ObjectHandling/Export-NavContainerObjects.ps1
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.Synopsis Export objects from a Nav container .Description Creates a session to the Nav container and launch the Export-NavApplicationObjects Cmdlet to export object .Parameter containerName Name of the container for which you want to enter a session .Parameter objectsFolder The folder to which the objects are exported (needs to be shared with the container) .Parameter sqlCredential Credentials for the SQL admin user if using NavUserPassword authentication. User will be prompted if not provided .Parameter filter Specifies which objects to export (default is modified=Yes) .Parameter exportToNewSyntax Specifies whether or not to export objects in new syntax (default is true) .Example Export-NavContainerObject -containerName test -objectsFolder c:\programdata\navcontainerhelper\objects .Example Export-NavContainerObject -containerName test -objectsFolder c:\programdata\navcontainerhelper\objects -sqlCredential (get-credential -credential 'sa') -filter "" #> function Export-NavContainerObjects { Param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$containerName, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$objectsFolder, [string]$filter = "modified=Yes", [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]$sqlCredential = $null, [switch]$exportToNewSyntax = $true ) $sqlCredential = Get-DefaultSqlCredential -containerName $containerName -sqlCredential $sqlCredential $containerObjectsFolder = Get-NavContainerPath -containerName $containerName -path $objectsFolder -throw $session = Get-NavContainerSession -containerName $containerName Invoke-Command -Session $session -ScriptBlock { Param($filter, $objectsFolder, $sqlCredential, $exportToNewSyntax) $objectsFile = "$objectsFolder.txt" Remove-Item -Path $objectsFile -Force -ErrorAction Ignore Remove-Item -Path $objectsFolder -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction Ignore $filterStr = "" if ($filter) { $filterStr = " with filter '$filter'" } if ($exportToNewSyntax) { Write-Host "Export Objects$filterStr (new syntax) to $objectsFile" } else { Write-Host "Export Objects$filterStr to $objectsFile" } $customConfigFile = Join-Path (Get-Item "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\*\Service").FullName "CustomSettings.config" [xml]$customConfig = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllText($customConfigFile) $databaseServer = $customConfig.SelectSingleNode("//appSettings/add[@key='DatabaseServer']").Value $databaseInstance = $customConfig.SelectSingleNode("//appSettings/add[@key='DatabaseInstance']").Value $databaseName = $customConfig.SelectSingleNode("//appSettings/add[@key='DatabaseName']").Value if ($databaseInstance) { $databaseServer += "\$databaseInstance" } $params = @{} if ($sqlCredential) { $params = @{ 'Username' = $sqlCredential.UserName; 'Password' = ([System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto([System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($sqlCredential.Password))) } } if ($exportToNewSyntax) { $params += @{ 'ExportToNewSyntax' = $true } } Export-NAVApplicationObject @params -DatabaseName $databaseName ` -Path $objectsFile ` -DatabaseServer $databaseServer ` -Force ` -Filter "$filter" | Out-Null Write-Host "Split $objectsFile to $objectsFolder" New-Item -Path $objectsFolder -ItemType Directory -Force -ErrorAction Ignore | Out-Null Split-NAVApplicationObjectFile -Source $objectsFile ` -Destination $objectsFolder Remove-Item -Path $objectsFile -Force -ErrorAction Ignore } -ArgumentList $filter, $containerObjectsFolder, $sqlCredential, $exportToNewSyntax } Export-ModuleMember -function Export-NavContainerObjects |