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version 6.8.2 (Modified)
The 4D_Pack plug-in provides 4D developpers with useful additional routines.
The 4D_Pack command names have the "AP" prefix in order to avoid any confusion with 4D commands. They also use the uppercase/lowercase convention depending on whether they are commands or functions.
Notes to ACI_Pack 6.5 Users
4D_Pack is the new name of the ACI_Pack package.
In the initial version of 4D_Pack (6.7), several commands were deleted so 4th Dimension 6.7 provided equivalent integrated functions. However, the mechanisms used by 4D were not completely identical to those of 4D_Pack (for example, unlike 4D_Pack, 4D picture management commands required QuickTime®) and many developers wanted to be able to use the original 4D_Pack commands.
Consequently, these commands were re-integrated into 4D_Pack in version 6.7.1 — with the exception of AP Select folder, which was replaced with the 4D command Select folder.
Installation
• The Windows version of 4D_Pack includes the 4D_PACK.4DX and 4D_PACK.RSR files.
• The Macintosh version of 4D_Pack include the 4D_PACK.4DX file.
According to the 4D plug-ins architecture, these files can be placed in a Win4DX folder (Windows version) or a Mac4DX folder (MacOS version) located either at the same level as the database structure file, or at the level of the executable applications, or in the active 4D folder on the machine.
If your database is running on 4D Server with Macintosh and Windows clients connecting to it, both the Mac4DX and Win4DX folders must be present. If the server hosting 4D_Pack is running under Windows, you must use 4D Transporter to transport the Macintosh plug-in to Windows. You will get two files, 4D_PACK.4DX and 4D_PACK.RSR, that should be placed in the Mac4DX folder on Windows.
If the server machine is running on MacOS, the files from the Windows plug-in should be directly copied to the Win4DX file on Macintosh.
Important Installation Notes:
• If 4D_Pack is installed in different places, only the version located in the Win4DX/Mac4DX folder at the same level as the database structure will be loaded.
• Compiling: When compiling a database that uses 4D_Pack installed in the active 4D folder, it is required that you specify the path to the 4D_Pack plug-in to 4D Compiler.
• When copying or moving a database or an executable on another machine, make sure that the Win4DX/Mac4DX folder in which the plug-in is located is copied at the same time.
For more information, please refer to the 4D Product Line Installation Guide.
Package Contents
The 4D_Pack package contains several routines grouped into six themes:
| Themes | Description |
| User Interface | User interface management |
| Windows Help Files | Using the Help Manager (Windows only) |
| Utilities | Miscellaneous routines |
| External Clock | "Analog" clock displayed in a plug-in area |
| Picture Files | Picture management |
| Printing | Management of the printing parameters |
| ANSI streams | Management of sending data to files and ports |
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