Mendix 2.4.1 has just been released! Download your copy now from MXDN. Mendix 2.4.1 contains several improvements on 2.4.0. The full change log of this and earlier versions can be found at the wiki.

Mendix 2.4.0 has just been released! Download your copy now from MXDN. Mendix 2.4.0 is a stable and production-ready version after rigorous testing by our partners and ourselves. The full change log of this and earlier versions can be found at the wiki.

Celebrating the new release.

Mendix 2.4 Beta 2 has just been released! Download your copy now from MXDN. Mendix 2.4 Beta 2 contains several fixes as well as some new features. The full change log can be found at the wiki. Some highlights are described below.

Project Explorer Improvements

Project explorer (click to enlarge)

In Mendix 2.4 Beta 2, document and folder management has been significantly improved in the project explorer of the Modeler. It is now possible to have nested folders, … Continue Reading

Publishing a web service (click to enlarge)

Web service support has been greatly improved in version 2.4 of our technology. You can expose functionality of your application by publishing a microflow as a web service. The necessary code (WSDL) is automatically generated and can be used by external systems (Mendix or otherwise).

Calling a web service (click to enlarge)

Importing web services is also much easier now. After importing a WSDL … Continue Reading

Visual XML Mapping (click to enlarge)

Mendix now offers the option to visually map XML data to the Mendix business object model. This makes it a lot easier to integrate with existing systems. Without writing a line of code you can import XML structures coming from files or from calling web services.

To create an XML mapping you simply specify how the XML elements map to metaobjects and attributes. In more complex cases, microflows can be used to convert and combine values and to customize the mapping … Continue Reading

Batch translation in action (click to enlarge)

As of version 2.4, Mendix supports full internationalization of your applications. You can translate your application into the native languages of the end users. Each user can then view the application in their language of choice. This is a big win for portal applications that are accessible to customers and partners all over the world.

Translating an application is facilitated by the Modeler in different ways. You can simply switch to a different language and start translating your forms. … Continue Reading

The console dock in action (click to enlarge)

You can now run your project inside the Business Modeler! Gone are the days of staring at the white-on-black command prompt window. When you click the run button (or  press F5) the new console dock will be activated and the output of the platform will appear in that window. The text box below the output area can be used for entering menu choices. The automatic scrolling of the output window can be temporarily locked so that … Continue Reading

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