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Saw this asked in a forum, and knew I’d need the answer some day… so figured it was worth storing here amongst the litter.   If you need to calculate the TOTAL time difference between two date time fields in a custom list, in SharePoint (such as the example start and end times below):   …

In the case of wanting to restore a SharePoint content database, etc. from one server to another or from a previous backup (and patches have since been applied), you would find your current build information by opening/checking the following: Open SharePoint Central Administration (this post applies to Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS) and Microsoft Office …

Got a .WSP? Need to install it and looking for syntax quick?  Well, I’ve got it here for you (and me 🙂   1: stsadm.exe -o addsolution -filename some_funky_dunky_Solution.wsp 2: stsadm.exe -o deploysolution -name some_funky_dunky_Solution.wsp -allowgacdeployment -immediate

Cool, Microsoft has published a ‘SharePoint Guidance’ area on MDSN. reference: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd203468.aspx   Effectively, a single, centralized guide of best practices towards development applications on SharePoint, complete with details on packaging, solutions, testing and deployment. A worthy read for any Serious SharePoint Developer or anyone interested in starting out, with a solid foundation.

For pass through (also referred to as Challenge/Response) authentication to work, you need to configure Internet Explorer to put those sites in the ‘Intranet’ zone. This also assumes that the Windows client machine (XP Pro or Vista Business) is a member of a ‘domain’. You can accomplish a ‘trusted’ SharePoint login via the following:   …

I got asked, so I took a little time to throw a list together…   1. Provide a simple, familiar, and consistent user experience. Office SharePoint Server 2007 is tightly integrated with familiar client desktop applications, e-mail, and Web browsers to provide a consistent user experience that simplifies how people interact with content, processes, and …

If you are attempting to upload a (default) blocked file type to a SharePoint document library, you will probably see this… Text error version: The following file(s) have been blocked by the administrator: Shared Documents/notepad.exe However, if you really want to allow a certain file type, this is how it is done… But, first a …

Ok, this was a timely lesson learned.   If you are getting the following error trying to search a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS), you might be experiencing the same problem we did…   1: No results matching your search were found. Check your spelling. Are the words in your query spelled correctly? Try using …

I believe firmly that if you are going to *play* in SharePoint, you should play in a sandbox, and ideally, with production *like* data.  To accomplish this for clients, I generally provide a ‘sandbox’ site, in addition to their production WSS site.   So, for example, if a client had a portal at https://portal.mycompany.com, I’d …

Well this came in handy the other day…   Use this path, to connect to your local SharePoint Windows Internal Database (WID) using SQL Server Management Studio Express (2005), such as in cases where you need to move the databases (say from the default of C: to E:) \.pipeMSSQL$MICROSOFT##SSEEsqlquery Found this tonight (Feb 2009) and …