Show number of items in Folder in ListView

Question

I'm looking for a solution that displays the number of items that are stored in a folder of a list. Maybe this can be done with javascript/jquery, but I actually don't want to reinvent the wheel. If anyone has seen such a solution, I would very much appreciate any hints :) Thanks in advance Tobi

Answer 1

First check out this link to learn how to turn on metadata for Folders:

http://sharepoint-guru.blogspot.com/2007/06/adding-metadata-to-folder.html

Second check out this link for adding the ItemChildCount to your folder:

http://weblogs.asp.net/sharadkumar/archive/2008/06/27/showing-child-items-in-hierarchical-sharepoint-lists-with-multiple-content-types.aspx

For a Javascript variation check out this cool link on how to write HTML in a calculated column (which includes some Javascript.) It's not the full answer but I think you will get what you want out of the first two links:

h____ttp://blog.pathtosharepoint.com/2008/09/01/using-calculated-columns-to-write-html/

Answer 2

Have you tried out setting the Totals property in the View settings? I believe you can set the Totals to count the number os Title in the list. This sould be applicable on folders as well...

Answer 3

Upgrade to sharepoint 2010 :-P. Maybe this could help you out:

http://weblogs.asp.net/sharadkumar/archive/2008/06/27/showing-child-items-in-hierarchical-sharepoint-lists-with-multiple-content-types.aspx