How do you “Run” a class
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30-04-2021 - |
Question
I'm still a newbie when it comes to Dynamics AX development.
I'm working through a tutorial here. Once finished writing the code in C# and X++ the tutorial says to run the class and messages will be displayed (the result of the test code).
I can find no explanation of how to "run" a method or class within the AX development workspace. I found "Go (F5)", but nothing happens (and I have breaks in both codes right at the beginning, so it couldn't be a silent error (if there is such a thing).
Any help you can give would be appreciated.
Kevin
Solution
You have several options.
- Create a X++ job in the Jobs AOT node. Place code that invokes your class in the job body and press F5 to run.
Create a main method on your class with the following signature:
static void main (Args _args) { // Your X++ code here. }
You can execute this method by pressing F5 when the class is open in the code editor. Be aware that this method gets invoked when a class is associated with a menu item, so not all production classes will need this method. Works great for testing though. See this for more detail: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa673265.aspx
OTHER TIPS
If you wish to manually run the class you could also execute your class via the browser. For example in my sandbox environment:
https://yourUrl.sandbox.dynamics.com/?cmp=DAT&mi=SysClassRunner&cls=ClassNameHere
This would execute the class "ClassNameHere" manually.