sharepoint

Get a SharePoint InfoPath form to load in the browser from a task

I've published an InfoPath form, through the administrator route, to a document library. I can click new form on the document library and have my custom form load up in the browser. When the filled form is saved back to the list it fires off a workflow. The workflow creates a task for another user to go into the form and complete the mis...

Sharepoint: How to remove default core.css reference?

I don't have a real need to omit the default core.css reference from my HTML pages but I would like to know so I can feel comfortable that I have full control. Thanks ...

customising sharepoint site design

My work has recently deployed Sharepoint and I'm currently trying to get to grips with it. I'd like to be able to completely customise the way my blog looks but I have no idea where to start. I had a look through Microsoft's developer site and it does look like they have a lot of stuff there but it all seems to be pitched at a much high...

Sequential Workflow Library on SharePoint

It's possible to host a Sequential Workflow Library dll (NOT SHAREPOINT Sequential Workflow Library) on sharepoint? How can i do that? Thanks ...

CAML Query find records where parameter does not exist?

I have a sharepoint list which has several fields. It seems that when a field is left blank on one of the records - that attribute is missing on the field when I query the list using a CAML Query. Is it possible to write a query to return the records which do not contain this attribue? Example: id Employee Title description --------...

Getting URL for item using GetSiteData in Sharepoint

I'm using web.Site.MakeFullUrl((new SPFieldLookupValue(row["FileRef"] as string).LookupValue)) to get the URL to results in a GetSiteData query. For some items this works fine, but for others I get results like http://server/Lists/My%20Message%20Board/Test/9_.000 - which always 404s. The urls always end in n_.0000. Does anybody know wh...

Getting List Item URL in Sharepoint 2007

I'm creating a webpart that aggregates a load of content from different lists throughout our site collection what I can't workout is how to get the exact link to each item. All I seem to get back is {site}/{listtitle}/1.000 how do I get this "1.000" to say "pagename.aspx?id=1", is this something I have to work out myself or is there a fu...

Do we need sharepoint to be installed on same machine for developement?

Hi, I am writing a small program to connect sharepoint then retrieving document from it using C#. Can anyone suggest me APIs to access sharepoint (2007). Do i need to setup sharepoint on my machine? If yes then is there any alternative to do so? I am also looking for some sample code to start with coding? Is it compulsory to code on W...

Select list item -> load a custom page based on permissions.

I'm using Windows SharePoint Services. My list shows items, and I need to direct the user to a specific page according to their permission level. For example, I'm showing a list of jobs. If I am a job seeker (visitor permissions), when I select the job from the list, show some details about the job, do not allow them to change anythin...

MOSS 2007 Navigation Options/Settings

I have a subsite that I have changed the "global navigation" setting to "Display the navigation items below the current site" This works correctly. I then need to "add a link" this is a link back to the root web site basically "/Pages/Default.asp" I click OK and there are no errors, but the link does not get displayed and when I go b...

Access Services and SharePoint 2010 - Need Info

I've been asked to research the ability to publish Access solutions directly to SharePoint as demonstrated in the demo below. http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Access/Microsoft-Access-2010-Demo/ I'm going to keep searching via Google / Bing - but I thought I'd check here to see if anyone has any good links to information on this feature. ...

SharePoint List Service Recursive not working

Hi, I am using the following code to retrieve the documents in a list. Its working fine. However, it only returns documents and folders in root of the doc library. Is there any thing wrong I am doing here? I am looking for files in sub folders with recursive mode. Service service = new Service(); service.setMaintainSession(true); ...

Partcover and Typemock integration

Hi, I was wondering if someone has some ideas about how to integrate typemock and partcover. We have unit tests which use typemock in our c# sharepoint based application and we would like to run them via partcover and be able to see the coverage details. I have been able to run the typemock tests via partcover, however, partcover is n...

Is Sharepoint local bin deployment possible?

I’ve inherited a SharePoint solution where all the projects have strong names and are deployed to the GAC. I find that its difficult working with projects that are signed, it slows down development, testing and makes debugging difficult. So, is it possible that SharePoint projects, WebParts, Codebehinds etc be deployed to the local b...

Captaris vs K2 comparison

I’m trying to find some objective comparisons of Captaris and K2 workflow products. I haven’t been able to find anything through the usual channels so if anyone out there has an understanding of both products I’d really like to hear from you. I’m primarily interested in the pros and cons of each for use with ASP.NET and also with SharePo...

SharePoint : how to get the list static name via web service method

When I create a list in sharepoint using a feature I specify the staticName which becomes part of the URL to the list. When I query the list, and want to get the name - now all the sharepoint web service sends back is the ID, for example: Name=\"{1836D8BB-77D3-4266-AA09-1ABB68E5C672}\" How can I get the static name again? Thanks ...

[SharePoint] - Document archive warnings

Hi all Is there an out of the box solution to check the validity of documents? Let's say when a document has been in a document library for 1 year, the author should get a warning, an e-mail for example, to revise the document. I didn't find this in SharePoint. So I was thinking of creating my own feature for this: A timer job which ...

SharePoint 2007 Word Document Conversion Very Slow

I'm calling the SharePoint API (SPFile.Convert - MOSS 2007) to convert a docx to html with the out-of-the-box Word to HTML converter. According to the SharePoint logs, the Launcher Service tries to start the DocXPageConverter.exe process immediately. Then, around 7 minutes later the logs report that the process has been successfully cr...

Detecting custom folder content types in MOSS2007

Given an SPListItem representing a folder, I need to find out whether it has the builtin folder content type, or a custom folder content type (with additional fields). Here is what I do SPContentType folderType = aFolderItem.Web.AvailableContentTypes[SPBuiltInContentTypeId.Folder]; SPContentType contentType = aFolderItem.Conten...

Creating Custom SharePoint Document Libraries/Lists using VSeWSS 1.3

I want to create custom Document Libraries and Lists using VS2005/VS2008 SharePoint templates,i.e. VSeWSS 1.2/VSeWSS 1.3. For example,I want to create a custom List based on the Calendar template but I also need to add some extra fields(columns) to it. Can anyone tell me how to do this or refer me links to step by step tutorials/articl...