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Web.config file encryption is simple and people can easily use aspnet_regiis to encrypt / decrypt configuration file but when it comes to app.config based configuration files, aspnet_regiis is overlooked. Yes, we can use same aspnet_regiis for app.config file as well :) Here are the steps: Rename app.config file to web.config :) Add followi... [More]

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Xavor has recently launched its free 2010 SharePoint Migrator for SharePoint migration and restructuring needs. Looks pretty promising with all cool migration and restructuring features under one roof which appears to be free as well :-) Please see http://www.xavor.com/whatwedo/solutions/Sharepoint2010.aspx for details.

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Microsoft has provided a very neat tool which allows a SharePoint farm administrator to change hard coded URLs in InfoPath form templates, Universal Data Connection (UDC) files, and content types in SharePoint for specific scenarios. You can download this tool using following URL: Tool to change hard coded URLs in SharePoint

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Choosing rights colors can be a very tedious task if you are not a professional web designer. Yet, being in web development, every other time or so we have to choose colors for our work and choosing right ones can make a huge difference in the overall impression of the work. To make life a bit easier, following color theory based articles can be u... [More]

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Always remember to avoid creating and destroying objects unnecessarily in code, as this may require that extra queries be made against the database. In the following example, separate objects for the “Tasks” list must be instantiated each time the indexer is used to set properties and the method for updating is called. This is not a recommended p... [More]

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Here is the brief definition of various SharePoint terms which one should know as a SharePoint developer. Alerts: Alerts provide a framework for automating event-driven e-mail or Short Message Service (SMS) notifications that are raised in response to specific events or that run on a schedule. Alerts can be attached to items as granular as list o... [More]

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SharePoint Server 2010 includes new model, strong and flexible authentication works with any corporate identity system, including Active Directory based, LDAP-application specific databases and new user models such as LiveID centric identity.This model uses authentication and requires a new product, code-named Geneva. Claims based authentication im... [More]

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Rising early and make use of the morning time has always been a challenging task for software engineers and I am no exception. Lately, I have been able to come up with few tips that has helped me a lot in rising early. I would like to share these tips with you guys which might be equally helpful. 1. Don’t make getting back in bed an option ... [More]

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Problem Statement Your datasheet view suddenly stopped working and displayed following error. “The list is displayed in standard view. It cannot be displayed in Datasheet view for one or more of the following reasons: A datasheet component compatible with Windows SharePoint Services is not installed, your browser does not support ActiveX cont... [More]

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Andrew Connell has written an excellent tip which will help you to identify the power shell cmdlet you are looking for in SharePoint 2010 with ease! How to find the power shell cmdlet in SharePoint 2010

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Following post shows the list of some awesome open source projects which developers should be aware of to increase their productivity: List of Open Source projects from Google

Technology

If you are a SharePoint developer or administrator, then start learning Power Shell. It’s a must have skill for dealing with SharePoint from now on wards. Windows Power Shell is an interactive command line and task based scripting technology which allows administrators to automate administrative tasks. From SharePoint viewpoint, Power Shell has ... [More]

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If you are facing this dreadful 1335 problem with your Windows Server 2008 or VISTA operation system during installation, try following: Start -> Run –> cmd Then type in: msiexec /unregister (press enter) msiexec /regserver (press enter) Now install that program again without firewall or virus programs turned on or runn... [More]

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Recently in one of our projects, we needed to display fancy status alerts as shown below:   Instead of re-inventing the wheel, we leveraged very nicely written article from west-wind. Sharing its link below for others to benefit as well.   How to show fancy status messages using JQuery

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