Dex - How to Fix the File Association for the .DIC extension
In the Dex - Identifying the build number of a Development Dictionary post, we covered using the Windows Explorer to get the dictionary version from the file properties. This only works if the .DIC...
View ArticleUsing the Dexterity Three Trigger Technique Part 1
When working with Dexterity triggers, the hardest part of the process is working out where to place the triggers. There are times where it seems impossible to get the trigger you need in the correct...
View ArticleAdding AutoComplete Items with Dexterity
This is a quick and easy way to add items to the AutoComplete list for a field. I'm talking specifically about the autocomplete property on a field. In this case, the customer didn't want to use the...
View ArticleDexterity Samples
This page contains a summary list of the Dexterity samples that have been posted.Official Samples from CustomerSource/PartnerSource
View ArticleDex - Dexterity and IntelliSense
I have heard many times how it's nearly close to impossible to implement IntelliSense in Microsoft Dexterity. For those of you not familiar with the term, IntelliSense is to software development what...
View ArticleDexterity: Accessing a form menu from a global script
Every so often, a developer might need to check or set the status of a form level menu item. Say, for instance, the goal would be to make sure that the "Add Item" menu item of the Sales Transaction...
View ArticleCross Dictionary Dexterity Development
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...
View ArticleDeploying Chunk Files – A Note to Remember
Hi all I ran into a very interesting issue today, which I would like to share with you folks, which would be surely helpful to all who is involved in deploying customizations as chunks and packages. We...
View ArticleTranslating Dexterity Applications Series
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...
View ArticleEnabling References In Dexterity
Sorry guys, for not posting for quite some time. Was busy travelling… I am now back with another interesting article, which would be very useful, especially for developers in Dexterity.Many of us would...
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