Programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV - Fifth Edition

Debugging with DIALOG

Another tool that is useful for progress tracking is the DIALOG function. DIALOG is usually set up to display a window with a small number of variable values. As processing progresses, the values are displayed in real time. The following are a few ways we can use this:

• Simply tracking progress of processing through a volume of data. This is the same reason we would provide a DIALOG display for the benefit of the user. The act of displaying slows down processing somewhat, so we may want to update the DIALOG display occasionally, not on every record.
• Displaying indicators when processing reaches certain stages. This can be used as a very basic trace with the indicators showing the path taken so we may gauge the relative ...