mobile? wot?

2018-05-31 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
Hello, 4D whackers, it's been a while. I just saw an email from LR and the crew that we might get more of a mobile flavor soon. I only saw ios mentioned. Any rumors about android? Any rumors other than "second half"? ** 4D

Re: Icon & Picture Button Sources...

2018-10-22 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
so migrating existing forms involves manually searching through said folder and then manually assigning these icons? On Mon, Oct 22, 2018 at 6:23 PM Tai Bui via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > 4D v16R6+ has a set of new icons to replace the old ones: >

Re: Using 4D with Git...

2018-10-30 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
We've been using GitKraken for a couple of years because it seems the easiest to use to teach n00bs to use. It also has an integrated issue tracker called glo that is very nice. On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 2:11 AM Robert ListMail via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > Paul, if you are using

Re: Leaving the .4DB behind??

2018-10-25 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
Definitely. We use git for everything - our erp source code, mobile apps source, etc. are all version-controlled, so getting structure files out as json or yaml files would bring 4d out of the 2009's. On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 4:39 PM Benedict, Tom via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: >

Re: Icon & Picture Button Sources...

2018-10-25 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
so what can we do about existing projects that have a pile of forms already, besides manually redoing them? On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 11:36 PM Robert ListMail via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > Thanks Rudy and Stephen, you’ve given me some things to consider. It’s > been a long time

Re: Write Pro: Creating headers/footers

2018-10-10 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
According to the R3 release notes, "With 4D v17 R3, you can programmatically create a header and a footer for a specific section with two new commands: WP New header and WP New footer. You can also delete a header or footer with the WP DELETE HEADER and WP DELETE FOOTER commands." On Tue, Oct 9,

Re: Off topic: small office laser printer Mac OS

2018-09-19 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
For heavy-duty use (multiple feed trays, 60+PPM, etc.), we use HP's, and have had very few service calls with them. For MFP's we have had good luck with Cannon, both desktop and stand-up front-office type. For the lighter workloads (like a workstation printer), Brother is boss. We might have 10

4d-for-ios repo commit bonanza

2019-02-07 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
is anyone else monitoring the 4d-for-ios repo? I've gotten 1310 commit notifications in the last 10 minutes, and counting, at the rate of 2-3/second. -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on

Re: 4d-for-ios repo commit bonanza

2019-02-07 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
Make that 1480 On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 9:11 AM Mike Kerner wrote: > is anyone else monitoring the 4d-for-ios repo? > I've gotten 1310 commit notifications in the last 10 minutes, and > counting, at the rate of 2-3/second. > > -- > On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth > On the

Re: 4d-for-ios repo commit bonanza

2019-02-07 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
Wow, this is really bizarre. Lots and lots of screenshots added to the repo, one commit at a time. On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 9:14 AM Mike Kerner wrote: > Make that 1480 > > On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 9:11 AM Mike Kerner > wrote: > >> is anyone else monitoring the 4d-for-ios repo? >> I've gotten 1310

Re: 4d-for-ios repo commit bonanza

2019-02-07 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
Develop. Check the "New Crowdin Translations" PR - so far 2,847 commits. It was updating multiple times per second. It looks like it may have finally stopped. On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 9:39 AM Epperlein, Lutz (agendo) via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > Do you mean

Re: 4d-for-ios repo commit bonanza

2019-02-07 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
Correction: l10n_develop is where the PR initiates from. It might be nice to squash a few of those. ** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options:

Re: v2003 installer?

2019-08-31 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
Email me on Tuesday. I remember tossing my v2 and v3 installers but I know I have 6, so 2k3 might still be in my pile of 4D cd's. On Sat, Aug 31, 2019 at 09:09 Pat Bensky via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > Anybody know where I can find a 4Dv2003 Mac installer? > > PB > > -- >

"this database must be in unicode mode"

2019-09-10 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
Uh so how do I permanently put a project in "unicode mode" so I don't see this message every time I open it? -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a

Re: "this database must be in unicode mode"

2019-09-10 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
thanks chip On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 12:13 PM Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > Database settings -> Compatability -> unicode > > On Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:05:15 -0400, Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech wrote: > > Uh so how do I permanently put a pro

looking for a 4d nerd

2019-12-02 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
i've got a really mature 4d-based system that's looking for someone to love it and bring it out of the dark ages email me off-list mikekerner (some symbol) rmkco [some other symbol] com -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the

Re: post-icon conversion

2019-10-07 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
om> > wrote: > > > > When you converted them did you make sure to deal with the background. I > have posted on this before. I will try and remember and repost on Monday > what the command is to set the background properly > > > > Regards > > &

Re: post-icon conversion

2019-10-07 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
the new code (changing the transparency) doesn't fix it. ** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub:

Re: post-icon conversion

2019-10-07 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
can i use wildcards with that search? you'd have to run it for every icon id. after going through all these forms, it seems like 60% are broken this way, but the others are not. it also seems like the newer forms are ok, but the older ones are the ones that have the issue. perhaps this was a

Re: post-icon conversion

2019-10-07 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
Weirder and weirder this gets. These aren't picts. There's no "X" with "PICT" after running the conversion code. What I meant was that after I run the conversion code in 32 bit, the icons appear normally (as do the forms), but when I then open the structure in 64 afterward, they appear as a white

Re: post-icon conversion

2019-10-07 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
order you might be > able to search for say: > -12 > to cover 120-129, 1200-1299, 12000-12999, etc > > On Mon, 7 Oct 2019 10:31:39 -0400, Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech wrote: > > can i use wildcards with that search? you'd have to run it for every > icon > > id. > > af

"4d.app would like to receive keystrokes from any application"

2019-10-10 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
Catalina That seems like a "No, duh", but it also seems weird that it would be set that way. -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God

Re: post-icon conversion

2019-10-10 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
ry IDs are in sequential (or nearly) order you might be >> able to search for say: >> -12 >> to cover 120-129, 1200-1299, 12000-12999, etc >> >> On Mon, 7 Oct 2019 10:31:39 -0400, Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech wrote: >> > can i use wildcards with that search? you'd h

Re: "4d.app would like to receive keystrokes from any application"

2019-10-10 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
that's the version i'm messing with On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 4:54 PM Sannyasin Siddhanathaswami via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > Hmm…I didn’t get that request with 4D 17.3 in Catalina. > > Sannyasin Siddhanathaswami > On Oct 10, 2019, 10:52 AM -1000, Mike

Re: Printing structures

2019-10-03 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
Has anyone tried exporting a structure in 17.3 to html (really xml/xsl), and opening it in a browser to render it? When I do that, it doesn't render. On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 6:43 PM Cannon Smith via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > Hi Alexander, > > This is great! Thank you for sharing.

post-icon conversion

2019-10-04 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
We got a project moved from 2k4 to 17, and got the icons converted. They appear as one would expect in the picture library. However, the buttons that use them now display a white background and the red word "Library". If I create a new picture button and assign the same ID, the image appears

Re: post-icon conversion

2019-10-06 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
019, at 16:56, Chuck Miller via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > wrote: > > > > When you converted them did you make sure to deal with the background. I > have posted on this before. I will try and remember and repost on Monday > what the command is to set the background properly

Re: Printing structures

2019-10-04 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
: ($Type=38) //Object > $0:="CHAR(32767)" > End case > End if > $0:=""+$0 > > If ($Index) > $Posn

Re: Printing structures

2019-10-04 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
thanks miyako. tom, i think we'd like to look at your script, too. bringing these systems from v.6 and 2004 to v.17 - I think we're going to miss just dumping the diagram to one of our plotters. i get that for normal human beings that don't have 24 or 36" rolls printing a structure was not the

Re: post-icon conversion

2019-10-11 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
FYI, the find is working, but the replace is not. The ID's stay negative even though I tell 4D to replace them without the negative. On Fri, Oct 11, 2019 at 5:36 AM Patrick Emanuel via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > Waiting V18 to manipulate project files which for some will be flat

Re: Using Github to Manage Distributed Development

2019-10-11 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
I hope that what we're suggesting is that the plan is to (finally) dump the binary format entirely and move to a collection of text files, whether they be XML, YAML, JSON, etc. On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 6:53 PM Cannon Smith via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > I can’t think of any reason

customize find results

2020-02-28 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
4d 17 is there a way to customize the way objects display in the find results? if you do a find in database for some code, you get a list, but the list includes things in the format formname.objectname which isn't very helpful when objectname is "field2", because that's what 4d named the object

atom/st indent/lex file

2020-02-28 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
has anyone generated a grammar/lex/indent file for ST or atom for 4D? -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good."

Re: customize find results

2020-02-28 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
re of any built-in feature to do that. I would export a copy to > 4D 18 project mode and use something like BBEdit or TextMate where you have > grep and other features. > > John DeSoi, Ph.D. > > > > On Feb 28, 2020, at 9:43 AM, Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech < > 4d_

Re: is anyone working with dropbox via 4D? how?

2020-03-05 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
yes, please share. ** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com

google sheets api

2020-03-05 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
is anyone talking to google sheets from 4D? what are you doing, exactly? -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is

dropbox api

2020-03-05 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
is anyone working with dropbox via 4D? how? -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good."

gitignore for projects

2020-01-03 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
It would be nice if when 4D exported a project, it created a .gitignore file, but since it does not, which files/folders are we excluding? -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few

Re: gitignore for projects

2020-01-03 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
and I see there is a discussion on the beta forum, so perhaps I should go over there. The reason for creating a .gitignore is because it won't do any harm if it exists and you use another LCS. In these days, it seems like git is the 400 kg gorilla, and subversion, etc. are not very popular. On

Re: gitignore for projects

2020-01-03 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
xcept: > !.gitignore > !Resources > !Project > > Project/DerivedData > > Resources/Cache > > # Ignore everywhere. > __MACOSX > > > On Jan 3, 2020, at 9:38 AM, Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech <

Re: gitignore for projects

2020-01-03 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
;> !Resources >> !Project >> >> Project/DerivedData >> >> Resources/Cache >> >> # Ignore everywhere. >> __MACOSX >> >> > On Jan 3, 2020, at 9:38 AM, Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech < >> 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: >> > &

Re: gitignore for projects

2020-01-06 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
oh gawd, so much has happened on this thread in a couple of days... @Tom - I get an error for 3d buttons, too "3D button style is not supported." I was thinking of writing a quick tool to fix all the button types, since parsing and editing the JSON should be straightforward, but what I might do

Re: [rfq] implement google sheets REST API

2020-03-12 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
oh, yeah, and please respond to mikekerner [punctuation] rmkco (some punctuation) com On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 11:24 AM Mike Kerner wrote: > we are considering moving a software solution to 4D from another tool. > that solution includes manipulating google sheets. > we are interested in

Re: Trouble with Comment Blocks v18

2020-03-12 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
looks like 18r2 fixes it ACI0100238 On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 10:10 PM John DeSoi via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > What build version are you using? This was supposed to be fixed after > version 18.246179. > > See https://forums.4d.com/Post/EN/33231346/1/33265607 (if you are in the >

[rfq] implement google sheets REST API

2020-03-12 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
we are considering moving a software solution to 4D from another tool. that solution includes manipulating google sheets. we are interested in entertaining quotes to implement the REST API in 4D. the google sheets REST API can be found at https://developers.google.com/sheets/api/reference/rest/

Re: Google Docs

2020-04-08 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
somebody here was working on a quote developing a 4D interface to the google sheets REST for us, but then corona hit and i haven't reviewed it yet. On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 5:57 AM Milan Adamov via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > > > > On Apr 1, 2020, at 2:15 AM, Pat Bensky via 4D_Tech

Re: Looking for 3rd party SQL query tool

2020-04-08 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
we use valentina valentinadb.com it's got other tools built-in, too, like a report editor, etc. it's x-platform, in case that matters. On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 4:28 AM Paul Dennis via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > I use heidi very easy and reliable. > > https://www.heidisql.com/ > > >

Re: is anyone working with dropbox via 4D? how?

2020-03-13 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
tim sent me his library, so maybe ask him, too. he does not want it in the public domain, yet. however, in the meantime, i discovered that we seem to have our own attempt at a library, but i don't think we've tested it (at least i don't see any notes about that). please test and let me know if

Re: Re: iNUG Messages ― Is it time for it to be more than just 'plain text' ???

2020-05-05 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
this really isn't. at all. even a little bit. On Sun, May 3, 2020 at 9:20 AM Tom Benedict via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > On May 2, 2020, at 12:43, Tim Nevels via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > wrote: > > >On May 2, 2020, at 2:00 PM, Tom Benedict wrote: > > > > >I say we join

Re: gitignore for projects

2020-03-19 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
ing in 4D 18 > project mode shows changes in catalog.4DCatalog without doing anything. I > reported this as a bug, but it is apparently not reproducible by anyone > else. > > John DeSoi, Ph.D. > > > > On Mar 17, 2020, at 5:13 PM, Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech < > 4d_tech

Re: barcode

2020-03-19 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
we wrote a library way back in the day that used 4d draw, i think, but using a font was always less hassle and faster. building your own barcodes is like writing EPS or PDF or PCL from scratch. You can do it, but if you don't have to, maybe you shouldn't. On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 3:53 PM Chuck

Re: Gmail, LSA, and OAuth

2020-03-19 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
or you can do this a different way - using a mail relay. that way your 4d app doesn't have to be changed. the relay accepts your smtp and then relays the message to google. On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 8:32 PM Guy Algot via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > 100% agree. > > > On Mar 18, 2020,

Re: Why did 4D kill the Solutions Guide?

2020-03-17 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
it was closed for corona On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 1:21 AM Robert ListMail via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > Although, I have not changed my Dev info for years, there was no need to > since my information remained current. I was not aware that any data was > dated or that there was a

Re: gitignore for projects

2020-03-17 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
any reason to NOT ignore the project/sources/catalog.4dcatalog or the settings/directory.json file? it seems those are regenerated every time you do anything in the project. On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 2:34 PM John DeSoi via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > > > > On Jan 6, 2020, at 12:13 PM,

Re: [ANN] AJ_MATH 1.2

2020-03-09 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
the database piece is throwing an error that it needs the unit test piece. did you change your folder organziation? On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 8:05 AM Maurice Inzirillo - AJAR via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > We are proud to announce our new release AJ_Math 1.2 > > * * * AJ_Math - Math

Re: [ANN] AJ_MATH 1.2

2020-03-09 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
opening the project works, it's the 4dbase that breaks. On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 2:49 PM Mike Kerner wrote: > the database piece is throwing an error that it needs the unit test > piece. did you change your folder organziation? > > On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 8:05 AM Maurice Inzirillo - AJAR via

Re: "Optimal" 4D Server hardware

2020-09-12 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
I just ordered a new server, Win, because we are using ODBC. I ordered it like the gaming setups - SSD for the OS and mechanical for data. I hadn't thought about adding a third drive for the backups and journal. Any other thoughts/tips? On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 7:40 PM Randy Kaempen via 4D_Tech

Re: "Optimal" 4D Server hardware

2020-09-12 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
one other thought on the 32/64 discussion - it seems 18 is 64 only - at least ODBC pro (for connecting to ODBC data sources) is. On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 8:48 AM Mike Kerner wrote: > I just ordered a new server, Win, because we are using ODBC. I ordered it > like the gaming setups - SSD for the

Re: "Optimal" 4D Server hardware

2020-09-15 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
Chip asked "why mechanical" I'm an ssd fanatic, and have insisted on every new machine having an SSD for years, so I was leery about doing this. It seems from the literature that mechanical drives actually have a higher expected lifespan than SSD's. The other reason is because if a mechanical

Re: gitignore for projects

2020-05-26 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
you can do private repos on github for free. there are other servies that do free private repos. i'm pretty sure gitlab does free private repos, too. if you're a google apps user you can use google cloud project repos. those are no extra charge. paying for a git service gets to be sticky

Re: gitignore for projects

2020-05-25 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
I had a file mode (permissions) surprise with one of our projects. It's a project that is bring brought forward from 2k4->17->18 project So for those of you that run into this, you can do ``` git config core.fileMode false ``` Right now the *.gitignore* I'm using is thus: ``` #Inspired by Tom

Re: 4D and Discord

2020-05-25 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
Why Discord and not Slack? I use them both, so I'm just curious. On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 1:00 PM Joe Dombroski via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > Has anyone interfaced 4D to Discord? It seems like it could be a powerful > way to communicate. > > Joe Dombroski > Brandywine Electronics,

Re: "Optimal" 4D Server hardware

2020-09-16 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
in the cloud)? It provides both disk and location redundancy and > the cost is low (one 4D Server license and a modestly provisioned machine). > And backups can be moved off the primary 4D Server, increasing > availability. > > Tom Benedict > > > On Sep 15, 2020, at 06:11, Mike Kern