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From the AX Blogs: Unzipping VM files; Debugging Batch Jobs; and a New Tool Translates X++ into MSIL

by Jared Berezin
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Unzipping VM files in AX2009: Reflections on Microsoft Dynamics AX walks us through the necessary and (thankfully) quick steps to unzip: "There are a few things that can go wrong when unzipping the files for the demo VM. This is one I've run into a few times with new external disks... It is likely that the disk is formatted with FAT32 and not NTFS that really supports large files sizes like the size of the VHD files that exist with the demo VM."

Getting the Bugs out of Batch Jobs: Issues concerning X++ blog provides a thorough step-by-step checklist for debugging batch jobs with explanations and clear instructions on how to perform each step:

  • Enable global breakpoints
  • Configure your AOS to run under your user credentials.
  • Configure the Dynamics AX server to enable debugging
  • Set breakpoints and start debugging

New Tool Translates X++ code into MSIL: In a recent Channel9 webcast, Dynamics Program Manager Peter Villadsen and Software Developer Gustavo Plancarte teach us about a new tool they've developed that translates X++ byte code into MSIL (Microsoft Intermediate Language): "Microsoft Dynamics features a proprietary language called X++ (basically a superset of Java, with some strong data ...

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About Jared Berezin
Jared Berezin serves as a contributing writer to MSDynamicsWorld.com. With combined interests in technology and science, Jared previously served as a writer for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, drafting scientific narrative reports on the latest advancements in cancer research. Jared has also served as associate marketing specialist for International Data Corporation (IDC), a market research firm. In this position, he planned and executed strategic marketing initiatives for IDC's software and services research programs, and wrote outbound communications to the press, existing clients, and prospects. Jared also has experience working for several local newspapers in eastern Massachusetts. Jared graduated with honors from Colby College with a BA in English and creative writing.
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