control Navision Title Bar or Status Bar

darrenc

Does anyone know a way to control what is displayed on the Navision title bar or status bar? We used to display the server, database, and user id you were logged in with on the main form in 3.7, but that form is no longer used in 4.0. It’s was a handy way to check to make sure you are in the test database you thought you were in before making code changes.

Thanks

Captain_DX4

darrenc wrote:

Does anyone know a way to control what is displayed on the Navision title bar or status bar? We used to display the server, database, and user id you were logged in with on the main form in 3.7, but that form is no longer used in 4.0. It’s was a handy way to check to make sure you are in the test database you thought you were in before making code changes.

Thanks

Not that I've heard of. One of the best usage practices I've seen for using test-databases is to rename the companies to include "TESTING" or the like in the description. Beyond that, I've always found a good rule of thumb is to look at the Database Information screen before proceeding with code and data changes.

Marije_Brummel

If you want your userers to be aware that they are in a live or test db, you can put a message in codeunit 1, LogInStart()

The user will get a message when he logs in.

You can also delete all menusuites and put form 330 etc, back in

Sorry, its the best you can do at this time.

darrenc

Thanks for the suggestions. I think what we are going to do is start a maximized form on startup (from codeunit 1) that displays our logo as well as the database/server you are logged into. The form’s caption is set to the database/server name so that any developer can quickly check which database he/she is in by clicking the window menu button – this “splash screen” will always be the 1st window open (assuming you haven’t closed it) so it will always be at the top of the list. Not perfect, but its all I can come up with and I think it’s as good as our old method of displaying the login info on the main form 330.

Luc_VanDyck

Actually, there IS a way to change the Navision Title Bar caption, but it's a dirty hack ;-)

1. Download the freeware tool cmdow (http://www.commandline.co.uk/cmdow/)
2. Copy this little exe-file in eg. c:\windows\system32 folder on the Client PC's
3. Modify the function CompanyOpen in Codeunit 1:

Variables
---------
Name	     DataType	      Subtype	                                  Length
ltxtParam	Text		                                                   1024
lautWSHOM	Automation	    'Windows Script Host Object Model'.WshShell	

CompanyOpen()
//*** 001 BEGIN
ltxtParam := 'c:\windows\system32\cmdow.exe ' +
             '"' + COMPANYNAME + ' - Microsoft Business Solutions-Navision" /ren "' + COMPANYNAME + ' - mibuso.com"';
CREATE(lautWSHOM);
lautWSHOM.Run(ltxtParam);
CLEAR(lautWSHOM);
//*** 001 END

IF GUIALLOWED THEN
  LogInStart;

Now whenever you change the company, the Title Bar will be modified. You can add code to retrieve eg. the databasename/servername and display this as well.

This code works on Navision 3.70/4.0. For 3.60, you have to change "Microsoft Business Solutions - Navision" to "Microsoft Navision Attain".

janpieter

Hey if you now visual basic you could probably make your MDI background verry verry red ... that sure wouldn't get unnoticed ...

ajhvdb

Luc Van Dyck wrote:

Actually, there IS a way to change the Navision Title Bar caption, but it's a dirty hack ;-)

Thx for the run example.

madsh

[/quote]We used to display the server, database, and user id you were logged in with on the main form in 3.7[/quote]

How did you get the name of the server? I tried with a variable with dataType Record and Subtype Server. Then I got access to a function called Server Name. The problem is I then get a list of all my servers, how do I find the one I’m using right now?

I can see the information about the server in the Database Information but how do I get my hand in this info?

Thanks

Marije_Brummel

http://www.mibuso.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... me+current

madsh

Thx Mr Brummel

Contexturl solved my problem \:D/

Waldo

We created a form that we can customize per company. I mean title and color. The result is something like this:

http://www.waldo.be/images/TestDB.jpg

Marije_Brummel

Looks great. Is this started by Codeunit 1?

Waldo

Yep ... comes with a setup screen and everything .

It's something we deliver for free for each new customer. Makes our life simpler, and avoids many mistakes.

But before you ask ... I can't deliver you the objects (policy), just the ideas .

kriki

[Topic moved from Navision forum to Navision Tips & Tricks forum]

Waldo

FYI,

I worked this out in my blog.

vikram7_dabas

The link which u gave for exe, this is no such exe

garak

vikram7_dabas wrote:

The link which u gave for exe, this is no such exe

Do you mean the new link doesn't work?

Luc_VanDyck

vikram7_dabas wrote:

The link which u gave for exe, this is no such exe

What link are you referring to?

jubeljoy

Good Information..

Waldo

I only see a link to that "cmdow" tool ... but that seems to work

pvar

Actually, there IS a way to change the Navision Title Bar caption, but it's a dirty hack

1. Download the freeware tool cmdow (http://www.commandline.co.uk/cmdow/)
2. Copy this little exe-file in eg. c:\windows\system32 folder on the Client PC's
3. Modify the function CompanyOpen in Codeunit 1:

I was managed to get this working and it looked great. But as soon as you open a form the title bar changes back to the default title. Is there any way to have the custom title stay in place all the time?