Start running a form after a re-boot?

ALopez2710

Is there a way to run a specific form (or report, codeunit, etc.) on a classic client after a re-boot without using the JobQ?

We have a NAV process that runs directy on the SQL server, however, we have weekly maint. that requires the server to be re-booted but then someone has to manually start running a form, just wondering if there is a way to automate this. Thanks.

bbrown

My qustion is what maintenance activity would require SQL Server to be rebooted weekly?

kine

Second question is, why it is needed to run the form at all and why it is not solved through NAS.

ALopez2710

I'm not the sysadmin. so I probably misstated about the frequency of the server re-boot, it may only be once a month. Also, I was asking specifically about NOT using the NAS (I know I can schedule this over the NAS).

The reasons I asked about not using the NAS is because we already use it on a diff. machine, I wanted to try another this for another less critical but performance instensive task this way. So, my question is still, does anybody know how to do this without using the NAS?

kine

Firing NAV URL for this form? :whistle:

Of course, still I preffer to use NAS... 8) (saved money on one NAS session will be spent on solving other problems like who will click on error message...)

Mike_HWG

Why don't you save money on the extra NAS connection and instead just change your server maintenance documentation to include the extra step?

ALopez2710

Mike,

That is exactly what we ended up doing .. Was just trying to avoid that if there was a very simple way to launch a client and run a specific form after a re-boot.... anyways, Thanks all for your responses.

Chinmoy

I don't probably get the point here, but from what I understood, there is quite a simple way to do this.

1. Add a shortcut to open NAV in the windows startup.
2. Add the line FORM.RUN([Form Object No.]); in the end of the CompanyOpen trigger in the ApplicationManagement Codeunit. (You can place this code inside some condition so that the form does not run every time someone opens a NAV client)

That's all...

Did I misunderstand you question?

Chn

kine

May be you overlooked what I have wrote... URL...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd338856.aspx

ALopez2710

Thanks Kamile, this works!

Mike_HWG

any hints on getting that to work with Windows Authentication?

By the way, the following does NOT work:

authentication=windows
authentication=windowsauthentication
ntauthentication=windows
ntauthentication=windowsauthentication
ntauthentication=nt
ntauthentication=1
ntauthentication=0
ntauthentication=yes
ntauthentication=no
ntauthentication=true
ntauthentication=false

This is my test path:

navision://client/run?servertype=MSSQL&servername=OLY-SQL-08&database=Nav&company=HWF&ntauthentication=1

EDIT: nevermind, apparently I need hotfix KB979889