Represents a field in a list on a SharePoint Foundation Web site.
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Is there a way to see if an SPField was created by a user?
I have some code where I am going through all of the Fields that belong to a content type. I'm curious if there is a way to check to see if the SPField was created by a user or if it is a system ...
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Localization on a SPField created in code
When you declare a SPField in CAML, you can add the localization in the code:
<Field
ID="{57258F13-19B2-4A97-B244-090845B5C4AB}"
Type="Text"
Name="Partner"
...
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How do I convert SPUser to SPFieldUser?
I have a field in a list that accepts an SPFieldUser object. I have an SPUser object that I would like to populate that field with, but I cannot implicitly convert from one to the other.
How would I ...
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How to set ListItem Lookup Field value
How do I set a ListItem's Lookup field using code?
SPFile file = list.RootFolder.Files.Add(destUrl, iStream, true);
SPListItem item = file.Item;
item["DocumentID"] = DocID.ToString();
...
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The CHOICE element contains the value within its body. What gives?
As stated on MSDN, the CHOICE element contains the value within its body.
That means that in a field, if I have:
<CHOICES>
<CHOICE>foo</CHOICE>
...
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votes
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SP2010 Relational Lists - User Objects show “#VALUE!” instead of value
I know I'm just doing something wrong here but after I create a SPFieldLookup object, attaching to content type, and then adding to list, all looks fine. I then add an item to the parent, which in ...
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votes
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Changing enterprise keywords column title programatically
I'm trying to rename an enterprise keywords column in a specific list of a subsite. In a Feature Activated event receiver i tried to set the column's display name by setting its title using the ...
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Programatically add SPFieldChoice (with Choices) to List
I have a list that I want to add a choice field to programatically. I also want to specify the choices. Here is the code:
var fieldChoice = (SPFieldChoice)list.Fields.CreateNewField("Choice", ...
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SetCustomProperty within OnSaveChange
Saving Custom Field Type properties using SPField.SetCustomProperty within the IFieldEditor.OnSaveChange event does not seem to work, for reasons explained elsewhere.
I've seen all kinds of bodges ...
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Using the ItemAdding EventReceiver to update multiple fields based on values from one field
I have a custom SharePoint 2010 SPfield of type SPFieldMultiColumn. The data in this column is stored in a delimited string, which is parsed and rendered in a readable format in most areas (list view, ...
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Updating a SPFieldMultiLineText field
I have an SPListItem. I have a field on the item of type SPFieldMultiLineText. How can update the value of that field?
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Why do I get a security validation invalid error updating a field from a feature receiver?
Trying to change the title field of a document library to be required..doesn't want to work.
SPList docLib = web.Lists["Process Aids"];
SPField field = docLib.Fields["Title"];
field.Title = "Display ...
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votes
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SPField not visible on default view when SPList created programatically
I'm creating an SPList item programatically. Everything goes fine, I add a list, I add spfields to it.
SPList list = (SPList)oWeb.Lists[listName];
SPField libraryNameField = new ...
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votes
1answer
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How to update field name for a list?
I am creating custom lists(fields,CT,List Def and list Instance) A and B with visual studio. I have site column called "Status" i have used those column name in ListA and ListB. Suddenly i need to ...
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votes
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why updating formula, title in large list/library programmatically takes really long time
I have to update formula of calculated field. I wrote method for that, it is working fine and is updating formula as well. But it takes really long time to update formula in large library ie library ...
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votes
1answer
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Have different column title in Edit View form and view itself
I'm using C# code to automatically create a read-only Note column that is a truncated version of an existing Note column.
list.Fields.Add(field.Title + " (truncated)", SPFieldType.Note, false);
At ...
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votes
1answer
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SPFieldMultiLineText.UnlimitedLengthInDocumentLibrary = true
We are running into problems with the 255 character limit on a multiline text field in a document library. I can change the setting to allow unlimited length, but the following warning is displayed:
...
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votes
1answer
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Placing CompositeFields for multiple list items on one form doesn't work as expected
In a workflow task, in custom edit form, i use CompositeField to render relevant fields current task item and for workflow item by setting a different context for CompositeField.
However if i put ...
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votes
2answers
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Create custom SPFieldLookUp that allows multiple values
I am pretty new to creating a custom field tupe and I have recently come across a need to create a custom SPLookUPField that allows multiple values.
The main requirement is to change the way the ...
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vote
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ArgumentException when trying to access SPListItem value
I have a tool to update all items in SP (link replacement). The tool works most of the time but sometimes it throws me an ArgumentException ("Value does not fall within the expected range.").
Here is ...
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vote
2answers
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What's A Field Group?
I need to create a field programatically, but the field has a required "Group" property. What is this property? What does it do/change? and what's a sensible value? MSDN as usual, failed to enlighten ...
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vote
1answer
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What are the largest and smallest values that can be stored in an SPFieldDateTime?
What it says on the tin, basically! I assumed it's the same as a regular .NET DateTime struct, but whenever I try to store 01-Jan-0001 (smallest DateTime value), I get an error. Can't find it on MSDN ...
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What type is Number field?
I have a Field, that has Type="Number". What type of variables can I assign to it?
Will the field support float or double?
oListItem["numberField"] = data;
What type can data be?
Cross posted from ...
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vote
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Multilanguage fields in programatically created list
If I'm creating a custom list in my code, how can I make fields localized, so when user has set e.g. Polish, he can see field names in polish and when he has English language set, he can see field ...
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vote
1answer
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How to make field text bold in custom edit form?
I am already using custom field iterators to customize the fields on my list forms.
When users are creating or editing a list item, I want certain field names to show in bold.
For example, when users ...
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vote
1answer
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UserMulti Field not allowing multiple inputs
I am trying to add a muliiple user site column using the following:
<Field
ID="{FC2612C2-1C60-45C1-949A-A49BECD8DB02}"
Name="test"
DisplayName="test"
Group="test"
Type="UserMulti"
...
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vote
2answers
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SetFieldValue for a TaxonomyField
I'm on a solution where I create a term with some subterms in the termstore. After that I create a sitecolumn and a listcolumn. When setting a value to the listcolumns with
...
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vote
2answers
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ItemAdding in document library
I have an issue with setting the field in item updating event in document library with SharePoint 2007.
I have following situation, I have a document library, and when i add a document based on one ...
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vote
2answers
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How to retrieve Users and Groups seperately from a “Person or Group” column via C# code?
I have a field in the discussion list, which allows the initiator of the discussion to specify the people to share the discussion with.
This field is typed as 'Person or Group' that allows selection ...
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vote
1answer
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difference between item[] and item.fields[]
I want to retrieve let's say the title field of my item so what's the différence between doing these acces methods :
SPList myList = properties.List;
string mytitle1 = ...
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vote
2answers
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Try Get Field with client object model without error
Question regarding the client object model. I wrote some client script for a procedure, but i don't know, how can I determine if the list or item has the field available or not?
For example:
...
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Update field by code behind
I have an existing list with a text field and records in it. Now I want to change that text field into a calculated field to make it concat two other text fields in the list (possibly by changing the ...
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1answer
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How do I get values of fields from custom lists?
I have a custom list ("Contacts") as well as a web part with forms. I want to take the custom list fields and map them to the web part form. My problem is getting the values from the custom list. I've ...
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vote
2answers
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How to have a column contain multiple users
I have a list with various columns. One of those columns is to store users. However, when I use the code
configurationListFields.Add("Limit_Access_To", SPFieldType.User);
I am only allowed to ...
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vote
0answers
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External lists: Field GUIDs always empty?
I want to turn an external list into a DataTable using the ID/GUID values of external list's Fields as the DataTable column names; however, I've noticed for the external list I'm using, all of the ...
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vote
1answer
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Find a specific field on a site and the set it to “Required” in a EventReciever
I have created a EventReciever that will be activated when a site gets created. This site have a announcement webpart. When they click on "add announcement", newform.aspx pops up as a dialog and there ...
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vote
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Using PowerShell how do I change the column ordering for a SharePoint List
Been trying to search for the answer to this, what I need to do is re-order the fields of a SharePoint list and propagate that change down to 300+ sites (should have used a content type, but oh well)
...
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vote
0answers
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SPListItem.Update Not working
So I have this really simple function which updates a couple of fields on two different lists (one is a document library)
The thing is on the document library does not updates any of the fields I need ...
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PowerShell error when comparing the fields titles
I've wrote a simple script which will loop through all the webs in all the site collections store all the field id's into the hashtable next with their display names. Later interating
throught lists ...
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using calculated field in calculated field
I have field1, field2, field3, calcfield1, calcfield2, complexCalcField1
Calcfield1, Calcfield2 uses field1, field2 and field3 for its values.
ComplexCalcField1 uses Calcfield1 and Calcfield2 for its ...
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vote
1answer
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Get all lists and sites using a given site column in sharepoint 2007 using powershell
In other words, is there a SPField.ListsFieldUsedIn() equivalent in SharePoint 2007?
Ref: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.spfield.listsfieldusedin.aspx
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vote
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Custom field type - how inherit attributes from base field type
I need to create custom field type which must inherit ATTRIBUTES from inherited field type (e.g. Note).
I know how to add custom attribute on my custom type (using fldtypes...xml, custom ascx,...) ...
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How can I add Custom Field settings to all OOB Field types?
I need to add a custom "Check Box" property to all existing OOB SharePoint column types. This should appear in the Additional Column Settings section for any column type created; this property will be ...
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votes
2answers
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How to programatically tell if a field is a taxonomy / managed metadata field?
I am going after SPList.fields and getting the collection of fields...
I would like to eventually return only the fields that are managed meta data. Any ideas on how I can do this?
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2answers
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How to Disabling SharePoint TextField Control Programmatically?
I'm developing a user control containing textfields bound to my list SPListFields and I'm using this user control twice with two different modes ( Edit or New).
In my Edit mode I want to disable a ...
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1answer
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Retrieve reference for list from Lookupfield
I have a sharepoint 2007 and in a document library eventhandler: in ItemUpdating, i would like to be able to retrieve the value by id's from lookupfield. So with other words i have to get the ...
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1answer
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RichTextField vs NoteField class
I'm about to create a field called details so I was thinking to make it a NoteField then I discoverd RichTextField.
And I found out that RichTextField inherits from NoteField which is a text box for ...
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votes
1answer
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Sharepoint how to add field to list where field with such name already exists?
I have sharepoint list 'Events' with field Location.
I am trying to add from web existing field with same internal name from other package.
var fields = contentType.ParentWeb.Fields;
SPField ...
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New SPField shows in the view of my SPList but doesn't appear in any forms (edit, new)
I add a new column to a SharePoint list (the list is built on a content type) like this:
SPField textfield = list.Fields.CreateNewField(SPFieldType.Text.ToString(), "new column");
...
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why does the ReadOnlyField hide the field in forms?
i have a field that i want to make not editable for the users. its a field of type text.
I have a read about doing it with javascript and content editor webbpart, but i want to do it ...
