C/SIDE and C/AL

alok_dida
alok_dida Member Posts: 73
edited 2010-06-15 in NAV/Navision Classic Client
Can somebody tell me what is exactly difference between C/AL and C/SIDE?
I am a little bit confuse about it.

Thanks in advance.

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  • AdrianAkers
    AdrianAkers Member Posts: 137
    C/AL is a programming language - (Client Application Language) very close to Pascal.

    C/SIDE is the development environment. (Customer/Server Integrated Development Environment) or (Client/Server Integrated Development Environment)
  • alok_dida
    alok_dida Member Posts: 73
    That i know . But i want more precise answer.
    C/SIDE providing Development environment is like its providing interface for interaction between Client and server only or C/AL is a subset of C/SIDE.
  • AdrianAkers
    AdrianAkers Member Posts: 137
    They are 2 separate "things".

    C/AL is a language
    C/SIDE is a development environment

    The same way
    C# is a language
    Visual Studio is a development environment
  • alok_dida
    alok_dida Member Posts: 73
    Ok.. Thanks.
    I thought in that way only but still i was not sure about that so i asked this question.
  • David_Singleton
    David_Singleton Member Posts: 5,479
    AdrianAkers wrote:
    C/SIDE is the development environment. (Customer/Server Integrated Development Environment) or (Client/Server Integrated Development Environment)

    It's the second "Client/Server" never Customer.
    David Singleton
  • AdrianAkers
    AdrianAkers Member Posts: 137
    Yeah... Just heard people refer to both... :roll:
  • David_Singleton
    David_Singleton Member Posts: 5,479
    AdrianAkers wrote:
    Yeah... Just heard people refer to both... :roll:

    Ah ok, I thought you were asking for confirmation.
    David Singleton
  • stryk
    stryk Member Posts: 645
    According to this:

    I always thought C/AL is for "C/SIDE Application Language" ?!
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  • Savatage
    Savatage Member Posts: 7,142
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/AL

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  • David_Singleton
    David_Singleton Member Posts: 5,479
    stryk wrote:
    According to this:

    I always thought C/AL is for "C/SIDE Application Language" ?!

    Hmm now you got me thinking, and I think you may be right. :shock:
    David Singleton
  • alok_dida
    alok_dida Member Posts: 73
    David Singleton wrote:
    stryk wrote:
    According to this:

    I always thought C/AL is for "C/SIDE Application Language" ?!


    Hmm now you got me thinking, and I think you may be right. :shock:

    it means C/AL is made only for Microsoft Dynamics Nav only.. Not any other product of Microsoft Dynamics or other products of Microsoft.

    Is it true?
  • stryk
    stryk Member Posts: 645
    alok_dida wrote:
    it means C/AL is made only for Microsoft Dynamics Nav only.. Not any other product of Microsoft Dynamics or other products of Microsoft. Is it true?
    True.
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  • Belias
    Belias Member Posts: 2,998
    How many times people ask us "what is your programming language?" and i "...... :-k ... :whistle: .... :roll: .....C/AL, i don't think you know it :-$ "
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  • AdrianAkers
    AdrianAkers Member Posts: 137
    Haha... So true... :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
  • Shonatina
    Shonatina Member Posts: 114
    C/AL (Client Application Language) is the programming language used within the C/SIDE Integrated Development Environment in Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Formerly known as Navision Attain).C/AL is a database specific programming language, and is primarily used for retrieving, inserting and modifying records in a Navision database. C/AL is simple but effective, and resembles the Pascal language it is based on.
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  • AdrianAkers
    AdrianAkers Member Posts: 137
    Hadn't we already cleared that one up?! :)
  • Shonatina
    Shonatina Member Posts: 114
    there was a doubt as to whether C/AL's fullform is "C/SIDE Application Language" .
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