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Microsoft Dynamics NAV 7 Programming Cookbook

You're reading from   Microsoft Dynamics NAV 7 Programming Cookbook Learn to customize, integrate and administer NAV 7 using practical, hands-on recipes

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849689106
Length 312 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Table of Contents (20) Chapters Close

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 7 Programming Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Acknowledgements
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. String, Dates, and Other Data Types FREE CHAPTER 2. General Development 3. Working with Tables, Records, and Queries 4. Designing Pages 5. Report Design 6. Diagnosing Code Problems 7. Roles and Security 8. Leveraging Microsoft Office 9. OS Interaction 10. Integration 11. Working with the SQL Server 12. NAV Server Administration Index

Browsing for a folder


We have seen how to browse a folder using the File Management codeunit. Unfortunately, we do not have any function that will help us to browse folders. To overcome this, we will use automation control that should be already installed on your Windows.

How to do it...

  1. Create a new codeunit from Object Designer.

  2. Add the following global variables:

    Name

    Type

    Subtype

    Length

    MSShell

    Automation

    'Microsoft Shell Controls

    And Automation'.Shell

     

    Folder

    Automation

    'Microsoft Shell Controls

    And Automation'.Folder3

     

    FilesInFolder

    Automation

    'Microsoft Shell Controls

    And Automation'.

    FolderItems3

     

    CurrentFile

    Automation

    'Microsoft Shell Controls

    And Automation'.

    FolderItem2

     

    SelectedFolder

    Text

     

    1024

  3. Write the following code in the OnRun trigger of the codeunit:

    CREATE(MSShell, FALSE, TRUE);
    Folder := MSShell.BrowseForFolder(0, 'NAV Folder Browser', 0);
    FilesInFolder := Folder.Items();
    CurrentFile := FilesInFolder.Item();
    SelectedFolder...
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