for questions completely specific to SharePoint 2007 and **not past or future versions**
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3answers
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Get Web Part name from GUID
We're migrating from SP2007 to SP2010 and are seeing some error messages about missing web parts during the upgrade, but the error messages only list the GUID and not the web part name. Is there a way ...
1
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3answers
9k views
how to get current URL in SharePoint?
I am using SharePiont Server 2007 Enterprise with Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, and I am using publishing portal template. I am developing using VSTS 2008 + C# + .Net 3.5. I am using left navigation ...
5
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2answers
579 views
Web.Config changes to extended sites programatically
How can you add web.config changes to Extended sites programatically? SPWebConfigModification class does this for both the Main web application and extended web application. I want to do it only for ...
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2answers
10k views
Immediate-alerts Email Notification not sending emails
The alerts are working, but for some reason the " Send e-mail when ownership is assigned" on a task list is not working.
A task is assigned to a user however Immediate-alerts are not sending the ...
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8answers
8k views
Missing “Upload Multiple Documents” in SharePoint 2007
I'm using MOSS on the server and have Office Enterprise 2007 and IE9 on the client. In all libraries, I can only upload a single document at a time; the multiple document upload option is not ...
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4answers
1k views
EBS (External Blob Storage) in SharePoint 2007
(Urgent) A few Questions about EBS in SP2007:
Link or document on how to configure EBS step-by-step?
Are there any reusable libraries or
providers already available?(for
external storage)
What are ...
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1answer
379 views
Getting Web Template Not Found error while importing
I am importing a exported site with several sub-sites to a new Site Collection of its Own but getting following error
Start Time: 8/9/2012 9:32:31 AM.
Progress: Initializing Import.
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0
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1answer
270 views
importing a site to a new site collection error
I tried using STSADM to export / import a site definition, it exported properly, but when i tried to import it, it gave me fatal error that couldn't find a webtemplate #id** with LCID 1033, both ...
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3answers
943 views
How to add new field to custom list (See edit!)
I am using a Microsoft template for adding Training and Courses for people to register for. Everything is working fine, but I want to add a field to the Courses list. I want to add a field to indicate ...
4
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3answers
1k views
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 ...
3
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2answers
2k views
How can I print all of the documents in a document library using code?
I want to know how to print all the files in a document library. I googled it and unable to find the solution. But during search I found a tool which provides almost the same type of functionality.
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2answers
321 views
Couldn't find any way of displaying a message box in Visual Webpart 2007 (User Control)
I almost tried everything I could to display a nice message box in user control (.ascx) or code behind, but I failed miserably,
Can anyone find me a tutorial in context to what I need and will 100% ...
1
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4answers
252 views
What is something I should to to help me to Learning SharePoint?
I have a list of items I was told I should learn below. Can you tell me if there is one that I should remove and one I can add that will help me learn sharepoint backend development. I have been ...
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4answers
1k views
Unable to upload a file
User 'X' is the site-collection owner. He tries to upload a 750kb file into a document library and gets the error:
The server has aborted your upload.
The files selected may exceed the
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0
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2answers
401 views
why timer job stucks at initialized status
I don't get the point why sharepoint timer job stucks at "Initialized" status, even tho it worked properly once, any idea's ?
I know how to make it work again then but just dont understand the ...
0
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1answer
201 views
SharePoint Item Edit Form (editform.aspx) keeps closing webparts
We have a custom list within MOSS 2007 which sporadically closes the edit forms web part, despite the fact that the web parts property 'allow close' is unticked. The only way to make the form work ...
0
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0answers
145 views
SharePoint database connection locks?
I have an issue with SharePoint content database. Daily starts 3 PM emails were sent to at least 100K users. This period content database completely Locking out and No request is accepting from Web ...
0
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4answers
873 views
List item created through SPD workflow does not start “when a new item created” workflow
For some reason my workflow (Workflow A) designed in SPD to start when a new item is created does not start when a new item is created in another SPD workflow using the "Create List Item" action.
My ...
0
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4answers
1k views
how to keep two sharepoint list in sync when located in 2 different servers
I two lists one is on site A which is on server A and the second one on site B on server B
So i decided to use Powershell to export the list on site A and then grab the export and load it to the list ...
0
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1answer
514 views
Problem with defining Site Columns in a feature
Why the titles are blank (for example, I go to setting, site columns and select the group. I see all four columns but their title are missing. like, pobox, firstclassdate, deliverytype, carrier) for ...
21
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6answers
8k views
Why is SharePoint so slow?
I'm a SharePoint user.
My company has introduced SharePoint and use it as their intranet site. They've made some changes to the masterpages, etc. to let the intranet have a 'corporate' feel. There ...
6
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7answers
526 views
Getting started with SharePoint 2010 for SharePoint 2007 Developers
Do you know some quick links that will help a SharePoint 2007 Developers to get started with SharePoint 2010.
Let me start with the links I know.
General Information on SharePoint 2010
Must watch ...
6
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3answers
368 views
Moving a site to a different site collection
I am looking for a C# script that will move a site with all permissions and content to another site collection. Google isn't helping me or maybe i dont know what exactly to look for.
e.g.
I have a ...
5
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1answer
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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; ...
2
votes
1answer
1k views
Can I change the file extension of a document that is already in a document library?
So I recently had a nice hitch in the SharePoint app I made for my client. We have a Document Library which is supposed to contain PDFs, converted from drawing files made in other programs. The test ...
3
votes
1answer
1k views
Execution order of event receivers and workflow on a list
Is it possible to know beforehand whether event receivers on a list will always execute before any workflows associated with that list?
2
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4answers
877 views
Setting up Quota for Subsites
I expect to have 1000+ subsites in a site-collection and would like to setup a quota for the subsites, is that possible in SharePoint 2007 & how ?
7
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1answer
3k views
How can I migrate my existing MOSS 2007 userprofiles including audiences to SharePoint Server 2010?
We are planning to implement SharePoint Server 2010 in our orginization. Many of our in-house application are heavily dependent upon userprofiles and audience targeting.
Is there any Microsoft ...
6
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7answers
4k views
'Sign in as Different User' Not “Taking”
In some instances of WSS or MOSS when you use the "Sign in as Different User" option, the new login doesn't "take". Is there any known issue here? Usually logging out and then logging back in with ...
4
votes
1answer
2k views
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
votes
2answers
594 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 ...
3
votes
3answers
1k views
How long does it take to backup a Sharepoint site
I started a backup at 5pm yesterday evening and it is now 9.15am the following day and the backup is still running. That's over 16 hours! I don't believe the site to be too large, there are 10 sites ...
3
votes
4answers
6k views
How to copy web part pages?
I have an aspx page with a half dozen web parts on it (Area1Estimates). I'd like to create a copy of this (Area2Estimates) and then just go in make some very minor changes to the parameters on the web ...
3
votes
2answers
1k views
SharePoint search web service error (NTLM) when called from HttpHandler
Here is my scenario: I have a SharePoint site I am working on, and it is on one server farm. In this site, I have created an HttpHandler that uses a SharePoint search webservice that is located on a ...
2
votes
1answer
890 views
How do use RTE_ConvertTextAreaToRichEdit() function in a customized aspx page in SharePoint 2007
How do use RTE_ConvertTextAreaToRichEdit() function in a customized aspx page in SharePoint 2007?
I tried using a Javascript cleditor together with SPServices but could not get my data inside the ...
2
votes
1answer
842 views
Getting date and time from SharePoint Server 2007 and throw it to Javascript variable
How to I get the date and time from SharePoint Server 2007 and pass this value as a Javascript variable?
2
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3answers
247 views
Customizing application.master
Whats the best way to customize application.master Master Page without going into the "Microsoft's Unsupported Environment" state?
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1answer
69 views
Moving a Web Application from One server farm to another server farm
We have a Virtual Machine "vDemo" which is acting like our development server, then me as a developer has a copy of it on my PC, however my copy is very old and development server does have other ...
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vote
1answer
361 views
Does Anyone Any freeware/open source PDF converter we can use with sharepoint 2007
We currently using Active PDF software in our farm, which converts documents into pdf and merge them using our K2 back end coding,
however I am looking for something easier, well doesn't matter even ...
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3answers
215 views
Any good books on SharePoint interact with JQuery?
Any good books on SharePoint that interact with JQuery?
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1answer
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Filtering for recurring events happening [Today]
Is this possible? Ryan Wheeler says its not here. Tim says it is if your view is of type "Standard View, with expanded recurring events" here. I haven't been able to get Tim's suggestion to work. ...
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3answers
205 views
What is best practice for deploying third party SharePoint 2007 solutions?
I want to know what to look for and what to do (both from a developer and IT admin point of view) before installing a third party solution into a SharePoint 2007 farm?
Is there a checklist that I ...
0
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1answer
296 views
getting error while importing a site
I exported a site which have many sub sites, and then that sub sites have several sub sites, but getting following error if someone got any idea about it.
[16/07/2012 13:47:20]: FatalError: ...
0
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1answer
288 views
Custom workflow activity for SP 2007 appears in Designer's action picker but won't add
This is SharePoint 2007. I created a custom workflow activity in Visual Studio 2008 (using this and a few other blogs as a reference). I deployed it properly, I think. I can go into SharePoint ...
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votes
3answers
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Multiple workflows across a list versus one workflow iterating the list
I have a process that needs to be run across every element of a list, doing specific things (mostly sending emails) based on several different fields of that item. This operation will always be done ...
5
votes
4answers
3k views
Deleting Old Versions in a Document Library
I have a Very Large List (~5000 documents) which has been chugging along for about a year. It has had versioning turned on, with major versions, keeping 2 old versions. We're totally restructuring ...
5
votes
5answers
3k views
How do you remove fields from a custom list in SharePoint that have been added via the 'Add from existing site columns' menu item?
I have a custom list, and I've added a 'Page Image' field by clicking on the 'Add from existing site columns' link on the Settings page for the list. I would now like to remove the field, but clicking ...
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 ...
4
votes
1answer
457 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
854 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 ...
