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Info Path 2010 read and update accdb with Sharepoint Online

I am new to Sharepoint and to Info Path, so I hope can correctly articulate my goal, here. I would like to use Info Path to distribute forms which read,update and delete records in an Access 2010 db ...
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Query large (over 5000 records) Sharepoint list from Infopath error

I have an Info Path form which contains a drop down list attached to a Data connection. The data is coming from a SharePoint list with well over 20,000 records. To combat the size of this list we ...
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How to enable sub menu on the global menu?

We recently signed up for Office 365 and are in the process of building out oure SharePoint site. We started with the default site, a Team Site and have built out the following site map: Site Sub ...
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How to create Site (SPWeb) on Sharepoint Online

I have a problem creating Sites on Sharepoint Online. The code that works on-premise do not work on Sharepoint Online. I do not want to bother you with the code, i just want a clean start. So my ...
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Changes not reflecting in WebPart

In sharepoint2010 I am using a webpart and custom toolpart[]. The following code is for toolpart array public override Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages.ToolPart[] GetToolParts() { ...
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SharePoint Apps - If not Silverlight then…?

So up until now I have written Silverlight apps and put them on my SharePoint Online pages as web parts. If I wanted to move away from Silverlight, so that my apps could run on phones, tablets etc. ...
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Can I display a field from a form in my form library view?

Once a user has submitted an Infopath form, can I have one of the fields in it (i.e. location 'London' or 'NYC') display in the library view of all the submitted forms? If so, how do I do this? ...
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Change regional settings through coding

How can we set the locale of a sharepoint site for a particular user according to his/her system locale through coding? Edit: Specifically, I've created a list through coding. Suppose that I've added ...
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How do I connect with SharePoint Online Web Services in order to access list and taxonomy data?

I am using the SharePoint SOAP web services to try collecting list and taxonomy data from a site on SharePoint Online. The following code works nicely when connected to a standalone SharePoint farm. ...
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Use custom columns with Content Query Web Part

I'm trying to use custom metadata columns with the Content Query Web Part. I finally figured out that I apparently needed to export the .webpart xml file, edit it and then import it as a new web part. ...
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Error while pdating Master Page through JavaScript Client Object Model using SP 2013 App

I have created a Site Collection in SharePoint 2013 online. In this site I am trying to update Master Page through JavaScript Client Object Model. My JQuery scripts are able to change the Site Master ...
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Best practice organization of sites on Sharepoint Online?

I'm trying out Office 365 for my company, as a sort of intranet/collaboration platform, and I was wondering what is the best practice for the information architecture of a Sharepoint site, with ...
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Migrate dokuwiki to SharePoint

We have a dokuwiki site that I want to migrate to SharePoint. I know I can go through and copy and paste, but I have hundreds of pages to copy over.
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Site Assets vs. Style Library

I usually store my JavaScript/jQuery files in the Site Assets library, but I see on forums that others are using the Style Library. What are the respective benefits of each?
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Send email via code in Office365

I am developing a custom web part in an Office 365 environment. I am trying to send email to a user during the execution of the code in the web part. I have tried two alternatives: ...
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Send e-mail with SMTP (Office 365)

I need to show a popup-window with a basic e-mail layout and send the e-mail after pressing the send button. The popup, I've created and also the webpart within. But when I want to send the e-mail, it ...
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Contribute permissions for specific parts of a site

We're assessing SharePoint to use for our intranet site. I want specific groups of users to be able to edit some hierarchies of content but not others. For example, HR contributors should be able to ...
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Import a single row from Excel spreadsheet

I'm currently trying to copy a single column from an excel sheet and import it in an existing list on sharepoint. I tried this via microsoft access, but i'm only allowed 255 characters per row! Is ...
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Invitation to external users

I am on a Office 365 E1 plan. If I invite external users to use my sharepoint portal and allow them to use some limited features like document access, sharing and uploading, will it in any way effect ...
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JavaScript SP.CamlQuery() return DateTime fields with offset (in my case +11 hours)

JavaScript SP.CamlQuery() return DateTime fields with offset (in my case +11 hours). In standart Display/Edit forms and views display correct DateTime. How to get correct DateTime via SP.CamlQuery()? ...
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How does Sharepoint Online Event Receivers work?

I have created this Sandboxed Event Receiver on ItemAdding on a custom list. It works on my on-premise server, but it does not work on Sharepoint Online aka. O365. Anybody know how to create an ...
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SPO 2013 and VS 2012 deployment questions

I created a new SPO Office 365 Developer account, created a developer site, installed NAPA, built and deployed a new sp app all online... seemed to work fine. I was able to then open it with VS 2012 ...
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Adding description to sharepoint link URL using the C# CSOM

I'm currently adding the URL except the description is an ugly link. I would like to add the description to the URL in a links list on sharepoint online. My current code to add a new item from an ...