Adjust Sharepoint URL field length
Is there anyway to change the length of the field that Sharepoint uses to store URLs. Its default is 255, which is just not long enough to hold links to content within the sharepoint site. ...
wss-3.0
How to find which webpart has the property pane open for edit in wss 3.0?
I have multiple webparts present on a page. When the web part is modified, it opens a 'Property Pane'. How do I identify which web part open the property pane programmatically? ...
How can the styling be changed on the sharepoint page so that my data in access datasheet view is visible
How can the styling be changed on the sharepoint page so that my data in access datasheet view is visible ...
Doing Forms With Just Windows SharePoint Services 3.0?
For the most part my organization is happy with WSS 3.0 (no upgrading to MOSS) with one exception, there is really just one form we'd like to put up somehow. It's fairly big form (basically change requests for IT services, on paper it's easily 2 full 8.5 by 11 pages). We thought about Custom ASP.NET coding as a separate stand-alone pa...
In SharePoint What is the Easiest Way to Create a Custom List schema.xml file?
Like many other a SharePoint User, I've had to create a custom list definition, after much trouble, I've managed to create one (I Think, let me get through all the errors first), but is there a "basic" schema out there I can start with, or a purpose built editor for Schema.xml generation? ...
Deploying a SharePoint WebPart with its Web Service Reference
Hi there, I'm trying to built a SharePoint Web Part that has as part of it a service reference to Another SharePoint server that I need to call from within vb code. However when I try to call the remote web service for the first time, I get the following in the log: Could not find default endpoint element that references contract 'Li...
What is good for SharePoint beginner user tutorials?
Ok I've been tasked with creating a wss v3.0 website for a government internal site with very little internal SharePoint experience (though it's an IT department so they're very tech literate). I'm already fairly good at SharePoint (having earned some Microsoft Certifications in SharePoint and done plenty of stuff for myself), but need ...
CSS in sharepoint
I need to apply a CSS to a Sharepoint site (WSS3.0) based on the theme applied to a site. The CSS would be saved at root site in 'Document Library'. How do I apply the CSS programmatically on the page? Thanks! ...
What significance does "NewWeb" and "Blank" configurations have in WSS site definitions
I customize a WSS site definitions by tweaking one of the built in definitions. When examining the sts definition, I see it has a configuration "NewWeb" with ID -1, and "Blank" with ID 1. In the sps definition these are defined like this: <Configuration ID="-1" Name="NewWeb"/> <Configuration ID="1" Name="Blank"> <ExecuteUrl Url="_layo...
In Sharepoint, what is the actual name of the page layout used for the "Article page with with body only" layout option?
I need to swap out the out-of-the-box rich text editor with the Telerik editor for all article page layouts. Unfortunately, I only see three article layouts in Sharepoint Designer. When creating a new article page from within Sharepoint, however, it shows 4 article layouts. The one I see missing in Designer is the one with no option for ...
How to get OpenID authentication on SharePoint Services?
Is this even possible? I want to build a small community site but do not want to use Live ID. ...
SharePoint - How can I customize NewForm.aspx in custom feature?
I have created a custom list in a SharePoint site and generated a Visual Studio 2008 project using SharePoint Solution Generator. I can package this as a feature and install it. It runs fine on my server. After testing this out, I've been able to add a custom masterpage to the feature which is deployed to the _catalogs/masterpage folder...
Way to make SharePoint custom quick launch links subject to same visibility/permissions as list links.
When I create a new link in quick launch bar in any site, the link is static and is always visible even when a user may not have privileges to view that document, or the document library it is in. When any document library has a link in the quick launch (via the document library's "Title, Description, and Navigation" setting), the quick...
Is there a reliable way to find out last accessed date in MOSS 2007?
Site Usage report in Site Administration does not help. I also tried querying the SQL Db to read daylastaccessed but that would not help. 'GetUsageData' method of the Object model only reads data for last 1 month and the "Most Recent Day" value is not accurate. Also I want a report of the last 6 months. The search crawler too modifies t...
How do I remove the "Personalize this Page" option in WSS 3 with feature code?
How can I remove the "Personalize this Page" option in WSS 3.0? I'd like to do it in code with a feature at the web application level if possible. ...
SharePoint - simplest solution and feature config to register a server control?
I would like to know what the XML is for the simplest feature and that will register a Server Control in the GAC, and add it the safe controls section of the web.config for the SharePoint site. My assembly: MyServerControl.dll (MyServerControl, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=3249363c0f6f8c59) I can manually add it to...
Export a SharePoint Custom Content Type That Inherits from Contact to Outlook
I've created a custom content type that inherits from the built in Contact content type in WSS 3.0. When I create a list instance and assign my custom content type, there is no "Connect to Outlook" option like there would be if an end user created a new "Contact" directly. Am I doing something wrong or is this a limitation of SharePoin...
SharePoint Default View Ignores Custom Title DisplayName
I've created a custom content type that inherits from a contact (i.e. <ContentType ID="0x010600...") and I'm trying to rename the "Title" field using the following: <FieldRefs> <FieldRef ID="{fa564e0f-0c70-4ab9-b863-0177e6ddd247}" Name="Title" DisplayName="Last Name" Sealed="TRUE" /> <FieldRef ID="{82642ec8-ef9b-478f-acf9-31f7d...
Some SharePoint pages serve as http in https environment
I have a WSS 3.0 system using SSL where every page is supposed to be served as https. Almost all pages do come out as https, but in certain cases I click on a link and that brings up an http version of a page (which does not load). In those cases I have to put the 's' in by hand to get the page to load. Places where this happens are: /...
Formatting hyperlink as a picture in a custom list schema
Hi, In my custom list XML I added a few URL fields. one of them has to be displayed as a picture just like when you select "Format URL as: Picture" in the fields settings of the UI. In the customList's schema.xml I haven't found any place where to override the html markup for a URL type. Any help or clue is welcome :) Thanks, teebo...