SET Constants

bstoyano

Hi guys,

I am a 100% beginner in NAV development, so please do not laugh a lot to my questions.
I have started reading Development 1 Manual and so far I have come up to SET constants. My question is:
Is it possible to use a decimal in a constant? I will give an example

will I get a FALSE if I check if 3 IN [1,2,3.14]

I tried but when I compile the codeunit NAV stops working and restarts. Is it the 3.14 that is wrong?

einsTeIn.NET

Yes, that's right. It seems to be a :bug: .
Type in

IF 3.0 IN [1,2,3.14] THEN

instead of.

P.S. 100% beginner, but near to 120 posts? Must be an understatement...

bstoyano

I mean I am an absolute beginner in NAV development, not in NAV at all
I am on my way of trying ...

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Yes, it works fine that way. Thanks einsTeIn

David_Singleton

bstoyano wrote:

Hi guys,

I am a 100% beginner in NAV development, ....

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

In light of the recent development advice you have been giving, this is a very odd statement!

bstoyano

I have an idea of programming, but I have never done anything in C/AL. Although I can understand much of the code written in C/AL. So now I am about to fill this gap. Hope you don't mind

David_Singleton

bstoyano wrote:

Hope you don't mind

Of course not. But you should try to understand that Navision is not a programming language, its an ERP package, so 95% of development in Navision is the base application, so I don't think you are a 100% beginner.

bstoyano

David Singleton wrote:

... so I don't think you are a 100% beginner.

Thanks for the good opinion you still have for me . I also think highly of you.
As for programming and ERP - I agree that the more important part is the business logic embedded. Programming is just a tool. Although this can be applied on the ERP itself. To put it simple - the fact that my grandfather didn't know how to use a computer and an ERP doesn't mean I am any smarter than him. It's only that my tools are better and nothing else.

But as you already know learning happens step-by-step. So in order to learn and have a right perception of a thing, such as Navision, we start dividing it into pieces, and we learn it piece by piece. Because it is easier to "swallow". I have some knowledge from the functional side and a very-very poor knowledge from the technical side. In order to be fully capable of imagining what's the whole of Navision, I should have some solid knowledge from the technical aspect as well.