wss-3.0

Security scan finds httpOnly cookies in ASP.NET application even when disabled

I have tried to enable httpOnly cookies in my WSS 3.0 forms-authentication application using the web.config tag. A Cenzic Hailstorm security scan report claims that cookies are being produced with the flag off, including the .ASPXAUTH cookie, one related to Discovery.asmx, and one related to WSS_AccessibiltyFeature. Here are my questions...

Sharepoint WSS 3.0 Attributes returned from GetListItems

Is there some definition around the attributes that are returned from the Lists.GetListItems? I am able to view the attributes retuned just fine but I am wondering if they would ever change? Here are some examples of what I am seeing... @ows_Author, @ows_FileDirRef, @ows_PermMask I would like to build some classes around these values ...

Has anyone successfully implemented this MSDN solution for Sharepoint External Libraries using Silverlight/WCF?

Has anyone successfully implemented this MSDN solution for Sharepoint external libraries? http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd440954.aspx Some background: We will be providing file upload/download capabilities to both Intranet and Extranet users. In some cases, user uploads will be very large : sometimes twice the WSS3/MOSS2007 2...

SharePoint Custom Web Part With Active Directory

Hello all. I am currently working on a custom SharePoint web part (WSS 3.0, not MOSS) that will pull in information for all of the users in Active Directory to build an up to date employee directory. This web part shows things like phone number, address, and other similar fields. The issue that I am having is that, by default, the Sha...

How can I customize SharePoint list column aggregation (total) calculations?

I have a SharePoint list column of type 'Single line of text'. Out of the box SharePoint only provides the ability to display a 'Count' total for this column type. I would like to be able to perform a custom aggregation on the data (specifically to sum numeric data held as text to overcome this deficiency). I have found examples for doi...

Is there some way in SharePoint to change document library views on a per-user basis?

We are using WSS 3.0 and I was asked to see if users can set default views on a per-user basis. Is anyone aware of any method (programatic or through the GUI itself) to give users the ability to change default views on a per-user basis? The 30 minutes of googling and poking around in the administrative menus turned out to be unfruitful...

Link data in custom SQL db with document library

Environment: I have a windows network shared desktop application written in C# that leans against an MSSQL database. Windows sharepoint services 3.0 is installed (default installation, single processor, default sql express content database and so on) on the same Windows Server 2003 machine. Scenario: The application generates MS Word do...

Sharepoint performance under heavy load and capacity limitations

I'm working on a new storage system for a business solution package that consists of around 40 applications. Some of those applications generate documents (mostly docx, some pdf) that are currently saved and organized in a network share folder. Applications generate about 150.000-200.000 documents a year in average, and those documents ...

How to add a new WebPart in a specific Group after it is deployed

Hi, I am constantly writing custom WebParts but after I deploy them, they always get added to the "Miscellaneous" category. How do I add a WebPart to a specific category? The category that I am referring to here is the one we see in the "Add Web Parts..." pop up, which is activated when the "Add a Web Part" is clicked on a zone. Thank...

Why ParameterizableWebPart get returned as an ErrorWebPart?

Hi All, I'm using WSS3.0 API to get all the webparts in an ASPX page. The following is my code: SPFile page = web.GetFile(pageGuid); SPLimitedWebPartManager wpm = page.GetLimitedWebPartManager(PersonalizationScope.Shared); WebPartFactory factory = new WebPartFactory(); fo...

sharepoint search server not installed on wss 3.0 box how do i add it?

hi, I have wss 3.0 set up and in use, but the search is not working. most of the troubleshooting starts with "open central administration, click Operations then Services On Server, then start and stop WSS Search Server".. but there is no search server listed.. only services are central admin, help search, incoming email, and web app. ...

FBA Display Name with custom membership provider, WSS 3.0

I have a WSS 3.0 site (no MOSS) that uses a custom forms authentication membership provider and role manager, authenticating users against a remote web service (although at the moment it works against moq data). My problem is this: users when logged in have their name shown as being their login name, not their full name. I set up my pro...

Specific view field display names

Hi, I've got to create a standard view but I want to display column names different than originals. For example, this view will include the "ID" field, but I need to show its column header like "Order number". As far as I know Sharepoint doesn't let you choose the display name of a field for a specific view... How can I do this? ...

Allow visitors to update certain List programmatically in wss 3.0

Hello! I need to allow visitors of the share point portal to update a list programmatically, but don't know how to do it. Give a hint, please. Thank you! ...

Sharepoint 2007 - Button OnClick event not firing

Whilst writing a custom webpart for use in Sharepoint 2007 / WSS 3.0 I've come across a strange problem - when a button on my webpart is clicked, the event handlers are not firing. Following the advise MSDN, Inside Sharepoint Services 3.0 and of course stackoverflow answers, I've overridden the CreateChildControls() method of System.Web...

SPItemEventReceiver Context SiteId/WebUrl Incorrect

I have created a SharePoint Event Receiver, that fires on Item Update. The receiver needs access AfterProperties and ListItem. When firing the event receiver from a SharePoint web application using an IP address (http://10.0.4.50/sites/), it throws a FileNotFoundException, when accessing SiteId And WebUrl in SPItemEventProperties. The W...

Adding custom properties to a site which are availble via code

Hi All, I have been asked to do something and i am very new to Sharepoint development and customisation so am a bit unsure how to go about it, or if it is even possible. The brief is to create a web part that shows a list of sub sites of the current site, i have messed around and have created a web part which does this. The second par...

Sharepoint workflow fails after upgrading solution

Hi I have a running workflow that is using both the parallell and OnTaskCreated Activities. The solution has bee deployed at multiple clients, I was recently working on an upgrade which required to swap out the workflow assembly. I had some running workflow instances on the server when I did the upgrade. Since then nothing has been wor...

WSS: Determining config database details from SPFarm object

If I have an SPFarm object in the WSS 3.0 API, how can I get the Server\Instance details of the config database? ...

WSS 3.0 Features

Hi All, are there any specific features of WSS 3.0 which can be used by the object model alone wihout requiring to use their templates?? ...