Written by: Johnny Bouder
Have you ever been in a situation where you needed to programmatically update the content in Content Editor Web Part (CEWP)? Maybe you added some HTML that is breaking your page or maybe you’re moving your content to another domain and you have some hard coded links in your CEWP’s.
Well it turns out that it isn’t really that hard. In my situation we were working with the latter scenario above and within our environment we have many administrators who have created hard coded links within CEWP’s and in order to streamline the upgrade process I thought I would create a PowerShell script…
Written by: Chris Lincoln
Site Columns and Site Content Types are a great feature of SharePoint. They’re easy to create/modify and provide granular configuration capabilities. It’s commonly known that the Title Site Column can’t be removed from Site Content Types (or List Content Types, for that matter); it’s attached to the Item Base Content Type, after all.
But did you know that there are many Site Columns that can’t be removed from Site or List Content Types?
But did you know that there are many Site Columns that can’t be removed from Site or List Content Types?
Written by: Johnny Bouder
For all of you out there that have not yet been allowed the opportunity to dig into the vastness that is SharePoint 2010 and have become bored with SharePoint 2007, I just might have something new for you to play with. That’s right…PowerShell! My new addiction…
Note that before getting started, you should have a good working knowledge of the SharePoint Object Model.
Step 1: Get started
PowerShell by default comes with Windows Server 2008, however it doesn’t come with Windows Server 2003 and my guess is that if you’re still running SharePoint 2007 you’re probably still running Server 2003. If you are among this group, all you need to do is install the hotfix (KB926139) on one of your web servers. If you’re running Server 2008, you’re ready to go.
Step 2: Get excited!
So without getting too deeply into the nuts and bolts of PowerShell, what you need to know is that it gives you a command line interface, which provides the added ability of leveraging compiled code without actually compiling any of your own code. How could anyone not be excited about that?
And given the richness of the SharePoint object model, you are basically given unlimited potential for managing your SharePoint applications…
Written by: Jorge "El Che" Vasquez
SilverLight is a great presentation display. However, when it works perfectly on ALL Browsers, with exception of Internet Explorer, it become very comical. Background We developed a SilverLight display which uses “WebClient” class to query an RSS feed asynchronously: WebClient proxy = new WebClient(); proxy.OpenReadCompleted += new OpenReadCompletedEventHandler(OnReadCompleted); Once the callback event is triggered by …
Written by: Johnny Bouder
I’ve only been working with Silverlight for a few months now and I’ve came to the conclusion that either my Google-fu is lacking or there isn’t a great deal of lower level information out there on how to get started. Personally I’m going with the latter because in my experience if you follow some of these posts online you’ll find yourself creating a sample Silverlight project, which is hosted within its own development application. But how do you actually add the control to your existing site?
Hopefully this will shed some light on the subject.
Written by: Derek Yale
MetroStar Systems has implemented Microsoft’s Pivot technology to create a new way to search Supernova: Visually! If you haven’t checked it out yet, give it a try by clicking here and see what catches your eye!
Written by: Jon Malley
Another year has passed here at MetroStar Systems and yet another Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Visual C# award has been bestowed upon our own Mostafa Elzoghbi. In what has seemingly become an annual occurrence, Elzoghbi secured a Visual C# MVP award for the fifth consecutive year. This exclusive award is given to those who …
Written by: Derek Yale
SharePoint Saturday New York City is being held July 31st this year at the Microsoft Manhattan Office. The event is well-known for its lively atmosphere, invaluable presentations, and for its high attendance of SharePoint professionals and MVPs. A full day of networking, knowledge sharing, and everything SharePoint all at no cost to its attendees? At …
Written by: Derek Yale
Sharepoint Saturday, Washington DC was held on May 15th this year. The event, at no charge to registrants, offers a full day of knowledge sharing, networking and seminars. MetroStar Systems was delighted to attend and support SPSDC. Our very own SharePoint experts, Janis Hall and Ricardo Palhano, presented on SharePoint Governance, specifically covering details on …
Written by: Daniel Nguyen
The Newseum in Washington, DC (Image Courtesy of http://www.newseum.org/) The Imagine Cup U.S. Finals event was held on Monday, April 26, 2010 in Washington, DC at the Newseum. The Imagine Cup is the world’s premiere student technology competition sponsored by Microsoft. The annual competition, now in its 8th year, encourages and empowers students to use …
