---
title: "Navision 3.56"
description: "Navision 3.56"
keywords: "Navision 3.56"
url: "https://myrapidi.com/wiki/navision_3_56"
locale: "en"
published: "2009-11-03T07:54:32Z"
modified: "2023-03-31T11:22:23Z"
---

This Data Source describes the old Text-based version of Navision. The latest release is from 1995. For all later (graphical) versions of Navision, please see the MS Dynamics NAV entry.

## The following versions of Navision 3.56 are supported

- Navision 3.56

[Navision supported Data Types](https://myrapidi.com/wiki/navision_supported_data_types.md)

  

## Additional Installation

[Installing the RapidiConnector](https://myrapidi.com/wiki/installing_the_rapidiconnector.md)

  

If you want to transfer data to/from Navision 3.56, you have to install a Navision 3.56 Client on the computer where the RapidiConnector is installed.

You need at least the following files from Navision 3.56 in a directory (see Installation Path below):

- **navi\_sr.ndl   ** 
- **navi\_ni.ndl   ** 
- **navi\_dcn.exe   ** 
- **navi.stx   ** 
- **navi.smt   ** 
- **navi.etx   ** 
- **navi\_inf.dat:** Must have C-Toolkit access.
- **nc\_tcp.ndl   ** 
- **dbl.ndl:** Navision database access library for 3.56.
- **nc\_netb.dll:** Netbios driver (you only need to worry about this if you are using Netbios and not TCP/IP).

## Configuration

The fields of the Navision 3.56 Connection are used as follows:

- **Description:** Enter a text describing the Data Source.
- **Network Protocol:** Enter either **tcp** or **netbios**
- **Server Connect:** Select the server number for your Navision 3.56 (1, 2, up to 9)
- **Account:** Enter which Account or company you want to use (specify the name).  
_ **\*\*\*PLEASE NOTE: Account is CASE SENSITIVE.** _
- **UserID:** If access to the Navision 3.56 database requires a UserID, you specify it here.
- **Password:** If you enter a UserID the corresponding Password is applied here. 
- **Installation Path:** Specify the path to the Navision 3.56 Client files (for example: ?c:\program files\navision356?).

## Copy, Test, Activate Changes and Read Design

[Copy Connection](https://myrapidi.com/wiki/copy_connection.md)

[Connection Test](https://myrapidi.com/wiki/connection_test.md)

[Activate Changes](https://myrapidi.com/wiki/activate_changes.md)

[Read Design](https://myrapidi.com/wiki/read_design.md)