Syntax errors are detected by the C/AL compiler when you try to compile C/AL code, either in a codeunit or as code in another object, such as a table, page, report, query, or XMLport. If you open an object in the designer and then compile the object, then if the compiler detects a syntax error, when you press ENTER and acknowledge the error message, the C/AL editor opens with the cursor in front of the expression that has the error. If you compile an object directly from Object Designer and if the compiler detects a syntax error, then the C/AL editor does not open to show where the error occurred.

The compiler will not compile code that contains a syntax error.

The following types of obsolete construct errors and warnings are displayed:

• Unsupported data type warnings for Binary and XMLport types.
  
• Unsupported function calls.
  

Note
Unsupported function calls for reports are not reported in the Error List window.

If you select an error in the Error List window and choose Design, then the C/AL Editor opens for the object to which the error or warning relates.

When you compile application objects, Microsoft Dynamics NAV stores the objects in Unicode encoding. If the application objects contain multilanguage captions, Microsoft Dynamics NAV uses the code page that is relevant for the languages that you have specified. For more information, see Developing Multilanguage-Enabled Applications.

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