Is there any way I can add a custom function to WSS 3.0 that can be used in calculated fields? For example, I want to add a function that URL Encodes strings, so that the users can create columns with the URLs based on the other fields something like this: "http://www.test.com?fname="&URLENCODE([FirstName])&"&lname="&U...
This is an architectural question. We are in the process of building a document management site with basic workflow which needs to be external facing.The external facing application needs to be branded and should have the capability to upload and download documents and also support versioning.We have decided to use WSS 3.0 as the collab...
I need to migrate a WIKI site from one site collection in Server A to another site collection in Server B. Both are running WSS 3.0 How would I do it if I'd like to migrate the pages, links, documents in libraries and the history? ...
Hi, I need to get current user name in my Wss 3.0 application. What is more I would like to do this inside ItemDeleting method which is inside event receiver for SPList. I've tried SPContext and HttpContext objects but they doesn't work. I have to add that I'm using Membership Provider and SQL Role provider. I'm not using Active Directo...
Hi, I have an SPList event receiver method like: ItemDeleting(ByVal voHttpContex As HttpContext, ByVal voProperties As Microsoft.SharePoint.SPItemEventProperties) To block unwanted operation i uset this code: voProperties.Cancel = True voProperties.ErrorMessage="This is my error message." After executing above code error message w...
Hi everyone Having a bit of strange Sharepoint 2007 issue , especially for a Monday. Here's the scenario: Users within organisation cannot upload files to ANY doc Lib. User is able to click upload, browse, select the file without any problems. As soon as he/she clicks OK, they immediately get a standard IE error : Page cannot be displ...
Hi there, Is there a way to add/redirect to a custom error page when an Active Directory user accesses a WSS 3.0 site but cannot get authenticated? Any links to some blogs? They will go to the SP site, get prompted for their AD credentials, perhaps incorrectly entering in the domain, username or password and get redirected to a friend...
Hi, I have a simple requirement where a user can input some details using a form.I have created a List and using sharepoint designer generated a customized new entry form which can submit data into list.There are two types of users one end user and second admin. The problem is ,I have to give permission to the list for end users so tha...
On my windows 7 ultimate x64 (no active directory installed) i've 1. installed successfully sharepoint foundation server 2010 (wss4.0) - the basic install. 2. Using Bamboo Solutions i've installed wss3.0 with sp2 successfully but i cannot configure it using basic or advanced installation methods. I was able to install Sharepoint ex...
to further update to those who viewed my last question concerning wss3.0 and wss4.0 on on one machine in window 7 x64 in a non active directory environment. i went through the "pain" of unstalling wss4.0 and its database from the basic install, then i reinstalled wss3.0 in the advanced method with its database on a named sql server 20...
Running SharePoint 2007, WSS 3.0. Deployment is done using WSPBuilder 1.06. Question: I have two WSP solutions for two different levels of complexity in our SharePoint sites. One WSP has a feature ("C") that contains 2 sets of Fields. The other WSP has two separate features ("A" and "B") that reference those same sets of Fields with the...
I'm very new to Sharepoint and I am just wondering if it's possible to somehow use data from an external database as a List that users can select from within a form. How much extra development does this involve? Essentially we have a different (non sharepoint) site that allows us to set up projects. Once a project is set up I would like...
I have a site within a site and would like to see this site appear as a drop down menu in the top menu bar (ID="TopNavigationMenu"). In the default.master page I have edited the following: StaticDisplayLevels="2" MaximumDynamicDisplayLevels="3" In the Menu Navigation I added the top site to the global navigation area, but it does...
I was wondering if you knew of any Open Source or paid Excel engine which we could use without going down the Sharepoint 2007 MOSS route? Thank you. ...
After setting the web.config attribute viewStateEncryptionMode to "Always", the following error is thrown when attempting to search using the standard search textbox: Unable to validate data. at System.Web.Configuration.MachineKeySection.EncryptOrDecryptData(Boolean fEncrypt, Byte[] buf, Byte[] modifier, Int32 start, Int32 length, IVTyp...
We are using WSS 3.0 at work to manage design documents for our systems. We work in a parallel environment which means we usually have a production copy of a document (e.g Doc A) plus also two or more versions of that document that will be worked on by independent project teams (Doc A (proj 1) & Doc A (proj 2)), we have in the past achi...
Hi, I want to place an aspx inside the TEMPLATE->LAYOUTS folder of the server running WSS. Should I create the same folder structure under the pkg folder of visual studio or under the project root? In other words should I do this pkg->TEMPLATE->LAYOUTS or this project root->TEMPLATE->LAYOUTS Also where should I place the elements.xm...
I am attempting to group my custom web parts together in the "Add Web Parts" dialog that appears when you click "Add a Web Part". Currently the web parts are scattered around the Miscellaneous section. This web page: http://claytonj.wordpress.com/2009/01/08/how-to-add-a-webpart-into-a-special-group-other-than-miscellaneous/ describes h...
Hi, We currently have a field which has the wrong ID. the IDs and Internal Names of Sharepoint Fields are readonly on the domain model. I was wondering if there is a way to update them even by using the content database. One sure way is to delete the field and recreate it. but it already has data and there are thousands of pages. I w...
I install sharepoint 2007 stand alone on windows server 2008 and then i install WSS 3.0 Sp2. but after install wss 3.0 sp2 i can't able to login in sharepoint central adminstration website getting error : Cannot complete this action. Please try again. please help me waiting for reply.. ...