SPTechnique: Custom Field control implemented as a User Control(ascentium.com)

submitted by ctrl1024(110) 3 years, 7 months ago

When creating custom controls it is often must easier to create a control using the "User Control" development model instead of the "Server Control" model. Server controls generally have a more "low level" feel and dictate that the developer build the control's rendering from scratch. Either by building a control tree or by constructing the rendered output in code. Alternatively user controls have nice separation of code and presentation by virtue of having a markup file (.ascx) and a code behind file; much like a standard aspx page. User controls can be created and developed using the same standard approaches and processes that we all know and love from the aspx page model. read more...

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HOW TO: Create a SharePoint Field Control and Custom Field Type (ascentium.com)

submitted by ctrl1024(110) 4 years, 4 months ago

With WSS 3.0 / MOSS 2007 it is now possible to create custom field types and field control. These constructs are exciting in that they can be used to expose complex data types in SharePoint site columns. For example, if you'd like to capture and store structured data such as an address, a social security number or a phone number that is now possible with a few custom code pieces. In fact the default SharePoint fields such as text, lookup and choice all use this same infrastructure to exposes data to SharePoint lists and page layouts. read more...

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Save an Outlook appointment from ASP.NET(ascentium.com)

submitted by ctrl1024(110) 4 years, 4 months ago

Outlook supports import/export operation via a file format called vCalendar. vCalendar files are standardized text files that contain all the information held inside an appointment. What’s important for us (as asp.net developers) is that outlook will open vCalendar files (.vcs) when signaled to do so from a web browser. But first things first, here’s the format for the vCalendar file. read more...

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HOW TO: Create a SharePoint Web Template Provision Class (ascentium.com)

submitted by ctrl1024(110) 4 years, 4 months ago

WSS has a neat little feature that allows you to override the default site provisioning behavior as defined in the onet.xml file. When the WSS runtime detects that you have a provision class associated with a template, it ignores the provisioning definition in the onet.xml file and calls your custom provision class. This opens many possibilities for provisioning site in any way that you see fit. If you wanted to replace the default onet.xml provisioning, that is possible. Or if you want to apply another web template then provision files, list items, etc., no problem as well. read more...

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Using .NET Reflector as SharePoint documentation(ascentium.com)

submitted by ctrl1024(110) 4 years, 4 months ago

Here is something that has proven invaluable to me when trying to get a leg up as a consultant with the SharePoint platform. Use .NET Reflector to deduce how the SharePoint API is implemented. read more...

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How To: Custom STSADM Commands (ascentium.com)

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HOW TO: Customize the web.config with a SharePoint XML customization(ascentium.com)

submitted by ctrl1024(110) 4 years, 4 months ago

It is possible to manipulate the web.config file globally by using a little known feature in SharePoint that allows developers to describe a set of changes by using an XML customization file. In fact, both SharePoint and MOSS use this mechanism to publish web.config changes when a web application is created. read more...

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SharePoint: Content Types per Folder(ascentium.com)

submitted by ctrl1024(110) 4 years, 4 months ago

As it turns out via the SharePoint API you can set the content type list for each folder in a document library. This was a shock to me because you can't do this in the SharePoint UI. You can only change the content types allowed at the root folder level from the SharePoint UI. read more...

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Introducing SPDeploy(ascentium.com)

submitted by ctrl1024(110) 4 years, 4 months ago

SPDeploy is a tool that allows developers to create SharePoint customizations inside Visual Studio, then package and deploy those changes to a remote SharePoint server. With SPDeploy you can create a project that contains SharePoint customizations and deploy those customizations to a remote SharePoint server in 10 minutes or less. SPDeploy consists of an MSBuild extension and a Visual Studio Project template. read more...

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SharePoint Custom Application Development Methodologies (ascentium.com)

submitted by ctrl1024(110) 4 years, 4 months ago

As SharePoint becomes more prevalent in the custom application development realm, there has been some friction and malcontent expressed in relation to deployment processes, team development methods and application upgrade paths. I believe that Microsoft has fallen short on providing the tools necessary to promote and support custom application development on the SharePoint platform. In my opinion, the SharePoint platform should not limit nor impede my ability as a custom application developer to deliver solutions that follow the same deployment principals as any other custom asp.net application. As some readers may be aware, at present the standard Microsoft guidance is flawed because it does not fully support repeatable build processes. This is a huge barrier for custom application developers who are accustom to building applications using source control for all assets, build automation and continuous integration. SharePoint as a lot to offer but taking advantage of the platform as a vehicle for custom applications show be more congruent with standard software development practices. read more...

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Introducing SPDeploy(spsimon.com)

submitted by ctrl1024(110) 4 years, 8 months ago

SPDeploy is a tool that allows developers to create SharePoint customizations inside Visual Studio, then package and deploy those changes to a remote SharePoint server. With SPDeploy you can create a project that contains SharePoint customizations and deploy those customizations to a remote SharePoint server in 10 minutes or less. SPDeploy consists of an MSBuild extension and a Visual Studio Project template. read more...

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