Visual Studio Extensions for Windows SharePoint Services (VSEWSS) Error:...
One error you may see when packaging solutions with VSEWSS is: Microsoft.SharePoint.Tools.Utilities.VSeWSSServiceException VSeWSS Service Error: Unable to load one or more of the requested types....
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Enable the Developer Dashboard using the Object Model / Powershell
The SharePoint 2010 developer dashboard has three display levels (see SPDeveloperDashboardLevel Enumeration.): Off (default): The dashboard is not displayed, and there is no UI element to turn it on...
View ArticleHow to Install SharePoint 2010 On Windows 7
Here is a high-level overview of the steps required to install SharePoint 2010 (Beta 2) on Windows 7 (x64): Extract / copy SharePoint setup files to your computer Edit files\setup\config.xml and add...
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SharePoint 2010 Localization with Visual Studio 2010
In this walkthrough, I’ll show you how to create a SharePoint 2010 localized feature using Visual Studio 2010. The basic mechanics of localizing a SharePoint 2010 feature are the same as localizing a...
View ArticleSharePoint Database Naming Standards
Call me picky, but I think it’s important to consistently name your SharePoint databases—especially on a shared SQL Server hosting multiple farms and applications. Not only is it a good practice, but...
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Write to the SharePoint 2010 Developer Dashboard With JavaScript
When developing JavaScript solutions, I like to provide a tracing mechanism that can be turned on and off to aid debugging. The IE Developer Tools, debugger and Fiddler are very robust debugging...
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A Lap Around SharePoint 2010 Sandboxed Solutions Resource Quotas
In this post, I’ll demonstrate sandbox solutions resource quotas and show you what happens when they are exceeded. When sandboxed code executes, certain metrics are collected such as % processor time...
View ArticleSharePoint 2010 Database Naming Standards
In a previous post I made a case for following a database naming standard for SharePoint databases. What started as an investigation into how to rename the auto-generated SharePoint 2010 databases led...
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How to Sort SharePoint Document Set Allowed Content Types
Recently I’ve been working on a SharePoint 2010 document management solution, and this has provided the opportunity get deep in the weeds on features such as Document Sets, the Document ID Service,...
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Create a SharePoint Custom Action to Zip and Download a Document Set
I like writing code, but I love solving problems using the simplest possible approach even more. In this article, I’m going to show you how to enable users to zip and download all documents in a...
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