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  • sharepoint web part ,where should I put the connectionstring,in webpart assembly app.config or in the web.config in the sharepoi
    by Jackin2008
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    Last post by andrewpa
      • If I use sharepoint web part to connect to a database in SQL Server 2005, where should I put the connectionstring,in webpart assembly app.config or in the web.config in the sharepoint site If one expert give me the sample of connectionstring ,it will be a big help. I apprecaite your help.
  • Role based(???) top link bar - is it possible?
    by NZeelander
    9 Replies
    Last post by zcstrent
      • I was hoping someone could help me with this. Exhaustive searches on Google have not given me any hope, or information. I think what I'm talking about here is role based navigation -- you only see what you have access to. Here's the skinny: We use WSS 3.0 only - no MOSS We have multiple sub-sites under our Home site. We use common navigation on the top nav bar for all sites. We are a
  • Determining "Date & Time" vs. "Date Only" for a list item
    by JXJ
    14 Replies
    Last post by Krespo
      • If I am getting list items via the Sharepoint API, how can I determine if an item field has been set up as "date and time" or "date only" If I have: SPList list; I don't see where in list.Fields[fieldname] I can find that information.
  • WSSAdmin.exe Memory usage
    by Gouranga1
    6 Replies
    Last post by Bardapony
      • I have a MOSS configuration with 2 servers (all 64 bit), 1 for all DBs and 1 for WFE, SSP, etc. Been running great for a while. I came in this morning and it is down. It has an out of memory error which is causing all sorts of additional exceptions to be throwmn as SharePoint cannnot perform even the simplest actions now. Taking a look at the task manager, WSSAdmin.exe is using 3/4 the RAM on
  • Cannot upload multiple documents
    by Rado R
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    Last post by Rado R
      • I use WSS 3.0 and I cannot upload files (multiple or single) in any document library via the "Upload Multiple Documents" link. The error page I get doesn't help either - it just has a title "Error" and a message "An error has occurred on the server". On the client side, I run IE7 and I have Microsoft Word 2007 installed. I also tested this on a machine with Word 2003
  • MOSS 2007, error 6482 repeating every 30 seconds !
    by Greggory
    14 Replies
    Last post by Roy Higgs
      • When I look in the application logs for the machine that's running MOSS 2007 I can see the following error: Type: error Source: office server shared services Event: 6482 User: N/A This error is being logged every 30 seconds since at least a couple of weeks back and I can't get it to stop. I've tried googling for error 6482 but I haven't found a solution for it. The server is runni
  • Database conection issue using SQLdatasource: It connects and previews, but errors on SP page.
    by angus454
    3 Replies
    Last post by naijacoder
      • I have a database connection that uses the SQLdatasource datatool. Here's the problem: I drag the tool onto the page in SP Designer and run through the configs w/o trouble; I test the connection within the setups and there are no errors and I can preview my queried data w/o problems. Great! Now I drag a GridView tool onto the page and assign the SQLdatasource to it. the grid picks up the column he
  • How to Add UserControls in "NewForm.aspx" page of List
    by rahamath
    3 Replies
    Last post by MatthewMcD
      • How to Add UserControls in "NewForm.aspx" page of List using SharePoint Designer
  • Pre-Upgrade Report Error
    by bighk
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    Last post by bighk
      • When I run my pre-upgrade report I get the following error in the log: 01/23/2007 20:01:47 Error: Cannot get virtual server from URL:preupgradescanconfig.xml 01/23/2007 20:01:47 System.UriFormatException: Invalid URI: The format of the URI could not be determined. at System.Uri.Parse() at System.Uri..ctor(String uriString, Boolean dontEscape) at System.Uri..ctor(String uriString) at Microso
  • Moss 2007 Problem to create an eventhandler Adding Item
    by arioule
    22 Replies
    Last post by arioule
      • Hi, I am working at the moment on sharepoint 2007 and visual studio 2005. I created a collection site. then i created a custom list named Liste. I added a colunn called Sortie. I added this webpart on the front page. Then I coded an event handler. then I enregistered it. And I noticed a thing, whenever i try to access to the current SPListItem i cant , so in the sane time i cant acces to
  • Save site as template Missing
    by EmilyBen
    2 Replies
    Last post by HarryMan
      • I have a stand alone install of MOSS 2007. One web app seems to be working fine. But they are inconsistent. One of them has the option to save site template as and the other one doesn't. Does anyone know why I thought they all used the same /layouts folder.
  • Limit access to Site Actions -> Modify All Site Settings
    by Andy-H
    6 Replies
    Last post by Andy-H
      • I'm testing a normal user who has no specific permissions set on my SharePoint (MOSS) publishing site collection in our development environment. The Site Actions button exposes the following menu "Site Settings -> Modify all site settings". Clicking this takes you to the usual page where all the configuration options are visible which this user should not be able to see. I can even cl
  • Unable to catch preInit event on Publishing Pages
    by Kristian Hebert
    9 Replies
    Last post by Kristian Hebert
      • Hello all, I am trying to change the masterpage runtime, based on the currently logged in user. I understand this needs to be done at the preInit event on each sharepoint page. Since I don't want to change every page in the site, I have made my own implementation of IHttpModule, added it to the GAC and registered it in web.config. It works great whith ordinary WSS 3.0 pages, but for some reason I
  • "My Site" link broken
    by Neo Assyrian
    1 Replies
    Last post by Glenn Qiu
      • Hi I'm not sure if this is the right forum to throw this in, but I will try my luck I'm having a problem going to "My Site" in SharePoint 2007. Whenever I click on the "My Site" it gives me a sign-in prompt and after entering it, I get a 401 Unauthorized page. This happened after I tried deleting "my site" from the site settings page. now when I click on the link agai
  • Slow initial access to sharepoint site from client
    by Rob_R
    14 Replies
    Last post by Bardapony
      • Hello Everyone, We have MOSS 2007 setup in a small 2 server farm, 1 SharePoint 2007 server (X64) and a database server. We have setup an intranet site for all the employees to access and it is working well and running smoothly. The issue we are having is that when a client initially accesses the Intranet site the initial load times is quite long, upwards of 30+ seconds. It will display some
  • Top Navigation Customization problem
    by dj_vibri
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    Last post by dj_vibri
      • hi all, For our company we are creating a website with Moss 2007. Now we have the following problem with the top navigation bar. When you will look at the following URL where I placed a screenshot of the website you can better understand it. In the middel of the screen there is a Bar with color Aqua. In that bar there is the top navigation of the website. Normally
  • Cannot connect Report Explorer and Report Viewer
    by MylesRip
    4 Replies
    Last post by mikeng
      • This seems to work for other people so I figure it may be a setup problem... I can add the WSS 3.0 webp parts for reporting services, Report Explorer and Report Viewer and I can get them to work separately, but as soon as I try to connect them together, I get an "unexpected error". Any suggestions
  • MOSS 2007 DirectoryServices problem
    by allanzhang
    2 Replies
    Last post by allanzhang
      • Hi, I am developing a web part that allows domain users to change their passwords in Active Directory. The codes look like: using System.DirectoryServices; using System.DirectoryServices.Protocols; AuthenticationTypes AuthTypes = AuthenticationTypes .Signing | AuthenticationTypes .Sealing | AuthenticationTypes .Secure; try { DirectoryEntry userEntry = new Dir
  • Multi line task item using web services
    by Greg Pelle
    7 Replies
    Last post by Greg Pelle
      • Hello, I am trying to add an item to a task list using the web services. The item adds correctly, except for the description field. The description field contains the data I expect, just not formatted. In the description field I see the following: line1 line2 line3 line4 line5 but I want to see: line1 line2 line3 line4 I am using the StringBuilder
  • Never could get that DataView connection to SQL Server to work.....
    by Daren Coles
    6 Replies
    Last post by bsmith9
      • Hi Has anyone succeeded in creating a datasource in SPS Designer that connects to a SQl Server 2005 database on a separate server I have tried to create a datasource using the wizard and set the connection string as follows: Data Source=dbserver;Initial Catalog=customdb;Integrated Security=SSPI;Provider=SQLOLEDB and this seems to successfully access the database. I can
  • Setting Task Field Values in Custom .aspx Edit Form and accessing through ExtendedProperties
    by Scott Wickham
    10 Replies
    Last post by SpS07ÄÐÉú
      • Since we're using WSS 3.0 and not MOSS 2007, we have to create and use ASP forms for any custom Workflow Task Edit pages instead of being able to use InfoPath forms (which would be nice...maybe some day we'll step up to MOSS). The custom Workflow Edit Pages are used for custom Task Content Types that we create so that our Workflow Tasks can have additional fields beyond the standard Workflow Task
  • SPS2003, Excel 2003: Possible to import data from spreadsheets on sharepoint site?
    by SP Newbie
    1 Replies
    Last post by Shahar Prish - MSFT
      • We've got about a dozen excel spreadsheets in folders on a sharepoint site. I'm trying to figure out a way to open a spreadsheet on a PC and (automagically) import the data into 12 sheets in the PC file. Is something like this possible If so, any suggestions would be appreciated...
  • Problem Creating Distribution Groups Using Directory Management Service On WSS3 Farm
    by Rich.Wenger
    8 Replies
    Last post by Martinro73
      • I keep getting this error when creating a new Distribution Group thru 'Sites And Workspaces', any help would be greatly appreicated. "The group operation succeeded, but the distribution group could not be updated because of the following error: The Directory Management Service reported the following error: Access denied."
  • Workflow conditions don't work in SharePoint Designer 2007 RTM
    by Hamez
    4 Replies
    Last post by David Stoger
      • After developing my workflows with SharePoint Designer 2007 B2TR, I upgraded to SharePoint Designer 2007 RTM. After that and on more than one installation, workflow conditions would not propogate. That is the drop down would appear, but the selected condition would not appear on the workflow designer. Repair install of all components, Asp.Net 2.0, 3.0, and SPD didnot fix it. And to make matters
  • Content type template not used by workflow when creating a document
    by MargaretZ42
    3 Replies
    Last post by MargaretZ42
      • Hi all, I have a workflow created with SharePoint Designer. The first step is to create a document in a library that uses content types. Each content type has its own template assigned. The problem is that the workflow is ignoring the template assigned to the content type, and creating a document based on a default template entry (that I have tried to delete and been unsuccessful). In