for questions completely specific to SharePoint 2007 and **not past or future versions**
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“Your search cannot be completed because of a service error” issue with “All content” scope
I have several search scopes set up in Search Administration, one of which is the default All Content scope which includes everything but items with a contentclass of SPSPeople. On my advanced search ...
5
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2answers
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Update a list item in moss2007
i have a list with Column name Reported By.It is a choice field.When adding a new item to the list the current user name also should be added to the Reported By column's field.It should be the first ...
5
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1answer
459 views
How do you change the slide master in a slide library using Sharepoint 2007 and Powerpoint 2007?
I'm using a slide library in sharepoint 2007 in combination with powerpoint 2007. When I want to create a new presentation by using a slide that is stored in sharepoint I get a little problem.
Copy ...
5
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3answers
647 views
Custom 404 Pages
I have followed Microsoft's instructions for custom 404 pages in SharePoint by setting the web application's FileNotFoundPage property. I am now still getting a 404 error if someone types a site ...
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0answers
373 views
Explorer view showing incorrect dates for document library files [closed]
We have a bit of a weird problem, and I am baffled.
Incorrect dates in windows explorer:
We map N: drives to document libraries, by using the following command:
net use n: ...
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7answers
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How well does SharePoint support mobile devices?
Has anyone experience of setting up MOSS 2007 to optimise for mobile devices? How can I get up to speed on support for mobile devices? What does Sharepoint offer out of the box?
(would some kind ...
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How to check if a user exists in a group
How can i check if a user (not the current user) exists in a group.
The SPGroup object allows to check if the current user is member of the group, but there is no method that checks if a SPUser given ...
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4answers
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SPItemEventReceiver ItemAdding - Differentiate between a file and a folder
I've setup a custom event receiver. The purpose of my event receiver is to stop people from uploading any file type except PDF's. Right now my code looks like this:
if ...
4
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2answers
591 views
Exporting sites to a new content database
I have one site collection and it has grown to almost 500GB, i want to move one of our departments to a new site collection. It contains 5 sub-sites and in total about 200GB of content, so the end ...
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4answers
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Content query web part - include data from multiple lists
Is it possible to show data from two lists in CQWP?
I am having this site setup.
Department site
-project site 1
-project site 2
-project site 3
- ...
Every site is having a blog.
I want to show ...
4
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3answers
1k views
Remove “Download a Copy” from Sub Menu
I am not allow to modify the core.js so that's not my option. I am allow to add a content editor. I just need to remove the "Download a Copy" from submenu. (this is just for a particular library). The ...
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4answers
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How to migrate a 2007 sharepoint list to 2010?
We have a list in sharepoint 2007 that we need to move to another site which is based on sharepoint 2010.
what's the best and fastest method?
thanks in advance
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2answers
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Move files between document libraries in the same Site Collection (#2)
Quick note: First and foremost - this is somewhat in line with a previous post of mine found here: Move files between document libraries in the same Site Collection however I've opened a new question ...
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2answers
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DateTime list column with 1 minute increments
How can I change the time portion of a date time column to have 1 minute increments? When you create a coulmn by default it shows 5 minute increments, but I need to be able to use 1 minute increments. ...
4
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1answer
456 views
Editing default.aspx when Site Actions dropdown is hidden
I have hidden the Site Actions dropdown for a default.aspx page using CSS.
Is there a way I can edit this page, either by clicking around somewhere in /_layouts/viewlsts.aspx or some other back page ...
4
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2answers
169 views
Warm-up scripts for MOSS/WSS
I'm looking for a comprehensive guide to creating and using warm-up scripts for a SharePoint installation (WSS/MOSS).
How do i create one? What should be in it? What not? How does it get run after ...
4
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3answers
215 views
Upload documents to an external fileshare using SP 2007
Due to storage limitations within our portal environment, a user's request to have a sp 2007 list that could potential grow to 100 gbs with our documents is not possible to implement.
Therefore, I'm ...
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2answers
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Solution package for a specific webapplication
I have created a solution package using the makecab tool that contains a feature and a DLL which will be installed on the GAC. Its getting deployed globally however I want to deploy it for specific ...
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2answers
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Webpart Page as Document Template (SP 2007)
I am trying to create a custom content type where the Document Template is a webpart page with multiple webparts already on it.
My problem is, I created a page in a page library, saved a copy of that ...
4
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1answer
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SharePoint 2007 Preventing Funky Characters in Web.Config
We're not exactly sure what's causing this issue but our web.config in one of our Shared Services Providers just appeared to randomly have several funky "square like" characters. Does anyone know why ...
4
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1answer
500 views
Deploying custom page into the pages library using a feature in SharePoint 2007?
I have a custom page and want deploy it into the pages library of the site using a feature in SharePoint 2007. Whenever the activated the page should added into the pages library and should removed on ...
4
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2answers
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How to Mirror a SharePoint 2007 Farm to another Server
I'm working on a large, enterprise-scale project for a gov't agency and as part of our disaster recovery effort, we need to mirror a SharePoint 2007 farm to another server. Both servers are exactly ...
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2answers
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Custom field type won't postback
I've been trying to build a custom field type.
It's basically a set of cascading dropdowns, where the values of the second dropdown are taken from another list based on the selected value in the first ...
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2answers
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Using SPContext.Current to get public URL of the current zone
I have a single content Web application in the Default zone of my MOSS 2007 farm, which I then extended to the Extranet zone. The default zone web application uses Windows authentication and standard ...
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1answer
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How to add values from a “Person or Group” list column type to workflow email To or CC field
On SharePoint 2007 I have a custom list with a custom content type. The content type contains (among other things) a Person or Group typed column that allows the creator to add additional ...
4
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1answer
433 views
How to remove “orphaned” users from a site collection?
We recently performed a domain migration where we migrated several forests and domains into a single domain. From speaking to the AD admins, this was done using a tool from Quest and it maintained SID ...
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2answers
784 views
Make a folder in a document library read only without using security
I have a document library with about 25,000 folders in it, each folder represents a task in our task system and is used as a document repository for those tasks.
Of the 25,000 tasks about 22,000 are ...
4
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1answer
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Prevent _vti_bin/owssvr.dll? from displaying the 'item type' and 'path' column
The Situation
I have a button that call http://mywebsite.com/subsite/_vti_bin/owssvr.dll?CS=109&Using=_layouts/query.iqy&List={LIST_ID_REMOVED}&View={VIEW_ID_REMOVED}&CacheControl=1
...
4
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3answers
473 views
Displaying SharePoint List View in a ASPX file
The Situation
I have a SharePoint 2007 List with a Calendar View. I need to display this View in a custom ASPX page as marked 'Place code here to view SharePoint View of List X' in the following ...
4
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2answers
853 views
Menu Navigation in SharePoint 2010
I am in a process of gathering requirements of a portal based on multiple departments using SharePoint 2010 Enterprise.
I've noticed on some portals where there is a top bar and a tab called ...
4
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1answer
290 views
In MOSS 2007, how to sort a list by a total/aggregate?
I have a basic issue tracking list with a few columns, let's say Application, Title, Created By, and Task Priority.
My list is grouped by Application and I am performing a Total (Average) on Task ...
4
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1answer
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Restrict Visitors from Importing WebParts
We have a MOSS 2007 site where the Visitors are allowed to personalize their home page. They are allowed to add only 2/3 webparts and we did this by managing permissions in the Web Part gallery.
This ...
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3answers
2k views
The same web part (.wsp) for MOSS 2007 and SP 2010?
Is it possible to have the same web part (.wsp) for both (MOSS 2007 & SP 2010)?
Assume that I want to develop a simple web part, and I want to deploy it on MOSS 2007 and also on SP 2010? So, is ...
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2answers
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Best way to backup a WSS / SharePoint wiki?
We're using WSS to track a project I'm working on, and I'm storing a lot of research within the wiki that I'd like to keep backups of.
I'm wondering what would be the best way to go about this? Is ...
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2answers
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How can I compare WFEs to ensure a WSP was deployed succesfully?
I'm a sharepoint 2007 administrator.
We are running with two WFE and deployed a wsp package recently, we suspect that the deployment was not completely successful.
we would like to compare the WSPs ...
4
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1answer
2k views
Get User who created list item
In IAlertNotifyHandler implementation I need name of the user who created/add the current item/document to the list (for which this alert is being sent). What is the way to do this?
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Picture Library Image size event receiver
I created a event receiver but work ok for single file but no work for multiple files,
HttpFileCollection collection = _context.Request.Files;
for (int i = 0; i < collection.Count; ...
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1answer
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Updating “Editor” or “Modified By” without changing timestamp
We changed domains and I need to updated the User fields in all lists and libraries to reflect the new domain accounts. (I know that stsadm.exe -o migrateuser will mostly handle this but since it ...
4
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1answer
55 views
List view like a document
I have a huge form in sharepoint 2007 i made in infopath that was originally a paper form the client would still like to view it like the paper form.
Is their anyway to make a view that looks more ...
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2answers
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How do I extract / retrieve the full link to a attachment file inside a InfoPath 2007 form?
Suppose that a user have attached a Jack.jpg file as a attachment to a online InfoPath 2007 form, is there a way to retrieve or extract the full URL of this attachment file Jack.jpg?
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3answers
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Raw HTML content in editing controls using IE9
After updating the browser to IE9 (I used IE7 before), weird things happen when working on MOSS2007.
When trying to edit content (a wiki entry for example), the textarea for editing shows raw HTML ...
4
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1answer
2k views
How do I programmatically reorder fields in a custom content type?
This is the code I wrote to reorder fields in a custom content type:
//get the content type
SPContentType listContentType = myList.ContentTypes[MyContentTypeName];
//get the field name to put first
...
4
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1answer
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Group By SharePoint 2007 List
I am using SharePoint 2007 and Share Point Designer.
Please help, if I have a List, how it it possible to group by on the aspx page?
For example I have a long list of dates:
12/1/2012
12/1/2012
...
4
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1answer
2k views
Dynamically setting Default Value in ParameterBinding through Javascript
To make a long story short (too late), we have a dropdownlist that is populated through a list of items. We want to use this dropdownlist to filter the list in a data view web part.
This works ...
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2answers
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Editing list item with custom field creates a new list item on current date and time
Based on How to add new field to custom list (See edit!)
It is a different question relating to the above so thought I'd create a new question as the above was technically answered.
But after adding ...
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1answer
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Delayed Writes & Implications for Cross-Process Synchronization
Simple scenario: OWSTIMER creates a new SPListItem, populates it and calls .Update(). It then fires an HTTP request over to w3wp.exe (front-end app-pool) to invalidate an in-memory cache held there. ...
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3answers
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Attach file button not showing in forms
I have a custom list (clicked together on the portal site, so no custom templates) in which attachments were disabled and afterwards re-enabled. The "Attach file" action menu item does however not ...
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2answers
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Execution of code as Application Pool account
Here is what I'm currently trying to do -
1.Create a new instance of a timer job from a web part
2.Add a new site collection to the current web application again from a web part
Each time the code ...
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2answers
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Identifying duplicate documents
The search results webpart has a boolean property which can be used to configure whether "duplicate" results should be returned.
Looking at documents, when is a document A considered to be a ...
4
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1answer
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Getting ctx for a specific webpart
My goal is to replace a text in a specific column by an icon using only javascript.
function ReplaceTxtbyIcn(targetWP, targetColumn, pat, urlname)
{
var table = document.getElementById(targetWP);
...
