FORNAV
Knowledge Base
Knowledge base articles (or “KB articles”) are your go-to resource for detailed feature insights and practical tips on using FORNAV. They’re filled with essential knowledge to address almost any question you might have.
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Using Device Fonts
Label printers or virtual printers (Fax, document capture, etc.) sometimes need text printed out with a special font that is not a real font, in order to control the printer. These fonts are called device fonts. To set a device font in a control in the ForNAV Designer: Add the statement CurrControl.DeviceFont = “<device font…
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Paper Trays, Paper Bins, Paper Sources
The paper tray selection (also called the paper bin or the paper source) in ForNAV reports can be controlled with the following function call: C/AL: ReportForNav.PrinterSettings. PaperSource(<TrayNo>,<PageNo>); JavaScript: CurrReport.PrinterSettings. PaperSource(<TrayNo>,<PageNo>); With the special cases: PageNo = 0: Default PageNo = -1: Last page You can also still set up the paper…
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Print Logos on Document Reports
The default for printing the logo on ForNAV document reports is to only print the logo when printing to PDF or doing a preview To always print the logo, you must change the PrintLogo function on the OnPreReport JavaScript event from: function PrintLogo() { if (CurrReport.PrinterSettings.PrintTo==’PDF’) { return true ; } …
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New functions on Dataitem tables
string GetCaption() – returns the caption of the table int GetOptionValue(string ExternalFieldName) – returns the value of an option as integer string GetFilter(string ExternalFieldName) – returns a field filter string GetFilters() – returns the table filter CalcFields(ExternalFieldName1[,ExternalFieldName2,..]) – calculates the value of calc fields on a record SetAutoCalcFields(ExternalFieldName1[,ExternalFieldName2,..]) – autocals the value of calc fields…
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Prepending and appending PDF files to a ForNAV report
To add PDF’s before and after the output of a DataItem (for example: an invoice) you can use the Append and Prepend JavaScript functions using a BLOB field with the PDF as parameter. The PDF’s can be stored in any table with a BLOB field. However, the easiest way to do this is to use…
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Installing objects in ForNAV ISV granule area
When installing the ForNAV objects in the ForNAV ISV granule (6188500 Reports ForNAV) area, you are not able to import a txt-file unless you already have the objects in your database. Below you will find “blank” ForNAV objects for NAV 2016, NAV 2017, NAV 2018 and Business Central. You need to import these into your…
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Upgrading to a new ForNAV version
This will show you how to upgrade your existing ForNAV reports to run on a newer ForNAV version. If you receive a new version for ForNAV, you often want your existing ForNAV reports to run on the new version. This can be done in two different ways depending on how many of your reports you…
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Installing standard reports in ForNAV
Installing standard reports in ForNAV To install standard reports in ForNAV: In the Reports ForNAV Designer, click New, and in the Gallery select the ForNAV Report Pack. Alternatively, you can visit this website: http://bit.ly/ForNAVReportPack. NOTE The Gallery works on ForNAV 3.0.0.1279 and higher, and on Dynamics NAV 2016 and higher. Define the following four parameters:…
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Errors and Solutions
This page will list errors seen in past versions and hints on how to fix or work around these problems. Output Shows: The printer name ‘‘ already exists. Please change the name of the printer and try again. Reason: You most likely have a direct printer with the same name as a printer connected to…
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Which version of ForNAV am I using?
Since version 2 of Reports ForNAV, you can have multiple versions of the product installed and in use at the same time. This means that your reports can use different versions of the ForNAV add-in. If you want to know which version you are using for a specific report, you can look in a couple…