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Mastering Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016

You're reading from   Mastering Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 The compilation of best skillset to harness Microsoft Dynamics NAV for Administrators, Consultants, and Developers

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786464309
Length 450 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Rabindra Sah Rabindra Sah
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Microsoft Dynamics NAV Installation FREE CHAPTER 2. Upgraded Features and Configuration in Dynamics NAV 2016 3. The C/AL and VB Programming 4. Testing and Debugging 5. Design and Development Considerations 6. Version Control and Code Management 7. Tuning Up the NAV System 8. Security in Dynamics NAV 2016 9. Upgrade and Migration 10. Interfacing NAV with Other Applications 11. Extending Dynamics NAV 2016 12. The Future of NAV

Coding with C/AL


The C/AL programming language in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 is similar to the older version of NAV. Coding with C/AL has always been easy because of one extra layer of preprocessing before all of its code is literally converted into C# code; it then follows the same compilation process as any other .NET program. A mediocre programmer can easily understand the previous code and make some changes in it. This is one of the reasons for the popularity of Microsoft Dynamics NAV among developers and consultants.

Connectivity of NAV with SQL is governed by the .NET standards. Especially, the interoperability with other third-party programs outside C/AL is directly controlled by the .NET architecture. This is also one of the reasons we need to install the .NET prerequisites into our system before installing Microsoft Dynamics NAC.

Later in this chapter, we will discuss how the codes are preprocessed into C# code, which all NAV developers need to understand.

Reusing code

One of the main...

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