set focus on a specific field in navision 2013

hery_halim

hello guys,

i know this has been pretty much discus in several forums. But i haven't found any good answer.

how do we set a focus on a specific field in page (navision 2013) ?

i believed we can use field.activate in nav 2009 classic.

but how do we get the same thing in rtc navision 2013?

any help, is really appreciated

mohana_cse06

Did you try this?
http://www.mibuso.com/dlinfo.asp?FileID=1381

hery_halim

hi mohana,

Yes, i have tried it. And it gives me the error below.

"Could no locate....."

from what i read in forum, i don't think we can use the nav 2009 add ins without recompiling.

viewtopic.php?t=53326
http://scimanyd.blogspot.it/2012/10/nav ... addin.html

Any suggestion ?

mohana_cse06

It can be used..it is confirmed by Microsoft employee only in on of the your links..

as in second link make sure you have

1.That your add-in is registered in the client Add-in table
2.That the PublicKeyToken matches

You need to add the dll files under RTC/Ass-in folders

hery_halim

Hi Mohana,

i follow below steps.

INSTALLATION

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1) Copy "Ahead.Nav.Extensibility.dll" in "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\60\RoleTailored Client\Add-ins" --> change it to \70\Role tailored Client\Add-ins

2) Open classic client, object browser, table 2000000069 "Client Add-in"
3) Add a new record
Name: Ahead_EXFocus
Token: 41567e7a458383d3
Description: Ahead.Nav.Extensibility Focus


USAGE

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On your page simply define a Text50 variable and add a new field referring to it. Open field properties and
change "ControlAddIn" property to "Ahead_EXFocus;PublicKeyToken=41567e7a458383d3". Caption of this field is
not important; the controls will not take any space in the page.

double check that i have registered it in the table table 2000000069.

Still it said "could not locate the add-in library for "Ahead_EX.."

any suggestion ?

mohana_cse06

I hope you are placing the dll in Server.

You need to place in Server/Add-in folder also..

hery_halim

hi mohana,

i put the .dll also in

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\70\Service\Add-ins\Focus

but it still generates the same error.

may be i miss something ?

Thanks

chrisdf

Hi,

I'm not sure if you sorted this or not but I've been caught out lately (twice - hopefully not ay more!) by copying a dll into the Add-In folder on my Windows 8 PC. I got the same error you have been getting.

Found the problem by checking the properties of the dll on the General tab. My security level in Windows 8 causes the OS to put a block on the dll if it has originated from another computer. Clicking on the "unblock" option cleared it and allowed me to see the dll in the Add-In.

hery_halim

Hi chris,

It's been a while. Unfortunately i am still stuck with this add-ins. Do you manage to use this add ins in navision 2013 ?

I manage to add the addins. But whenever i open the page, it become not responding. So i thought this add ins is not compatible with navision 2013.

The error in event viewer is as below :

Type: System.TypeLoadException
Message: Could not load type 'Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.WinForms.Controls.BusinessQuadroTextControl' from assembly 'Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.WinForms.Controls, Version=1.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35'.
StackTrace:
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Client.WinClient.ExceptionHandler.<>c__DisplayClass6.<DoRethrowWithCatchException>b__4()
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Client.WinClient.NavClientErrorHandler.ExecuteAndCatchExceptions(Func`1 execute)
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Client.WinClient.ExceptionHandler.DoExecute(Func`1 execute)
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Client.WinClient.ExceptionHandler.DoRethrowWithCatchException(Exception exception, Boolean designMode)
Source: Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Client.WinClient
HResult: -2146233054

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Type: System.TypeLoadException
Message: Could not load type 'Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.WinForms.Controls.BusinessQuadroTextControl' from assembly 'Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.WinForms.Controls, Version=1.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35'.
TypeName: Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.WinForms.Controls.BusinessQuadroTextControl
StackTrace:
at Ahead.Nav.Extensibility.Focus.set_Value(String value)
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.WinForms.ControlAddInAdapter.OnUpdateValue()
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.Windows.LogicalControlAdapter.UpdateValue()
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.Windows.LogicalControlAdapter.Build(Boolean childrenOnly)
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.Windows.LogicalControlAdapter.Build(Boolean childrenOnly)
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.WinForms.ExpanderGroupControlAdapter.BuildChildren()
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.WinForms.ExpanderGroupControlAdapter.OnUpdateState()
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.Windows.LogicalControlAdapter.UpdateState()
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.Windows.LogicalControlAdapter.UpdateState()
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.Windows.LogicalFormAdapterBase.OnBeginBuildChildren()
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.Windows.LogicalControlAdapter.Build(Boolean childrenOnly)
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.Windows.ClientSessionBase.OnFormToShow(LogicalForm logicalFormToShow, LogicalControl originatingLogicalControl)
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.WinForms.ClientSession.OnFormToShow(LogicalForm logicalFormToShow, LogicalControl originatingLogicalControl)
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.Windows.ClientSessionBase.OnDialogToShow(DialogSessionEventArgs e)
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.Windows.ClientSessionBase.DialogToShow(Object sender, DialogSessionEventArgs e)
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.UISession.OnDialogToShow(DialogSessionEventArgs e)
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.UISession.ShowDialog(LogicalForm logicalForm, LogicalForm owner)
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.UI.LogicalForm.<>c__DisplayClass9.<ShowDialogAndEnsureModality>b__8()
Source: Ahead.Nav.Extensibility
HResult: -2146233054

james_cs

chrisdf wrote:

Found the problem by checking the properties of the dll on the General tab. My security level in Windows 8 causes the OS to put a block on the dll if it has originated from another computer. Clicking on the "unblock" option cleared it and allowed me to see the dll in the Add-In.

Hi Chris. Glad you're well. This was my problem so thanks for the pointer. I'd just like to add that I found that the Unblock button was not going out when I clicked it as it should have done according to this.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee890038(VS.100).aspx

I think it's because the file was in use and also in the program files when I tried to do it. I got around it by unblocking the original .zip file that I downloaded and re-copying the files into the program files.

Thanks to MS for another Gotcha!

txeriff

Hi all,

Hope some1 can help.

I have been trying with this tool, works fine if you want to change focus between fields but I´d like to keep focus on same field.

it works this way basically:

-user enters barcodes and sales lines are created
-once he is done he posts the record

when the user hits enter the control goes to the first field (marked in red). I have tried to add another field down there (see it in blue) but it doesnt work as you must validate() the field, pressing enter doesn´t make it work and go back to the barcode field (see it in green).

Any ideas to keep the field focused?
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