wss-3.0

Query on a Sharepoint Calendar Using the "Created" field which value is read from calculated column

Hello everybody, My Case is, I have a sharepoint calendar list where I added a calcualted column to it. this column appends the value of the "created" field as a query string to a static URL for example, the calculated field formula should be like this, "URL.aspx?XYZ="&[Created] When The User uses this link, it will take him to a p...

Is it possible to use Google-friendly URLs in WSS 3.0 site?

Hello I have website designed in WSS 3.0 (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0). Can i re-write URLs to Google / SEO friendly URLs? If yes then please do let me know how to do it? Thanks, Rau. ...

SharePoint extensions for VS - which version have I got?

I'm using Visual Studio 2008, and have downloaded VSeWSS.exe 1.2, to enable Web Part development. I am new to SP development, and am already bewildered by the number of different versions of SP, and the VS add-ons. This particular problem has come up, which highlights my confusion. I selected Add -> New Project -> Visual C# -> SharePoin...

How to get main site url inside webpart?

Hi, I need to get main site url from inside my custom webpart. Is there any programming way to do it? ...

How do I run Commands with Elevated Privileges in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0?

Hi, I'm using forms authentication to log in into windows sharepoint servevices 3.0 service. I need to elevate during anonymous access, rights to add record to sharepoint portal list. I found clue in msdn: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb466220%28classic%29.aspx But it doesn't work for me. :( It's still calling for user logi...

How to configure local smtp server in SharePoint 3.0?

Hi, I,m trying to configure WSS 3.0 to use my local smtp server on IIS. When I'm testing smtp server using telnet it returns message that w-mail is queued to send but e-mail are supplied to their destination. SPUtilit send mail dosen't work for me. I suspect that the name of smtp server in central administration configuration is wrong....

SMTP configuration to work with SharePoint 3.0 - how to?

Hi, I would like to send e-mail from my own custom webpart using SPUtility (on wss3.0). The issue is that smtp server is on the same host as sharepoint services. SMTP server works and I can send e-mail using telnet. (But it always telling me that message is queued. After all e-mail are reaching theirs destination and they are in my e-ma...

SharePoint WSS 3.0 / remove all navigational elements

Possible Duplicate: SharePoint WSS 3.0 / show only limited number of people seen in SharePoint Group Hello, Dont know if this is even possible. But, in sharepoint wss is it possible to force sharepoint to only let users see specific people in their group? For example, if a Sharepoint Group has 100 people in it, then I want ...

SharePoint WSS 3.0 / show only limited number of people seen in SharePoint Group

Hello, Dont know if this is even possible. But, in sharepoint wss is it possible to force sharepoint to only let users see specific people in their group? For example, if a Sharepoint Group has 100 people in it, then I want the user to see themselves, the head of that SharePoint Group, and the CEO. Can audience targeting be used in W...

Strange behaviour of CAML question - why?

Hi, I'm using caml query to retrieve data from sharepoint list. The issue is that the query returns one record when it shouldn't, and this takes place only when I'm using this query in my own code. When I'm using the same query, on the same list by U2U Caml Query Builder it works wright. My query is like this: <Query><Where><Eq><Field...

How to modify SPList when elevated premissions dosen't work? Hard Coded login - is it possible?

Hi, What I need to add data to SPList and update Membership account by anonymous account. Simpler: I'm trying to write activation procedure of anonymous user already registered account. I was trying to do this using mechanism of elevating permissions, but it fails. Is there any way to hard code credentials of some user, log in before s...

SPList and SPSite name - different screen and file name - is it possible?

Hi, Is there a possibility to have different list or site display name (on screen) than the file name? I mean to display other name in left quick launch bar than the file names itself? For example I would name list like A on screen, and call it in my custom webpart like B. Thanks in advance for help! ...

How do I get previously opened site url in sharepoint 3.0?

Hi, I would like to get in my custom webpart an url address of the site which I was opened just previously before I get to current site(that with my webpart)? How can I achieve this? ...

Force logout currently logged in user in wss 3.0 - how to?

Hi, Scenario is like this: I have currently logged in user. This user would like to remove his own account. He clicks button, then Membership.DeleteUser function runs. After this he is still logged in into service despite that his account was successfully deleted. How can I force to log out him after his account was deleted? ...

How to uninstall feature without Feature.xml file?

Hi, I have feature which is not correctly installed on my website. How can I uninstall it without Feature.xml file and without feature id? ...

SharePoint Unknown SPRequest error occurred. More information: 0x80070005

Oh SharePoint... I've built a custom event receiver that just checks for some fields from the list, and changes some of them as needed. Still, it's throwing this exception: Unknown SPRequest error occurred. More information: 0x80070005 ERROR: Failed invoking job id {C67EFFCB-607A-4B6A-8C90-60F615FD1878} Seen that it might be a securi...

SPFileVersionCollection - why versions are sorted in mixed order?

SPFileVersionCollection and SPListItemVersionCollection versioning seems inconsistent to me. Inconsistency wouldn't be a problem to me, but sort order is. SPListItemVersionCollection I can understand versioning of ListItems as they are stored in descending order: SPContext.Current.ListItem.Versions.Count -> 5 SPContext.Current.ListIte...

How to control order of the tabs in the template selection of SharePoint site creation page?

The New SharePoint Site page has a Template Selection section which can contains multiple tabs. For example, Meetings and Collaboration. These are controlled in webtemp.xml using DisplayCategory. While hiding and unhiding different OOTB templates, I somehow ended up switching the order of the tabs so that Meetings show up first. Can't s...

Hiding user interface parts in WSS 3.0 webpart - how?

Hi, I have a webpart with asp.net control within. I would like to hide some parts of that control, some asp:net panels etc. regarding one of the TextBox's value. The issue is that I don't know to change the visibility of asp:panel wrapper without any postback, and how to refresh page to see the changes on the UI. I was trying to impleme...

SPWorkflowActivationProperties.Item is NULL in Simple SharePoint Workflow

I have generated a C# SharePoint Sequential Workflow project using the very handy STSDEV tool (it got me around the requirement to have access to a 32-bit SharePoint installation which is required for other tools such as VSeWSS 1.3). I've added a simple 'modify the title' action to test my basic setup: public sealed partial class CopyW...