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Development Environment Commands

Dynamics NAV includes the finsql.exe file that enables you to perform certain tasks from a command prompt. The finsql.exe is an executable file that runs the development environment. By default, finsql.exe is located at C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\100\RoleTailored Client\.

The finsql.exe has several commands that you can use to perform the tasks that are described in the following table:

Command Task
BuildVirtualMetadata Regenerates C# and metadata information for virtual tables in a specified database.
CreateDatabase Create a new Dynamics NAV database.
UpgradeDatabase Upgrades the specified Dynamics NAV database on the specified server.
CompileObjects Compile Dynamics NAV objects from a specified database.
DeleteObjects Delete Dynamics NAV objects from a specified database.
DesignObject Open a specified Dynamics NAV object for design in the development environment.
ExportObjects Export Dynamics NAV objects from a specified database.
ImportObjects Import Dynamics NAV objects from a file to a specified database.
CreateLanguage Create language captions on Dynamics NAV objects in a specified database.
ExportLangModule Export a Dynamics NAV language module from a specified database.
ImportLangModule Import a Dynamics NAV language module to a specified database.
ExportTranslate Export text strings from a specified database to a file.
ImportTranslate Import text strings from a file to a specified database.
GetBuildVersion Gets the Dynamics NAV product name and build version.

Note

To compile objects, design objects, or import and export objects as .txt files, you must have a developer license. For all other tasks, you can have either an end-user license or a developer license.

See Also

Using the Development Environment from the Command Prompt