A SharePoint column (field) can be retrieved from the object model in many different ways. Some of them use the internal name while others use the display name. Recently, when creating a column, I came across another field type called Static Name. I wasn't sure what ...
We don't need the try-catch block to loop the site to just find a list in SharePoint 2010 now!!!!! In SharePoint 2010, there is a new API - TryGetList provided by SPListCollection. e.g. if (rootWeb.Lists.TryGetList(StringConsts.DocumentRelationshipTypeList) == null) {} Good news!!!!
This article is from http://blogs.msdn.com/b/johnwpowell In a previous post I made a case for following a database naming standard for SharePoint databases. What started as an investigation into how to rename the auto-generated SharePoint 2010 databases led me down a path bordering obsession. I spent several ...
This article is from http://blogs.msdn.com/b/johnwpowel Call me picky, but I think it’s important to consistently name your SharePoint databases—especially on a shared SQL Server hosting multiple farms and applications. Not only is it a good practice, but by showing that you care about the databases, you’ll earn ...
This article is from MSDN: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff394517.aspx Word Automation Services enables server-side conversion of Microsoft Word documents on SharePoint Server 2010. In this topic, you will learn how to create a solution that initiates a document conversion from the document context menu in SharePoint Server 2010. You will learn ...
You can add new custom actions to the Edit Control Block (ECB) menu by using the Features framework. However, you cannot use this method to do the reverse – to hide existing ECB menu items– because they are rendered by using the ECMAScript (JavaScript, JScript) file, ...
When starting to build MOSS sites, many developers will start the page template development process by analyzing the shipped master pages and/or using the 'How to create a minimal master page' MSDN article. Whilst very useful, for simplicity the example in the article unfortunately does not ...
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation implements a straightforward mechanism to declare candidate controls for a particular functionality and provides a mechanism for choosing a single functionality provider. Through a Feature you can identify controls and control templates that serve as candidates for a chosen functionality. Controls are identified ...
This article is from MSDN: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg276355.aspx List definitions and list instances that are based on those definitions are a fundamental part of Microsoft SharePoint 2010. Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 provides a project type that makes it easier to create list definitions in XML and to create list instances ...
You can reference content types in the XML for a list definition so that each time a user creates a list of that type, Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 includes the content type on the list by default. You can also add content types to an existing list ...