ObjectHandling/Convert-ModifiedObjectsToAl.ps1
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.Synopsis Convert modified objects in a Nav container to AL .Description This command will invoke the 4 commands in order to export modified objects and convert them to AL: 1. Export-NavContainerObjects 2. Create-MyOriginalFolder 3. Create-MyDeltaFolder 4. Convert-Txt2Al A folder with the name of the container is created underneath c:\demo\extensions for holding all the temp and the final output. The command will open a windows explorer window with the output .Parameter containerName Name of the container for which you want to export and convert objects .Parameter vmadminUsername Username of the administrator user in the container (defaults to sa) .Parameter adminPassword The admin password for the container (if using NavUserPassword authentication) .Parameter startId Starting offset for objects created by the tool (table and page extensions) .Parameter openFolder Switch telling the function to open the result folder in Windows Explorer when done .Example Convert-ModifiedObjectsToAl -containerName test .Example Convert-ModifiedObjectsToAl -containerName test -adminPassword <adminPassword> -startId 881200 #> function Convert-ModifiedObjectsToAl { Param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$containerName, [string]$vmadminUsername = 'sa', [SecureString]$adminPassword = $null, [int]$startId = 50100, [switch]$openFolder = $true ) $session = Get-NavContainerSession -containerName $containerName $txt2al = Invoke-Command -Session $session -ScriptBlock { $txt2al } if (!($txt2al)) { throw "You cannot run Convert-ModifiedObjectsToAl on this Nav Container, the txt2al tool is not present." } Export-ModifiedObjectsAsDeltas -containerName $containerName -vmadminUsername $vmadminUsername -adminPassword $adminPassword -openFolder:$false -useNewSyntax $suffix = "-newsyntax" $myDeltaFolder = Join-Path $ExtensionsFolder "$containerName\delta$suffix" $myAlFolder = Join-Path $ExtensionsFolder "$containerName\al$suffix" Convert-Txt2Al -containerName $containerName ` -myDeltaFolder $myDeltaFolder ` -myAlFolder $myAlFolder ` -startId $startId if ($openFolder) { Start-Process $myAlFolder Write-Host "al files created in $myAlFolder" } } Export-ModuleMember -Function Convert-ModifiedObjectsToAl |