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Newbie please help with dynamics solomon customization

Posted on by 45

Hi all,

my company had dynamic old version

now microsoft does not support vb6 custom code.

I am new to custom development of modules in solomon.

they said use visual basic.net in visual studio

when i read the manual it says VBA or vb6 so confused can some one guide me.

and some one give a sample form which loads data from table


hope some one helps

  • Barry Flynn Profile Picture
    Barry Flynn 3,090 on at
    Re: Newbie please help with dynamics solomon customization

    A point I overlooked.

    << now microsoft does not support vb6 custom code.

    Do you already have SDK / VBTools screens developed in VB6 for earlier versions of Dynamics SL?

    If so, the 7.0 SDK includes a conversion utility.

    Barry

  • Barry Flynn Profile Picture
    Barry Flynn 3,090 on at
    Re: Newbie please help with dynamics solomon customization

    The SDK comes with Dynamics SL - it is the VT Module, and is installed when you do the Dynamics SL install.

    If you are working with SL 7.x, then some of the rules are:-

    - The machine you are using for development must have a full SL install (ie not just a Client Install)

    - VS must be installed prior to the SL Install. However, I have found that if VS is installed after SL, you can probably "fix things" by uninstalling then reinstalling the SL Client.

    If you are not familiar with SL development - it is quite different from "standard VB development".

    All database work is done using the API and the Kernel.

    All "screen work" is done using SL Conrols and the API.

    I suggest getting the SDK Training Manual. I haven't actually seen that manual for several years, but it used to do a good job of explaining the concepts, and it had somr worked examples.

    Barry

  • donnymark Profile Picture
    donnymark 45 on at
    Re: Newbie please help with dynamics solomon customization

    Hi barry

    thanks for the response.

    I want to create new screens not customize sorry.

    do you know where i can get the SDK ?

    I should install the SDK in Visual Studio right ?

    Thanks

    Donny

  • Barry Flynn Profile Picture
    Barry Flynn 3,090 on at
    Re: Newbie please help with dynamics solomon customization

    The first thing is to identify whether you want to use Customization, or the SDK (aka VBTools.)

    Customization is used to customize existing Dynamics SL screens.

    Code is written in VBA (or the older BSL.)

    VBTools is used to write new screens.

    You write them in VB, but making use of the SL Kernel, API & Controls, etc.

    In SL versions up to 6.5, you would use VB6 (or possibly VB5 in some cases.)

    In SL 7.0, you use VB 2005.

    In SL 7.0 FP1, I think you can still use VB 2005. But I think the preferred version is VB 2008.

    Barry

  • donnymark Profile Picture
    donnymark 45 on at
    Re: Newbie please help with dynamics solomon customization

    How do i go about creating a custom module for solomon.

    any examples i dont see it any where online

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