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Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Programming Cookbook

You're reading from   Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Programming Cookbook Build better business applications with NAV

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2010
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849680943
Length 356 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Programming Cookbook
Credits
About the author
About the reviewer
1. Preface
1. Strings, Dates, and Other Data Types FREE CHAPTER 2. General Development 3. Working with Tables and Records 4. Designing Forms 5. Report Design 6. Diagnosing Code Problems 7. Roles and Security 8. Leveraging Microsoft Office 9. OS Interaction 10. Integration 11. Working with SQL Server 12. The RoleTailored Client Index

Using the Form Generation Wizard


You can always create a form manually, but using the Form Generation Wizard is a quick and painless way to create the skeleton.

How to do it...

  1. With the form selected in Object Designer click the New button.

  2. Choose the Customer table.

  3. Select Create a form using a wizard.

  4. Select Tabular-Type Form.

  5. Click OK.

  6. Use the arrow buttons between the two lists to add the No. and Name fields.

  7. Click on Finish.

How it works...

The Form Generation Wizard allows you to tell the system what fields you want on the form and the format or order in which you want them to appear. NAV will then automatically place the fields on the form for you. There is no manual positioning of labels or textboxes; no creating tabs or list boxes. It is all done automatically.

There's more...

The wizard will only create a basic form for you. If you need to create special functions or do any specific data validation, you will have to code that manually. A wizard is only designed to get you started, not to...

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