"Programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV" publishing ve

daves

I am very pleased to share the following announcement:

The very first independent book about applications development in C/SIDE and C/AL, "Programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV", will be published by PACKT Publishing in October 2007. This book was written by David Studebaker, a NAV / Navision Developer since 1996. David is a Certified NAV Professional in Development, Applications and Implementation as well as a Microsoft Certified Trainer for NAV. Prior to Navision, David worked in a variety of business software roles and earned degrees in engineering and business.

There is a hotlink to the PACKT Publishing site for the book on the home page of mibuso.com. The book can be ordered on the PACKT site.

"Programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV" is designed first to be a tutorial book for the experienced business applications developer who wants to learn C/AL and C/SIDE as quickly as possible. It can also act as a supplemental reference for developers, managers and others interested in the features and capabilities of NAV's development tools.

Some discussion topics covered in this volume:

Basic NAV definitions and conventions
The design and development process of a NAV application
The unique aspects of the NAV data and process flows, Data Types, Tables, Forms, Reports and Codeunits
C/SIDE and C/AL basics - essential navigation, object construction, numbering, basic syntax, naming rules, SIFT technology, string operators and functions, numeric operators and functions, logical and relational operators and functions
Control Logic and Flow - Conditional statements, I/O statements, sorting, filtering, data flow, FlowFields, process logic flow, creating new functions, documentation, testing
Advanced C/AL - modifying existing functions, creating new objects, finding code models, advanced debugging techniques

Luc_VanDyck

More info about this book, and a sample chapter, can be found at http://www.mibuso.com/bookofferpacktpub.asp

DenSter

This book is a must have for anyone who is learning about NAV development.

gadzilla1

Dave,

Congratulations on your book, very cool and a much needed resource for those new to NAV development like myself. =D>

I just ordered mine. Drop me a note when you plan a book signing in Northern Wisconsin.

Well done - gad1

idiot

Our auditors are in dire need of this book

Waldo

Dave,

I ordered my copy already many weeks ago. I can't wait to read it.

Congrats on the book!!

daves

The book "Programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV" was released to the public on 10/22/07. I hope you find it useful and, at least occasionally, interesting.

Marije_Brummel

daves wrote:

The book "Programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV" was released to the public on 10/22/07. I hope you find it useful and, at least occasionally, interesting.

Thanks Dave, I got it today and it looks great! So good to finally see the project completed. =D>

See you at Directions.

Waldo

Don't have it yet, but looking forward to it .
See you at Directions as well.

Marije_Brummel

Waldo wrote:

Don't have it yet,

Belgium is always a little slow compared to Holland.

[Just kidding]

Alex_Chow

Hi Dave,

I've ordered 2 copies.

Do you plan to offer a Clif notes version for people who do not like to read books? O:)

Waldo

you know ... you can also read the same book twice :shock:

daves

Wouldn't that have to be a Dave Notes?

Ok, ok, I'll just go sit down and be quiet.

:P

Alex_Chow

daves wrote:

Wouldn't that have to be a Dave Notes?

Ok, ok, I'll just go sit down and be quiet.

:P

Seriously though...

I would be nice if there is a pocket guide for NAV developers. But I guess that's what hte NAV C/side help is for... :roll:

daves

The best condensed reference that I know of is the one Luc Van Dyck (of this site) puts together. It is in the downloads here at MUID : BIYK
It is called Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 Quick Reference. I am hopeful that in future editions of my book, Luc's reference will be included as an Appendix. In the meantime, get it here right now.

james

I've just put an order in for the book, but can I just ask, does it go into areas like Application Server, interaction with other software and the Automation datatype.

I feel pretty comfortable with developing within Navision, but my main weakness is exposure to interaction with other applications and languarges

daves

Such topics are only covered in an introductory way. For the purposes of this book, those are considered advanced topics to possibly be covered in a subsequent volume. No commitment has been made for an advanced topics volume yet.

I hope this doesn't eliminate the usefulness of the current volume to you. I appreciate your interest.

Regards,
Dave Studebaker

james

Thanks Dave, I'm sure the book will be more than handy

Just out of interest, does anyone know where is a useful resource for these sort of topics? Or is it just experience??

Waldo

Sorry to say, but good interfacing and integration is based on experiences. afaik, there is nothing useful to find in books - official or unofficial. No design patterns, not one way to go, no tips & tricks, ... .

I know there are numerous solutions which we have investigated. Celenia's Integration Framework and ToIncrease Connectivity Studio are the ones that are best known. (we created our own integration framework because they didn't fit for us for numerous reasons)

There is also much to find on this forum. Disadvantage is that you'll have to gather your info throughout more than one thread. I'd be happy to guide you in the info you want.

Waldo

daves wrote:

Such topics are only covered in an introductory way. For the purposes of this book, those are considered advanced topics to possibly be covered in a subsequent volume. No commitment has been made for an advanced topics volume yet.

I hope this doesn't eliminate the usefulness of the current volume to you. I appreciate your interest.

Regards,
Dave Studebaker

May be a new approach for the next release: multiple writers and one coordinator (you)? I'd be happy to help you out .

daves

In the context of a volume covering a number of advanced topic areas, that is a very interesting thought. Thank you Eric. I will keep that in mind as the concept development work proceeds.

dbezzant

Just finished my read of the book. I had originally purchased it with the intent of using is for any new development hires (which I still plan to do), but I found a lot of great information in here of things that I either had forgotten or never really used.

Thanks Dave for this great reference.

daves

Thank you. I am hopeful others will feel the same.

I have also been very pleased at the reception my book has received from the NAV development team at Microsoft. At this point, I'm looking forward to working on future related book projects.

danlindstrom

I've ordered and have read the book. =D>
It was VERY usefull for an old developer like me who had been working with NAV since 1999 (version 2.00).
I planned to let the the circulate anomong coworkers but noway. I'll keep it.

I've only found 6 minor erratas (reported via packtpub.com)
at page 185,315,340,428,444

Good work!

daves

Maybe you can talk your coworkers into each buying their own copy?

Seriously, thanks for the kind words (and for the errata feedback). One of my goals was to share what I have learned (some of it on this forum). I'm glad to know I had some success.

Comments like yours encourage me to begin the next writing project. I'm hoping to do V6.0 and to expand on some of the areas only lightly covered in this volume. Suggestions for content are welcome.

Waldo

Well, may be a bundle of "Best Practices"?
like:
- localisation
- upgrading
- SQL migration
- ...

there are really a bunch of them..

daves

Good start Eric