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Microsoft Dynamics NAV Development Quick Start Guide

You're reading from   Microsoft Dynamics NAV Development Quick Start Guide Get up and running with Microsoft Dynamics NAV

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789612769
Length 210 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Alexander Drogin Alexander Drogin
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Table of Contents (10) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started with the NAV Development Environment FREE CHAPTER 2. Codeunits - Structuring C/AL Code 3. Tables - Creating Data Structure 4. Designing User Interface 5. Exchanging Data with XML Ports 6. NAV Event Model 7. Presenting Data in Reports 8. Debugging Your Code 9. Other Books You May Enjoy

Compiling a codeunit and error handling

As we already know, codeunits, as well as other application objects, are created in the Object Designer. The first time you save a new object, you will be requested to assign an ID number and a name to it and compile the object. But the Compiled option prevents saving the object if its code has syntax errors. Let's see how we can handle the commonplace situation of saving an object before fixing bugs.

Handling compilation errors

If the code of an object contains a syntax error, an attempt to compile this object will fail, and the compilation will stop on the first encountered error. Let's modify the Hello World example from the previous chapter and see how the Object Designer...

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