If you are getting this error message when attempting to establish a Remote Desktop Connection (formerly known as a Terminal Services Client session) you may need to install the new 6.0 version of the client. The remote computer requires network...

Here is a small job that demonstrates the main parts of build a report dynamically in X++ and launching it. static void MakeReportJob(Args _args) { #AOT str reportName = 'aaMakeReport'; tableid custTableId = tablenum(CustTable); ...

You can create threads in X++ to perform tasks in the background. Here is a vey simple class that demonstrates the basics. class ThreadDemo { static server void main() { Thread t; ; new ExecutePermission().assert(); //BP...

Here is a Visual St udio macro that takes the highlighted tex t and starts a search of the msdn/msdn2 sites. It often works better than the built-in help system. I usually assign it to hot key Alt+F1 . '--------------------------------------...

When single stepping through X++ code on the client you can bump into code that can only execute on the server. In a default deployment you will not be able to single step through the code. To enable this feature you must turn it on in the ‘Microsoft...

In Axapta 4.0 you can use the -startupcmd=autorun_ command line option to batch import data is two steps. 1. Create an xml file ( demoData.xml for example) that looks like this: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <AxaptaAutoRun...

I was having the following bug with live meeting. Immediately after starting live meeting a small dialog box would pop up with this error message. The dialog was behind the main Live Meeting window. In a few seconds Live Meeting would disappear. The problem...

When looking through Axapta code you will see a lot of references to the type Args . This type is used as a general method for sharing construction parameters. It works well because in the Axapta usa ge pattern because the typical number of parameters...

I stumbled across some older X++ code that was using the little know dynamic array. It took a while to find out how to retreive the size of the dynamic array. Here is a little example of using a dynamic array in Axapta: int foo[]; int r; ...

Microsoft is full of interesting people. Some of the guys in my group go snowboarding once a week and they are kind enough to take me along and show me the ropes. We usually go to the Stevens Pass one day a week after work. If you leave a little early...

Menu item references are used to add alternative drill down links in a report. When you right click on the output field in the report the list of menu items will be presented in a popup menu. The easiest way to add menu items to a report is to drag-n...

I answer questions in discussion groups from time to time. Yesterday, I answered a question and got a very nice thank you. It really brightened my day, and reminded me of what I like best about software, it is so cool when things “click”. You look and...

So, I was wondering what to blog about.... There are many things that I would like to discuss but at the end of the day I would rather go home and play with the kids or go to the mountains and hit the snow. So.....I thought I would try recording some...

I am a new employee at Microsoft. It has been very exciting joining this team. I was quite suprised to see how helpful and friendly the entire culture is here, after all the rumors that I had heard. I am a developer in the Microsoft Business Solutions...