Downloadable Papers

These papers are adapted from Programming 4th Dimension, articles in Dimensions magazine, and 4D Summit presentations. Also see my complete publication list for additional downloadable tech notes. Check the book review pages for reading recommendations.

Note: These papers are designed for print, so they are longer and have more graphics than the ideal online document. The HTML versions are definitely too long for Web documents. I suggest using the HTML version to see if you are interested in the articles, and then downloading the PDF for printing and reading on paper.

The papers are divided into four categories:

4D Web Programming

4D and IIS Integration
by Nick Middleweek
This guest article a flexible approach to 4DISAPI request handling based on IIS application mapping.
Article PDF (268K) Sample database Zip (268K)

Managing State in Web-Database Systems
by David Adams
4D Internet Integration Training 2000
HTML or PDF (785K)

Adding Interactivity to a Web Server with 4D
by David Adams
4D, Inc. Technical Note 96-12 (© 4D, Inc.)
PDF
(225K)

Simplifying HTML with Templates
by David Adams
4D, Inc. Technical Note 96-13.(© 4D, Inc.)
PDF (128K)

Software Development

Normalization Is a Nice Theory
by David Adams and Dan Beckett
4D Summit 1997
HTML or PDF (732K)

Guerilla Design Techniques
by David Adams and Dan Beckett
4D Summit 1998
Presentation (PDF)
(900K)
Paper Design Objects Supplement (PDF)
(300K)

Programming Style
by David Adams and Dan Beckett
Dimensions, March/April 1998
HTML or PDF (384K)

4D Programming

New Index Options
by David Adams
Explains the new indexing features found in 4D 6.5 and later.
The 4D 6.5 Companion
PDF (504K)

Pointers
by David Adams and Dan Beckett
Dimensions, Sept/Oct 1997
HTML or PDF (288K)

The Joy of Triggers
by David Adams and Dan Beckett
4D Summit 1998
HTML or PDF (1,000K)
Updated for 2000 PDF (944K)

Stored Procedures and Beyond
by David Adams and Dan Beckett
4D Summit 1997
HTML
or PDF (656K)

Real-World Printing Problems and Solutions
by David Adams and Dan Beckett
4D Summit 1997
HTML or PDF (2.1 MB)

Related Pages

If you would like to see more articles by David Adams, visit the Complete Publication List page.