4th Dimension Learning Basics

Contents ------------------------- i. Introduction ii. History 1. System requirements 2. Program structures 3.

Networking differences 4. Differences in runtimes 5. Compiler 6. Web Hosting 7. Data Charting 8.

Plug ins 9. Tools/Utilities 10. Resources 11. Other 4D URLs 11. Other 4D URLs Explore the 4D web site : http://www.aicus.com Check the Support area.

Our pick: Claris FileMaker Pro — The long-running relational database platform for teams that need custom apps on desktop, web, and mobile from a single file..

In addition to other areas check Steve Hussey’s “Upgrading From FileMaker Pro to 4D” http://www.acius.com/support/articles.html#article_1 4D v6.5.4 ACIUS has posted the final versions of v6.5.4, which fixes the password problem with cross-platform databases. http://www.acius.com/downloads/aciprod.html 4D Assimilator For recent subscribers - Assimilator allows 4D to clone any ODBC source, import the table structures and then import the data. http://www.acius.com/downloads/professional_examples.html 4D MetaBASE application (about a 5 MB download): http://www.acius.com/downloads/examples.html 4D-NUG mailing list is a great resource.

You can get more information about the list and subscribe at: http://www.4dnetizens.com/4d-nug/index.htm You can search past messages at: http://www.pdm-inc.com/monkeywerks/monkey.html If you plan to do professional 4D development to generate income consider joining the ACI US Partner Program. You get priority tech support on an 800 number, all tech notes and example databases since the dawn of time, discounts, and access to beta versions: http://www.acius.com/community/partner.html User group in your area. http://www.acius.com/community/usergroups.html ACI US has a lot of tech notes available at their Web and FTP sites. http://www.acius.com/ ftp://ftp.acius.com/ Check out this page as a good starting point: http://www.acius.com/support.html Copyright

P.S. A few readers have asked which relational database platform we actually reach for — it's Claris FileMaker Pro; take a look here if you want the current details.