Re: Anybody know what's going on at Heubach Media?

2018-07-20 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
Pat I have sent a couple of emails which are unanswered too over the last week, so don't take it personally. They have been so good in the past looking after me that I can only imagine that everyone is away due to some unexpected crisis. I hope you get sorted soon. Steve On 20/07/2018, 15:22

Re: v17 PDF-Manuals

2018-07-28 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
The original very large box of paper manuals with my first version of 4D (likely v3), having moved up first from Filemaker and then 4D light/first? was the way I got to grips with 4D. The quality of the documentation for new adopters and so the continuation of the platform should not be under-e

Re: Off - Apple OS Server

2018-08-02 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
Re: VPN - I’m thinking of purchasing a device I would heartly recommend a hardware device for VPN, the reliability and throughput, as well as added security features (e.g. web filtering) are a definitive improvement over server. With a UPS for supply backup they just sit there backup once s

Re: Export text columns containing carriage returns to Excel?

2018-08-03 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
Some ideas: I would question the desirability of an excel file for these data, getting the data back out of excel will be more than a little fun. A text file with the LFs replaced with some unique code would be better for most purposes. Alternatively, you could pick some high ascii codes as your

Re: Scheduled ISP Maintenance @ 4D Office (France)

2018-08-07 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
The worst of it is that trying to log in in the application crashes 4D with a dialog stating 'You can identify yourself ..." which will not dismiss Steve UK -- On 07/08/2018, 11:26, "4D_Tech on behalf of Pat Bensky via 4D_Tech" <4d_tech-boun...@lists.4d.com on behalf of 4d_tech@lists.4d.com>

Re: OFF - Reconditioning SSD Drives

2018-08-08 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
Is TRIM enabled? If not that would be my first step. Steve UKVD On 08/08/2018, 16:54, "4D_Tech on behalf of Dave Nasralla via 4D_Tech" <4d_tech-boun...@lists.4d.com on behalf of 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: Hey All, This isn't related to 4D per se, but our 4D server is running a

Re: PDF Creation on Windows under v16 -- Changed?

2018-08-16 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
Allan Somewhere around v16r4–6 there was a change in the maximum file name length and path length that caused us considerable problems (we are Mac based and had been sending reports with enormous descriptive titles before this generated on the fly using 4D write and then attached to emails via

Re: Sending Attachment

2018-11-29 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
Mike I would change the path to Mac format - our code works with that as Jeffery mentioned Also, the file name and path length need to be short to work - there seemed to be a change a few versions back and we had to change our code to meet this requirement We also always send the content type p

Re: Compact data file

2018-12-01 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
What size was the file originally? Are there any BLOBS or Images in the data? It does seem odd. A couple of ideas I presume the records have been deleted and not marked as deleted Have you tried experimenting with the settings in the advanced TAB (I can't remember if this is available in v13)

Headers and Footers in 4DWrite Pro

2018-12-11 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
Hi everyone, I hope someone can help– I suspect I am being daft. I am starting to design some labels in 4D and there is by default a large header and footer meaning there is very limited space for the body text. I can remove the header and footer, but do not see how to increase the size of the

Re: 4D Write for v17

2018-12-15 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
In the 32bit version of v17 you can use both old 4Dwrite (with v17 versions) and Write Pro as long as you have the plug ins installed. However, the 32-bit version is pretty painful speed wise with the new interface unless you use the 64bit app - but it is fine for development. We are currently

Re: 4D Write for v17

2018-12-15 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
http://download.4d.com/Products/Current/4D_v17/Installers/4D_v17.0_Mac_32-bit.dmg HTH Steve On 15/12/2018, 21:15, "4D_Tech on behalf of Mitchell Shiller via 4D_Tech" <4d_tech-boun...@lists.4d.com on behalf of 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: Steve, That was my original question. Wher

Re: Build Application “No License is Installed" and ...

2019-02-25 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
Is it that you have two separate licences - should you not just have the partner licence for both or the developer licence for both? Having said that my licence was incorrectly updated at maintenance renewal recently and fixed very quickly by 4D in France. Steve On 25/02/2019, 16:07, "4D_Te

Re: Printing a PDF document from 4D

2019-03-19 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
RE: There is another plugin from pluggers.nl which handles viewing and printing of pdf documents too: PDFViewer. I have been using it on macOS for years. Excellent support from Rob for the rare occasions I needed it. I would second this! Steve

Re: 4D Write Pro: License or privilege error

2019-05-21 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
I would just check that there has not been a change of user access to this plug-in in user and groups - this has caught us out a few times between R upgrades as the settings for this seem to be lost Steve On 20/05/2019, 23:06, "4D_Tech on behalf of Timothy Penner via 4D_Tech" <4d_tech-boun...

PDF Viewer

2019-07-22 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
Dear all Anyone having difficulties with Mac PDF Viewer plugin (2.01) with Mojave and v17 (r4 and r5) 64 bit. Can’t decide whether I have a bad form or there is a more systemic problem. Thanks Steve UKVD ** 4D Internet Users Grou

Re: PDF Viewer

2019-07-22 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
. > On Jul 22, 2019, at 3:48 PM, UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > > Dear all > Anyone having difficulties with Mac PDF Viewer plugin (2.01) with Mojave and v17 (r4 and r5) 64 bit. Can’t decide whether I have a bad form or there is a m

Re: PDF Viewer

2019-07-23 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
or web areas (on mac). Rob might be on holiday right now, but normally he responds pretty quickly. HTH Koen > Op 22 jul. 2019, om 21:48 heeft UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> het volgende geschreven: > > Anyone having difficulties with Mac

Re: PRINTERS LIST

2019-10-09 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
On the Mac at least, it loads all of the printers set up on the machine, they don't need to be attached/available, so unless you are setting a printer up mid-session I am not sure this is a necessary. Steve On 07/10/2019, 17:10, "4D_Tech on behalf of David Ringsmuth via 4D_Tech" <4d_tech-boun

Unable to download from kb

2019-11-09 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
Dear 4D collective I am unable to download the technote materials https://kb.4d.com/assetid=78151 I have tried the usual range of browsers, have logged in and am feeling a bit defeated. Any tips? Thanks Steve Shaw UKVD ** 4D In

Re: Unable to download from kb

2019-11-09 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
Thanks Chip and Narinder There seems to be a problem which is not obvious to me! I'll try again in the week and have a look at our security device in some detail! Steve On 09/11/2019, 15:25, "Chip Scheide" <4d_o...@pghrepository.org> wrote: I tried... get an error - no access at/on

Windows 10 Workstation error -10515 Failed to synchronize Resources Folder

2019-12-14 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
I have installed 4D 17 r6 as a client on a new machine this morning, but cannot get around the following error Failed to synchronize Resources Folder Any previous experience from the experts here gratefully received. I note an old list entry (2018) did not give a definitive answer. Thanks in a

Re: Windows 10 Workstation error -10515 Failed to synchronize Resources Folder

2019-12-15 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
erver down for a short while without too much impact. Steve On 14/12/2019, 10:33, "4D_Tech on behalf of UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech" <4d_tech-boun...@lists.4d.com on behalf of 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: I have installed 4D 17 r6 as a client on a new machine this morning,

Using ORDA - getting ONE entity from MANY Table

2020-01-28 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
Hi ORDA users I am starting to explore ORDA and with many false steps I have reduced some code to just a few lines which is great. However, I am struggling to extract a field from a related one table when working principally in the many table. In the following selection – I cannot find the cod

Re: Using ORDA - getting ONE entity from MANY Table

2020-01-29 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
enamed fields or relations. Jim Crate On Jan 28, 2020, at 4:25 AM, UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > > Hi ORDA users > > I am starting to explore ORDA and with many false steps I have reduced some code to just a few l

Re: v18 and 4D Write Classic - does it work ?

2020-02-05 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
For the 4D write side of things I would use v17 r 4 (I think) 32 bit to facilitate using the two systems side by side in a fairly modern environment. Not everything available in WP (v18) was sorted at that stage so I would make this an interim step as v18 seems fairly complete. Hope this help S

Re: Getting emails sent by 4D to show up in "Sent Items"?

2020-02-11 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
Bob Even in Microsoft Outlook it is common for sent emails to only be seen on the machine (phone, PC, Web, Tablet) that sends them, which is sometimes a real nuisance. The only way I have found to avoid this situation is to BCC or CC the emails to the origination. Is this a feature of Exchange

Re: Gmail, LSA, and OAuth

2020-03-18 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
Is there any possibility that the new MAIL commands in version 18 will sort out these shortcomings? On 18/03/2020, 21:53, "4D_Tech on behalf of Herr Alexander Heintz via 4D_Tech" <4d_tech-boun...@lists.4d.com on behalf of 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: Am 18.03.2020 um 22:43 schrieb David R

New Mail Command 17r6

2020-04-03 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
Hi 4D experts The following code has been working really well, much faster than the old IC methods, but from today the PDFs are arriving corrupted if sent from a MAC client, but not from a PC client. We have not used PC clients before, but because of bandwidth issues I have just set one up as a

Re: New Mail Command 17r6

2020-04-03 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
;4d_tech-boun...@lists.4d.com on behalf of 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: It looks like several attachment related bugs have been fixed after 17r6. https://bugs.4d.fr/fixedbugslist?branch=18_R2 John DeSoi, Ph.D. > On Apr 3, 2020, at 6:32 AM, UKVetDerm via 4D_

Re: New Mail Command 17r6

2020-04-03 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
Original Environment: - Program creating the PDF: 4D OS creating the PDF: macOS Printer driver used: macOS built in ( we can still produce PDFs using the code to put the PDF into the temporary folder for sending) OS 4D is running on that s

FW: New Mail Command 17r6

2020-04-03 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
Thanks Tim this is the situation. Very little has changed Original Environment: - Program creating the PDF: 4D OS creating the PDF: macOS Printer driver used: macOS built in ( we can still produce PDFs using the code t

Re: New Mail Command 17r6

2020-04-03 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
The files won't open on Mac OS or Windows and the applications tried include Preview, PDF Expert and Adobe Acrobat The header information looks good to me %!PS-Adobe-3.0 %APL_DSC_Encoding: UTF8 %APLProducer: (Version 10.14.6 (Build 18G4032) Quartz PS Context) Thanks Steve On 03/04/2020, 18:1

Re: New Mail Command 17r6

2020-04-03 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
this is a version difference. Kind regards and thank you for all the suggestions Steve On 03/04/2020, 18:25, "4D_Tech on behalf of UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech" <4d_tech-boun...@lists.4d.com on behalf of 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: The files won't open on Mac OS or Windows

Re: New Mail Command 17r6

2020-04-03 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
ile.platformPath) Else SET PRINT OPTION(Destination option;3;$file.platformPath) End if 2 on windows, 3 on mac. > 2020/04/04 6:45、UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com>のメール: > > SET PRINT OPTION(Destination option;2;$longDocName) &g

Re: New Mail Command 17r6

2020-04-04 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
Thank you. I have learnt my mistake - see previous post. I should have checked a good file for comparison. Far too much going on at present with the current crisis. Steve On 04/04/2020, 10:01, "4D_Tech on behalf of Ingo Wolf via 4D_Tech" <4d_tech-boun...@lists.4d.com on behalf of 4d_tech@lists

Re: Can't Access Design Mode in 6.0.6

2020-04-07 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
Datacheck - that takes me back. Do we have a much better 4D now I wonder? I have not (touching a very big piece of wood) had a Datacheck moment for a long time, although cheap storage makes very regular backups much easier. Sorry to hijack your post! Steve On 07/04/2020, 20:11, "4D_Tech on beh

Re: 4d Write Pro document to pdf?

2020-04-14 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
Hi Hilsen This works fine for us, we never preview (16 and currently 17r6, 18 and 18r2) $longDocName:=$pathname+$docname SET PRINT OPTION(Orientation option;1) SET PRINT OPTION(Destination option;3;$longDocName)

Re: With v18r2, can 4D display pdf documents?

2020-04-20 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
http://www.pluggers.nl/product/pdf-viewer/ has served us well for a long time. Steve On 21/04/2020, 06:12, "4D_Tech on behalf of Chris Belanger via 4D_Tech" <4d_tech-boun...@lists.4d.com on behalf of 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: Is there a way in 4D to display PDF documents? Either nativel

Re: Import docx files in 4D Write Pro Area

2020-06-04 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
There is a feature request here https://discuss.4d.com/t/import-docx-in-write-pro/14014/2 You may want to join the discussion on the new forums. It would be a very useful feature, but much more difficult I suspect than export to that format. Steve On 04/06/2020, 08:09, "4D_Tech on behalf of n

Re: 4D Write to 4D Write pro Commands

2020-06-16 Thread UKVetDerm via 4D_Tech
I would recommend moving over to the forums, this list is in its last days. https://discuss.4d.com Steve On 16/06/2020, 08:17, "4D_Tech on behalf of nisshaa2004 via 4D_Tech" <4d_tech-boun...@lists.4d.com on behalf of 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: Hi All, I am in the process of convert