Txt2AL Conversion Tool

PurpleHaze · 2021-12-16

Hey y'all,

I must be mind blown, but just a quick one to be completely sure: Is Txt2AL Conversion Tool so sofisticated to automatically create Extension objects (TableExtension, PageExtension...) of customized standard objects on it`s own (and NOT working with delta files) or is it purely converting txt -> al and all the rest (custom changes to standard objects) should be manually figured out?

Thanks a lot in advance

txeriff · 2021-12-21

I would say you have to manually do the extension (rename the top to extend the table), so it purely converts to AL.

I just tested with T18 and as expected it didnt create any sort of extension.

Damjan · 2022-01-05

Txt@AL tool will create a *.AL file only, but you have still have to manually check for any errors as file is loaded into the VSC project. I must say that it does save some time as file structure is already created with txt2al, but there is some time required to correct any errors.

command --type defines what is the object type that is going to be created as AL file
--type-table => creates table extension file
--type-page => creates page extension file

for more info read this
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/devenv-txt2al-tool

and this:
https://yzhums.com/17247/
https://kunalhuria.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-txt2al-conversion-tool-how-to.html?m=1

thanks Damjan

PurpleHaze · 2022-02-18

Does anyone have an idea if there is a difference within the txt2AL tool across different cumulative updates? More precisely BC14 CU1 and BC14 CU32, for example, is the conversion tool (txt2al) also updated meanwhile?

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