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November 2006 - Posts

Getting Field Names with SPBuiltInFieldId

Nickname: Adam Fox
Company: OBS Pty Ltd
Posts: Posts 2
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Trying to figure out the correct name of a field? Well, don't bother. Use the SPBuiltInFieldId class. See the example below:

foreach(SPListItem item in docoList.Items) {

    string createdBy = item[SPBuiltInFieldId.... Read More...

Configure a Custom Dictionary for Spell Check in SharePoint

Nickname: Ange McCormack
Company: OBS Pty Ltd
Posts: Posts 3
Specialties: Infrastructure

If you want to setup a custom dictionary in SharePoint you can do so on a Site Collection basis (i.e. one custom dictionary per site collection). To do so:

  • Create a new Document Library at the root of your site collection called "... Read More...

Custom SharePoint aware Workflow Activities

Nickname: James
Company:
Posts: Posts 6
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SharePoint workflow is powered by Windows Workflow Foundation, and custom WF activities can be used in a SharePoint workflow. Here is how to add SharePoint c... Read More...

Using the Content Query webpart with spaces etc

Nickname: tolly
Company:
Posts: Posts 3
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Have you tried to use the content by query webpart and found that one of the custom fields you want to include has spaces or other characters that are not liked by xsl?  You will need to use the property DataColumnRenames to do the translati... Read More...

Enabling multi-level fly out menus for MOSS

Nickname: tolly
Company:
Posts: Posts 3
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So you want to have a multi-level fly out menu for MOSS?  Open the master page your portal is using (default.master by default), look for the AspMenu control with id="TopNavigationMenu".  Change the MaximumDynamicDispla... Read More...

Installing WSS 3.0 on a Server Running Windows SBS 2003

Nickname: Adrian
Company: OBS
Posts: Posts 6
Specialties: MOSS 2007, Office 2007 and C#

This document shows you how to install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 side-by-side with Windows SharePoint Services 2.0, so you can use the exciting new features in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 without breaking the integration between Windows... Read More...

Saving a site template in WSS Tech Refresh

Nickname: Danny
Company: OBS
Posts: Posts 1
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When you go to lower level site under the root site in a WSS site collection, and view the site settings, there doesn't seem to be a link to save your site as a template.  However, in the root site's settings there is an op... Read More...

Error trying to change the name of a Site Content Type

Nickname: Steve
Company: Nintex
Posts: Posts 2
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When trying to edit the name, description or group of a Site Content type in MOSS 2007 B2 TR you receive the following error:

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InfoPath 2007 Tool: Server Upgrade and Migration Tool for Microsoft Office InfoPath

Nickname: Adrian
Company: OBS
Posts: Posts 6
Specialties: MOSS 2007, Office 2007 and C#
The Server Upgrade and Migration tool allows a SharePoint farm administrator to change hard-coded URLs in InfoPath form templates, UDC files, and content types to ensure that the form templat... Read More...

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

Nickname: Adrian
Company: OBS
Posts: Posts 6
Specialties: MOSS 2007, Office 2007 and C#

 Just released at Microsoft Downloads:

Visual Studio project templates for Web Parts, site definitions, and list definitions; and a stand-alone utility program, the SharePoint Solution Generator.

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New MOSS feature: Publish Audience targeted links to Sharepoint Sites/Lists in Office clients.

Nickname: Bruno Lanceleaux
Company: OBS
Posts: Posts 11
Specialties: Infrastructure, Search

Just came across this new neat feature in MOSS.

MOSS now allows you to publish links to SharePoint sites and lists when openi... Read More...

How to use 'RunWithElevatedPrivileges'

Nickname: Adam Fox
Company: OBS Pty Ltd
Posts: Posts 2
Specialties:

The earlier post pointing out the existence of 'RunWithElevatedPrivileges' caught my eye recently. And it wasn't too long before an opportunity to use it arose.

After much fiddling, I managed to get it to work. The cod... Read More...

False Expiry messages in SharePoint

Nickname: Ange McCormack
Company: OBS Pty Ltd
Posts: Posts 3
Specialties: Infrastructure

The lowdown is: If you specify accounts for the app pool identity the accounts you choose need to be in the local WSS_ADMIN_WPG group. This doesn't seem to happen automatically.

The long answer is: I installed a brand new MOSS server B2... Read More...

MOSS Beta 2 TR Schedule Task Issue

Nickname: Craig
Company: OBS
Posts: Posts 9
Specialties: MOSS, WSS, MS Office, SharePoint

MOSS Beta 2 TR appears to have a schedule task issue.  The issue presents itself when you try and perform an action that creates a schedule task in the backgro... Read More...