Re: 4D Database Server Hardware recommendation

2017-07-12 Thread Ronnie Teo via 4D_Tech
Hi, I’m interested to learn more about the nuances of this too. Say if the client were to go for Windows Server 2012 + 8GB or 16GB RAM + a database of say 5GB data file with an average of 30 concurrent logins, how would we decide on the memory allocation in order to best utilise the hardware

Wiki software: Confluence

2017-07-12 Thread David Adams via 4D_Tech
I've tried a few different wiki packages down the years, sometimes setting them up from scratch and sometimes using one someone else configured. At the moment I'm using Atlassian's Confluence as set up by someone else. It's great. As I'm working along, figuring things out I can put down some

Re: Automatic Font

2017-07-12 Thread Keisuke Miyako via 4D_Tech
some developer use $autofont:=OBJECT Get font(*;"") but $autofont:=_o_Font name(0) also works. but to set at runtime, I think it is better to OBJECT SET STYLE SHEET(*;"";Automatic style sheet) OBJECT SET STYLE SHEET(*;"";Automatic style sheet_additional) OBJECT SET STYLE

Automatic Font

2017-07-12 Thread Wayne Stewart via 4D_Tech
Hi, Is there a way to get the name of the "Automatic" (application/system etc) font name at runtime? Elsewhere I use Object Set Font & may want to use the "automatic one" ​Thanks , Wayne [image: --] Wayne Stewart [image: http://]about.me/waynestewart

Re: Function to return the date/time of the next scheduled backup

2017-07-12 Thread Tony Ringsmuth via 4D_Tech
Hey Chuck. I parse, and read, and write the contents of Backup.xml file all the time. However, the calculation as to when the next backup should be is somewhat complex: may take a few hours to code: if you want to be right: Consider scenarios like: Every Tuesday and Friday at 10PM And

Re: Someone help me out, how do you get good information out of 4D

2017-07-12 Thread bob.miller--- via 4D_Tech
RE> The people I meant to write to know perfectly well my history and what I'm talking about - and know that it's form a quarter of a century ago. (By now, virtually no one from those days is even around.) David, Virtually no one? Really? Come back to the US for the next Summit and you'll

Re: Function to return the date/time of the next scheduled backup

2017-07-12 Thread Herr Alexander Heintz via 4D_Tech
have a look at my blog post: http://blog.heintz.net/to-backup-or-not-to-backup/ should do what you are looking for, the command ScheduleObject:=BACKUP_GetSchedule(xmlBupReference) should help here cheers Alex > Am 12.07.2017 um 22:42

Re: Function to return the date/time of the next scheduled backup

2017-07-12 Thread Charles Miller via 4D_Tech
I have not but it would appear that you would first open the xml get last backup date and time The get backup frequency and perform a calculation I do not think backup save next date in the xml Hope this helps chuck On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 4:42 PM, Tony Ringsmuth via 4D_Tech <

Function to return the date/time of the next scheduled backup

2017-07-12 Thread Tony Ringsmuth via 4D_Tech
Does anyone have code that correctly calculates, from the /preferences/Backup.xml file, the Date/Time of the next scheduled 4D Backup? If so, could you please share it? Thanks! -- Tony Ringsmuth Business Brothers Inc. 763-420-8686

RE: 4D Database Server Hardware recommendation

2017-07-12 Thread Randy Engle via 4D_Tech
Brad, We are recommending Dell XEON E5-26xx servers Powerful enough for most applications 16GB RAM SSD Drive is always great, especially PCIe. E.g. Samsung 960 Pro Randy Engle XC2 Software LLC – XC2LIVE! -Original Message- From: 4D_Tech [mailto:4d_tech-boun...@lists.4d.com] On Behalf

Re: v13+ - How to do a 'Find in array' with a picture array?

2017-07-12 Thread Herr Alexander Heintz via 4D_Tech
use a parallel array with hashes of the pictures. $MD5_1RF:=Generate digest($FirstBlobRF;MD5 digest ) one problem though: you will need to set the pictures into blobs first PICTURE TO BLOB ( Bild ; BildBlob ; Codec ) should do

4D Database Server Hardware recommendation

2017-07-12 Thread Perkins, Bradley D via 4D_Tech
A customer needs to replace aging Windows server hardware. I haven't spec'd any Windows server hardware in a long time and am looking for recommendations. The primary use is to host 4D Server. This isn't a large database, but does need to run near 24/7/365. The are currently running 4D v15.*

v13+ - How to do a 'Find in array' with a picture array?

2017-07-12 Thread Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech
I have a picture array which has icons I want to use it as a key to the contents of other (parallel) arrays. basically if icon{1} = pic1 - do something if icon{1} = pic2 - do something else etc . . . any ideas? code? Thanks Chip --- Gas is for washing parts Alcohol is for