Connecting to a 4D Server Database

version 6.8 (Modified)

When you launch 4D Client, you are presented with a Connection dialog box containing three tabs.

The Recent page memorizes the list of all 4D servers recently used. The list is sorted by alphabetical order. To connect to a server from this list, double-click on its name or select it and click the OK button.

To remove a server from the list, select it and hold down the Del or Backspace key.

Every server memorized is stored in a file placed in the [Favorites] folder of the [4D] folder. The file is named DatabaseName under MacOS and DatabaseName.pth under Window.

4D Server includes a built-in TCP/IP broadcasting system that publishes the name of the server databases over the network. These names are listed in the TCP/IP Page.

The list is sorted by alphabetical order. To connect to a server from this list, double-click on its name or select it and click the OK button.

Note: An asterisk (*) is placed before the name of the databases published with the encryption option. For more information, refer to section Encrypting Client/Server Connections.

The Custom page allows assigning a published server on the network using its IP address and attributing it a customized name.

You can customize the 4D Server TCP/IP broadcasting system so that the names of server databases are not automatically published over the network. In this case, the names do not appear in the TCP/IP page on the client side. However, if you know the IP address of a server database whose name is not broadcast, you can manually enter its IP address.

Note: For more information about TCP/IP broadcasting, refer to the Customizer Plus manual.

• Database name: allows defining the name of the 4D Server database. This name will be used in the Recent page when referring to the database.

• Network address: allows entering the IP address of the machine where the 4D Server was launched. If two servers are executed simultaneously on the same machine, the IP address must be followed a comma and port number, for example: 192.168.92.104,19814

By default, the publishing port of a 4D Server is 19813.

Note: If a database was selected in the Recent or TCP/IP pages at the moment that you clicked on the Custom tab, the two fields display the corresponding information.

Once this page assigns a server, click the OK button will allow you to connect to the server. The server will then be listed in the Recent page.

Note: If the database is published using the encryption option, you must add an asterisk (*) before the name, otherwise the connection will be refused. For more information, refer to section Encrypting Client/Server Connections.