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Can txt2al tool use for migrate NAV 2016 customization to BC19

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Posted on by Rex Lin 22

I heard that only BC 14 has the txt2al tool. My situation is that, now we use the NAV 2016 W1 and we would like to upgrade to BC 19 on-premises. Is it possible to use the tool txt2al to speed up the customization program transfer from the old NAV 2016 to the latest BC 19.

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    Gearoid Profile Picture
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    RE: Can txt2al tool use for migrate NAV 2016 customization to BC19

    Hi Rex,

    The following documentation explains that the Txt2Al conversion tool (txt2al.exe) is only available with version 14, which is the last version to support C/AL. Use this version no matter what later version you may eventually be upgrading to. The AL objects created by the tool will be compatible with later versions. This conversion tool works with C/AL objects created in Dynamics NAV or BC 14.x : 

    The Txt2Al Conversion Tool - Business Central | Microsoft Docs 

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    YUN ZHU Profile Picture
    YUN ZHU 93,438 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    RE: Can txt2al tool use for migrate NAV 2016 customization to BC19

    Hi, You can use this tool, but please note that, like its name, it only converts txt files into al files, and manual correction is essential.

    More details: https://yzhums.com/17247/

    Hope this will help.

    Thanks.

    ZHU

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