sharepoint-list

SharePoint UserData and the ;# Syntax in returned data

Can a SharePoint expert explain to me the ;# in data returned by the GetListItems() call to the Lists web service? I think I understand what they are doing here. The ;# is almost like a syntax for making a comment... or better yet, including the actual data (string) and not just the ID. This way you can use either, but they are nicely p...

What kinds of problems have there been using Access databases with SharePoint?

Just curious what the experience has been in uploading MS Access tables to SharePoint 2007 list. We've been planning on doing so, but I seem to recall issues with SharePoint mangling Access tables in the resulting lists and generally the migrations not going so well. Your experiences? Best practices and recommendations? I'm particular...

Feature activate via UI but does not show in the Libraries and Lists

I am really hating SharePoint as there are hardly any good/concrete documentation. I developed custom List "MainCatalog" with few columns (not site columns). Create features and elements with MOSS feature builder at Site collection level so scope="site" installed via stsadm activated via UI "went to site collection website", Site Settin...

Query a SharePoint List from InfoPath web form in code

I'm writing an InfoPath web form, using C# code behind. The form is a holiday request, after the user inputs the start and end dates I want the code to query a bank-holiday sharepoint list and count occurrences between the dates. I've added the sharepoint list as a second datasource however I'm now stuck. Any ideas? ...

SharePoint Documents Library - Change "Document Created By" field

Hello, I have a code that changes the username in various SharePoint lists, mostly by the "Author" column. It all works fine on normal lists, but it doesn't seem to work on the "Shared Documents" list which is a document library. Whether I change the username in "Created By" or "Document Created By", the change doesn't seem to take ef...

How to trigger a SharePoint workflow on clicking a link item in the list

Guys, I have a sharepoint list and user will click 'start now' link in that list, then, I have to start a workflow. How this can be achieved. Please advice! Thanking you. ...

How to show ID field as readonly in Edit Form, of a sharepoint list ?

After a lot of discussion, my client still want to show the ID field in the Edit Form of a sharepoint list. There is a way to do it ? I tried a calculated field and nothing. I know that I can see the ID field in the view, and if I show as a Access Mode. I'm using WSS3.0 ...

create sharepoint "one" alert on more than "one" list

iS it possible to create a sharepoint alert that sends notifications from 2 lists or more?? (to send all notifications in one email) ...

Automate creation of a SharePoint list without writing any code

As part of the configuration of my product (after installation), I need to create a few Sharepoint lists on the SharePoint site specified by the user. Digging around, it seems that i need to write custom code to do this, either using the server-side API as described at http://sarangasl.blogspot.com/2009/11/create-sharepoint-list-program...