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by David Musgrave (Perth, WA, Australia) and the Microsoft Dynamics GP Developer Support Team (Fargo, ND, USA)
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Why does Microsoft Dynamics GP encrypt passwords?
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Automating Distribution of Customizations
Installing the Support Debugging Tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP FAQ
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Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Conference 2009 Wrap Up
Support Debugging Tool Build 12 released
Support Debugging Tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Beta
Microsoft Dynamics Convergence Atlanta 2010 Wrap Up
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Getting the most out of your Microsoft Dynamics GP Community
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Support Debugging Tool Build 14 released
Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Conference 2011 - Wrap Up
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Microsoft Convergence 2011 Atlanta - Wrap Up
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Microsoft Convergence 2012 Houston - Wrap Up
Understanding the Support Debugging Tool Series
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Developing for Dynamics GP
Life Inside the Fargo Flood
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
0
Comments
My friend Mariano Gomez has been in touch with our mutual friend in Fargo, Tom Irsfeld. You will remember Tom's name as one of the pioneers from the Translating Dexterity Applications Series of posts on this blog. Tom has provided a real insight into...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Using the Dexterity Three Trigger Technique Part 2
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
3
Comments
In the previous part of this post we discussed the theory of the Three Trigger Technique and the details of a problem that was solved using this technique. This post will cover the actual solution used and has the scripts used so you can see the techniques...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Fargo is Flooding
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
12
Comments
My previous post on the situation in Fargo, North Dakota was a little tongue in cheek. However, the flooding has already exceeded the maximum levels from the 1997 floods and is now forecast to reach 43 feet (13 metres) and the situation is very serious...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Using the Dexterity Three Trigger Technique Part 1
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
4
Comments
When working with Dexterity triggers, the hardest part of the process is working out where to place the triggers. There are times where it seems impossible to get the trigger you need in the correct location. This post explains the concept of what I call...
Developing for Dynamics GP
How to read your own config file with a VSTools Application
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
Dave Dusek
3
Comments
This article is a result of a couple of recent support incidents where developers would like to read a config from from a Visual Studio Tools (VSTools) addin. VSTools is a special situation because for one, it is a dll, not an exe, and second it only...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Who would live in Fargo in Winter
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
2
Comments
Don't take this the wrong way. I love the people of Fargo (all year round), but I only love Fargo itself .... during Summer. Andy from the Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP blog has informed us that the twin cities of Fargo/Moorhead are facing flooding...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Unexpected Hidden Talents - A new cake added
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
1
Comments
If you have not already seen my previous post on my hidden talent, now is an opportunity have have a look. Last week it was the birthday of my younger son, Rohan, and my wife, Jennifer, and I made a birthday cake for him. As he has been learning music...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Internet Explorer 8 has been released
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
2
Comments
If you have not heard already, Microsoft has just released the final build of Internet Explorer 8.0. Internet Explorer 8.0 has been tested and is supported with Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 and all web applications with Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0. The...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Drag and drop into folders in the 10.0 Navigation/shortcut window
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
Patrick Roth
2
Comments
A question was posted to the newsgroups recently that reminded me that I had also run into the same situation previously. I was trying to drag a shortcut into a folder that I had also created and it wouldn't drag & drop for me in my Dynamics GP...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Microsoft Team Blogs and Free Software and Services
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
0
Comments
If you are looking for blog resources for other Microsoft products, you can't go past the list on the BlogMS site. The page below provides a list of all the official blogs for various teams within Microsoft (including this blog): Official Microsoft...
Developing for Dynamics GP
HR and Payroll Navigation Pane issue
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
Patrick Roth
5
Comments
A while back, there were several posts in the public Dynamics GP newsgroup about that HR & Payroll Navigation button being 'messed up'. Finding that odd, I looked at mine on 10.0 SP1/SP2 - I don't recall which - and noticed the same thing. Unfortunately...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Feedback and News from Convergence 2009
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
0
Comments
For those of you who were unable to attend Convergence 2009 in New Orleans, there are a number of posts on the blogsphere with feedback and news. Here is an overview for you: From the Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP Blog Just to re-confirm my belief...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Dexterity: Creating custom ini files
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
Patrick Roth
0
Comments
One question that I've been asked a few times in the past has been - "Can I read/write to other sections of the Dex.ini other than the [General] section with Dexterity?". Here I presume the questioner would like to have their own section of the dex...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Great Plains Historical Timeline
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
11
Comments
A little while ago I was sent a document which has the release dates for every release of Great Plains/Microsoft Dynamics GP from version 1.0 to the current version 12.0. I thought it would be a fun exercise to post a summary of this timeline so you...
Developing for Dynamics GP
WorldMaps Geographical Hit Counter
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
1
Comments
A while ago I added a WorldMaps gadget to the blog to track where the visitors to the blog were coming from. This beta version of the tool was created by Brian Hitney (Microsoft Developer Evangelist) and was published on his http://www.structuretoobig...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Creating SQL Views of DUOS Data
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
8
Comments
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) can use the Dynamics User Object Store (DUOS) table to store additional data such as user defined fields. The SY_User_Object_Store (SY90000) DUOS table uses a single row for each field stored, It stores the data...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Reading Materials for Microsoft Dynamics GP
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
1
Comments
Tom Brookes on the Microsoft Dynamics GP UK Blog has written a post about some of the books and reading materials available for Microsoft Dynamics GP. If you are looking for materials beyond the standard manuals and training guides have a look at his...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Developing Outside of the Box
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
9
Comments
Recently I responded to a question on a newsgroup asking how to minimise a window from VBA (Visual Basic for Applications). The short answer is that it is not possible. But just because a Microsoft Dynamics GP window VBA object does not expose any...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Working with Unrestricted Database Triggers
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
0
Comments
I recently responded on a Newsgroup posting where the developer was wanting to identify a table delete event from a particular form. However, the delete event was happening in a function or procedure that did not pass a form's table buffer as a parameter...
Developing for Dynamics GP
The Official Microsoft Dynamics GP Blog is here
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
0
Comments
Congratulations to the Microsoft Dynamics GP Product Management and Marketing team on the creation of the Official Blog for Microsoft Dynamics GP. For the inside scoop on events, promotions, features and releases as well as a mechanism to have a two...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Searching on SQL Server using the LIKE command
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
0
Comments
My friend Victoria Yudin has posted a great introductory article on her blog about how to use the LIKE command in where clauses when creating queries on SQL Server. Even if you know your Transact-SQL, it is always good to get a refresher. Have a...
Developing for Dynamics GP
How to write Dexterity source which behaves differently for different versions
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
0
Comments
As a developer there are often times when I need to write and maintain code which works for multiple versions of Microsoft Dynamics GP. A great example of this is the Support Debugging Tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP . This tool has been written for versions...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Free Visual Basic for Applications Workshop
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
0
Comments
Mariano Gomez aka The Dynamics GP Blogster is running an online (blog based) workshop to show how to use Modifier and VBA (Visual Basic for Applications). Have a look at the introductory post using the link below. It will explain the prerequisites...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Top Technical Support Issues for Dynamics GP
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
3
Comments
Doug Pitcher has created a list of the top technical support issues that he comes across while working with Microsoft Dynamics GP. This list with the suggested resolutions makes for interesting reading, click below to have a look: Dynamics GP...
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