wss-3.0

Logging to the ULS log on a WSS 3.0 server

Hi, I have a scenario where I have WSS 3.0 only on a server and I would like to be able to log to the ULS log. In most cases, I have MOSS 2007 installed on the same server and can use the class/method Microsoft.Office.Server.Diagnostics.PortalLog.LogString but that is not an option in this case. Have anyone else been able to successfull...

Browsable picture field in wss3.0

Hello all, I want to have Browsable picture field. any solution to have Browsable picture field in wss3.0?? I have found some links related but they are for MOSS 2007 any for wss3.0??? Need help Thanks ...

Edit only owned list items in Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0

Is there a way to limit the "edit item" permission in WSS 3.0 to only allow a user to edit his own documents or list items? We need the ability for a user to edit only documents/list items he creates - NOT items that someone else created. So, essentially we need a sub-set of the EDIT permission as well as ADD. Is this possible in Wi...

Sharepoint services (WSS) as custom web application Infrastructure

We are developing our own application Infrastructure to develop custom web applications for our customers which go around having standard web functionalities like CMS,locallization,Authentication etc.... Custom application can be any line of business/B2B/B2C application over web. Application can cater both intranet/internet user. It is ...

Call long running operation in WSS feature OnActivated Event

More specifically - How do I reference SPContext in Web Service with [SoapDocumentMethod(OneWay=true)]? We are creating a feature that needs to run a job when a site is created. The job takes about 4 minutes to complete. So, we made a web service that we can call when the feature is activated. This works but we want it to run asynchr...

ListTemplateOwner

I’ll keep it short and sweet. Does anyone really know what the "ListTemplateOwner" tag of the elements.xml's "Receivers" node really means? From Microsoft’s site: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms431081(loband).aspx ListTemplateOwner: Optional Text. Specifies the GUID of the list template owner if the list template is regis...

Issue accessing SharePoint list data using SSRS 2008

I'm trying to access list data using SSRS 2008. I have created an XML data source with the following connection string: "http://[Your_Site_Name]/_vti_bin/lists.asmx". I then created a dataset with the following query: <Query> <SoapAction>http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/GetListItems&lt;/SoapAction&amp;gt; <Method Name...

Hidden features of the WSS 3.0 / SharePoint 2007 development platform

Like the other "Hidden Features" questions, what are your favourite parts of the SharePoint API and development platform (both WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007) that help you get the job done? Please share your tips, tricks and secrets! ...

Sharepoint Custom List with custom new forms not able to add to folders.

I have a custom list which has customized edit and new forms which were required by the user. I then tried to add a new item to a folder (folders have the text of the year e.g. 2010) and when I click save on the customized new form it saves correctly but always to the root of the list. I am wondering if there is a fix or a work around ...

CAML Query Help?

Is there a way to get all versions of list item(s) using a CAML Query? ...

Calculated field not working with examples from documentation.

For example, I tried following example from documentation: =TEXT(WEEKDAY([Column1]), "dddd") But it won't work. Exception says there is a syntax error at UpdateField method. Well, i replaced Column1 with appropriate (localized) column value or even tried constant values. I can use other functions, like YEAR, MONTH, but can't use CHO...

Save checkbox value to a database when clicked?

I added a checkbox to my list, just like there is a checkbox in a People and Groups list: However in my list I want to save the selected value to database. But I have no idea how. I was figuring i could add javascript to onClick event, but neither I know where do I put that javascript (or can I use C# code?), neither I have an idea how ...

Change Edit Control Block (ECB) Link URL in SharePoint

Is there a way to dynamically change the hyperlink associated with an ECB menu in WSS 3.0? For instance, I have a list with 2 fields. One field is hidden and is a link, the other is the title field which has the ECB menu. The title field currently links to the item's view page - but we want it to link to the link-field's url. Is that...

WSS 3.0 Internal Database

What is the internal storage mechanism of WSS 3.0? Does it need SQL Server 2005 or can we use SQL Server 2005 Embedded Edition automatically installed with WSS 3.0? If yes then what is the limit of the content for a web application if it uses SSEE? Let say I have created a web application in WSS 3.0 then how much data can be stored with...

WSS 3.0 Site Provisioning

Is there any way to do WSS 3.0 site provisioning? My client's requirement is attributes as variables that will be defined in XML format: Organization Name, Logo, Address, User and Role information. The client should be able to install this web application to any WSS production server by just defining the attributes in the XML file. Is i...

Drag-n-drop emails to a SharePoint library

Problem Statement: There is a Document Library named "Temp". This library is associated with a content type "Cnt_Temp" which contains the DropDownList for the field document type Legal Document, Preview Document, Art Document, Presentation document etc. Now I open a library in Explorer View and drop an Outlook 2007 email (sample email) i...

Search document on file system.

I have WSS 3.0 installed on my machine. I have installed SearchServer Express 2008. It search from my document library. it is fine. But i want to search from document files that are located on my file system (e.g c:/ResumeRepository) on same machine. Is there any settings in search server configuration to get this done. It could be very...

Programmatically instantiate a web part page in Sharepoint

Is there a simple way to add a web part page to a Sharepoint site programmatically, using either the object model or web services? It seems straight-forward to create lists and add web parts in this manner, but I can't find an example of how to create a content page. Edit: For a plain WSS installation (not MOSS). ...

HTTP 404 after Sharepoint migration (wss 2 -> wss 3)

We upgraded a wss 2 site according to Microsoft standard (prescan, migration etc) and resolved smaller issues on the way. However, now we don't receive any errors, and when we access the site in wss 3 it gives us a 404 - page not found error. We now there is a site at the root, and wss confirms that...anyone knows what's wrong? By the ...

WSS 3.0 Multiple Domains

We have been running WSS 3.0 for our intranet. We are going to be moving our internet site to WSS 3.0. The vast majority of people will access the new internet site anonymously. My question is in regards to the few people who will need to authenticate so that they can access intranet material from the internet. We are going to host the...