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Appendix E: Obsolete commands

Several commands and functions found in previous versions of 4D Write have been replaced starting in version 6.5 with new routines that are more powerful and that make use of the new functionalities of the plug-in. In order to ensure the compatibility of previous applications and to permit developers to progressively update their code, these obsolete commands have been kept temporarily (prefixed by the letter 'O'). However, their use in new developments is not recommended.

Beginning with version 11 of 4D Write, these commands will no longer appear in the lists of plug-in commands. Their maintenance will no longer be ensured in future versions. From now on, it is strongly recommended to systematically replace these commands in your code with the new commands or to use alternative functions.

The table below lists the obsolete commands and indicates the alternative provided in the current version of 4D Write.

Obsolete command	Alternatives to be used
WR O DISPLAY SCROLLBARS	WR SET DOC PROPERTY
WR O ON MENU	WR ON COMMAND
WR O DISPLAY RULER	WR SET DOC PROPERTY
WR O DISPLAY MENUBAR	WR SET DOC PROPERTY
WR O Get page	WR GET CURSOR POSITION
WR O Is Hyphen	WR SELECT
WR O PICTURE TO AREA	WR PICTURE TO AREA
WR O Find	WR Find
WR O EXPERT COMMAND	WR LOCK COMMAND
WR O CREATE STYLESHEET	WR Create stylesheet
WR O MOVE PICTURE	Using alignment attributes (left,right, center) or setting the margins of paragraphs to move the picture and the new commands for working with pictures.
WR O DO COMMAND	WR EXECUTE COMMAND
WR O TEXT ALIGNMENT	WR SET TEXT PROPERTY
WR O SET ATTRIBUTES	WR SET FONT
WR O LINE SPACING	WR SET TEXT PROPERTY
WR O SET MARGINS	WR SET TEXT PROPERTY
WR O SET PACK OPTIONS	WR SET DOC PROPERTY
	WR SET AREA PROPERTY
WR O OPTIONS	WR SET AREA PROPERTY
WR O SET PREFERENCES	WR SET DOC PROPERTY
WR O SET TABS	WR SET TAB
WR O RESIZE PICTURE	WR SET PICTURE SIZE
WR O Area to picture	WR Area to picture
WR O Picture to offscreen area	WR New offscreen area
WR O INSERT HYPHEN	WR EXECUTE COMMAND
WR O INSERT PICTURE	WR INSERT PICTURE
WR O Get ScrollBars	WR Get doc property
WR O GET ATTRIBUTES	WR Get font
WR O GET STYLESHEET	WR GET STYLESHEET INFO
WR O GET PICTURE	WR GET PICTURE SIZE
WR O GET MARGINS	WR Get text property
WR O Get pack options	WR Get doc property
WR O GET PREFERENCES	WR Get doc property
WR O GET RULER	WR Get text property
WR O GET TABS	WR GET TAB
WR O SET STYLESHEET	WR SET STYLESHEET INFO
WR O CHANGE STYLE	WR SET TEXT PROPERTY
WR O Font name	Use 4D commands.
WR O Count Stylesheet	WR Count
WR O Page number	WR INSERT PAGE NUMBER
WR O Font number	Use 4D commands.
WR O COMPUTE NOW	WR EXECUTE COMMAND
WR O Replace	WR Replace
WR O AUTO SAVE	WR Area to picture
WR O STATISTICS	WR Count
WR O MENU STATUS	WR GET COMMAND INFO
WR O REMOVE HYPHEN	WR SELECT
	WR DELETE SELECTION
WR O DELETE STYLESHEET	WR DELETE STYLESHEET
WR O STRUCTURE ACCESS	WR LOCK COMMAND
WR O Save to picture	WR Area to picture