I am trying to test SharePoint's sending of emails - whether basic alerts or custom code (calling SPUtility.SendEmail). I tried specifying the smtpDeliveryMethod="pickup" as described here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/54929/hidden-features-of-asp-net/75170#75170 but it doesn't seem to work. Has anyone gotten that method of testi...
I can call my webservice using jQuery IF the contentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=utf-8" This will, however, return the xml: <string>[myjson]</string> If I try to POST to the service using "application/json; charset=utf-8" I receive a 500 error with an empty StackTrace and ExceptionType. My webservice function is ...
Is there a PHP equivalent to Webparts? I'm looking for an alternative to the user-pluggable, connectable, customisable application building blocks that are part of SharePoint. ...
I'm currently updating my resume. In order to avoid confusion this time I decided to explicitly state that I don't do VisualBasic. Now it comes to Sharepoint. I haven't seen or worked with it. I also heard something about it, nothing good or exciting, however. Just yesterday I read some frustrated opinions here with regard to Sharepoint....
...what are the essential components(files required) for a "Feature".. and can anyone point to any best practice tutorials on creating features (using the "12 hive")... sharepoint dev is new to me, and im just looking for best practice development. tutorial/screencasts will be a bonus thanks ...
With a SharePoint site which is partially anonymous and partially behind a forms authentication login, how do you manage the security of it? I've got a site set up with the CMS portal (which uses Windows authentication) but since FBA is to be used by the public it has been extended to have FBA as the authentication provider and anonymou...
Hello I need to extend XML Web-part to allow some custom properties. What is the easiest way as the existing XML Web-Part class is sealed? The extended custom properties will be used to derive attributes of the XML Web-part like XML Url, XSL Url etc. -Gandalf ...
I'm working on a Visual Studio Add-in to edit files in SharePoint. From this Add-in I would like to be able to open SharePoint Designer with a specific SharePoint site. Finding the application is no problem, its folder is in registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\12.0\SharePoint Designer\InstallRoot, and the applicatio...
I am trying to add new fields and a new view to the a SharePoint KPI List. The KPI List displays two views: All Items KPI List I am not able to add or remove any fields that are displayed in these two views by default. When trying to create a new view it displays the four columns Indicator, Goal, Value, Status irrespective of what co...
I have a form that Legal will use to track trademark claims. They want to be able to attach logos to this for for easy reference. It's easy enough to create a file attachment, but is there any way to show a preview of the attached image? The solution has to be usable in a browser enabled form. ...
We have developed a great system using WSS 3.0 that contains about 450 lists in one site, in one site collection. These 450 lists are for 53 modules in which each module has some lists. We would like to make a security module for this system in which the administrator can make roles with access to some lists with certain permissions and...
I've followed the instructions in this MSDN article: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd206945.aspx Is it possible to call a method that is in the myWebPart.cs file, from the MyUserControl.ascx file? I don't seem to have intellisense of the methods in the myWebPart.cs unless I do: myWebpart mywbprt = new myWebpart(); mywbprt.my...
How do I configure the Site Hierarchy on the left hand side of a SharePoint Services 3.0 site to NOT show folders? We have thousands of folders and it takes ages to load the page! Thanks ...
My company have used external companies for all software development and infrastructure but now we want to move it inhouse. The company uses Microsoft products where applicable to standardize the enviroment. Sharepoint will be used as a portal to all tools needed by management, sales personal etc. Sharepoint runs on one server and our da...
Are there any other built-in classes similar to SPBuiltInFieldId and SPBuiltInContentTypeId? I am creating a feature that will be deployed to both English and Polish site collections. It uses a custom Web Service - when I need to access some list or Web Part, I have to check the current language and use a proper name ("Site Template Gal...
I have my custom theme working everywhere except for the profile page for users under My Sites, which is the Person.aspx page. Any thoughts on how to apply the theme to this page? Or even just hard coding custom styling to it? Thanks, Kale ...
In SharePoint many fields id-value pairs that are formatting like the following id;#value. This is further complicated with fields like multi-lookup where when extracting the value of that field can yield results like id_1;#value_1;#id_2;#value_2;#id_3;#value_3 I am wondering if there is any known built in function that will simplify t...
Hello everyone, I have some SharePoint related questions. Could anyone recommend some forum or mail lists which is popular and effective please? :-) thanks in advance, George ...
Is anyone aware of an easy way of duplicating and renaming a virtual PC (can be MS VPC, VMWare or Virtual Box), which is running SharePoint, K2 and acting as a domain controller? I’m looking for a method of creating an image which can be quickly and easily copied and run by multiple parties on the same network simultaneously without name...
I'm setting up the environment for an intranet using WSS (Windows SharePoint Services) 3.0. The catch is getting the environment configured to work with MS Search Server 2008 Express. Here's the environment I'd like to setup: A: Web Server; Win Server 2003 SP2; WSS 3.0 SP2; IIS 6.0; .NET 3.5 SP1 B: Search Server; Win Server 2003 SP2;...