The listdata.svc is a SharePoint OData webservice which can be used to work with any lists (including document libraries) and provides full CRUD support on the list items.

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ListData.svc appends the library title with 0?

It seems that if i create the following libraries on a Sharepoint site: Test Library 2 Test Library2 TestLibrary2 then the ListData.svc will return the following entitites: <collection ...
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SharePoint web services and a multilanguage environment

I cam writing a console application that connects to a SharePoint 2010 server and manipulates data using listdata.svc. For example, I look for the 'Announcements' list and edit the 'Title' field. I ...
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Query ListData.svc to return document libraries only

I am working on a very simple app on iOS that should basically allow the user to login (got that part working), then list only document libraries and allow user to navigate these and download files. ...
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Enumerate Members of SP Group via _vti_bin/ListData.svc/UserInformationList

Does anyone know if it is possible to enumerate the members of a group via the ListData.svc? I understand that I can do this via ECMA CSOM, but I would prefer to be able to access ListData.svc with ...
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ListData.svc gives a 500 error when querying some lists

I'm trying to use ListData.svc to retrieve details from a SharePoint list, but I get the following error: ============================ Error Message: Cannot connect to the specified feed. Verify ...
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REST API update a muli-value user field

I have created a custom list and added a multi-value user field (no groups) called AssignedTo to the list's definition. Using the SharePoint interface I added an item with a value for Title and ...
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ListData.svc and Task Approval

How can I approve a workflow task using the ListData.svc? I am attempting to just set the value of ApprovalValue to "Approved" but this is not working at all. Any help you can give will probably save ...
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ListData.svc REST and URL Encoding of Field 'Parts Released?'

I have a field with the display name Parts Released? but I cannot seem to figure out how to encode the field name. I have tried Parts Released%3f but regardless of what I try I get a 400 Bad Request ...
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DataJS to Read from ListData.svc not Returning All Fields

I am attempting to use Data.js to read from the ListData.svc but the service is not returning all of the fields that I want. Is there a way that I can specify the view fields or something? The fields ...
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anonymous access and listdata.svc

We are trying to use an ajax call to get list data for an anonymous site. We are using this on our intranet site and it works well. We build an html file that calls the list service (via ajax) and we ...
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ListData.svc with complex filters, Internet Explorer, 400 Bad HTTP request,

I have a problem understanding how ListData.svc can be debugged using IE8 and IE9. I have a URL that looks like this: ...
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InfoPath, Rest Service and https

I am having trouble adding a InfoPath data connection to the SharePoint web services in an extranet environment. It worked fine in the internal (non-https) test environment. "InfoPath could not open ...
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Help with parameters, REST and listdata.svc

I'm calling listdata.svc a few times with different URL's depending in what is selected, I have some issues with the parameters/filters. First URL: var listUrl = siteUrl + ...
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REST service $filter Date column

Using the REST services, I'm trying to filter by the Created column, which is a Date data type. When trying to $filter on that column, I passed in the same date format that comes back in the JSON ...
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What could cause a document library in a custom site collection feature to be unavailable through REST API

I can see the feature is activated and visible through the UI, however when calling up _vti_bin/listdata.svc the document library is not listed. I have seen this a number of times now and have always ...
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Load full list XML into JavaScript variable via CEWP

Currently I am using the lists.asmx webservice to POST a soap envelope and return specific list items. I really want the whole contents of the list. I realize how large that might get, but if this ...
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How to get results from listdata.svc from a certain folder

I'm looking to get a certain set of data from my list using the listdata.svc service with AJAX. The problem is inside the list I have folders, and I'd like to only receive elements inside a certain ...
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REST API Filter by multilookup property

Having an Activities list with a column called Engineer of type lookup that allow multiple values. How to build a call to listdata.svc in order to get only activities that are asigned to an Engineer ...
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Order field not available in a ListData.svc query

I want to query a links list using ListData.svc and have this ordered, using the query string $orderby, by Sharepoint's own internal order field. By internal order field I specifically mean the field ...
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Creating new items containing lookup field with listdata.svc and json

I'm calling listdata.svc with xmlhttprequest and POST to pass json. The new item is being created, but a new item is being created on the lookup list when I do, even though I am passing an existing ...
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Rules for Transforming List Column Names into XML Element Names

I am using the ListData.svc service to pull data from several lists. Many of the column names have punctuation and spaces, so their names are transformed as they're rendered as Atom in the ListData ...
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How to use Sharepoint Data Services (listdata.svc) in WCF service project in a site with non-english language?

i have site collection with Persian language. so lists and fields are in Persian. when i create a console application and add reference to listdata.svc, i can use the datacontext and add items to a ...
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ScriptManager ServiceReference in SharePoint

I have always used jQuery.ajax to retrieve data from listdata.svc or lists.asmx in SharePoint and from some custom web services. Now I will try Microsoft Ajax Library and especially ServiceReference ...
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REST: unable to retrieve lookup data from top level

At the top level of my site collection, I have created a list called "Markets", and a site column called "Market", defined as a lookup to the Markets list. In a subsite of this same site collection, ...
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How to avoid _metadata in a REST response (listData.svc)

I am pulling data from a SharePoint list with listData.svc, and _metadata represent more than half of the response content. Is there a way to return list fields only, without the metadata? Below an ...
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How to get lookup value only via REST (listdata.svc)

I am trying to retrieve a list of items including lookup fields via listdata.svc. My lookup points to a list of companies which has the following fields: Title, Address, Phone. By default, listdata ...
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ListData.svc returns Error 400: Bad Request in Visual Studio

I wanted to use the REST Service in an application. So when i add the service reference in Visual Studio i get this error There was an error downloading ...
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Error while referring “/_vti_bin/ListData.svc”

While trying to refer "ListData.svc" service in my VS.NET WinForm project, I am getting an error The HTML document does not contain Web service discovery information. Metadata contains a reference ...
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Listdata service with managed metadata or multivalue columns

The PowerPivot team just posted a white paper on Using SharePoint List Data in PowerPivot, which is awesome. Now I can slice, dice, and analyze the contents of a document library I manage. Except… ...
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listdata.svc and custom field types

I have a custom SharePoint field, that inherits from SPFieldMultiColumn (always a SPFieldMultiColumt(2)). When I add this field to a SharePoint list it works good. But I can't see that field in the ...
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How to get list data using ListData.SVC in Silverlight Application?

I am “not” looking for solution which uses webrequest to get xml from listdata.svc. I am "not” looking for clientcontext ( since Silverlight app will be deployed to the different server where ...
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REST ListData service and anonymous authentication

I’ve been trying to use ListData.svc to get a REST feed from a list (actually a pages library) using something like: ...