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Make wsp compatible for sp2019
I will do a migration from SP2016 to SP2019.
My question is for WSP , what I need to change exactly to be compatible with SP19, and how to do it?
Using visual studio is there a config file to change.
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Custom list definition solution migrated and not rendering the Sharepoint:Formfield controls
I have a NewForm.aspx and EditForm.aspx from a custom list defined by a WSP where the SharePoint:FormField controls stop to render after the page is loaded for the first time after deployed (not ...
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Can i get my Event Receiver source code from a WSP file
I was working on a sharepoint 2013 farm solution to implement an event receiver inside visual studio 2012 professional. now when i try to build/run the project i got an error that there is not space ...
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Error occurred in deployment step 'Recycle IIS Application Pool'
I am trying to build a WebPart project and I am trying to deploy the same into my SharePoint dev site which I created using the SharePoint Central Administration. But the issue which I am facing while ...
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Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object. The Solution installation failed
I have created a new sharepoint 2013 project to add custom site columns by following these steps https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee231593.aspx
now i want to deploy the solution to another ...
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Creating site columns using Visual Studio
I am in a situation that i need to create 2 site columns named "Asset Type" of type "Drop-down List" that have the same name (Asset Type), but different choices.
But using the CA UI i can not create ...
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Create WSP package in Visual Studio 2013
How to create WSP Package in Sharepoint 2013 by Visual Studio 2013.
If I see to bin catalog there are two catalog more. The:
Debug Catalog
Release Catalog
How to prepere a WSP Package, to wsp file ...
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SharePoint .wsp retraction error
I am deploying a solution by Visual Studio.
I get the error during Retraction:
The solution does not have a WSP file associated with it.
I tried to do IISRESET and also to restart the server.
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Sandbox Solution: Why won't it update when published?
I have a weird problem in VS 2013 working with a SharePoint NCSS Sandbox Solution. Whenever I right-click and Publish the .wsp locally on the file system, it publishes an old version of the .wsp. By ...
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How can I build a Visual Studio 2010 solution from wsp? [duplicate]
I've inherited a site with a Sandbox Solution but no documentation nor the original solution package. How can I extract the .wsp to get the solution? I tried renaming it to a .cab file and ...
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Deploy a package(wsp file) with dependent assemblies to GAC but dont remove them on Retracting, how?
When developing a SharePoint solution(a webpart for instance) sometimes we need to add some required assemblies(a telerik assembly for instance) to GAC.
So for that we will add this assemblies via ...
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convert to sandbox
How I can deploy a custom webpart solution inheret Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages.DataFormWebPart as sandbox solution ?
as Microsoft documentation, there is a restrication on using this class in ...
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How to edit web part from wsp solution
I have wsp files that contain some web parts that I need to change the functionality of. Without the actual solution or project files, using just the wsp, is it possible to edit them?
I changed the ...
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VS2012 Debugger Not Hitting breakpoints
I've got the FBA2013 pack installed and working beautifully on our SP2013 farm. I'm adding some custom fields to gather more user information, but I cannot get VS2012 to hit any breakpoints I set. The ...
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Cannot modify page layouts in SharePoint designer
We have a SharePoint solution developed by a vendor that does not allow me to make open and save a page layout with SharePoint Designer with out the thing blowing up.
What would cause this type of ...
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Feature Receiver fires before Layouts content is copied
I have a package with some Application Pages (in Layouts Folder) and a Feature which contains some WebParts. I tought the Layouts contents are copied first to SharePoint, then the WebParts from the ...
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Can not open the package designer in visual studio 2010
I can not open the package designer in a SharePoint project.
When I double-click Package or when I right-click Package and then select "View designer" then the XML file Package.package is displayed.
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Updating a Visual Studio project made from an imported WSP file?
I have a project in Visual Studio 2010 that was created by importing a WSP file. This file was generated by saving a site as a template.
Now the original site has changed (new list definitions and ...
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What is the significance of Visual Studio Package File and how to use it?
What is the significance of Visual Studio Package File and how to use it? See the image below.
Can any one provide an explanation?
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Deploy folder/files to Web Application Root
How to deploy folder to a SharePoint 2010 Web Application Root folder (inside inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\80) in the solution package(wsp)?
Which kind of item I should use in the visual ...
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Where is Package menu item in Visual Studio 2012
I'm using visual studio 2012 for developing SharePoint 2010 solutions, back in vs2010 there was a menu item names "Package" so I can get the package without deploying it and I noticed it's disappeared ...
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Including a WorkFlow in a WSP
I am creating a feature that I want to install a couple of workflows when activated and bind them to a list. Is there a way you can use SPD and then export your workflow to include them in your visaul ...
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Same custom column name in 2 different solutions, 2 different ID guids, yet I get a "Duplicate field 'x' was found" error
So I have two completely different solutions, I'll call them solutionA.wsp and solutionB.wsp and they are being deployed to the same site
Both of them contain a site column definition for a column ...
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Silverlight Application Development : Custom UI Form Development Beginner Question
So I am new to SP Dev, and completely new to the idea of developing Silverlight applications, and the use of Expression. But I am trying to understand how Expression gets used with Visual Studio in ...
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Is it possible to modify master pages and web parts from a .wsp file?
Is it possible to extract the various projects from a wsp file to work on say the masterpages, web parts and other custom user controls just like I would in Visual Studio 2010?
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How to avoid WSP deployment globally using Visual Studio 2010?
How can we avoid the Globally Deployment of a WSP using Visual Studio 2010?
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Visual Studio Retract - Install features script
when Visual Studio launch a Sharepoint Project does some steps, when debug ends does a retract to restore the system status.
Now I'm developing an application based on content type.. When I deploy ...
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File transformations before packaging WSP
I need to modify the content of some files in my SP 2010 project before packaging, something like Web.Config transformations.
I need a file to have different content based on the environment: Debug, ...
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How do I Modify Contents of a WSP File?
I've been provided a WSP file that contains a webpart created by another developer. I have been requested to make modifications to the webpart and repackage as a WSP file again.
What steps must be ...
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Building VS 2010 projects for SharePoint 2010 & 2007
I am curious if anybody else out there is trying to development a single SharePoint product that works with both SP2007 and SP2010, and what approach you have taken to structure your Visual Studio ...
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Possible to modify the contents of a WSP through code?
I have a base WSP and I would like to create an automated process to update one of the files that it contains (an XML file).
Is there anything in the Object Model that would allow me to do this? ...
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Use a supplemental .config file just for a web application
I'm trying to add a section into the web.config of a SharePoint 2010 application and I created a webconfig.myname.xml in the \14\CONFIG folder. I then ran the following command to apply the changes:
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Best practices for creating a shared code library for SharePoint projects
I have several projects for SharePoint 2010 (mostly they are separate solutions built each to separate wsp's) in active development. And I have a similar tasks in these projects (logging, ...
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What can be excluded from source control in SPT 2010 solution (VS 2010)?
Besides the usual bin and obj folders, what else can be excluded from source control in the Visual Studio 2010 SharePoint solution I've built?
I'm particularly interested in whether the pkg and ...
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How can I run post-package commands in Visual Studio 2010?
When building my SharePoint projects with Visual Studio 2010, I prefer to use Package instead of Deploy. Even if I plan to deploy the wsp on my computer, I want to use my PowerShell scripts in order ...
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How to create the wsp package in visual studio 2010 with following features? [duplicate]
I want to create a wsp package. When I deploy it, it must add features such as two SharePoint lists, one webpart, one image library sequentially. Can I do this in WSPBuilder? I want to deploy this on ...
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Import wsp with studio 2010
I imported a WSP that was in the gallery (put in there by the old developer) into a new studio wsp import project. It looks really noisy (too much stuff that we don't even use when creating a site ...
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List of best practices on structuring SharePoint 2010 solutions
I am looking for good guidance on how to structure a SharePoint Solution including:
Visual Studio Project Structure
Features (how to separate features)
Namespaces
When to use multiple project ...
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How to install a WSP that has dependent assemblies?
I have a solution in Visual Studio 2010 that is made up of 3 projects.
I have one project for my SharePoint 2010 custom timer job, one project (Project A) that is used by my custom timer job, and ...
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Deploying WSP from saved as template - editing binary serialized web part in Visual Studio
I have deployed a WSP site template that originally came from "Save Site as Template" (our site was customized from a team site - STS#0). Now, we're making changes to it in in Visual Studio (as it's ...
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Error during solution import in Visual Studio 2010 and when applying a web template
I'm trying to import a solution from a wsp-file into a SharePoint 2010 project in Visual Studio 2010. The solution file results from a site template I exported using the "safe as template" option of a ...
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