SQL code in the same intuitive and user-friendly editor.
· Debugger
A suite of integrated code debugging tools.
· Spellcheck
An integrated spellchecker for your data, with support for most common languages and custom dictionaries.
· User and Group Editor
4D user and group security lets you lock down access to all or parts of your application. You can also use it to control collaborative development permissions.
· Menu Editor
Use this tool to create drop-down menus and sub-menus for your applications.
· Help Tips Editor
A built-in pop-up tooltips editor that lets you improve the user experience with helpful text.
· Picture Management
A centralized library to help you organize all the pictures and graphics used in your application.
· List Editor
Helps you manage and edit all lists within your application.
· Style Sheet Editor
A useful tool to help you implement a consistant visual style across your entire application. Style sheets can be customized per-operating system to present a more uniform interface.
· Filter and Format Editor
This editor lets you define filters and formats to increase consistancy in data entry and display.
· Syntax Check
Checks the syntax of your code to make sure you are ready to compile your application.
· Compiler
A cross-platform compiler. Compiled code runs faster and is more secure.
· Application Builder
The builder walks you through all the steps to finalize your application and bundle it up for deployment. Entirely script-driven, this tool can also be automated for greater productivity.
· Integrated Backup
Run backups of your data, as well as a tool to restore data from an archive. All the parameters can be set programmatically to fully automate the backup system.
· Find and Replace
Take advantage of this powerful application-wide search and replace tool. You can automatically rename or prefix variables, project methods and forms.
· Object Library
You can store objects and other code snippets to easily reuse them or share them with other developers.
· 4D Plug-in SDK
The 4D Plug-in SDK is an essential tool that simplifies the task of developing 4D plug-ins. It writes the code 4D needs to correctly load a plug-in, allowing you to concentrate on your own code.
· Maintenance and Security Center (MSC)
A toolset for 4D database monitoring, maintenance, optimization, and backups. Can be run manually or automatically.
Wizards
· Form Wizard
Lets you generate user-friendly dialog boxes to display your data.
· Web Services Wizard
For developers new to Web Services, this wizard sets them up for you.
Servers
· Data Server
Publish your database in client/server mode and allow multiple users to access it via a network.
· Application Server
For team application development; 4D automatically manages all necessary locking and/or updating to maintain integrity.
· Web Services Server
4D has one-click integration with Web Services, making it easy to take advantage of the Web's openness in a 4D application.
· SQL Server
Query any SQL database via a native ODBC Driver using 4D's new, integrated SQL server.
Clients
· Data Client
Our updated 4D Client has been optimized to reduce network traffic; now, only modified data is sent across the network.
· Web Services Client
Easily call on Web Services using 4D as a Web Services Client.
· SQL Client
You can finally integrate the power of SQL with 4D's application building tools. The SQL Client lets you have the best of both worlds in a client application.
Application mode/Data access
· Sort Editor
Define the criteria and sort your data in any way you choose.
· Query Editor
Helps you build simple or complex data queries via integrated query editors.
· Formula Editor
Use the formula editor to carry out complex tasks that require the execution of a statement (query, sort, global update, etc.)
· User Form Editor
Give your users the ability to customize specified forms according to their own needs without developer intervention.
· Runtime Explorer
Lets you analyze the use of memory, variables, processes and many other indicators when your application is running.
· Report Editors
Design and automatically build data reports as tables, graphs or even labels.
Extension
· 4D Write
Powerful word processing tools integrated right inside of 4D.
· 4D View
An advanced spreadsheet integrated into 4D that can be entirely controlled via the 4D language.
· SQL Pass-Through
Communicate natively with external data sources.
· 4D ODBC Driver
Access your database from other applications via the ODBC protocol.
· Native ODBC commands
Communicate with other data sources via ODBC as if they were part of your own application using a dedicated set of 4D commands
· ODBC Import / Export
Import and export data using standard ODBC without writing a single line of extra code.
· 4D ODBC Pro
Communicate with other data sources through standard ODBC. Thanks to its "low level" architecture, this plug-in provides you with unlimited ODBC connectivity.
· 4D for OCI
Communicate natively with Oracle using the Oracle Call Interface (OCI).
· Creation of Compiled Components
Build code libraries or applications and make them reusable and integrable into other developments by simple drag and drop. Compiling the component makes it faster and lets you protect your source code.
· Creation of Interpreted Components
Build code libraries or applications and make them reusable via drag and drop.
· 4D Web 2.0 Pack
Integrate Web 2.0 functionality into your applications using the 4D Web 2.0 Pack, a set of tools, plug-ins and components that help you build more dynamic Web applications.
Limitations:
· 30-day trial

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