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Populate Sharepoint List With data in it (List Definition) in site definition

Hi everybody, I have a list and I want to populate this List with data in it. I want to do it via WSPBuilder as a feature. I tried to populate it within in the Elements.xml file, But I got the data not nested inside each other, as my list contains items inside a folders Folder1 | |__Item1 |__Item2 Folder2 | |__Item1 so I want...

How exactly does a WSP deploy a dll internally

i am facing a problem with deploying dlls with a WSP. After deploying the first version of the dll using a WSP, if I want to change the dll and redeploy after retracting, it is still referring to the old assembly, even though it is no longer there in GAC. Is there any caching feature in Sharepoint that is not very obvious? Thanks in adv...

How to deploy a SharePoint workflow created in Visual Studio 2008?

I have created some sharepoint workflows in Visual studio 2008 and they work exactly as required on my machine. I have tested by deploying them to several different web applications on the sharepoint server. As a package to the client, I created WSP's for the three workflows and sent them to the client along with an install.bat and an un...

Is this WSP uninstallation script complete?

I am using the following script for uninstallation of a wsp workflow feature. Please can someone check and confirm that it contains all the required steps for the uninstallation or not. I am doubtful because when i run this uninstallation script and install the new version of the wsp; the workflow still behaves similar to what it did wi...

Include .STP file as feature to create .WSP file

I have to give the client a .wsp file Please give me an example of how to include the .stp inside the feature and include that feature along with other files to create a .wsp file. I have gone thru lots of site where they show the steps but I dont understand how to approach as I have got different files like .dlls files, custom event ...

Version SharePoint WSP

Has any one tried to version WSP in SharePoint 2010? Thanks, ...

Remote deploy WSP Files to SharePoint 2010?

I create some WSP Files on a build server every night and would like to automatically deploy them to a QA Environment. In SharePoint 2007, there was no way to remote deploy WSP Files except for ugly psexec-workarounds. Has this improved with SharePoint 2010? Can I utilize the PowerShell stuff somehow? My build server is not Part of th...

The type or namespace name 'WCFService' could not be found in WSP

Hi I have a solution that contains a Web Site Project and several class libraries. The WSP is a DotNetNuke instance (which is why I'm not using a Web Site Application). I'm having trouble referencing one of my class libraries from the WSP. The error I receive is: error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'WCFService' could not be found...

The solution contains no Web application scoped resource,

Hi I need little help regarding sharepoint solution set up in sharepoint. I created wspbuilder project(12 hive structure including controltemplates folder) I have created project for user controls(like login logout etc) and when I build them the .ascx files are being added to 12\controltemplates folder(I wrote postbuild event to add ....

Problem with Sharepoint 2010 quick launch

I am creating a site in Sharepoint 2010, and then packaging it into a wsp. things are working fine, but there is one problem when i deploy the wsp to a new site. There is a list in the quick launch, which does not get called correctly when the wsp is deployed. Is there some way to tell the quick launch to dynamically pick the list id whe...

How do I deploy an Asp.net web application to a Sharepoint 2010 site using WSP

Suppose I created a custom web application that consists of: several assembly DLLs: web app, business logic, data services multiple aspx pages and ascx custom controls that use them custom configuration section custom HTTP module More or less the usual stuff. I would like to deploy it to a particular sharepoint site under a certain ...

Is it possible to deploy a SharePoint WSP without causing an IIS Reset?

Hi All, I'm working in SharePoint 2010 and have been unable to deploy (or retract) my WSP without causing an IISReset. Here's my situation: •The solution contains: •Fields •One content type •A page layout based on the content type •A bunch of images that go into the style library •There is ZERO code in the solution •I've manual...

How can I set up continuous deployment for a SharePoint 2010 Visual Studio solution?

I want to automatically build .wsp packages and re-deploy them on a staging server after each commit. I know how to setup CruiseControl.Net for continuous integration, but I don't know how to build and deploy the packages. So far I got MSBuild to generate .wsp files , but I am struggling with a automatic re-deployment script. What I got ...

Sharepoint 2010 register control as safe through wsp

I created a "Hello World" Sharepoint 2010 solution using VS2010. It contains just a feature, and a webpart containing a label. I registered the webpart as a safe control in the "Properties" window of the webpart, in VS2010. When I deploy my solution to my local server, everything works great! I can add the webpart to a page, and in the...

How do i deploy SharePoint 2010 Solution (WSP) to SharePoint 2007

Hi i know its a bit sarcastic but i have a simple scenario here, we worked on a visual web part for SharePoint 2010 using VS 2010; it was nice and smooth so we decided to include it on one of our old projects. First scenario came to my mind (as a developer) to Copy code files from VS 2010 solution to VS 2008 solution, using VSeWSS prepa...

Preventing removal of a shared dll during a wsp solution uninstallation/retraction

Hello I'm working on a bunch of solutions which uses a third party DLL from vendors like Telerik. We use the dll in most of your solutions. But when i uninstall any of the solutions the dll is getting removed from the assembly. This is a very unfortunate behavior. I guess even putting the dll in the bin folder wont help it. Because i c...

Deploy custom code to Sharepoint 2010 remotely?

I'm relatively new at creating custom content for Sharepoint 2010 and have been having some difficulty understanding how to get non-design related components (ie. web parts, custom classes, ...) into a Sharepoint site. I have created a new visual web part on the company's development server and deployed it successfully from Visual Studio...