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Developing for Dynamics GP
by David Musgrave (Perth, WA, Australia) and the Microsoft Dynamics GP Developer Support Team (Fargo, ND, USA)
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11-Jul-2008: Blog Created by David Musgrave.
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10-Oct-2008: First Post by Scott Stephenson.
04-Nov-2008: First Post by Dave Dusek.
11-Nov-2008: First Post by Beth Gardner.
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GP Logos through the years
Menus for Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0
Support Debugging Tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP
Cross Dictionary Dexterity Development
How to get started with Dexterity
Support Debugging Tool - The wait is over
Choosing a Development Tool
Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Airlift 2008
Menus for Visual Studio Tools - The wait is over
Finding Table and Field Information in Microsoft Dynamics GP
Microsoft Dynamics GP Application Level Security Series
Useful SQL Scripts Series
Support Debugging Tool Build 10 released
Translating Dexterity Applications Series
Why does Microsoft Dynamics GP encrypt passwords?
Support Debugging Tool Build 11 released
Automating Distribution of Customizations
Installing the Support Debugging Tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP FAQ
Understanding Cross Dictionary Dexterity Development
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
Support Debugging Tool Build 13 released
Menus for Visual Studio Tools Build 9 Released
Getting the most out of your Microsoft Dynamics GP Community
Why can't I run Microsoft Dynamics GP via ODBC over a WAN?
Support Debugging Tool Build 14 released
Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Conference 2011 - Wrap Up
The Great West Australian Bike Ride - Wrap Up
Microsoft Convergence 2011 Atlanta - Wrap Up
Support Debugging Tool Build 15 released
Support Debugging Tool Build 16 released
Microsoft Convergence 2012 Houston - Wrap Up
Understanding the Support Debugging Tool Series
Support Debugging Tool Build 16 Hotfix released
Support Debugging Tool Build 17 released
Menus for Visual Studio Tools Build 9 for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Released
Support Debugging Tool Build 17 hotfix released
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Microsoft Dynamics GP EE Summit 2013
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You might be wondering why the blog has no posts last week. Well, that was primarily because I was busy travelling and attending meetings. Last week I had the pleasure of travelling from Perth, Australia to Fargo, North Dakota, USA for the Microsoft...
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Why does my computer get stuck at Please Wait and fail to boot up?
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This issue took me a little while to discover the cause, but now that I understand what was happening I thought I would let you know in case you come across a similar issue. Most of the time I put my work laptop into sleep mode overnight and so I don...
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Side-by-side configuration is incorrect error message given launching Dynamics GP
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over 3 years ago
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Patrick Roth
16
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It is somewhat coincidental that one of the system techs had a case Friday running into an error launching Dynamics GP 2010 and the release of Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Service Pack 5 . What do these events have to do with each other? Read on... This...
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Why does Microsoft Dynamics GP encrypt passwords?
Posted
over 5 years ago
by
David Musgrave
44
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Why doesn't the password I use for Microsoft Dynamics GP work for me to access the data in SQL from <insert application name here>? Why does my password sometimes fail to work from one workstation when it works from another? Why does the password...
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Windows 7, bitmap fonts and Microsoft Dynamics GP
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
36
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I have a story to tell..... and it even has a happy ending. During the last week of August 2009, I was over in Sydney at the Microsoft Office in North Ryde for meetings and to catch up with my Australian based colleagues on the Asia Pacific support...
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Support Debugging Tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP
Posted
over 5 years ago
by
David Musgrave
49
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You may have heard about the Support Debugging Tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP. A sneak preview of the tool was shown at the Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Airlift 2008 in May and it was extremely well received. The demo was a little premature as the...
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Asus Eee PC BIOS joys with Windows 7
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
3
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This post is a (little late) follow up to last week's post where I explained the fun I had with upgrading and then downgrading the BIOS ROM in my ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-H netbook. And this post is a happy one, full of praise for ASUS. If you have not read...
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GP Logos through the years
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over 5 years ago
by
David Musgrave
36
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I thought that I would have a little fun and be nostalgic for a bit. I have been working with Great Plains Dynamics since version 2.00 in 1994. The company I was with did look at version 1.00, but decided not to become a reseller at that time. Instead...
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File not found: VBA6.dll error occurs or GP crashes and creates a Watson fault bucket 1474386816
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
Beth Gardner
15
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We have been running into a few different issues with Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 and GP 2010 when you have Office 2010 installed. [Edit] Re-installing the VBA 6.4 core components has been shown to resolve this issue. Please download the necessary files...
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Finding Table and Field Information in Microsoft Dynamics GP
Posted
over 5 years ago
by
David Musgrave
12
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This is an updated version of an article I wrote a while back for the Microsoft Dynamics GP community website. The links to the original article, as well as the associated Knowledge Base (KB) article are provided at the bottom of this post. The idea...
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Unexpected Hidden Talents - Decorating Cakes
Posted
over 5 years ago
by
David Musgrave
13
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I have been involved in the Great Plains world now since 1994. During that time I have become known for my work with development techniques and pushing the boundaries of what is possible. While my passion for my work in the Asia Pacific Microsoft Dynamics...
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SQL Server Error: Cannot resolve the collation conflict
Posted
over 2 years ago
by
David Musgrave
8
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Today I have a post on the solution to a tricky SQL issue. When working with SQL Server and creating a join that links tables in two databases, all goes well when the two databases have the same collation. However, if the databases have different collations...
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Support Debugging Tool - The wait is over
Posted
over 5 years ago
by
David Musgrave
25
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Fantastic news for the all the partner consultants and developers in the Dynamics GP community. The Support Debugging Tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP has now been released on PartnerSource for versions 8.0, 9.0 and 10.0. Just over two years ago I...
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Menus for Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0
Posted
over 5 years ago
by
David Musgrave
25
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Great News for Visual Studio developers working with Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0. The Issue As I worked more with the Developer Toolkit and in particular Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP, I found that the main support issue being seen...
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Cross Dictionary Dexterity Development
Posted
over 5 years ago
by
David Musgrave
21
Comments
Back in 1998, when I was working with Sequel Technology (the Western Australian partner for Great Plains), we were implementing Great Plains Dynamics 4.0 for a couple of sites and were using add-on products for Service Management and Job Costing. My...
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Menus for Visual Studio Tools - The wait is over
Posted
over 5 years ago
by
David Musgrave
26
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Some brilliant news for Microsoft Visual Studio developers who use Visual Studio Tools to integrate with Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0. Menus for Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 has now been released on PartnerSource and CustomerSource...
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Modifying Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Word Templates
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
David Musgrave
21
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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 added some very cool functionality to the product which allows reports to be generated in Microsoft Word. It is perfect for creating custom layouts with logos and graphics for Sale Order Processing (SOP) and Purchase Order Processing...
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Useful SQL Scripts Series
Posted
over 5 years ago
by
David Musgrave
12
Comments
After the success of the Microsoft Dynamics GP Application Level Security Series , I have decided to release a another series which contains some really useful SQL scripts I have collected over time. The posts in the series (so far) include: ...
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Dex - How to get started with Dexterity
Posted
over 5 years ago
by
David Musgrave
20
Comments
Something I am often asked is how to get started with Dexterity. As Dexterity is not really known outside of the Microsoft Dynamics GP world, there are not a large number of books available on the subject, like there are for Visual Basic or Visual C#...
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Using the built-in Report Writer Functions
Posted
over 5 years ago
by
David Musgrave
28
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During my time in the partner channel, I worked with a number of consultants who had a number of problems customising reports with Report Writer. One of the problems was an inability to access desired data because a valid table relationship could not...
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Releasing Stuck Batches and Transactions without exiting all Users
Posted
over 5 years ago
by
David Musgrave
8
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From the Useful SQL Scripts Series . When a system has a batch that is stuck as marked to post or a transaction that cannot be accessed as it says it is already being edited, the usual instructions are to exit all users from the system and then delete...
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Windows 7 and Microsoft Dynamics GP
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
23
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Today, I saw that MSDynamicsWorld.com have posted an article titled: Pleasant Surprise: Expect Microsoft Dynamics GP 10 to Work with Windows 7 Right Out of the Box . This is great news which Andy on the Inside Dynamics GP blog posted a while ago. The...
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Identifying Duplicate Transactions
Posted
over 5 years ago
by
David Musgrave
15
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From the Useful SQL Scripts Series . Because Microsoft Dynamics GP is designed to have separate tables for WORK, OPEN and HISTORY transactions, there are times where it is possible for a transaction record to exist in more than one table. This is usually...
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Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Service Pack 5
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
David Musgrave
9
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Great News. The long awaited Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Service Pack 5 for English Installations is now available!! [Edit] This Service Pack brings SQL Server 2008 R2 compatibility to Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0. Please make sure you read all the...
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Translating Dexterity Applications Series
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
David Musgrave
19
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After a number of questions about translation recently, I have decided to focus on Dexterity's multi-lingual and translation capabilities for the next couple of weeks. The posts in the series include: 11-Feb-2009: Dexterity: Designed for Translation...
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Using VBA with Report Writer
Posted
over 5 years ago
by
David Musgrave
24
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Most people are aware that you can use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) with Microsoft Dynamics GP forms and the Modifier, but not everyone is aware that VBA can be used with the Report Writer as well. In fact using VBA with the Report Writer can...
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How to identify the Security Tasks and Security Roles associated with a specific window or report
Posted
over 5 years ago
by
David Musgrave
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From the Microsoft Dynamics GP Application Level Security Series . Microsoft Dynamics GP version 10.0 introduces a new pessimistic task and role based security model. This model is defined in the following way: Access to all windows, tables,...
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