for questions completely specific to SharePoint 2007 and **not past or future versions**
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Sharepoint 2007 Powershell: $item.update() gives error that file has been modified
I am trying to programmatically update some metadata for a sharepoint item using powershell. Here is my code:
$web = getWebByURL("http://test-site/spadmin/")
$itm = $web.lists["Documents"].items[0]
...
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Win7 Office2010 SharePoint2007 Error Editing/Viewing Documents
SITUATION: We are having an issue with users editing files in MOSS 2007 using IE8. This is not impacting users that still use Windows XP and Office 2007 (IE7), but rolling back is not an option. The ...
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1answer
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Can I force subsites to use the Master Page of a custom theme?
First off, this issue is with a Custom Theme & Master Page in Sharepoint 2007.
Is there a way to force subsites to re-pull the Master Page from the Custom Theme within the 12 Hive? Due to lack of ...
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1answer
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site collection admin does not have permission to access web app
I have a SharePoint web app (let's say http:// providers), wherever I try to access this app (which only contains the root site collection) I get an "You are not authorized to view this page" IIS ...
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How to add default content in multiple lines of text
I would like to know if in SP2007 there is a way to place a default content in a field Multiple lines of text.
thank you
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Sharepoint 2007 MOSS Search Administration Does not Appear Connected to WSS_Search_
First time here. It looks like you folks have a great handle on SharePoint. I hope you can help:
1. I have a 2 server system WFE (DC) also handles search and query and LDAP. SharePoint 2007 MOSS ...
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Why Item Updated and Item Added trigger together when we add a item to list (document library)
I have gone through hundred of articles over months but never understood as what could be the reason Item Updated and Item Added trigger together when we upload a item, even though if you try ...
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SharePoint Designer Workflow Logic
I am trying to build a workflow to update certain dates based on a based date. As far as I know if can only be possible via SPD workflow. Here is the logic:
I have three date fields. BaseDate, D1 ...
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How to properly dispose of sp 2007 object in powershell?
First and foremost I've done A LOT of googling and even went past the first page or 2 :) so feel free to direct me to the proper post if necessary.
I am trying to loop through a bunch of webs and ...
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Sorting out lookup values while getting them
I have two lists,
List A [Document Number, Name, Title,...] (document library)
List B [Information Number, Name, Title, Document Number] (simple list)
Now List B is getting all documents from List ...
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Checking if a list is consuming lookup value column or not
I have two lists,
List A [Document Number, Name, Title,...] (document library)
List B [Information Number, Name, Title, Document Number] (simple list)
Now List B is getting all documents from List ...
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List Expiry Date Reminder
I have a Sharepoint 2007 Announcement List which have an Expiry Date for every Item ..
I have really tried too much in this, but I came up short. I want to send an alert when an Item or Announcement ...
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Multiple File Upload via script with metadata
I have to run an update each month that will send over 1,000 files to specific folders presently via script. I wish to upload these files as individual file names and append metadata to them. So, ...
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sharepoint lists - identical permission list - different user access
Sharepoint 2007 SP3 with December CU. One site, two lists. Permissions are not inherited and looks like these:
List1:
group1 - contribute
group2 - read
portal owners - full control
List2:
group3 - ...
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Active Directory thumbnailPhoto sync in Sharepoint 2007
Seeing blog after blog about how to do this in SP 2010, but can no longer find assistance for SP 2007.
We have the Picture property, set as URL, (even tried binary) and mapped to "thumbnailPhoto" - ...
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Create a Custom approval workflow in Moss 2007 using Visual studio 2005
I want to create custom sequential document approval work flow and then have some more functionality to add to it once its all done, i have did a little research and it seems like i would need to ...
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Sharepoint 2007 Lists not updated in datasheet view on client machine
I am getting the following error when I try to update a list in datasheet view from a client machine "Cannot connect to server at this time. Changes to your data cannot be saved."
I have WSS 3.0 SP2 ...
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MOSS 2007 Surveys
Created a survey within MOSS 2007.
Question 1: Unique Call ID (which is a required single line of text field)
Question 2: Evaluator ID (which is a required person or group field)
Both of these ...
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Custom list forms not appearing
I have two lists, A and B.
I created A and then used Designer to create a custom New and Edit forms and everything works fine.
I recently created list B, created custom new and edit forms but they ...
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Failed to Start (retrying) on SPD workflow
I am facing a weird issue with MOSS 2007 SPD workflow for past couple of days. I had created a site from the Fab 40 Training site template. The workflows were kicked off correctly until last few days ...
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1answer
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Need to set default values to today for custom date column when newform.aspx loads using c#
I want to modify this codeplex solution http://datetimebyminute.codeplex.com/. Right now the custom field defaults to the date when we add the column to the list when we open the new form.aspx. I want ...
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Past Due row colour using content editor web part
I would like to highlight 'past due' items once they go past the due date and highlight rows coming up to the due date, a bit like a traffic light system. I do not have sharepoint designer or ...
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1answer
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How to create custom email notifications (folder specific) in a document library?
I have a SharePoint 2007 site which has a document library with several folders. My requirement is that whenever an item is uploaded to a folder, SharePoint should automatically generate an email ...
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SharePoint 2007: what happens to hyperlinks when moving a subsite?
if moving a site in SharePoint 2007 (using the Manage Content and Structure function) to a new location, do the internal links get corrupted? I know that some links do tend to get broken in these ...
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1answer
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Total Recovery of Sharepoint Environment
I've often been told that the best and safest backup I could get, thinking in terms of our disaster recovery plan is a complete farm backup.
However, in Beginning Sharepoint Administration by Gran ...
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2answers
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Not pulling document properties when moving a Document Library
I'm attempting to move a very large Document Library from SP2007 to SP2010 but I cannot get the Properties of the Documents to move with the files. The library is too large to export as a Template ...
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MOSS SP3 - How to uninstall Language Pack?
I no longer need to support a language pack on my MOSS SP3, Aug 12 CU server. I have tried to remove it from Control Panel but it is unable to uninstall the Hotfix for WSS (KB2687331). How can I ...
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Visual Studio Workflows and Sharepoint
I am new to designing workflows in Visual Studio (2010) for MOSS 2007. I have a "best practices" question:
I have two separate, unrelated processes on one content type I need to manage with WFs. The ...
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Sequential workflow running twice sharepoint 2007
I inherited a site with a sequential workflow (created in Visual Studio 2008). The workflow is attached to a content type and is set to run only on item created. Recently, I attached three declarative ...
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1answer
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Sharepoint 2007 - slow site with low number of records
On Sharepoint server 2007, we have a service request site with 9000 records in it.
Clicking a new request can take 25 seconds before the blank form opens which seems very slow to say the least.
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1answer
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User without permissions on SharePoint library in a certain computer
I'm really stuck with this problem. Something on our sharepoint (or maybe in the user's computer) is preventing them from using certaing library features:
The user cannot see the upload multiple ...
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Lists.asmx GetListItems - where are end of line characters in “multiple lines of text” columns
In a custom list, if I create a "Multiple Lines of Text" column, and input this into the list:
one
two
three
When I retrieve the list items using the GetListItems method in Lists.asmx, I get this:
...
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How would I modify the logic of the List View Webpart such that it would skip a record meeting certain conditions?
I have been looking for a way to display the Group By headers of a ListView or DataView web part for those groups that are empty. It seems that as no record is set forth to parse, the empty Group ...
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People picker finds group, then says no exact match found
I'm trying to add a group to a document library to give them permission to see it. If I type the group name and ask SP to check it, it says
No exact match was found
If I search the address book it ...
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How would I show empty group headers in the DVWP in SharePoint 2007?
I have a DVWP that I wish to model after a physical binder-based file system. I have a column named 'Title' and a column named 'Tab'. I have the view filtered by a column named 'Facility' and it is ...
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Repeating File names and Metadata with need for extra Grouping
I want to be able to Group at 4 or more levels in a document library with repeating file names in SharePoint 2007.
It seems that I cannot create a file with the same name in the same SharePoint ...
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SharePoint 2010 open Explorer view in the same window
I have a problem with SharePoint 2010 while we are using it in IFRAME html element (in CRM). When user try to open document library in windows explorer ("Open with Explorer" button click) he gets two ...
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Parser Error Message when clicking on the doucment webpart
We have Team Documents webpart which has document folders on a page. When we click on the webpart "Team documents" to open the documents link, the following error is being displayed.
Parser Error
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In sharepoint 2007 is there an easy way to add a large directory and all of it's contents?
I am using windows 7 along with a sharepoint 2007 site. The sharepoint site has been newly implemented and is to replace a shared directory on a server. That directory contains sub folders as well as ...
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sharepoint 2007 export subsite to new site collection
We have a capacity limitation in our site collection and planning to move a fast growing subsite to a new site collection.
As microsoft recommends 100GB for a site collection, we are planning to move ...
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2answers
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CustomAction: UrlAction to open link in a new window
I have added a menu item to the Personal Actions menu by creating a CustomAction like so:
<CustomAction
Id="myCustomAction"
GroupId="PersonalActions"
...
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1answer
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Multiple files upload to document library simultaneously & Custom property
I have a custom SharePoint 2007 document library which has a custom boolean column "Is it Important".
It works perfectly for all documents if I upload documents one by one regardless of if its a word ...
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Combine 2 seperate date and time columns into one
I have 2 separate columns in a list document library one is date and one is time can they be combined with a calculated column? If so how?
Thanks
Lewis
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MOSS 2007 - Site Usage Statistics Not Generating
We are having an issue with one of our single server MOSS 2007 setups. Site usage statistics are enabled within central admin console (and SSP), as well as on the site collection in question, but no ...
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Feature activation error: System.InvalidOperationException: Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object
i have taken one List Email event receiver(Type is EmailReceived) and that event receiver attach with document library. when i am activate that feature got error.
i have check on ULS Viewer. error ...
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Removing Require Approval Setting for Document Links
In SharePoint 2007,in the document library, we have "Require content approval for submitted items" set to YES.
However, only for the "Link to Document" content type we need to remove the approval ...
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2answers
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Search Document in “Pending”
Does SharePoint search the documents which are in state "PENDING" or "Draft" and which requires approval?
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Infopath Form with Password validation
we have a request from a client to add some type of password validation to one of their info path forms. This means that before the user could submit the form they would somehow be prompted for their ...
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sharepoint 2007 webpart question
I created a user control in visual studio I want to deploy to sharepoint 2007. This is my first one and I created the project using the repository pattern and POCO. Does sharepoint support this type ...
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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 ...
