For questions completely specific to SharePoint 2010 and **not past or future versions**
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ows_MetaInfo field including carriage returns
I have an InfoPath 2010 form promoting fields to SP 2010. Using SSRS 2008 R2, I'm pulling those fields into a report to report off of. I'm finding that some fields in the ows_MetaInfo blob have a ...
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2answers
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Limited Access entries are noise
My farm admin encourages us collection admins to use permission inheritance. However, we have hundreds of Limited Access entries on the top level site, all of whom I assume possess a custom permission ...
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Add WebPart to page and lock it down (except for editing)
I'm building out some features for a publishing portal for a client, and I have a requirement to place a Content Editor Webpart on a page and prevent users from deleting, closing, hiding, or moving ...
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Event Receiver Not Firing
I have an event receiver using the VS2010 template for SharePoint 2010 and I have coded it the same way I have done many times. This time, though, it is not firing at all. It is attached to the list ...
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1answer
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Alerts does not send the metadata
I have a document library with 4 columns which are of type metadata.
All 4 columns are mandatory.
When an user creates an alert, and somebody uploads a document and fills the metadata column, then in ...
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2answers
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Side by side calendar
Is there any way in sharepoint 2010 to display multiple calendars side by side instead of overlaid, like you can in outlook?
Googling has gotten me nowhere, since everyone talks about showing ...
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How do I properly create & configure a second web application & site collection on the same server?
We have an existing web application and site collection which serves as our main portal.
I need to create an additional web application on the same server, and a site collection on it. This will ...
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1answer
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Problem with breadcrumb and folders
I have the following problem with breadcrumb
In the shared documents, I have a folder1, then inside that I have another folder.
When I am in the deepest level I cant see the parent folder.
I am ...
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Print Preview Infinitely Growing Page Count
We are experiencing a SP2010 print preview problem where the page count infinitely grows. The expected response from a SharePoint page when selecting page preview is to show the current page content. ...
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Solution Deployed Successfully but Web parts not available
I'm running into a deployment problem in my sharepoint 2010 environment. I built a small 'Hello World' type web part in visual studio 2010 and then deployed to my development environment via visual ...
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server-side api vs client-side api
We are planning to develop a ticketing and file/document delivery system.
We will be using sharepoint at the background, and will develop our custom interface.
In terms of the articles and ...
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The site could not be created The following exception occurred: The language is not supported on the server
I got a site with english, united states.
I changed regional settings to ENGLISH, UNITED KINGDOM
If we installed sharepoint in english, do we also have to install the english language pack?
Then ...
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Architecture and Capacity planning for FAST search farm
We are building our new fast farm and have plans to put up one column of Physical servers for FAST indexing and crawling. We will be crawling around 15 million items including SharePoint sites, ...
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PDF files, not being crawled?
I have one site collection with shared documents. I uploaded one PDF file with the name listitem.pdf. I followed this procedure to add the PDF IFilter. I also added in file types, the pdf extension. ...
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AssemblyVersion(“1.0.*”) and Web Parts?
I need two things out of an assembly I'm developing, and they seem to be at odds:
Bake the compile time into the version number
Offer a web part that won't go stale every time I deploy
I'm using ...
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2answers
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How can I use XSL, but with no toolbar, when using XsltListViewWebPart with a custom view?
I have the following XsltListViewWebPart on a custom application page:
<WebPartPages:XsltListViewWebPart runat="server"
Title="My Documents"
ListUrl="Lists/MyDocuments"
...
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Changing the DateFormat on SharePoint site
I want to change the DateFormat of a SharePoint site while NOT changing the sites current culture (en-US). This is per requirement as the site is for an international customer and they need to use the ...
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Getting “Expression must evaluate to a node-set” exception while adding HttpHandler entries to web.config programmatically?
I'm trying to update web.config in SharePoint when the feature is activated to register an HttpHandler. The code inside receiver is
var configModifications = new SPWebConfigModification
{
Owner ...
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How do insert HTML into word document?
I have a webpart . I insert InputFormTextBox into webpart.
I want save InputFormTextBox.text into word file with formating.
How do insert HTML into word document?
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blog subsite giving 404 on accessing in public facing
I need help and it would be great if anyone suggest/help.
The Problem is:
We added a blog sub-site in a SharePoint 2010 publishing site. now the site is browseable in the authoring version. But it ...
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How to Set Viewing Permissions on a Calendar
I have created a new calendar and named it 'Management'. I am trying to set it so only a few employees can view and edit it, and do not want it visible for people who do not have permission to use it.
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How to download a dynamically generated file without blocking the page ?
In one of my webpart I have a feature to generate a file dynamically depending on what the users choosed in the view.
On my OnClick event handler, I have this code :
protected void ...
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Using configuration of base web template in custom web template
I'm creating a custom web template, and I'd like for my configuration only to add the things I need above and beyond what's in the base web template (in my case, CMSPUBLISHING#0). My template works ...
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1answer
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Replace Workflow InfoPath with ASP.NET WebForms
In SharePoint 2010, when using Workflows with Tasks; SharePoint gives you some InfoPath forms to use for Approval, etc.
Can I replace these forms with a non InfoPath WebForm/WebPart, whatever... ...
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Workflows and publishing feature with e-mail notification sends mutliple e-mails
I have a requirement which states "When a document is being uploaded to the document library, an email should be sent for approval". I'm using a SharePoint Designer workflow for this. I also need to ...
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SharePoint 2010 Lookup Column - Autofill with the same Item
I am struggling with some issue.
I need to automatically fill the value of a field (in Edit or New.aspx) based on other lookup column.
Now I have list Lookup with Name and Surname columns
In the ...
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SP2010 Hide elements on the Site Settings Page
You can use the HideCustomAction element to hide links on the Site Settings Page.
I was wondring how to hide actions which are linked with for example the enabling of the Publishing Features: Under ...
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Disable ribbon button if one folder is selected
This script works but only for one selected item
EnabledScript="javascript:
var items = SP.ListOperation.Selection.getSelectedItems();
(items.length == 1 ...
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Make a group in tab without title
Is it possible to make a group in ribbon without title?
When I added a group with setting "Title" attribute to empty (""), the space usually display group title has disappeared.
Hope someone helps ...
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Populate server side dropdown with folder list from specific library
I have one application page with one dropdownlist which needs to be filled with the folders from one document library
The library has this structure
Folder1
Folder1.1
Folder1.2
Folder2
...
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1answer
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Is there a way to set permissions so that a content editor part can be edited but not removed from the page?
I have a client scenario in which users need to be able to edit content within a content editor web part placed on a page via site template, but they need to be prevented from removing the web part ...
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Strategy for correct external authentication?
I'm a bit confused about the different terminology, components and steps to make my scenario work.
I'm working on a SP 2010 platform that can have multiple authentication mechanisms : Anonymous, ...
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Workflow instances page, cannot find?
I cannot find, for the life of me, the page that displays the instances of a workflow and the ability to delete past instances. I've made a ton of changes and done a ton of testing which I'm assuming ...
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Get current subsite SPDocumentLibrary
I have many subsite levels, and in the last one I have a pages library.
I want to access it by code, the following code says the LIST does not exist.
When I debugged, the URL of ...
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Duplicate userame in site collection after list import form classic to claims authenticated server
I had an list on SharePoint server 2010 enterprise with classic authentication. on the list there was field with usernames
After I migrated (import/export statements below) this list to new server ...
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How simply can I populate a string in a list with a GUID value?
I have a list which contains a number of "Single line of text" types, these can be written with anything the user wants, but should, by default, provide a GUID value.
It seems that one cannot ...
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Is it possible for ECMAScript to manipulate a library?
I'm trying to write a script using the Client Object Model that searches for information from a document library, but I'm having no luck. However, using the same script with a couple of variables ...
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Tracking and reporting in sharepoint 2010 ? user accessing what kind of data ?
I want to track
How many times a particular user has accessed what document in document library?and i need to show this in a report format.
Also, i need to check what are links being accessed in the ...
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Editing OOB “Add Comment” Post Webpart
I've gotten pretty good at editing OOB XSLT List View parts, but there's one section I'm not really sure how to edit. In my blog, I enabled comments. However, I think the default "Add Comment" web ...
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the property or field has not been initialized. It has not been requested or the request has not been executed. It may need to be explicitly requested
The below question was based on this article:
http://www.learningsharepoint.com/2011/09/10/get-all-folders-using-ecmascriptjavascript-client-object-model-sharepoint-2010/
I think the author there ...
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SharePoint:ScriptLink to the root web?
I have the following code, but I am very sure it will only work in the homepage of our website, and not when having the following scenario
-root
-web1
-web2
<SharePoint:ScriptLink ...
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Dropdown in ribbon is not visible - TemplateAlias problem?
I have the following code, the button is shown but the dropdownlist is not visible. I think the problem is with templatealias, but I dont understand very well how this thing works
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Using resx file in Calculated Field
Is it possible to use resource file (.resx) in tag?
I made a calculated field and want to show the result in some different languages.
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1answer
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Connect directly to subsite without viewing home (Part 2)
I have:
SP2010 rented from a company. 1 site collection
I would like some people to ONLY access a sub site without seeing the homepage. Is this possible?
I have tried but I get a message saying ...
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4answers
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Unabe to create Search Service Application
When creating a new Search Service Application the job seems to stop half way through.
The search service application is created but displays an error in the Service Application page and the search ...
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1answer
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How to reduce vertical spacing between two web part zones?
I've defined two Web Part Zones in the page layout, with nothing between them.
<WebPartPages:WebPartZone runat="server" Title="Zone 1" ID="Zone1" ...
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change maxlength of an existing column in a list via powershell?
I have the following code to create a list, however I need to increase via powershell the maxlength of one column
$spWeb = Get-SPWeb -Identity http://ost-dev1.ciredev1.local
$listTemplate = ...
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Content Types not visible under New Button
I have a Sandboxed Custom Action for SharePoint Designer that can add Content Types to Document Libraries. The problem is that it does not automatically add it under the "New Document". It's not ...
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populate dropdown in ribbon with folders from a specific site pages library only
I already have created a dropdownlist in the ribbon, however I need to fill it with the folders inside the Site pages library for example.
I tried, but I didnt find any article or blog about it.
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