I just wrapped up a custom implementation of a faceted search web part that uses the MOSS Full Text Sql Query API. During the development, I ran into issues querying certain multi-valued Managed Properties, specifically Skills and Interests. In my query, I was using the CONTAINS predicate like such: SELECT UserProfile_GUID, PreferredName, JobTitle, Department, WorkPhone,… Read More »
As I am waiting for Reflector to load and my browser to unfreeze, I thought maybe if I write down all the things that cause me friction when attempting to be productive, I may just feel a little less frustrated by it all. So here it goes: Lotus Notes takes up to 20 seconds to… Read More »
The title should say it all. Not sure why this didn’t make it into the System.Linq.Enumerable class, but this seems like a no-brainer. You need to sort a collection, but whether you sort ascending or descending is determined by a boolean argument instead of having to call a different method for each scenario. Add this… Read More »
I am currently customizing the display of SharePoint search results for my client and wanted a quick way to do iterative development of the XSLT style sheet used to render the results. I decided to upload the style sheet to a Document Library in the Search Center site, configure the Core Results Web Part’s XSL… Read More »
Stealing the name from Jan Tielens’ SmartPart for SharePoint, I’ve put together a framework for building “Smart” Editor Parts — “Smart” Editor Parts being User Controls that serve as Editor Parts. This blog post is an excerpt from the complete writeup of the framework. Downloads SharePoint Smart Editor Parts.docx (~159 KB) A complete writeup of… Read More »
When managing users and groups within a SharePoint Web application configured to use Windows Integrated Authentication, there is a convenient “Add all authenticated users” link that adds a special Active Directory group - NT AUTHORITY\authenticated users - to the Users/Groups People Editor. This group refers to any non-anonymous user, which if you ask me, seems… Read More »
So I am about to install SharePoint Server 2010 Beta on a fresh Windows 7 install. I am planning on continually updating this post with my progress. So here goes nothing. Step 1: Find out what others are saying http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee554869%28office.14%29.aspx http://weblogs.asp.net/sharadkumar/archive/2009/10/20/sharepoint-2010-setting-up-development-machine-on-windows-7.aspx Step 2: Reinstall the correct version of Windows 7 Before getting started or reading… Read More »
Say hello to Galleriffic 2.0. For first time readers, Galleriffic is a jQuery photo gallery optimized to handle high volumes of photos while conserving bandwidth. h0bbel has posted a nice read on some of the benefits of Galleriffic over other photo gallery scripts. New Features Keyboard Navigation Support for synchronized transitions (image cross-fades) Ability to… Read More »
I just released a new stsadm command in the Trentacular SharePoint 2007 Features CodePlex project called smartsolutionupgrade. The purpose of this command is to perform Solution upgrades in a smart manner by performing the following actions: Accepts as input either a single Solution filename or a filename of a text file containing a list of… Read More »
I just published an enhanced List View Web Part in the Trentacular SharePoint 2007 Features CodePlex project. The Web Part is a substitute for the out of the box List View Web Part with two additional capabilities: Toggling of views in place (without leaving the web part page) Ability to display lists located in different… Read More »