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Writing Translatable Dexterity Code

Feb 12, 2009 Tagged with Dexterity, Language, Translation 4 Comments

This is a reposting of an article I originally wrote on my Developing for Dynamics GP blog.

From the Translating Dexterity Applications Series.

When Great Plains Software worked on translating the Dynamics product into multiple languages they came across a number of problems. Even though Dexterity was designed to allow easy translation, the international team found that developers needed to follow certain “Best Practices” to truly have a translatable application.

Developing For Dynamics GP

Dexterity: Designed for Translation

Feb 10, 2009 Tagged with Dexterity, Language, Translation 2 Comments

This is a reposting of an article I originally wrote on my Developing for Dynamics GP blog.

From the Translating Dexterity Applications Series.

When Great Plains Software decided to update their text based Great Plains Accounting (GPA) software for the graphical user interface (GUI) world of Windows and Macintosh, they found that a suitable development environment did not exist and so decided to develop their own. Hence we have Dexterity.

Developing For Dynamics GP

Translating Dexterity Applications Series

Feb 8, 2009 Tagged with Dexterity, Language, Translation 20 Comments

This is a reposting of an article I originally wrote on my Developing for Dynamics GP blog.

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.

Developing For Dynamics GP

Creating SQL Views of Extender Data

Feb 5, 2009 Tagged with Crystal Reports, Extender, SmartList Builder, SQL, SQL Reporting Services 14 Comments

This is a reposting of an article I originally wrote on my Developing for Dynamics GP blog.

Extender can create SQL views of the data in an Extender window which allows the data to be viewed as a single row in the view even though the actual data is stored as a multiple records across multiple tables (depending on data type).

This view can then be used by SmartList Builder to show the Extender data in SmartList.

Developing For Dynamics GP

Why are pictures in Dynamics GP limited to 32Kb?

Feb 3, 2009 Tagged with Dexterity, Graphics, Logo, Report Writer 2 Comments

This is a reposting of an article I originally wrote on my Developing for Dynamics GP blog.

If you have ever wondered why the Microsoft Dynamics GP Report Writer limits you to 32Kb (32,767 bytes) when adding images, this post should hopefully explain the reasons.

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Customizing Visual Studio Tools Addin Modules

Feb 1, 2009 Tagged with Modifier, VBA, Visual Studio Tools No Comments

This is a reposting of an article I originally wrote on my Developing for Dynamics GP blog.

In a recent Newsgroup posting, it was asked if Modifier and VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) and the Extender module worked for windows created as part of a Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP Addin module.

Developing For Dynamics GP

Controlling a Visual Studio Tools Window Position

Jan 28, 2009 Tagged with Blogsphere, Visual Studio Tools 3 Comments

This is a reposting of an article I originally wrote on my Developing for Dynamics GP blog.

Mohammad Daoud has found a great technique to control the initial location of a Visual Studio Tools window, so that it is centered on the screen regardless of resolution.

Developing For Dynamics GP

Customizations that you do not need to do

Jan 27, 2009 Tagged with Customizations, Modifier, NDM, Patrick Roth, VBA 4 Comments

This is a reposting of an article Patrick Roth originally wrote on my Developing for Dynamics GP blog.

Having supported the various customization tools over the years, you run into common requests again and again. Something that often surprises me is that you get requests to ‘customize’ Dynamics GP to make it do something and as it turns out Dynamics GP already does this out of the box.

Developing For Dynamics GP

Farewell and Good Luck to The Fabulous Matt G

Jan 26, 2009 Tagged with Blogsphere, Fun, General, News 13 Comments

This is a reposting of an article I originally wrote on my Developing for Dynamics GP blog.

I have been involved with Great Plains (the product and company) since 1994 and during that time there has been one person in the Fargo Great Plains organisation who has always been there to answer my questions. I could direct any question at him and he would answer it himself or find someone who could. He has supported me personally in many of my projects and given me honest feedback (sometimes brutally honest) on my ideas.

Developing For Dynamics GP

Do I need access to Microsoft Dynamics GP Source Code?

Jan 25, 2009 Tagged with Dexterity, Source Code Program, Support Debugging Tool, Visual Studio Tools 4 Comments

This is a reposting of an article I originally wrote on my Developing for Dynamics GP blog.

Many times on the newsgroups, I see questions from developers new to Microsoft Dynamics GP along the lines of:

“How can I customize Microsoft Dynamics GP when I don’t have the source code?”

This post discusses the benefits of having access to the Microsoft Dynamics GP source code and explains how it can be used. It also covers how the entire design of Dexterity is such that access to source code is not required to create customisations.