Dynamics Ax X++

[AxDude]

Hi

I was wondering if there is anything available which will allow Beyond compare to recognise the structure and/or syntax of Dynamics Ax .xpo files?

I've used Beyond Compare with Ax xpo files for some time now but it doesn't colourise the text or recognise any of the tags which indicate the different types of objects within the file (tables, classes, methods, EDTs, enums, etc.)

[Aaron]

Hello,

We don't have this format included by default or as an additional website download:
http://www.scootersoftware.com/downl..._moreformatsv4

You can use the Tools menu -> File Formats dialog to create a new format associated with this file extension. You can then define Grammar elements. If these elements use the same names as other formats, they will share that coloring. The coloring is defined for each grammar element name in the Tools menu -> Options dialog, Colors/Fonts tab, File views tab.

We have a KB article on defining grammar elements (and controlling if they are Important or Unimportant) here:
http://www.scootersoftware.com/suppo..._unimportantv3

[AxDude]

Hi there

Thanks for your help Aaron, I've done that and have an X++ file format and grammar elements defined, changed the default colours for the different file display elements to match Ax. X++ is based on Java so I've copied in the keywords and operators from MSDN, for the rest I just copied the grammar elements from Java

This works for the code sections but an .xpo file can also define properties for an object as well as methods, so I'd like to be able to define grammar elements for all the other text as well but I can't see how to do this in Beyond Compare

Here's an example, everything from the tag METHODS to ENDMETHODS displays correctly but I would like to define grammar elements for all the other text as well (if it's possible)

Exportfile for AOT version 1.0 or later
Formatversion: 1

***Element: DBT

; Microsoft Dynamics AX Table : Currency unloaded
; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  TABLEVERSION 1
  
  TABLE #Currency
    EnforceFKRelation 0
    PROPERTIES
      Name                #Currency
      Label               #@SYS14968
      FormRef             #Currency
      TitleField1         #CurrencyCode
      TitleField2         #Txt
      TableContents       #Default data
      SecurityKey         #LedgerTables
      CacheLookup         #EntireTable
      CreateRecIdIndex    #Yes
      SaveDataPerCompany  #No
      TableGroup          #Group
      PrimaryIndex        #CurrencyCodeIdx
      ClusterIndex        #CurrencyCodeIdx
      ModifiedDateTime    #Yes
      DeveloperDocumentation  #@SYS125045
      Origin              #{2C08002F-0000-1000-4375-7272656E6379}
      LegacyId            #47
    ENDPROPERTIES
    
    FIELDS
      FIELD #CurrencyCode
        STRING
        PROPERTIES
          Name                #CurrencyCode
          HelpText            #@SYS2907
          Mandatory           #Yes
          AllowEdit           #No
          Table               #Currency
          Origin              #{B05DEDB2-7419-4193-9B17-88860D9E3824}
          LegacyId            #1
          ExtendedDataType    #CurrencyCode
          StringSize          #3
        ENDPROPERTIES
        
      FIELD #Txt
        STRING
        PROPERTIES
          Name                #Txt
          HelpText            #@SYS2908
          Table               #Currency
          Origin              #{7BDF6048-09C9-4FA6-94C7-F53AAFFA508E}
          LegacyId            #2
          ExtendedDataType    #CurrencyName
          StringSize          #60
        ENDPROPERTIES
        
    ENDFIELDS
    GROUPS
      GROUP #Example
        PROPERTIES
          Name                #Example
          Label               #@SYS1234
        ENDPROPERTIES
        
        GROUPFIELDS
          #LegacyCurrency
          #Active
          #RateTolerance
        ENDGROUPFIELDS
      ENDGROUP
    ENDGROUPS
    
    INDICES
      #CurrencyHubIdx
      PROPERTIES
        Name                #CurrencyIdx
        AllowDuplicates     #No
        Origin              #{A1C317D0-13E0-412B-965E-20EC52C08DA0}
      ENDPROPERTIES
      
    ENDINDICES
    FULLTEXTINDICES
    ENDFULLTEXTINDICES
    REFERENCES
    ENDREFERENCES
    
    DELETEACTIONS
      #InventTable(Currency)
      PROPERTIES
        Table               #InventTable
        DeleteAction        #Restricted
        Relation            #Currency
      ENDPROPERTIES   
      
    ENDDELETEACTIONS
    
    METHODS
      SOURCE #initValue
        #public void initValue()
        #{
        #    super();
        #}
      ENDSOURCE
      SOURCE #currencyCodeISO
        #/// <summary>
        #/// Returns currency code
        #/// </summary>
        #/// <param name="_currencyCode">
        #/// Specify currency code as parameter
        #/// </param>
        #/// <returns>
        #/// Returns currency code
        #/// </returns>
        #/// <remarks>
        #/// Returns currency code
        #/// </remarks>
        #
        #public static CurrencyCodeISO currencyCodeISO(CurrencyCode _currencyCode)
        #{
        #    Currency    currency;
        #    ;
        #
        #    select firstonly CurrencyCodeISO from currency
        #        where currency.CurrencyCode == _currencyCode;
        #
        #    return currency.CurrencyCodeISO? currency.CurrencyCodeISO : _currencyCode;
        #}
      ENDSOURCE
    ENDMETHODS
  ENDTABLE
  

***Element: END

[Aaron]

Hello,

BC4 does not have grammars within of grammars, so if one element is swallowing another definition, then it will be the parent definition.

If you click into the text, the bottom status bar will show the detected grammar element. What element is currently detected in your text, and what definition are you trying to match on?