Visual Studio 2005 extensions for .NET Framework 3.0 (Windows Workflow Foundation)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5D61409E-1FA3-48CF-8023-E8F38E709BA6&displaylang=en

 

Required to develop custom workflows and custom activities

Windows sharepoint services extensions for Visual Studio 2008

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7bf65b28-06e2-4e87-9bad-086e32185e68&DisplayLang=en

It is required to develop custom webpart or any other custom sharepoint stuff.

A good link :

http://www.mediablend.co.uk/blog/CategoryView,category,SharePoint2007WebParts.aspx

Caching in Sharepoint (Moss2007, WSS3.0)

http://www.sharepointblogs.com/bobbyhabib/archive/2008/07/02/different-type-of-moss-caching-mechanisms.aspx

https://blogs.msdn.com/nehajain/archive/2009/05/25/how-to-automatically-reset-clear-the-blob-cache-disk-cache-programmatically.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa604896.aspx

About Inline coding drawbacks in sharepoint2007

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb862025.aspx

Sharepoint 2007 features

http://codeplex.com/features/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=2502

10 Best Practices For Building SharePoint Solutions

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd458798.aspx

About ONET.XML - Good One

http://www.sharepointblogs.com/tbaginski/archive/2007/08/16/creating-a-custom-document-library-feature-in-wss-v3-moss-2007.aspx

http://www.sharepointblogs.com/tbaginski/archive/2007/08/16/adding-a-document-library-feature-to-a-site-definition-in-wss-v3-moss-2007.aspx

 

Lookup fields processing in custom activity

If you are using SharepointWorkflows with some custom activities you might face this problem.

In your custom activities, you might need dynamic content input from user while creating workflows.

Mail text would be the best example for the same.

In custom activity such as mail send with attachments, needs dynamic content.

For example,

Hi [%List:Username%]

.....

......

Thanks,

[%List:Sender%]

This kind of dynamic content will not be parse if you directly use the input parameter without Helper.ProcessStringField.

Without this processing custom activity will treat it as a string. and and in mail you will get Hi [%List:Username%] text. (instead of Hi Indrajeet..)

So to fix of the problem, 

before using the input in mailsend function you should procees it by using Helper.ProcessStringField(stringFromUserInput, objActivity, this.__Context))

Ex. String retValue = Helper.ProcessStringField(stringFromUserInput, objActivity, this.__Context))

Virtual paths for layouts and theme folders

For themes :

/_Themes/Folder1/test.css

For Layouts :

/_Layouts/Folder2/Page1.aspx

Good link to create round corner images

http://www.roundedcornr.com/

Hide sharepoint Contextmenu(ECB)/ Remove sharepoint Contextmenu(ECB)

Core.Js findings:

1. In Core.Js, under path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS\1033
   

function AddSharedNamespaceMenuItems creates following context menu items.

View Item,

Edit Item,

Manage Permissions

You can override the functions in MasterPage to modify the context menu.

1. To Hide context Menu in sharepoint. Override following function of core.js.
   

    AddListMenuItems -- Hides Context Menu from list.

 

For more details mail me at indrajitk@gmail.com

 

Steps to hide Context menu for list items:

 

1. Just go to core.js file(C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS\1033)

2. find AddListMenuItems function.

3. You will find following code in this function, if (typeof(Custom_AddListMenuItems) !="undefined") { if (Custom_AddListMenuItems(m, ctx)) return; }

4. You can override AddListMenuItems function by Implementing Custom_AddListMenuItems(m, ctx) function in any global place(I did it in master page.). Do not put any code in this function except return false True;

5. No context menu will be displayed for list items.

Catch the exception caused by massive file size upload in asp.net 2.0

Put the code in Global.asax under c:\Inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\80

void Application_Error(object sender, EventArgs e) { //To catch the error caused by masssive file size upload more than 4MB. HttpException httpEx = Server.GetLastError() as HttpException; if(httpEx.ErrorCode == -2147467259) { HttpContext.Current.Server.ClearError (); HttpContext.Current.Server.Transfer("ErrorMessage.aspx"); } }

Few Interesting Things about IIS6

1. While uploading, IIS6 never returns any error until it completely absorbs the uploaded file.

Enable Session in SharePoint

In Web.Config file, modify the following string.

<pages enableSessionState="true" enableViewState="true" enableViewStateMac="true" validateRequest="false" />

<!--<add name="Session" type="System.Web.SessionState.SessionStateModule"/> -->
Change into:

<add name="Session" type="System.Web.SessionState.SessionStateModule"/>

 

Steve jobs at Stanford university

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc

Speech by Srikumar Rao from London business school at google

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u20vVbhpM50

-- Srikumar Rao from London business school at google

Very good speech.

Problem in adding reference of assemblies of GAC?

You can find any dll in gac at local path as given below:

C:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC_MSIL\<Name of dll>\1.0.0.0__0fcde578cc202cae\<Name of dll>.dll

Note: 1.0.0.0__0fcde578cc202cae is the version name and it differs assembly to assembly.

Very good Caml Query Builder

http://www.u2u.info/Blogs/karine/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=28

Sharepoint Tools : Must have

*PowerShell Script Generator*
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/TechNet/en-us/Office/media/WindowsPowerShell/WindowsPowerShellCommandBuilder.html

Performance Measurement Tools
DynaTrace
http://www.compuware.com/application-performance-management/dynatrace-test-center.html
Load Runner
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/software-solutions/software.html?compURI=1175451#.UTTRvqKOQy0

Code Maintainance tool(Code ReSharper-)
http://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/

* Online HTML ENCODER*
http://www.opinionatedgeek.com/dotnet/tools/htmlencode/Encode.aspx

*All Connection String Samples*
http://www.connectionstrings.com/

Tools by SysInternals
================
Process Monitor
More details here - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx

and many more here - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb545027

CamStudio - Captures activity on the screen
=================================
http://download.cnet.com/CamStudio/3000-13633_4-10067101.html


1. Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar : Very good tool for web development
http://www.microsoft.com/DownLoads/details.aspx?familyid=E59C3964-672D-4511-BB3E-2D5E1DB91038&displaylang=en
Steps to enable IEToolbar:

1. Tools-->Internet options --> Security Tab --> Local Intranet --> Custom Level --> Run ActiveX Control or PlugIn (Administrator Mode)

2. Tools --> Internet Options --> Programs --> Manage add-ons --> IE Developer Toolbar --> Enable

3. Tools --> Internet Options --> Advanced --> Enable third party browser-extensions 2. Color Picker
Download "pixiesetup.exe"
3. WebDevelopment Helper
Download "WebDevHelper.msi"
4. U2U caml query builder
Download "U2UCamlCreator.exe"
5. Fiddler
Download "FiddlerSetup.exe"
6. Reflector
Download "Reflector.zip"
7. WSS SDK
Download "wsssdk.exe"
8. SharePoint Solution Generator
Download "VSeWSS.exe"
9. VS2008 WSS Extensions
Download "VSeWSSv12.exe"
10. VS2005 extension for WWF
Download "Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation (EN).exe"

Session.SessionID uniqueness.

Session.SessionID is unique only after there is some value stored in session.

Otherwise it always give different id at every postback.

How to Disable refresh button in web page

// Disable F5 button to disable refresh.

function checkKeyCode(evt)

{

 

var evt = (evt) ? evt : ((event) ? event : null);

var node = (evt.target) ? evt.target : ((evt.srcElement) ? evt.srcElement : null);

if(event.keyCode==116)

{

evt.keyCode=0;

return false

}

}

document.onkeydown=checkKeyCode;

 

 

//Disable Right click

function Disable()

{

if (event.button == 2)

{

return false;

}

}

document.onmousedown=Disable;

 

Note: We cant control the refresh button of browser in general ways.

WSS3.0 or MOSS2007 : UI Customization references

Heather Solomon - http://www.heathersolomon.com/blog/

How to: Customize the Display of Quick Launch -- http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms466994.aspx

Windows SharePoint Services Default Master Pages -- http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms467402.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms476046.aspx

CSS Reference Chart for SharePoint 2007

http://www.heathersolomon.com/content/sp07cssreference.htm#WebParts

WSS3.0, SharePoint2007: Change masterpage(Application.master) at runtime with HTTPModule

http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3580840&SiteID=1

How to create a custom theme in SharePoint2007 or WSS3.0

http://www.heathersolomon.com/blog/articles/create2003theme.aspx

http://ariswibowo.wordpress.com/2007/03/05/creating-moss-2007-theme/

http://www.sharepointblogs.com/tigirry/archive/2007/07/03/custom-site-theme-for-sharepoint-2007-moss-2007-and-wss-3-0.aspx