You may have to download the ODBC MySQL driver from MySQL Community downloads.

Download ODBC MySQL Connector
https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/odbc/

You may also have to look up the required connection info that you have to provide. You can get connection string details with samples from this third-party site https://www.connectionstrings.com/

before  you start, it would better read and understand ODBC Connection.

ODBC Connection

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.data.odbc.odbcconnection?view=dotnet-plat-ext-6.0

ODBC Command Type
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.data.odbc.odbccommand.commandtype?view=dotnet-plat-ext-6.0

Make sure the driver you want is installed

1.  Navigate to ODBC Data Sources (64-bit)
2.  On the Drivers tab, you can find list of drivers

Variables (DotNet Type)
OdbcConnection
System.Data.Odbc.OdbcConnection.’System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089′

Command
System.Data.Odbc.OdbcCommand.’System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089′

QueryReader
System.Data.Odbc.OdbcDataReader.’System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089′

Text Constants
ConnectionStr
DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 5.3 ANSI Driver}; Server=YourServerName/IP; PORT=MysqlPORT;Database=mysql; User=UserName; Password=PassWord; Option=1;

MySqlQuery
SELECT * FROM mysql.db

C/AL Code

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In the Dynamics Nav Job Queue Entries window, you need to add information about the job queue entry that you want to schedule, such as a report or codeunit for the object type, the name and object ID of the object that you want to run, recurrence, priority, and status. You can also add parameters to specify the behavior of the job queue entry.

Let’s setup NAS Server first , you can find NAS Server setup inside the dynamics nav setup cd. After installation completed, application server comes as windows service. But when you try to start the service, you cannot start it,it gives an error. So simple solution can be provided to resolve it.

Right click on Application Server for Microsoft Dynamics NAV Classic NAVISION-SQL and select properties then Select windows user and set password.

Then go to  regedit Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE then  SYSTEM then Services then NAVISION-CLASSIC (this depends if you install default settings only)

Set the company,Databse,Servername,servertype (0 to 64000),Setupparamerter(set as JOBQUEUE) .After all completed you ready to start the service.

Now we will create simple report to insert date and time to the table to test Dynamics Nav Job Queue. First of all create new table and it should include Enrty No, Date, Time as fields and save it as Job Queue Test

Now we will create the report as follows

you have almost completed ,now go to Job Queue Entries and fill the suitable details . I will share my details.

Set the job queue to Reset Status

 Go to job queue setup and tick the Job activate. In 2009 you have to run codeunit 448 manually. It is only for 1^st time. 

Hope you have gained knowledge and please comment for questions.

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Let’s have a quick look about how it looks like. Record.TESTFIELD(Field, [Value]) .Testfiled you can use with the record type variable or with a record. Let’s take a simple example, In the item table we have a field called Gross Weight ,When the particular item uses in sales order we need to check whether it matches with the given value in Sales Line. For this instance you can use TESTFIELD function. Let me take another example. User wants to mandory Gross Weight when the creation of Item. for this instance also you can use TESTFIELD function.

Here is a sample code for your better understanding.

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Today I am going to show you , How to take month in text from a date in Dynamics NAV. It is so simple you have two ways to do it.

First way is use the FORMAT function and the second way is use the Date table which is virtual table in Dynamics NAV.

Let’s move for the first way, This is very simple what you need to do, use FORMAT and send the proper parameters.

FORMAT(“Posting Date”,0,'<Month Text>’);

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