Good book for learning Sharepoint development
What would you recommend? I know C# and ASP.NET well, but I haven't touched Sharepoint before. ...
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How do you deploy your common SharePoint library
We have a class library where we keep a lot of the stuff that we often use when doing sharepoint development. How would you go around deploying this? Right now our best bet is to have it in a separate solution, and deploy that so that the assembly is deployed to GAC. That way we ensure that the assembly is deployed to all application tie...
SharePoint error: "Cannot import Web Part"
I have a web part that I've developed, and if I manually install the web part it is fine. However when I have packaged the web part following the instructions on this web site as a guide: http://www.theartofsharepoint.com/2007/05/how-to-build-solution-pack-wsp.html I get this error in the log files: 09/23/2008 14:13:03.67 w3wp.exe (0...
Running away from SharePoint
Have any of you ever tried to run from sharepoint? I've worked with sharepoint enough to know that it is not something that interests me. My interests are more along the lines of APIs / backend / distributed development. Have any of you found ways, as consultants, to move away from sharepoint and keep learning other things of interest? I...
Does SPSecurity.RunWithElevatedPrivileges do anything in a console app?
From what I have gleaned from reflector, RunWithElevatedPriveleges simply reverts the current thread identity to the base (non-impersonated) identity. This makes perfect sense in the case of code running inside the WSS application pool, since the base service account is a super-user. Does it have any effect when running in an external ...
Sharepoint WebPart with AjaxToolkit's Accordion control
Do you guys have any resources on creating a Sharepoint webpart that uses the AjaxToolkit controls? I need to create a webpart that uses the Accordion control and I can't find any complete tutorial or walkthrough. I prefer a tutorial/article that doesn't use SmartPart. TIA! ...
Using ASP.Net 3.5 SP1 Routing with SharePoint 2007
I'm trying to setup some friendly URLs on a SharePoint website. I know that I can do the ASP.Net 2.0 friendly URLs using RewritePath, but I was wondering if it was possible to make use of the System.Web.Routing that comes with ASP.NET 3.5 SP1. I think I've figured out how to get my route table loaded, but I'm not clear on what method t...
How can you hook a SharePoint 2007 feature into the Application_Start of a site?
Hello, I was wondering if there is a good way to hook into the Application_Start of a SharePoint 2007 site when developing a feature? I know I can directly edit the Global.asax file in the site root, but is there a way to do this so that it gets deployed with the feature? Thanks! ...
WSS 3.0: change parent type for a content type.
I have created a hierarchy of content types. The root of my hierarchy has the content type "Document" as a parent. There are about 20 other content types derived from my root. Now, I want to change the parent from "Document" to something else. Is it possible? Either in the web interface or in code? Can the definition of content types be...
ASP.NET - Add Event Handler to LinkButton inside of Repeater in a RenderContent call
I've got a Sharepoint WebPart which loads a custom User Control. The user control contains a Repeater which in turn contains several LinkButtons. In the RenderContent call in the Webpart I've got some code to add event handlers: ArrayList nextPages = new ArrayList(); //populate nextPages .... AfterPageRepeater....
Removing the "Categories" field from an Issue Tracking list in SharePoint
When I create an Issue Tracking list in SharePoint, I am unable to remove the Categories choice field that it adds by default as part of the Issue content type. I looked in the list definition but I can't find anything explicit about not allowing the column to be deleted. Does anybody know why the Delete button isn't showing up? Is th...
Adding a web reference to a DLL which is GACed
I come across this problem when i am writing an event handler in SharePoint. My event handler has a web reference. When i create this web reference, the URL of the web service will be added in the .config file of the assembly. If i have to change the web reference URL i just have to change the link in the config file. Problem comes whe...
How to locate Sharepoint document library source page on the server?
Hi! I am working with a Sharepoint document library and I'm trying to locate the source of the document library page. I'm working on the Sharepoint server. I just can't find it, where should it be stored? Thank you! ...
Setting a Sharepoint Site Theme through a Web Service?
Is it possible to change a Sharepoint 2007 Site Theme through a Web Service? I know it can be done through the Object Model with (i think) SPWeb.ApplyTheme, but I did not see anything in the available Web Services, apart from CustomizeCss in Webs.asmx, which does not seem to be exactly what I need. ...
Has anyone been able to get SharePoint using NTLM working with SQUID as a reverse proxy?
Hi, We have a SQUID reverse proxy and a MOSS 2007 portal. All sites are using NTLM. We cannot get it working with SQUID as a reverse proxy. Any ideas where to start? ...
How do I reorder the fields/columns in a SharePoint view?
I'm adding a new field to a list and view. To add the field to the view, I'm using this code: view.ViewFields.Add("My New Field"); However this just tacks it on to the end of the view. How do I add the field to a particular column, or rearrange the field order? view.ViewFields is an SPViewFieldCollection object that inherits from SPBa...
What can you do with SharePoint on Intranet?
We have had SharePoint where I work for a little while now, but we've not done a lot with it. We have an intranet with hundreds of ASP/ASP.Net applications and I'm wondering what kind of things can be done to integrate with SharePoint to make a more seamless environment? We put documentation and production move requests and so on in Shar...
How to add Announcement list/webpart to Publishing Portal
I have a Publishing Portal site and I need to add some announcements to some of the pages. I've read an article which says that i have to create an announcement list to be able add an announcement web part but i can't seem to find any resources on how i can add an announcement list. Any help will be greatly appreciated. TIA! ...
Multiple ModificationForms in Sharepoint Workflow
Hello everybody, i am working on a Sharepoint Server 2007 Statemachine Workflow. Until now i have a few states and an custom Association/InitiationForm which i created with InfoPath 2007. At the moment i have a Problem with Modification forms. The modification link in the state page of my workflow is shown and leads on click to my InfoP...
Sharepoint : Is there a webpart filter that supports wildcards?
I have a document library with a custom column named "compound" which is just text. I want to put a filter (input text box) on that document library page so the view shows only the items where the compound column contains my typed-in text. Optimally, wildcards such as * or ? or full regular expressions could be supported... but for now...