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  • Running code inside MOSS with elevated permissions

    Last week I was working on a simple web part that would get come data from an MS SQL database and show in a grid. Per client's infrastructure requirements the connection to the sql server might only be done using integrated security, as sql users are not allowed to be created/used. By default, if...
    Posted to SharePoint (Weblog) by AndreyL on 08-11-2008

  • CAML queries with dates

    Recently I was working on a utility that would query a MOSS list for items with update_timestamp field within a certain range. I used CAML queries for the task and this is when I found out that for dates in CAML query filter the time part gets omitted, i.e. following two CAML queries will return the...
    Posted to SharePoint (Weblog) by AndreyL on 08-05-2008

  • MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0 Alternate Access Mapping

    I did a three day consulting gig 3 months ago where I installed and configured WSS 3.0, trained them on the basics of document libraries and lists, and converted a spreadsheet with multiple pages into a List so that their users could edit items simultaneously. They loved the item-level version history...
    Posted to SharePoint (Weblog) by JoeS on 04-15-2008

  • Failing Backups and DST Woes

    This week I worked on a two day introduction to SharePoint with a new client. The goal was to install and then give them a quick tour of the features with emphasis on Excel services. We completed the install on the first day and did a backup in preparation for the following days exploration. The following...
    Posted to SharePoint (Weblog) by IanD on 03-16-2008

  • Checking for empty or null dates in SharePoint

    A client asked me today how to create a view filtered so that only items that where missing their Start Date, Due Date, or both. First, create a calculated column DatesMissing with the following formula: =NOT(AND(ISNUMBER([Start Date]),ISNUMBER([Due Date]))) Don't forget to set the type to Date!...
    Posted to SharePoint (Weblog) by JoeS on 01-30-2008

  • Displaying SharePoint list items under multiple group headings

    Recently I was building an issues list application for a client. The issues broke down in to several major initiatives, with many issues being a member of more than one initiative. What I wanted to do was a build an issues list and then have each issue grouped under the initiative or initiatives it belongs...
    Posted to SharePoint (Weblog) by IanD on 12-28-2007

  • Site Definitions in SharePoint 2007

    For many of our clients we need to build custom site definitions. When building SharePoint solutions the terms site template, definition and to a lesser extent site portal are often used. Each of these allows the user to create a new site with a predefined set of Content Types, Layouts, and Lists etc...
    Posted to SharePoint (Weblog) by IanD on 10-15-2007
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