process_Module version 1.0

The Component adds 8 new routines which provide an easy way of re-using local and global processes. This is useful in certain applications, especially client-server systems with many users as it takes less time to reuse an existing process than to start a new one from scratch, and also helps heelp the server and client memory in better condition.

Also, in applications where many global processes are likely to be created then destroyed this module could be useful.

To facilitate passing parameters to new processes, this component assumes the developer will be using ObjectTools from Aparajita, or a similar method which allows just a longint parameter to be passed to the new process.

One of the most important benefits of this component is that it allows you to define standard process startup and shutdown code, for example, setting the default menu bar of new processes, initialising process variables, clearing them when finished with, clearing selections, setting the default read/write state, etc.

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All Variables Are Typed

Like all mitchenall.com 4D source code products, this component compiles with the "All Variables Are Typed" option on 4D Compiler. This is important to us, not so much for the slight time savings in compilation times, but so that we know exactly how the compiler will interpret our variables, no matter who compiles the database and with whatever settings.

QuickCodePro v4 Users

Users of Aparajita's QuickCodePro will be pleased to know that this module has all the parameter lists in the comments page for each individual method. This means you can use the QuickCommand feature just as you do for 4D commands. The comments also contain brief help on each command so that you can use the HotHelp feature to display a bubble with the important information about a routine.