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What are your biggest complaints about Sharepoint? [closed]
I'm looking into using SharePoint (WSS 3.0, specifically) for the document library and discussion board functionalities.
I'd like to ask those of you who have experience in SP (MOSS or WSS, since we ...
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13answers
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How is SharePoint perceived in your company? [closed]
UPDATE An interesting time to revisit this question. Is perception still the same now that SharePoint 2010 is beginning to take hold? Certainly implementing 2010 is not without its own challenges, ...
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16answers
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FileNotFoundException with the SPSite constructor. What's the problem?
I try to instantiate a instance of SPSite on the farm server in a custom software (MyApp.exe) and I give in parameter the whole website (http://mysite:80/). I also made sure that the account running ...
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11answers
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SharePoint 2007 Log Viewer [closed]
SharePoint 2007 (WSS or MOSS) logs are not easy to read even on a large screen, has anyone come across a log viewer that is able to:
Display SharePoint logs live and historical
Filter the events by ...
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4answers
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SharePoint Custom Current Navigation / PortalSiteMapProvider
I'm working on a custom current (left) navigation on a SharePoint solution.
What I need is that the root of the navigation is a variation web, the immediate child of the root web. All the sites and ...
9
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10answers
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Sharepoint CMS vs UmbracoCMS
I work for a large local government organisation who are about to embark on using SharePoint to replace our ageing intranet with an all-singing all-dancing collaborative site. The focus for the ...
9
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7answers
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How to access sharepoint data using C#?
I am working on project where I have to access SharePoint data in C#.
I've never done this before; and have the following questions?
How would I access SharePoint data from C#? What API do I use? ...
8
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4answers
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SharePoint 2007 - RunWithElevatedPrivileges - Pitfalls of using this
I have a strong gut feeling that using SharePoint RunWithElevatedPrivileges should be avoided like the plague, but need to convince some others as to exactly why. Here's what I have.
Spawns a new ...
8
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2answers
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How do I use the Sharepoint Web Service to get a list of documents from .NET?
Technologies: Winforms, .NET, C#, Sharepoint Web Services
I'm currently writing a winform desktop application that is supposed to access a specific list of Sharepoint documents and custom input ...
8
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2answers
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Sharepoint API - How to Upload files to Sharepoint Doc Library from ASP.NET Web Application
I am new to Sharepoint Server, Do we have any utility to upload files from ASP.NET application.
Could you please provide your valuable answers?
8
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4answers
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When does one use Web Parts vs. Full blown ASP.NET application in SharePoint?
I'm still struggling with this question as I'm trying to get up to speed with SharePoint, coming from ASP.NET Web Forms. We're looking to use SharePoint exclusively for several reasons; one of the ...
8
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3answers
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How to start learning SharePoint [closed]
I'm a fairly experienced developer (.NET, C#, XML, Webservices, HTML, Javascript, various databases etc.) who have been tasked with a new project in SharePoint. I know nothing about SharePoint.
My ...
7
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7answers
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What SharePoint development concepts are the hardest for ASP.Net developers to understand?
I'm trying to put together SharePoint 2007 (and, eventually, 2010) training materials for experienced ASP.Net developers, and having done SharePoint for years, I don't really remember where the worst ...
7
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9answers
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How to rename a list in Sharepoint
Is it possible to rename a list in Sharepoint 2007 using the web interface? I would like navigation url to change as well.
I have tried change the name using the settings option on the list. This ...
7
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9answers
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In SharePoint, what is the easiest way to create a custom list 'schema.xml' file?
Like many other SharePoint users, I've had to create a custom list definition. After much trouble, I've managed to create one (I think, let me get through all the errors first), but is there a "basic" ...
