sharepoint-designer

DataFormatString in my Gridview does not work in SharePoint

I have a ASP.NET GridView that i created on a page through SharePoint Designer 2007. For some reason it just does not want to work, why is that and how can i Fix it? Funny thing, it worked on another SharePoint Server but not on the one i am working on now, so i know my code is fine, it must be something ells on the SharePoint Server ma...

How should SharePoint developers work with the graphics designer on their projects?

The graphics designers that I've worked with on SharePoint projects don't know/understand a lot of SharePoint. Particularly they don't know SharePoint Designer which is basically required for developing publishing sites. To get around this, I've found the following workflow typically eventuates: Use a web browser to save off a copy of...

Customize SharePoint:FormFields to a specific height..

Hi All, I'm customizing a NewForm.aspx page and I've created a few new SharePoint:FormFields in the form of textboxes. I'm looking to customize the height of these boxes on a case-by-case basis, but I can't figure it out. I've looked into DisplaySize, but that only controls the width of a specific textboxe, and I've seen adding in: <s...

How to open SharePoint designer from command-line with a SharePoint site

I'm working on a Visual Studio Add-in to edit files in SharePoint. From this Add-in I would like to be able to open SharePoint Designer with a specific SharePoint site. Finding the application is no problem, its folder is in registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\12.0\SharePoint Designer\InstallRoot, and the applicatio...

Connection between web parts in SharePoint

I have a couple of questions regarding SharePoint 2007. Is it possible to bind a List View Web Part to SQL Analysis Services using SharePoint configuration? I have two webparts. When clicking one row of a List View Web Part, I want to show a chart in another web part based on the value on the clicked row. How can I achieve this functio...

How to edit default.aspx on SharePoint site without SharePoint Designer

On several occations, I have faced the situation that the default.aspx page on a Site doesn't work. More specifically, a reference to a WebPart and/or Control is throwing a error because the assembly is not found. Fine, you just fire up the dreaded SharePoint Designer and remove the dependency line. However, if I wanted to use this meth...

Why can't I see the Author, Created, Editor and Modified fields in a Sharepoint Custom List Form?

So, I have a requirement to hide a field in a Sharepoint custom list based on the creator of the item. I've gone through the steps outlined here and it works great for hiding the field based on permission level. However, I need to be able to show the field if the user has a certain permission level OR is the one who created the item in t...

open vm site in sharepoint designer

Im trying to open my sharepoint site on my VM in sharepoint designer. Im getting an error: the folder isn't accessible. the folder may be located in an unavailable location.... im using VirtualBox ...

Accessing list data from a different site in Sharepoint Designer workflow

Does anyone know if it is possible to Lookup list data from a different site when creating a workflow with Sharepoint Designer 2007? The Define Workflow Lookup dialog only allows you to pick from lists in the current Sharepoint site you are creating the workflow in. Ideally I'd like to be able to pick from a list in the parent site, or a...

Are WCF Web services compatible with Sharepoint?

I am trying to place a dataview webPart on a WSS page through Sharepoint designer, consuming a WCF Web service, buth when I place the WSDL of my Web Service, it gives me an error. I migrated the WS to ASP.Net WS and it work perfectly. The error is related to the Soap envelope. I am using anonymous consumption for now (don't want to ad...

Sharepoint - how to enable caching w/o server access?

I am using WSS 3.0 in a hosted/shared (read: can make no server-side changes) environment. Unfortunately, between SP and IIS, almost nothing is getting cached, so page loads can be terribly slow. We have a bunch of custom image, JS, CSS, etc files that are currently just in a /img, /js, and /css directories, all of which are grabbed ea...

Set list field permission

So you don't have programming privileges on a SharePoint Server but you can use SharePoint Designer. You create lists and you need to separate field permissions. You need fields that all can fill out and fields for administrators to fill out. How do you accomplish this without code? ...

How to customize Dispform.aspx in Sharepoint List

Good Morning, I have a SharePoint site that I've been trying to fix up for awhile. I haven't had problems adding fields into the NewForm.aspx and EditForm.aspx, but Dispform.aspx seems like a whole different problem. I've been using SharePoint Designer, and it looks as if all the other fields are displayed using this: <xsl:value-of se...

How to Run a workflow on an item inserted by an anonymous user

Is there a way to start a sharepoint designer workflow on an item inserted by an anonymous user on an internet-facing Sharepoint publishing site. As far as i understand, as of the infrastructure updates, workflows cannot be started on new items inserted by an anonymous user or a system admin. We are using Moss 2007 with SP2. What we nee...

Sharepoint and multiple workflows

I am designing a workflow for an absence request at my company. The problem is that whenever I to test the workflow, I don't know if it is SD or MOSS, but it creates a new instance of the workflow. It looks like this: Workflow Name (click to change settings)-----------------Workflows in Progress Review Absence-------------------------...

Uploading files to SharePoint containing the ampersand character

I'm trying to upload files and folders to a library using SharePoint Designer 2007 (on a WSS 3.0 SharePoint site). It's giving me an error when I try to upload empty folders or folders that have an & in their name. OS: Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008. Can someone please assist? ...

Why do SharePoint Designer workflows, when edited, seem not to update on the SharePoint site?

I've ran into this scenario a lot it seems. I'm not sure if it's an issue with SharePoint Designer, or SharePoint itself, but the following seems to occur often: I create a Workflow in SharePoint Designer, and when I save it, it's good to go, and works as expected. However, when opening it later for edits in SPD, I can make changes to...

How to pass username to a web service from sharepoint

I'm new to Sharepoint and have tried googeling this, so sorry if I'm just being dumb. I have written a webservice that takes a username and returns some company related information about the user. I found on google that one of the best ways to use this information is be creating a data store in Sharepoint designer. I have managed to ...

DataFormWebPart filter toolbar

I've lost the toolbar on my DataFormWebPart that has the dropdown boxes that apply a filter to the data - but I can't see a Filter checkbox in the Properties dialog. How do I get it back? ...

Sharepoint Designer - Creating a simple Workflow, check status of another Workflow

I'm trying to create a simple workflow using the Sharepoint Designer. We already have one user-defined workflow, called Internal Approval. This creates a column with the same name. Basically, my workflow should perform: Conditions: if Internal Approval equals Approved and Status equals Draft //custom field I want to set, this works...