Akshaya Mashankar

27 May 2009

Interview Preparation

For the Sharepoint resources looking for a change get an outline here,which is well categorised. hope this blog helps you.
Click here

Special thanks : yagyashree

13 May 2009

Registing Event Handler on a list/library

for Registering the Event Handler following are the steps to be followed:

Add a Console application project in the Event Handler applcation.

Add the DLL of Event Handler in the GAC.

Now include the following code the console application.

<--CODE-->
static void Main(string[] args)
{
try
{
string AssembleInfo="EventHandlerRegister, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=d53fad3f8a2d2037" ;
String ClassName="Akshaya.EventHandlerRegister";
RegisterEvent(http://registerSite/Sites/site, "MYCustomListName", AssembleInfo, ClassName);
Console.WriteLine("Event Registered Successfully......");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
}

Function for registering this Handler
<--CODE-->
private static void RegisterEvent(string SiteUrl, string ListName, string AssemblyInfo, string ClassName)
{
using (SPSite mySite = new SPSite(SiteUrl.Trim()))
{
SPWeb MyWeb = mySite.OpenWeb();
SPList MyList = MyWeb.Lists[ListName];
//include the event handler you have overrided in your handler.ex her is Itemadded
MyList.EventReceivers.Add(SPEventReceiverType.ItemAdded, AssemblyInfo, ClassName);

MyWeb.Close();
}
}
now check the list event firing and incorportating those changes.
Thanks: Akshaya

12 May 2009

Creating Sub-Site on List item added using event Handler

Creating a Sub site when a new item is added in the list.
All that needs to be carried is create a event handler with overriding methods ItemAdded or Itemupdated.

<--Code-->
string Url = "http://Site_URL/sites/demo";
using (SPSite oSite = new SPSite(Url))
{
using (SPWeb oWeb = oSite.OpenWeb())
{
SPList projectList = oWeb.Lists["MYCustomList"];
//foreach(SPListItem listItem in projectList)
//{
string projectName =properties.ListItem["Title"].ToString();
SPWebCollection collWebsites = oWeb.Webs;
oWeb.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;
oWeb.Navigation.TopNavigationBar.Parent.IsVisible = true;
string strWebUrl = projectName;
string siteTitle = projectName;
string siteDescription = "Sub site created by code.";
collWebsites.Add(strWebUrl, siteTitle, siteDescription, 1033, "MyTeamSitetemplate.stp", true, false);
//}
}
}

11 May 2009

Cascading Parent Child inter-relation in sharepoint

this is really a wonderful article added by Mayuresh for providing relation between 2 webparts.

http://mayureshsharepoint.blogspot.com/2009/05/cascading-with-parent-child-relation.html

Special Thanks to Mayuresh Telvekar.

29 April 2009

Sharepoint Help links

22 April 2009

Hiding "View All Site Content"

Always using Deigner for alteration is really not a recomended approch.
Here is an alternative solution I figured for hiding the "View all site contents " from a site.

[Note: add <>
style>
#ctl00_PlaceHolderLeftNavBar_idNavLinkViewAll

{ Visibility:hidden; }
/style>
Also if you want the "View all site content" should be placed below Site Action button there is an artical published by Mark Wagner Click here to read more on this.

Special Thanks to Laura Rogers & Mark Wagner

FBA Login Name Customization

hi,
Here is an article added by Sridhar in which he has created a WebPart which will allow the user to alter the Welcome Name as needed.
For More Details click here.

Accordion-Style Left Navigation using JQuery

Accordion-Style Left Navigation:
Before

All the Quick link menu provided by sharepoint out of Box has a fixed format and altering its CSS alters is branding.
However we can achieve collapsing and expanding functionality using jQuery provided by Google’s API.

if you want the accordion-style menu for all pages, you should work it into the default.master. For now, i have carried by adding a Content Editor Web Part (CEWP) to the page. Add the code below to the web part’s Content Editor (source). Now your menu should look like this.
Here when you click on the menu header box with the down arrow image, it exposes the submenu below it and swaps the image with an ‘x’. Likewise, clicking the header with the ‘x’ will hide the associated submenu.

<--script-->
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/jsapi"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
// Load jQuery
google.load("jquery", "1.2.6");
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function(){
//initialize menus
var menuRows = $("[id$='QuickLaunchMenu'] > tbody > tr");
var menuHd = menuRows.filter("[id!='']:has(+tr[id=''])");
//set img path for when submenu is hidden
var closedImg = "/_layouts/images/Menu1.gif";
//set img path for when submenu is visible
var openedImg = "/_layouts/images/ptclose.gif";
var cssInit = {
"background-image": "url('"+closedImg+"')",
"background-repeat": "no-repeat",
"background-position": "100% 50%"
}
var cssClosed = {"background-image": "url('"+closedImg+"')"}
var cssOpen = {"background-image": "url('"+openedImg+"')"}
//hide submenus
menuRows.filter("[id='']").hide();
//apply initial inline style to menu headers
menuHd.find("td:last").css(cssInit);
menuHd.click(function ()
{
var styleElm = $(this).find("td:last")
var nextTR = $(this).next("tr[id='']");
if (nextTR.is(':visible'))
{
nextTR.hide();
styleElm.css(cssClosed);
}
else
{
nextTR.show();
styleElm.css(cssOpen);
}
});
});

09 April 2009

AJAX Tags for SharePoint Web.Config

OPTIONAL: ADD SUPPORT FOR ASP.NET AJAX
1. Add a element to the tag:

2. Add a section as a child of the / tag.

3. Add the following tag to the tag, within :

4. Add some new registrations to the end of the section:

5. Add a new registration to the HttpModules section, beneath any existing registrations.

6. Add a SafeControl entry for the System.Web.UI namespace from Microsoft Ajax Extensions, within the /section:

7. add the following configuration tags at the bottom of web.config, near the bottom before the end tag.

type="System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptHandlerFactory, System.Web.Extensions, Version=1.0.61025.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/>

Adding a ScriptManager into a SharePoint MasterPage
Open up the master page for your site. Typically, this will be located at /_catalogs/masterpage. You can edit this file by opening it in an editor such as Microsoft SharePoint Designer, or directly in Notepad by opening your master page library via DAV (typically \\server\\_catalogs\masterpage.) 1) Add the following into the markup of your page. A recommended location is right beneath the WebPartManager registration (search for ):

2) Add following Script block in master page

28 March 2009

Dyamic DataGrid

This Code is just get you started.

There would still be work to do but this will get the GridView there and gives a general idea of what to do with the columns.

GridView gDocuments = new GridView();
gDocuments.Visible = true;
gDocuments.ID = "gvDocs";
gDocuments.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Cornsilk;
gDocuments.BorderColor = System.Drawing.Color.

DarkMagenta;
gDocuments.BorderWidth = System.Web.UI.WebControls.Unit.Pixel(5);
gDocuments.RowCommand += new GridViewCommandEventHandler(gDocuments_RowCommand);

ButtonField bf1 = new ButtonField();
bf1.CommandName = "SelectRow";
bf1.Text = "Select This Row";
bf1.ButtonType = ButtonType.Button;
bf1.Visible = true;

gDocuments.Columns.Add(bf1);
pnlLayout.Controls.Add( gDocuments);

Incase more Help needed let me know..

21 March 2009

Technical document write-up

In this article I will be sharing the key major sections and sub sections which need to be included in Technical Architecture document.

Enterprise Technical Architecture - Document Outline

Introduction

1.0 Project Overview

1.1 Background

1.2 Audience

1.3 References

1.4 Vision and Scope

1.5 Implementation RoadMap

2.0 Enterprise Architecture

Diagram showing all Environments with description

3.0 Development Environment (if applicable)

3.1 Logical Farm Architecture

3.2 Physical Farm Architecture

3.3 Databases Planning

3.4 Software Application Planning

3.5 Capacity Planning

3.6 Shared Services Strategy for Authentication, Search, BDC and Audiences

3.7 Application and Service Accounts

4.0 QA Environment (if applicable)

4.1 Logical Farm Architecture

4.2 Physical Farm Architecture

4.3 Databases Planning

4.4 Software Application Planning

4.5 Capacity Planning

4.6 Shared Services Strategy for Authentication, Search, BDC and Audiences

4.7 Application and Service Accounts

5.0 Authoring/PreProduction Environment (if Needed)

5.1 Logical Farm Architecture

5.2 Physical Farm Architecture

5.3 Databases Planning

5.4 Software Application Planning

5.5 Capacity Planning

5.6 Shared Services Strategy for Authentication, Search, BDC and Audiences

5.7 Application and Service Accounts

6.0 Production Environment (if applicable)

6.1 Logical Farm Architecture

6.2 Physical Farm Architecture

6.3 Databases Planning

6.4 Software Application Planning

6.5 Capacity Planning

6.6 Shared Services Strategy for Authentication, Search, BDC and Audiences

6.7 Application and Service Accounts

7.0 High level Application Technical Design

8.0 High level Application Technical Design

8.1 Business Processes and Application Flows

8.2 Branding and Look & Feel

8.3 Portal Site Topology/Taxonomy Design

8.4 WebParts

8.5 Features

8.6 Search and Indexing

8.7 Security

9.0 Operations and Maintenance

9.1 HelpDesk Strategy [Reference to Operational support document]

9.2 Release management and Deployment Strategy

9.3 Backup/Restore operations

9.4 Installation and Configuration [Reference to Installation & configuration
document for each server role]

10.0 Help System

10.1 User Manuals[Reference to user guide document]

11.0 Key Contacts

11.0 Assumptions
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Special thanks to: Hemendra Patel

Dual Authentication in sharepoint

i found this link which will help you in achieving dual authentication in SharePoint
Dual Authentication