4D Technical Notes

Several technical notes regarding 4th Dimension are available online at the 4D www.4D.com website. Performing a search using "Carper" as the search criteria will provide links to the complete technical note texts.

Get 4D Info External Routine

# 91-19 Published April 1, 1991
By Todd Carper
This technical note offers an external routine which allows you to get information on your current version of 4th Dimension. Information such as the version number, the name of the structure file and datafile, if the database has been compiled, and if you are in multi-user.

International Design Considerations

# 88-124 Published November 1, 1988
By Todd Carper
This technote discusses the use of strings stored as resources in order to facilitate converting applications to international systems.

ResEdit Templates in the 4D Templates File

# 88-73 Published March 1, 1988
By Todd Carper
This document describes the ResEdit Templates in the 4th DIMENSION TMPLS file.

4D External Report*

# 88-74 Published March 1, 1988
By Todd Carper
This document describes using the 4D External Report* program.

February.Ext External Procedure Documentation

# 88-75 Published February 1, 1988
By Todd Carper
February.Ext External Procedure Documentation, shipped in February, 1988. For Externals

Distributed Processing with ON EVENT CALL

# 88-80 Published February 1, 1988
By Todd Carperand Claus Rautenstrauch
In multi-user mode, Sleeping Macs can work as background processors.

Large Picture Considerations

# 88-83 Published April 1, 1988
By Todd Carper
Working with very large pictures.

Updating Linked Records in Multi-User

# 88-86 Published April 1, 1988
By Todd Carper
Updating Linked Records in Multi-User.