File Handling

The walkthroughs in this section provide step-by-step instructions for handling files in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 R2.

Best Practices

The following are recommended best practices for working with files:

  • Use fully qualified paths to eliminate ambiguity.

  • Be aware of operating system file access restrictions when designing applications that use files. Consider which users have access to files and directories and what access control list (ACL) that you need to apply to file directories.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Use Streams to Write to Text Files
How to: Use Streams to Read from Text Files
Walkthrough: Uploading a File from a Client to Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server
Walkthrough: Transferring a File from Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server to the Client