Finn’s FobView v2.4

Overview
FobView can view FOB, FBK, TXT and XML object files from Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision).
It lists the objects contained in these files and by loading two files it is possible to compare the objects in these files.
It's possible to save the list to a file, print the list, and export the list to Excel.

Features
Viewing of FOB, FBK, TXT and XML files from Navision.
Handles object types: TableData, Table, Form, Report, Dataport, Codeunit, XMLport, MenuSuite, Page, Query.
Show the entire 80 characters Version field of an object.
Show the Modified flag of an object.
Show the Compiled flag of an object.
Read and compare 2 files.
Save the list to a comma separated text file.
Print the list.
Transfer the list to Excel (Excel must be installed).
National characters in object Name and Version List are shown correctly (converted from ASCII used in the fob file to Windows ANSI).
Can check for updates.
Use Drag-and-Drop to open files.
Can mark objects in Navision Object Designer.
Set filter for the columns in the list.
If you associate the file extension .fob with the program, you can double click the file and the program will open it.

Change History

Version 2.4
When reading a text object file objects with the name ending with a space (!!) was skipped and not shown in fobwiev. Objects of type Query can now be marked in Object Designer.

Version 2.3
Requested feature: When comparing to show unequal objects, added selection to only show objects which are in both files.
Requested feature: Added keyboard shortcuts to functions Save (Ctrl+S), Excel (Ctrl+E), Print (Ctrl+P), Mark Objects (Ctrl+M), Make Filter String (Ctrl+F).

Version 2.2
Requested feature: When comparing two object files, added a toolbuton to show objects which are added in file 2, and added a toolbutton to show objects which are deleted in file 2.
Requested feature: Made setting to configure shortcut to "select all" objects in Object Designer. Select All is Ctrl+A in english, but Ctrl+E in spanish.

Version 2.1
Fixed error message "Range Check Error" which came when loading fob files with more than 20000 objects.

Version 2.0
Compatible with NAV7: Support for new Query object type.
Changed icon for Page object type.
New function to create a Filter String and copy it to the Clipboard.
Better to detect that focus have changed to another program When marking objects in Object Designer, so object marking is stopped more reliably.

Version 1.9
Rewritten code for Intelligent Object Marking. It now also works in other themes and not only with Windows XP Classic theme.
In Windows 7 Date and Time are now displayed correctly according to user's locale. Before in some cases a wrong format was used.

Version 1.8
Increased speed greatly when marking objects in Object Designer by setting filter for 20 objects at a time instead of just one object at a time.
After marking objects in Object Designer, "Select All" Objects are no longer performed.

Version 1.7
Minor changes only.
Changed how the current row in grid moves when pressing Page Up and Page Down.
Improved detection that user has removed focus from Navision when marking objects in Object Designer.

Version 1.6
Improved object marking to work better with a client connected to a slow server.
Added Intelligent Object Marking: When marking objects from multiple fob files, the same objects are not unmarked.
- It can by turned on and off in Settings.
- It currently only works in Windows XP with med Windows Classic theme. It doesn't work with Windows XP theme. Sorry. I'll try to fix that later.
- It is only tested with Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
Made vertical scrollbar (thumb size) proportional, so it reflects the number of rows in the grid.
Open buttons now include *.txt and *.xml in file type list (in addition to *.fob and *.fbk). This was forgotten in previous versions.
Added setting to select small or large toolbar buttons. Was previously only available by right clicking the toolbar. Filter for a column is now indicated by a bold column header.
Shows in status bar how many objects are in the list.
Now shows various controls according to Themes in Windows.

Version 1.5
Possible to filter the list, by clicking column header or using the toolbar button or pressing Ctrl+F7.
Filters can by cleared by using the toolbar button or pressing Shift+Ctrl+F7.
You can use wildcards * and ? in filters, to set a filter such as @*item* in the Name column.
You can't use |, &, , = or .. as you can in Navision.
Fixed bug when reading XML files. It could not read some XML files.
Made export to Excel faster by making Excel not visible when transferring data.
Shows progress bar when saving to file, printing, exporting to excel.
Optimized marking of objects in Object Designer a little.
Possible to switch between small and large toolbar buttons by right clicking the toolbar.
Changed Main Icon and toolbar button graphics a bit.
Shows hint in status bar.

Version 1.4
New tool button to mark objects in Navision Object Designer.
Minor change: Only shows hint in grid if text is longer than column width.
Minor change: Paint grid lines in full client area of grid.

Version 1.3.1
Improved reading of fob files. I received a couple of fob files which the program could not read.