Error attempting to launch Dynamics SL

If you receive an “accessviolationexception” error while attempting to launch Dynamics SL, it may be due to a problem encountered after.NET 3.5 gets installed on a workstation which runs Dynamics SL 7.0 or 7.0 Service Pack 1.

Reported as bug 17220 by Microsoft, a hotfix has been made available on CustomerSource and PartnerSource for the Dynamics SL 7.0 Service Pack 1 version. The bug is also corrected in Dynamics SL 7.0 Service Pack 2 and Feature Pack 1. If applying the hotfix, it is important to note that it needs installed at both the server and on each workstation.

Unknown Server Error Using Report Scheduler in Business Portal

If you receive "GetReportOptions failed. Error info= <Server : Unknown server error>" when trying to use the Report Scheduler in Business Portal for Microsoft Dynamics SL 7.0 Feature Pack 1 (FP1), you may need to reinstall the SL client. This error occurs if Business Portal is installed without first installing the Microsoft Dynamics SL client on the business portal server. If the Microsoft Dynamics SL client is not installed on the BP server or if the client is installed after installing BP, then the report scheduler page will not work. More details about this problem and resolution can be found on CustomerSource and PartnerSource.

Hot Keys for tabs not supported in SL 7.0

.NET, unlike VB6, does not support hot-keys on tabs (the underline letter for the tab). It could be done with special coding, but that extra work has not been done for the SL application, to the best of our knowledge.


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