Re: How to build a standalone app for Windows using Mac
James, I have 4D Developer Pro licenses for both macOS and Windows. I run my Windows 10 environment as a virtual machine on my Macbook Pro using Parallels. My primary 4D development has been done for years on a Mac as I like the macOS environment much better for many reasons. You simply copy the standalone app from the Mac to the PC and then using 4D Developer Pro, test it in the Windows environment and once bug free, re-compile it using your 4D Developer Pro for Windows license. There are minor and generally well-documented differences when running a 4D app between the two operating system environments. As an example, I ported 4D v18 app from macOS Catalina to Windows 10 three weeks ago that reads and writes directories. I thought I'd taken care of the path delimiter differences between Mac (colon) and PC (backslash), but it is currently aborting in testing when trying to read a Windows directory. It works flawlessly in macOS. It is probably a very simple fix, but fixing it right now is not at the top of my priority list. David Belote On 6/28/20, 5:04 PM, "4D_Tech on behalf of Chuck Miller via 4D_Tech" <4d_tech-boun...@lists.4d.com on behalf of 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: Needs to be done on windows. And it has to be licensed Regards Chuck Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 28, 2020, at 6:57 PM, James Knight via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > > Hi > > > > It’s a long time since I compiled & built an application for Windows. > > > > I’m on 17.4 for Mac, and I can compile & build an application for Mac no problem. > > > > What hoops do I need to jump through to build a standalone application which will run on Windows? Can I do that on a Mac or do I need to download the developer edition for Windows and build it on a Windows box? > > > > Thanks! > > > > James > > ** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > New Forum: https://discuss.4D.com > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > ** ** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) New Forum: https://discuss.4D.com Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com ** ** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) New Forum: https://discuss.4D.com Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **
Re: 4D v18.0 LTS - Form Wizard Missing
I was disappointed when 4D v18.1 was released and it did not include the missing Form Wizard in the Database Projects. I really want to use Projects because the code can be versioned as Ascii as normal for nearly all other code, but without the Form Wizard it is difficult. It also makes me wonder “what else” is missing. I wonder why this traditional 4D tool is missing. From: David Belote Date: Friday, February 28, 2020 at 7:09 AM To: 4D iNUG Technical <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> Subject: Re: 4D v18.0 LTS - Form Wizard Missing You guys solved it. I had created my v18 test databases as database projects instead of databases. Database Projects appear to be new and I’ll have to read up on them. I knew that 4D v18 was introducing a way to manage code in a non-binary format, but I did not know the details. Thanks, David Belote From: Jeremy French Date: Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 1:01 PM To: 4D iNUG Technical <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> Cc: David Belote Subject: Re: 4D v18.0 LTS - Form Wizard Missing Hi David, When you create a new database with v18, you can choose between: 1) Database Project; or 2) Database. Database Project (also known as Project Mode) has no form wizard. Database (also know as Binary Mode) has the familiar form wizard: the gear button behaves as it did in v17 and earlier. To create a v18 database in Binary Mode, choose FILE -> NEW -> DATABASE, as shown in this screen shot: https://i.postimg.cc/mrsb44rY/2020-02-27-14-49-22.png Best regards, Jeremy French On Feb 23, 2020, at 10:01 PM, David Belote via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: Specific version is 4D v18 build 18.246707… The Gear button at the bottom of the Forms page used to provide options for using the Form Wizard. Now all it lists is “New Form” which provides the exact same functionality that the plus sign to the left of it has. Both of them just let a blank form be with no buttons or field chooser to pick from. Is that what others see as well? How do I fix this? ** 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 **
Re: 4D v18.0 LTS - Form Wizard Missing
You guys solved it. I had created my v18 test databases as database projects instead of databases. Database Projects appear to be new and I’ll have to read up on them. I knew that 4D v18 was introducing a way to manage code in a non-binary format, but I did not know the details. Thanks, David Belote From: Jeremy French Date: Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 1:01 PM To: 4D iNUG Technical <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> Cc: David Belote Subject: Re: 4D v18.0 LTS - Form Wizard Missing Hi David, When you create a new database with v18, you can choose between: 1) Database Project; or 2) Database. Database Project (also known as Project Mode) has no form wizard. Database (also know as Binary Mode) has the familiar form wizard: the gear button behaves as it did in v17 and earlier. To create a v18 database in Binary Mode, choose FILE -> NEW -> DATABASE, as shown in this screen shot: https://i.postimg.cc/mrsb44rY/2020-02-27-14-49-22.png Best regards, Jeremy French On Feb 23, 2020, at 10:01 PM, David Belote via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: Specific version is 4D v18 build 18.246707… The Gear button at the bottom of the Forms page used to provide options for using the Form Wizard. Now all it lists is “New Form” which provides the exact same functionality that the plus sign to the left of it has. Both of them just let a blank form be with no buttons or field chooser to pick from. Is that what others see as well? How do I fix this? ** 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 **
4D v18.0 LTS - Form Wizard Missing
I’m wondering if I have a corrupted 4D v18.0 macOS install. The Form Wizard that has existed since the earliest days of 4D is missing and I can’t build table forms. Specific version is 4D v18 build 18.246707. I downloaded it on the first day it was available to non-partners. The Gear button at the bottom of the Forms page used to provide options for using the Form Wizard. Now all it lists is “New Form” which provides the exact same functionality that the plus sign to the left of it has. Both of them just let a blank form be with no buttons or field chooser to pick from. Is that what others see as well? How do I fix this? Thank you, Dave Belote ** 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 **
