Client Object Model in WebPart

Question

I am using the Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Search dll (Client Object Model) in a webpart because Microsoft.SharePoint.Search is obsolete.

When using the ClientContext.ExecuteQuery() method we get an "401 Unauthorized access error". To solve this issue I have used this piece of code:

System.Net.NetworkCredential cr = new System.Net.NetworkCredential("user", "password");   
clientContext.Credentials = cr;
.....
SearchExecutor searchExecutor = new SearchExecutor(clientContext);
ClientResult<ResultTableCollection> results = searchExecutor.ExecuteQuery(keywordQuery); 

clientContext.ExecuteQuery();

The same code works in a console application with no credentials but in a WebPart I get the 401 Unauthorized access error and the webpart needs to execute the query with the current logged user (I am in a Domain).

Any ideas?

Thanks everyone.

Answer 1

The Managed Client Object Model will not work in a SharePoint context. It's for "client" applications. You could try the Silverlight Client Object Model or calling the Search web service in JavaScript.