Execute Navision codeunits from VB.NET

jonkar

Is it possible to create a VB Application, then execute navision codeunits?

I thought I read somewhere of a Thirdparty app. that allowed this.

Thanks,

J.

jhoek

Your VB.NET application could use C/Front to write information in a table, whose presence triggers the execution of a codeunit, e.g. using the Navision Application Server?!

jonkar

I would rather be able to just execute the Codeunit without relying on a trigger.

Dakkon

Sorry to rain on your parade, but data inserted using c/front never executes the tabel triggers. There is effecitvely no way to automatically execute a codeunit from outside.

DenSter

I think what Jan is saying is you can use C/FRONT to write a record to a Navision table, and on top of that have a NAS check for records in that table, and fire off codeunits as a result of certain values.

Dakkon

That would work. It's a bit disconnected for my tastes, but it is one your few and only stable solutions for that.

DenSter

Personally I wouldn't even bother with C/FRONT and send messages into a message queue, and handle the whole thing through Navision development. To me that's the best way to integrate with Navision if you need to use the business logic.

jhoek

Good point. Yours is a more practical solution - I stand corrected!

DenSter

It's a pity though that we have to decide in our customer's best interest. As a developer I would love it if I got to play around with C/FRONT and Visual Studio .

garak

With tricks it is possible. You must "only" simulate a navision client. This is very easy whe n a navision client is installed on the computer. Then you open the client and send your commands per "send key" or others.

But, why you will use an VB-Application?

An otehr question: In wich case i must use "a" an when "an" :?:

Regards

sorry english speeking persons for my englishm, i've drunken 2 bottles germand red wine and some german beer :oops: But tis drinks are tasty \:D/

DenSter

I really don't think hacking your way into an enterprise solutin by way of a keystroke macro recorder will be a solid enough solution, especially since you will have to also record passwords and such. Not very secure in my opinion.

<edit>Don't worry, your English puts my German to shame </edit>