image types in 5.0

ara3n

I read that 5.0 suppose to allow png. jpeg, in addition to bmp. I tried jpg but doesn't look like it supports it. Anyboy knows the details?

Alex_Chow

What I got at the Directions is that you can attach any files against a record. It's done through the document linking feature in 5.0.

I don't think they meant you can display .jpg files on the client.

ara3n

well you could do that with a blob field.

Alex_Chow

ara3n wrote:

well you could do that with a blob field.

Yes you can, but the point of the document linking feature is that you can store any kind of document outside of Navision and open it with the appropriate programs.

You can do this currently with BLOB fields, but it requires modification. But now, it's ready to use out of the box.

ara3n

It's not really a finished solution.

You can have orphaned entries, you don't know if a record has links. You have to make modification. Add a flowflield Etc.
The attached files can open any application.

kine

1) You know, if the record has link or not... (the LINK indicator on the status bar)
2) Orphaned links - it is on you to clear them, it is same like deleting lines when deleting header. But yes, if it is not part of standard process of deleting record, it is impossible to do that in general without modifying all tables.
3) Of course, it is first version of this module, you can assume all kind of "baby illness"

ara3n

I'm not complaining or anything. I just wanted to know about support for Jpg, and png. I saw it in one of the presentations, and I guess it's in 5.1, not in 5.0.

kine

I know, I am surprised as well, I thought also that it will be possible to import jpg pictures into NAV. 8)

Alex_Chow

Really? I was never under the impression that the NAV clients will support .jpg files during the 5.0 presentations.

It was presented (at Directions anyway) that it would support all file types using the link document feature.

Unless the MVPs get a different presentation?

kine

In many occasions I saw presentations with text:

New FEATURES:
- Block ident
- Support for JPG and other graphical formats
- SMTP mail support
- xxx

And for me this is clear... but it seems that it is not whole truth...

janpieter

The navision forms as you are used to i think will still be there in 5.1. But as i understand there is a new object type called 'page' and this will be totally different then what we are used to in Navision.

This object type in time will replace the navision forms as we know them today. Probably they will support different image types but the new object type will have many disadvantages as well. (i think you will need 20" displays!)

For showing jpg files in navision you can always try:
http://www.mibuso.com/dlinfo.asp?FileID=333

Alex_Chow

janpieter wrote:

The navision forms as you are used to i think will still be there in 5.1.

That's not true. The document link feature is what they meant when they said that they support all type of graphical images and file types. I've confirmed this in the 5.0 roadshow.

DenSter

I think there's two things going on at the same time.

In 5.1 you can still use the current form objects, you don't HAVE to convert them to the new client. In either case the current form object will probably not support anything but BMP's.

The doc link feature is a fancier way to do the HYPERLINK thing. It's a path to a file that is linked to a record in NAV. When you click the 'Open' button from the link form, the file will open the app that is registered for that file type on your computer.

kriki

[Topic moved from Upcoming version NAV 5.1 forum to Navision forum]

jreynolds

kine wrote:

1) You know, if the record has link or not... (the LINK indicator on the status bar)
2) Orphaned links - it is on you to clear them, it is same like deleting lines when deleting header. But yes, if it is not part of standard process of deleting record, it is impossible to do that in general without modifying all tables.

1) There is also a new C/AL function HASLINKS. There are also functions ADDLINK, COPYLINKS, DELETELINK, and DELETELINKS; I have not seen any documentation on these functions in any of the "what's new in 5.0" type of documents but they are documented in the C/SIDE help.

2) Links are deleted along with a record as long as the delete is executed from the UI or with a DELETE(TRUE) from code. Unfortunately, there are lots of place in code when records are deleted without the TRUE parameter (just look at all the DELETEs in the OnDelete trigger of the Item table).

ara3n

Yes, they have created a report that you can run periodically that will delete orphaned links.