Getting started with CRM dev using C#

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Dear all,

I need to quicly study the way to connect to CRM online and accessing my CRM data and create new one by using c#

I have download the SDk and try to run the basic sample but none of them works and failes during authentication.

The problem with those ready made sample is that it is complicated to follow because you have to idea of clear steps to perform, you have sample already build.

In order to learn easily, is there a place where I could get a real stepe by step guide on how to build a small app which connect to CRM 365 online ?

That would help a lot

thanks

Serge

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Alessandro Graps 2,664 on at

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Hi,

you can start with ninjadeveloper.com/how-to-connect-to-dynamics-crm-2016-online-and-on-premise-using-a-c-console-application to understand the connection, and after you can follow this examples:

community.dynamics.com/.../simple-dynamics-crm-console-application

and

msdn.microsoft.com/.../jj602970.aspx Here after you can follow all guides.

Thanks

A.G.

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Thnaks I will give a try.

When I check the connection string for CRM 365 online in sample app.config, it is wierd to see the user authentication as clear text in config file ? any one can take this account ?

Does it means Online authentication is not clearly secure by placing credential in config file ? or does credential need to be hardoded ?

Thanks for advise and comments

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PranavShroti 4,510 on at

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Hi Serge,

As per best practices, you should encrypt your username and password using a simple .Net utility.

Within code also password attribute should be declared as "SecureString" and not a normal string.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Pranav

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Hello thnaks for you advise.

Do you know such simple.net utility to encrypt credential in config file and decrypt while passing them to authentication process ?

Based on your experience, does the CRM online connection mentionned in first link in this post is the only way to connect now ? ( in the past I was using direct SOAP )

In sample linke provide, I can see that they gets the connection by using the follwing using proxy service :

IOrganizationService service = (IOrganizationService)conn.OrganizationServiceProxy;

Can't we use also :

OrganizationWebProxyClient webclient= conn.OrganizationWebProxyClient;

What is the difference between both ?

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