slxdeveloper.com Latest Articles http://www.slxdeveloper.com/ slxdeveloper.com Latest Articles - The best online resource for SalesLogix development slxdeveloper.com RSS Generator SalesLogix Synchronization Report http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=46 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=46 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=46#c This article provides a script that can be used to track synchronization activity. The purpose of the script is to analyse the OUTFILES directory and report on each user by date/time and size of outbound TEFs. Any user who has not synced within seven days is highlighted in red within the report.<br><br>Author: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewuser&qid=25">Mike Spragg</a><br>Category: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?id=9">General / SalesLogix Administration</a><br><br><a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=46"><i>Read article...</i></a><br><img src="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/aggtrack.aspx?id=46" height="1" width="1"><br> Wed, 11 Feb 2004 05:45:57 GMT General Mike Spragg Configuring SalesLogix 6.2 For Microsoft SQL 2005 Express Edition http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=60 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=60 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=60#c Microsoft SQL 2005 Express Edition is the replacement for MSDE 1.0/2.0 and receives a new, albeit much longer, name as Microsoft felt MSDE was confusing and misunderstood. In a nutshell – SQL2005 Express Edition will be “desktop” version of Microsoft SQL 2005 (“Yukon”) when it appears. This document investigates the installation of SQL2005 EE (see, shortened already!) and whether it is possible to make SalesLogix 6.2 work with it.<br><br>Author: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewuser&qid=25">Mike Spragg</a><br>Category: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?id=9">General / SalesLogix Administration</a><br><br><a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=60"><i>Read article...</i></a><br><img src="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/aggtrack.aspx?id=60" height="1" width="1"><br> Fri, 08 Oct 2004 21:54:16 GMT General Mike Spragg Configuring SalesLogix 6.2 for SQL2005 Standard Edition http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=65 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=65 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=65#c Microsoft SQL 2005 Community Technology Preview (CTP) is now available for download. This document investigates the installation of SQL2005 as an upgrade from SQL2000 SP4 and whether it is possible to make SalesLogix 6.2 work with it.<br><br>Author: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewuser&qid=25">Mike Spragg</a><br>Category: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?id=9">General / SalesLogix Administration</a><br><br><a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=65"><i>Read article...</i></a><br><img src="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/aggtrack.aspx?id=65" height="1" width="1"><br> Thu, 07 Jul 2005 05:31:16 GMT General Mike Spragg Improving SalesLogix Performance http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=66 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=66 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=66#c There are many good things that you can say about SalesLogix 6.2; unfortunately speed is not one of them. The good news is that SalesLogix is working on addressing these issues, but in the mean time there are a few things that you can do to improve your SalesLogix 6.2 experience.<br><br>Author: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewuser&qid=27">Ted Sturr</a><br>Category: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?id=9">General / SalesLogix Administration</a><br><br><a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=66"><i>Read article...</i></a><br><img src="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/aggtrack.aspx?id=66" height="1" width="1"><br> Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:57:12 GMT General Ted Sturr How to Repair a Missing SendSLX Button using an AutoIt Script http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=94 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=94 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=94#c After upgrading 500 clients from 6.2.4 to 6.2.6 most everyone lost their SendSLX button. i had to release a quick fix. I know Sage had provided a .bat fix that doesn't always do the trick so this is what i came up with. Users can repair it themselves by running the EXE from the network using the following AutoIt code compiled to exe.<br><br>Author: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewuser&qid=1196">David Henry</a><br>Category: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?id=9">General / SalesLogix Administration</a><br><br><a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=94"><i>Read article...</i></a><br><img src="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/aggtrack.aspx?id=94" height="1" width="1"><br> Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:33:03 GMT General David Henry Setting up a Multi-Byte Environment for SalesLogix http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=104 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=104 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=104#c Setting up a multi-byte environment for SalesLogix is a fairly simple process, but there are some items to take into consideration for a sound deployment on a global basis.<br><br>Author: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewuser&qid=1208">Matt Dockins</a><br>Category: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?id=9">General / SalesLogix Administration</a><br><br><a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=104"><i>Read article...</i></a><br><img src="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/aggtrack.aspx?id=104" height="1" width="1"><br> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:52:18 GMT General Matt Dockins Installing v5.2 and v6.0 on the same machine http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=5 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=5 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=5#c Although the use of SalesLogix v6.0 and v5.2 are not supported on the same machine, this article will walk you though the steps and workarounds to get both versions working.<br><br>Author: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewuser&qid=1">Ryan Farley</a><br>Category: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?id=11">General / Miscellaneous SalesLogix Articles</a><br><br><a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=5"><i>Read article...</i></a><br><img src="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/aggtrack.aspx?id=5" height="1" width="1"><br> Mon, 04 Nov 2002 19:41:36 GMT General Ryan Farley Creating a Crystal Reports Custom Function Library http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=103 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=103 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=103#c You don't always have to massage your data with complex formulas to report on it. Complex calculations in a report can be difficult at times. Not only that, but can cause your report to run unbearably slow. Custom function libraries allow you to pull the complex calculations & functions out of the report and in to an environment where you can better control their output.<br><br>Author: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewuser&qid=1">Ryan Farley</a><br>Category: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?id=11">General / Miscellaneous SalesLogix Articles</a><br><br><a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=103"><i>Read article...</i></a><br><img src="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/aggtrack.aspx?id=103" height="1" width="1"><br> Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:34:19 GMT General Ryan Farley Using Classes in VBScript http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=9 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=9 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=9#c SalesLogix v6 opens up a whole new door for SalesLogix developers. Now, with VBScript, you have in your arsenal a new set of tools with the ability to use all that VBScript has to offer - all from inside of SalesLogix. One of the best new things we can now use (in my opinion) is using classes in scripts. This article will cover how to use classes in VBScript for making some routine tasks easier to use and more reusable.<br><br>Author: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewuser&qid=1">Ryan Farley</a><br>Category: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?id=12">Architect / SalesLogix VBScript Articles</a><br><br><a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=9"><i>Read article...</i></a><br><img src="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/aggtrack.aspx?id=9" height="1" width="1"><br> Thu, 14 Nov 2002 21:54:49 GMT Architect Ryan Farley Creating a New SalesLogix (v6) Table ID http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=11 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=11 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=11#c If you've been using SalesLogix version 6 at all, you've grown to love all the new features. But what about some of the simple tasks that have changed? This article will demonstrate how to create a new SalesLogix ID using the new SLX_DBIDS procedure.<br><br>Author: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewuser&qid=1">Ryan Farley</a><br>Category: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?id=12">Architect / SalesLogix VBScript Articles</a><br><br><a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=11"><i>Read article...</i></a><br><img src="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/aggtrack.aspx?id=11" height="1" width="1"><br> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 16:36:31 GMT Architect Ryan Farley Using the SalesLogix Mail Client to Send E-mail http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=38 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=38 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=38#c This article outlines how you can utilize the SalesLogix Mail Client to send e-mail from SalesLogix VBScripts. Learn to create code to send an email to any mail server supported by the SalesLogix Mail Client. This includes MAPI, Extended MAPI, VIM, SMTP, etc<br><br>Author: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewuser&qid=40">Stephen Redmond</a><br>Category: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?id=12">Architect / SalesLogix VBScript Articles</a><br><br><a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=38"><i>Read article...</i></a><br><img src="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/aggtrack.aspx?id=38" height="1" width="1"><br> Sat, 14 Jun 2003 05:13:39 GMT Architect Stephen Redmond Using Code Templates in Saleslogix 6.x to Develop Class Objects http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=53 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=53 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=53#c How many countless hours have you spent writing nearly the same code, over and over again. How often have you replicated nearly identical code to perform nearly the same operation to different part of the system? Well, those days may just be over! This document will describe how you can shave hours in not days of development time by utilizing code templates. This article will introduce you to a powerful tool called CodeSmith.<br><br>Author: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewuser&qid=574">Scott Mercill</a><br>Category: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?id=12">Architect / SalesLogix VBScript Articles</a><br><br><a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=53"><i>Read article...</i></a><br><img src="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/aggtrack.aspx?id=53" height="1" width="1"><br> Thu, 22 Jul 2004 05:38:45 GMT Architect Scott Mercill Integrating MindManager With SalesLogix http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=64 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=64 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=64#c MindManager software allows you to quickly organize data for several uses. Whether to simply display organized data from SalesLogix, or to output action items for an account/contact in SalesLogix to a MindManager document, the possibilities open the door for some quick integration with a great program.<br><br>Author: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewuser&qid=1">Ryan Farley</a><br>Category: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?id=12">Architect / SalesLogix VBScript Articles</a><br><br><a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=64"><i>Read article...</i></a><br><img src="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/aggtrack.aspx?id=64" height="1" width="1"><br> Thu, 16 Jun 2005 08:09:26 GMT Architect Ryan Farley E-mail Address Validation http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=77 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=77 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=77#c In this article Thomas Aussem shows how to validate e-mail addresses in SalesLogix using VBScript and Regular Expressions. This article is a great source to get you up to speed on taking advantage of expressions to do data validation in the SalesLogix client.<br><br>Author: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewuser&qid=1067">Thomas Aussem</a><br>Category: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?id=12">Architect / SalesLogix VBScript Articles</a><br><br><a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=77"><i>Read article...</i></a><br><img src="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/aggtrack.aspx?id=77" height="1" width="1"><br> Mon, 31 Oct 2005 21:50:54 GMT Architect Thomas Aussem Using FileSystemObject to Create a vCard File http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=79 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=79 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=79#c In this article Thomas Außem shows how to easily create vCard files for SalesLogix contacts. Thomas not only demonstrates how to create vCard files, but also shows an excellent example of how to create and write to text files using the FileSystemObject.<br><br>Author: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewuser&qid=1067">Thomas Aussem</a><br>Category: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?id=12">Architect / SalesLogix VBScript Articles</a><br><br><a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=79"><i>Read article...</i></a><br><img src="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/aggtrack.aspx?id=79" height="1" width="1"><br> Thu, 24 Nov 2005 18:06:02 GMT Architect Thomas Aussem Integrating SalesLogix Leads with LinkedIn http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=101 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=101 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=101#c Social networks have become a big part of today's online landscape. This is true for professionals as well. LinkedIn is a social network that allows professionals to find out more and interact with others whose needs or services align with themselves. This article will show how we can integrate this resource with leads in SalesLogix to show our SalesLogix users as much information about our leads as possible and will provide a complete sample for integrating LinkedIn with SalesLogix leads.<br><br>Author: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewuser&qid=1">Ryan Farley</a><br>Category: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?id=12">Architect / SalesLogix VBScript Articles</a><br><br><a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=101"><i>Read article...</i></a><br><img src="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/aggtrack.aspx?id=101" height="1" width="1"><br> Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:38:05 GMT Architect Ryan Farley Customizing Group Panes/List Views/F8 Queries http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=105 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=105 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=105#c We’ve talked about being able to ‘do stuff’ based on a user selection of the Groups, or the group itself.<br><br>Author: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewuser&qid=44">RJ Samp</a><br>Category: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?id=12">Architect / SalesLogix VBScript Articles</a><br><br><a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=105"><i>Read article...</i></a><br><img src="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/aggtrack.aspx?id=105" height="1" width="1"><br> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:00:00 GMT Architect RJ Samp Creating DataGrid Columns at Runtime http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=6 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=6 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=6#c This article focuses on how to change the SQL query a SalesLogix v6 DataGrid is bound to at runtime and programmatically create DataGrid Columns.<br><br>Author: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewuser&qid=1">Ryan Farley</a><br>Category: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?id=13">Architect / SalesLogix ActiveX Controls</a><br><br><a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=6"><i>Read article...</i></a><br><img src="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/aggtrack.aspx?id=6" height="1" width="1"><br> Thu, 07 Nov 2002 16:07:50 GMT Architect Ryan Farley Dynamically Creating DataGrid Columns http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=26 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=26 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=26#c In a previous article, I covered how to <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/devhome/page.aspx?id=35&articleid=6">create datagrid columns at runtime</a>. This article covers how to create DataGrid columns without any prior knowledge of the fields in the query. This article will assist you in creating dynamic DataGrids regardless of the fields in the query, or even the source of the query.<br><br>Author: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewuser&qid=1">Ryan Farley</a><br>Category: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?id=13">Architect / SalesLogix ActiveX Controls</a><br><br><a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=26"><i>Read article...</i></a><br><img src="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/aggtrack.aspx?id=26" height="1" width="1"><br> Wed, 11 Dec 2002 07:45:00 GMT Architect Ryan Farley Dynamically Populating Radio Buttons and Retrieving the Selected Value http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=67 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=67 http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=67#c A method to populate radio buttons and retrieve their values in the SalesLogix development environment.<br><br>Author: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewuser&qid=517">Rick Smith</a><br>Category: <a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?id=13">Architect / SalesLogix ActiveX Controls</a><br><br><a href="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=67"><i>Read article...</i></a><br><img src="http://www.slxdeveloper.com/aggtrack.aspx?id=67" height="1" width="1"><br> Wed, 27 Jul 2005 05:25:23 GMT Architect Rick Smith