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SharePoint smartsolutionupgrade stsadm command

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 »

SharePoint: Differences Between Global and Web Application Targeted Solution Deployment

SharePoint solutions are either deployed globally or targeted to a particular web application. The decision of which is made automatically by the SharePoint Solution framework depending on the contents of the solution manifest. Certain items in the solution manifest such as SafeControl entries result in modifications to a Web application’s web.config file. Only when a… Read More »