Windows SharePoint Services version 3.0
Questions tagged [wss-3.0]
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SPFileVersionCollection - why versions are sorted in mixed order?
SPFileVersionCollection and SPListItemVersionCollection versioning seems inconsistent to me. Inconsistency wouldn't be a problem to me, but sort order is.
SPListItemVersionCollection
I can understand versioning of ListItems as they are stored in…

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Adjust Sharepoint URL field length
Is there anyway to change the length of the field that Sharepoint uses to store URLs. Its default is 255, which is just not long enough to hold links to content within the sharepoint site.

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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" schema out there I can start with, or a purpose…

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Programmatically instantiate a web part page in Sharepoint
Is there a simple way to add a web part page to a Sharepoint site programmatically, using either the object model or web services? It seems straight-forward to create lists and add web parts in this manner, but I can't find an example of how to…

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SharePoint Default View Ignores Custom Title DisplayName
I've created a custom content type that inherits from a contact (i.e.

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How to get OpenID authentication on SharePoint Services?
Is this even possible? I want to build a small community site but do not want to use Live ID.

Dmitri Nesteruk
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How to hide the "! NEW" tag on a sharepoint list without affecting lists contained in the site?
Does anybody know if it is possible to hide the "NEW" label that gets appended to the Title field of a new SharePoint list item?
I have a nightly script that copies a list from one site to another site list and don't need the NEW to show up.

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What is a proper way to store site-level global variables in a SharePoint site?
One thing that has driven me nuts about SharePoint2007 is the apparent inability to have defineable settings that apply specifically to a site or site collection itself, and not the content. I mean, you have some pre-defined settings like the Site…

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ListTemplateOwner
I’ll keep it short and sweet. Does anyone really know what the "ListTemplateOwner" tag of the elements.xml's "Receivers" node really means?
From Microsoft’s site: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms431081(loband).aspx
ListTemplateOwner:…

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Logging to the ULS log on a WSS 3.0 server
I have a scenario where I have WSS 3.0 only on a server and I would like to be able to log to the ULS log. In most cases, I have MOSS 2007 installed on the same server and can use the class/method…

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In Sharepoint, what is the actual name of the page layout used for the "Article page with with body only" layout option?
I need to swap out the out-of-the-box rich text editor with the Telerik editor for all article page layouts. Unfortunately, I only see three article layouts in Sharepoint Designer. When creating a new article page from within Sharepoint, however, it…

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What is good for SharePoint beginner user tutorials?
Ok I've been tasked with creating a wss v3.0 website for a government internal site with very little internal SharePoint experience (though it's an IT department so they're very tech literate). I'm already fairly good at SharePoint (having earned…

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SPWorkflowActivationProperties.Item is NULL in Simple SharePoint Workflow
I have generated a C# SharePoint Sequential Workflow project using the very handy STSDEV tool (it got me around the requirement to have access to a 32-bit SharePoint installation which is required for other tools such as VSeWSS 1.3).
I've added a…

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Edit only owned list items in Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0
Is there a way to limit the "edit item" permission in WSS 3.0 to only allow a user to edit his own documents or list items? We need the ability for a user to edit only documents/list items he creates - NOT items that someone else created. So,…

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Converting Sharepoint 2007 solution to 2010
Has anyone converted a Sharepoint 2007 solution to 2010 ?
I have a highly customized 2007 solution and need to upgrade it, i've seen some info on this, e.g. here but my solution is more complex than a single web part.
I'm concerned about e.g. the…

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