ObjectHandling/Convert-Txt2Al.ps1
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.Synopsis Convert txt and delta files to AL .Description Convert objects in myDeltaFolder to AL. Page and Table extensions are created as new objects using the startId as object Id offset. Code modifications and other things not supported in extensions will not be converted to AL. Manual modifications are required after the conversion. .Parameter containerName Name of the container in which the txt2al tool will be executed .Parameter myDeltaFolder Folder containing delta files .Parameter myAlFolder Folder in which the AL files are created .Parameter startId Starting offset for objects created by the tool (table and page extensions) .Example Convert-Txt2Al -containerName test -mydeltaFolder c:\programdata\navcontainerhelper\mydeltafiles -myAlFolder c:\programdata\navcontainerhelper\myAlFiles -startId 50100 #> function Convert-Txt2Al { Param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$containerName, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$myDeltaFolder, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$myAlFolder, [int]$startId=50100 ) $containerMyDeltaFolder = Get-NavContainerPath -containerName $containerName -path $myDeltaFolder -throw $containerMyAlFolder = Get-NavContainerPath -containerName $containerName -path $myAlFolder -throw $session = Get-NavContainerSession -containerName $containerName Invoke-Command -Session $session -ScriptBlock { Param($myDeltaFolder, $myAlFolder, $startId) if (!($txt2al)) { throw "You cannot run Convert-Txt2Al on this Nav Container" } Write-Host "Converting files in $myDeltaFolder to .al files in $myAlFolder with startId $startId (container paths)" Remove-Item -Path $myAlFolder -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction Ignore New-Item -Path $myAlFolder -ItemType Directory -ErrorAction Ignore | Out-Null Start-Process -FilePath $txt2al -ArgumentList "--source=""$myDeltaFolder"" --target=""$myAlFolder"" --rename --extensionStartId=$startId" -Wait -NoNewWindow } -ArgumentList $containerMyDeltaFolder, $containerMyAlFolder, $startId } Export-ModuleMember -function Convert-Txt2Al |