Rash thoughts about .NET, C#, F# and Dynamics NAV.

Today I want to describe a way to integrate Oracle into Navision. We use this way to migrate selected Tables and Views (rawdata) completely automatic into Dynamics Nav. This means we generate the Table-Structure (as a copy of the Oracle data dictionary) and import the data on the fly.

First of all one have to install the ODP.NET (Oracle Data Provider for .NET).

Then create a new C# ClassLibrary-Project and add a reference to the installed OracleDataAccess-Assembly. (see Sample-Project as Reference)

Install your COM-Object. (You can let Visual Studio do this for you)

Then create a Navision-Object which connects to the ClassLibrary and interact with Oracle.

IF g_MigrationHelper.OracleConnect( 
  g_ORAUserName,g_ORAPassword,g_ORADataSource) 
THEN BEGIN 
  IF p_Test THEN BEGIN 
    MESSAGE('Connection open'); 
    g_MigrationHelper.CloseOracleConnection; 
  END 
END ELSE 
  ERROR('Connection failed');