Query list items based on what permissions they have
Don't know how to google for such, but is there a way to query all the items where Permissions are unique to listitem These unique permissions contains assignment for specific group X. ...
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Error while installing Microsoft SharePoint 2010 on Windows 7 machine
I've installed Microsoft SharePoint 2010 on my Windows 7 64bits machine. I've modified the config.xml file to accomplish this. Once it's installed I run the Configuration Wizard to create a new site and it throws me the following exception: An exception of type System.IO.FileNotFoundException was thrown. Additional exception ...
How can I set the default value for a custom "Number" field in SharePoint?
I created a custom field for a content type I am creating using the XML below. <Field ID="{GUID}" Required="False" DisplayName="Likes" Name="Likes" Type="Number" SourceID="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/v3"><Default>0</Default></Field> The field is meant to be used as a counter of sorts, and will be incre...
Custom column using MOSS Search Service
We are using out of the box MOSS search web service to retrieve meta data of the documents. We are able to retrieve the document name, document link, author, last modified person, last modified dates of the documents in SharePoint. There are some custom columns added in some document libraries in SharePoint. We would like to retrieve the...
Using SQL Server for WSS 3.0 instead of Windows Internal database
Hi Folks, There are actually two related questions: is it possible or advisable to use a full blown stand-alone SQL server for SharePoint Services WSS3.0 instead of the supplied windows internal database it comes with? The client I am working for is asking to utilize their existent SQL server for all WSS content databases to possibly...
Sharepoint- Find Document Libraries That User Has Write Access
Hi I have a lot of document libraries, every document library can be viewed by all the user groups but only specific user groups can upload document to a document library, and all the users belong to at least one group. What I need to do is, find the document libraries that the current user can upload a file, I want to use Sharepoint...
Custom SharePoint navigation, linking to list views
I've got a solution (WSP) I've been working in for quite some time now. I've been using the built in tools to create a hierarchical navigation in my left nav menu, but I'd like to really customize that now. My menu looks somewhat like this: Menu Header 1 Link 1a Link 1b Menu Header 2 Link 2a Link 2b Each of the links links to ...
Getting data from sharepoint into drupal
The problem: I am about to develop a Drupal site for a company that stores a lot of data in a sharepoint environment (products, recipes etc...). I need to get that information into my Drupal system somehow. Preferably saving it as drupal nodes. That information will also be edited/added in the sharepoint system, so on top of just saving ...
Return and Save XML Object From Sharepoint List Web Service
I am trying to populate a variable with an XML response from an ajax call on page load so that on keyup I can filter through that list without making repeated get requests (think very rudimentary autocomplete). The trouble that I am having seems to be potentially related to variable scoping but I am fairly new to js/jQuery so I am not qu...
How to delete Document Workspace sub folders with Sharepoint web services?
I'm trying to delete a sub folder in a dws. This is the code I've got: SharepointDocs.DwsSoapClient dws = new SharepointDocs.DwsSoapClient(); dws.DeleteFolderCompleted += dws_DeleteFolderCompleted; dws.DeleteFolderAsync(DWSname+'/'+folderName); In the call back for completion I get no error codes only the mes...
Are there debugging Symbols for Sharepoint?
Is it possible to debug issues with stuff like wsstracing? Or is the disassembly the best I can get? MOSS 2007 SP2. ...
How to determine the correct (case sensitive) URL for a SharePoint site
Problem: Creating a site column using the SharePoint API (Object Model) with incorrect case in the URL for the SPSite or SPWeb object will cause the new column to throw an exception if an attempt to edit it is made through the Site Columns Gallery. SharePoint is generally very tolerant of accepting a URL in a case-insensitive fashion, h...
Giving Custom permission
Hello, My requirement is that there are 2 parties 1. User (who creates the item) 2.Approvers who approve the item When the user creates the item then they should see only their created item in the list (This is easily possible)...the approvers should have only read access and they can see all the items ...when i select the option that...
What is Sharepoint? What are its main advantages for programmer?
Hey, For some time I’ve seen employers demanding Sharepoint knowledge from programmers, but I have a problem understanding what it is :/ But today I was at IT training, and the main guy said something like: “Sharepoint is platform for commit code for programmer, control of version etc...” Is that true? It sounds like SVN. Can someone ...
Client-Side script to upload attachments to the Sharepoint 2007 list
Hello. I have no good script-writing experience. So, I have a list created on MOSS 2007 with about 1000 elements and attachments enabled. I need to attach to each list item file (*.jpg) from a local folder. I doesn't have administrator privileges at MOSS server, only contributor rights Here is my PoSh script: $web = new-Object system...
Deploying assemblies through .dwp or .webpart files
I have an assembly which I need to GAC on aSharePoint box which I do not have access to. I am however, able to deploy .dwp or .webpart files to the site. There is already a entry in the SafeControls list for this assembly in the web.config file for the site. Am I able to deploy the assembly through a web part? ...
How to get current document library by URL in sharepoint
Beside query string root folder how do i get the current doc library list(ListName) from below example url http://site/subsite/ListName/Forms/AllItems.aspx any standard way? ...
Problem with creating MS Access views on sharepoint 2010 lists
I am trying to create an "Access View" for a sharepoint 2010 list..When I click on "Access View" i am not getting any response..there is no redirection to any page or anything like that... Do we need to get some service up and running to get that done? Another confusing thing is that when I open up that list in "Mozilla Firefox" the op...
SharePoint: Unique column values
I Want to have only unique values in a SharePoin List. To achieve this I can use 'ItemAdding' event handler as mentioned in the below link. http://weblogs.asp.net/vikram/archive/2008/12/24/sharepoint-using-event-handler-to-make-a-column-unique.aspx Now I have a Doubt: Suppose that two user tries to add list Item in the list with the sa...
Event receiver on Content Type not triggered on WikiPageLibrary
Hello all, I created a new content type for a wiki page library. I added this content type to library by code (the interface did not allow this). Next, I added an event receiver to this content type (on ItemAdded and ItemAdding). My problem is that no event is trrigered. If I add this events directly to the wiki page library all works ...