I show the wssdemo.com web site in almost every SharePoint class. This week I typed the url into a browser to show the Silverlight Pivot control and only got a 404 Not Found error! Well today I found the the site… it has a new URL and no forwarding from the old URL. The new URL is:
I have a custom class next week. I need to make a little fix to the lab files… actually 526 .css files and 380 .htm files need to be updated with several fixes in each. Lots of little fixes.
(Get-ChildItem *.css –Recurse).count
First update was to fix some URLs. I needed to remove a backslash at the start of every "href=" and "src=". A little PowerShell could also do all of the file edits!
$from = 'href="/'
$to = 'href="'
Get-ChildItem *.htm -recurse |
%{
$name = $_.fullname; Write-Host $name; (Get-Content $name) |
%{ $_ -replace $from,$to } |
Set-Content -path $name –force
}
I wrapped the above line in a function, called it eight times with my eight replacements, and it was done in seconds!
Find all of the files…
Get-ChildItem *.htm -recurse
and run some code on each one:
%{ }
Save the file path to a variable, display the file path and then get the file's contents:
$name = $_.fullname;
Write-Host $name;
(Get-Content $name)
The pipe then has the text to be replaced, so let's do the replace:
%{ $_ -replace $from, $to }
And write the replaced text out to a file with the same name:
Set-Content -path $name –force
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Tomorrow I will be giving a one hour webinar with MAX Technical Training on what's new in SharePoint 2013. This will include both the what's new bullet points, and a lot of little things I've found over the last year or so. Grab a sandwich and join me for a SharePoint lunch and learn!
Tuesday, June 4th from 12-1 pm
Reserve Your Webinar Seat Now
What's New in SharePoint 2013 - Features and User Interface
SharePoint 2013 is now in its 5th generation. While 2013 appears to have changed dramatically you will find that it is an interesting mix of unchanged features that you and your users already know, and a lot of new functionality that you will be exploring for the next few years.
In this webinar we will try to reduce the "fear of change" by showing you what has not changed while also showing how many new features and changes will add value to your world of information management and sharing.
Our presenter, Mike Smith, is a SharePoint Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Senior Technical Instructor with MAX Technical Training and author of the book: SharePoint 2007 and 2010 Customization for the Site Owner.
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The number of versions retained is one more than the limit you set. Entering 10 as the version limit will keep up to 11 versions of the item. I guess the current "version" is not counted as a "version".
Then maximum number of versions per item is 5000. (at least in SP 2010)
We you exceed the version limit the oldest item is immediately discarded. It is not moved to the recycle bin.
Only libraries support Minor or Draft versioning. Lists only support major versions.
The maximum number of draft versions is 511, and you can't change that number. Attempting to create a 512th draft version generates this error:
"Keep drafts for the following number of major versions" will automatically discard minor versions of published major versions over the entered limit. Actually… it will keep one less than you probably expect.
For example, if the limit is 3 and you have some unpublished drafts, then you will see drafts from the previous 2 published versions plus the current drafts:
Notice that you see 13.1, 14.1, 15.1 and 15.2, but not 12.1. Three sets of drafts as expected. Now let's publish 15.2 into 16.0:
Now we only have two sets of drafts, 14.1 and 15.1.
Clicking "Delete All Versions" actually deletes all but one version. The latest version is retained.
Reducing the version limit will not automatically delete excess old versions. The excess old versions will be deleted the next time the item is deleted. (You can create a PowerShell script to clean out the excess versions.)
Visitors to the site can see all of the old versions by default. You may want to edit the Read and View Only permissions levels to remove the "View Versions" permission.
Major version numbers are assigned internally using “version number” times 512. You can see this when display a version of a list item. Example of a direct URL: http://intranet /Lists/Announcements/DispForm.aspx?ID=1&VersionNo=1024
No that’s not version 1,024! Version numbers are assigned using “version number” times 512. Version 1 is 512, version 2 is 1024, version 3 is 1536 (i.e. 3 * 512), version 4 is 2048 (i.e. 4 * 512) …
Notes for developers and PowerShell scripters:
Versioning related properties of SPListI:
Versioning related properties of SPListItem:
Here's a little PowerShell script that will take the first document (ID=1) in the Shared Documents library and create 10 major versions, each with two minor versions.
# before running this, enable major and minor versioning on the library # get the web site $web = Get-SPWeb http://intranet.contoso.com # publish the first document 10 times for ($versionsToCreate=0; $versionsToCreate -lt 10; $versionsToCreate++) { # get the document $doc = $web.lists["Shared Documents"].getitembyid(1) # create two minor versions for ($x=0; $x -lt 2; $x++) { $doc.update() } # publist the last minor as a major version $doc.File.publish("") }
Tested in SP2010, SP2013, Office 365 2013 and should work in SP2007.
I have not offered up a cool SharePoint trick for a while… so here's one that takes a list and turns it into a scrolling "marquee" list like this one:
This uses the <MARQUEE> tag that may not work in every browser. But according to this page it works in at least these browsers: Chrome 1+, Firefox 7+, Internet Explorer 2, Opera 6+ and Safari 1+.
The code to do this was copied from one of my older tricks "SharePoint: Convert a Links list to a Dropdown list" with only two updates: change the dropdown list to a MARQUEE and to delay load the code so it will also work in SharePoint 2013.
The example below uses an Announcements list, but should work with any list as long as the view displays the "Title (linked to item with edit menu)" column.
How to get the ID of the web part…
The web part's ID has a name something like WebPartWPQ3. To find it:
Steps:
Notes:
<!-- the MARQUEE tag for the items --> <!-- customize as needed! –>
<marquee id="TTN_marquee" direction="up" height=48 scrollamount="1"></marquee> <script type="text/javascript"> // CEWP trick from techtrainingnotes.blogspot.com! // http://techtrainingnotes.blogspot.com/2013/05/adding-scrolling-list-of-messages-to.html // Change the web part name here!!! var TTNLinkListName = "WebPartWPQ3"; function TTNgetSPversion() { // returns 12 for 2007, 14 for 2010 and 15 for 2013 var SPversion = "12"; try { SPversion = SP.ClientSchemaVersions.currentVersion.substring(0,2) } catch (e) {} return SPversion; } function TTNinEditMode() { var editmode=""; // test for wiki page mode try { editmode = document.getElementById("_wikiPageMode").value } catch (e) {} if (editmode=="") { // test for web part page mode try { editmode=document.getElementById("MSOSPWebPartManager_DisplayModeName").value } catch (e) {} } if (editmode=="Edit" || editmode=="Design") return true; else return false; } function TTNlist2marquee() { var TTNLinkList = document.getElementById(TTNLinkListName); var spVersion = TTNgetSPversion(); var editmode = TTNinEditMode(); // hide the list, but only if not in edit mode if (TTNLinkList) { // are we in edit mode? var displaymode = ""; if ( !editmode ) { displaymode = "none"; } // hide the list web part (based on SP version) if ( spVersion = 12 ) { // 2007 code here TTNLinkList.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.style.display=displaymode; } else { // 2010 and 2013 code here TTNLinkList.style.display=displaymode; } //Copy all of the links from the list to the MARQUEE var MyMarquee = document.getElementById("TTN_marquee"); var links = TTNLinkList.getElementsByTagName("A"); // find all of the links for ( i=0; i<links.length; i++ ) { if (links[i].onfocus) { if (links[i].onfocus.toString().indexOf("OnLink(this)") > -1) { // text only version of the marquee (no links) //MyMarquee.innerHTML += links[i].innerHTML + "<br>"; // version with hyperlinks MyMarquee.innerHTML += "<a href='" + links[i].href + "'>" + links[i].innerHTML + "</a><br><br>"; // open the link in a new window //MyMarquee.innerHTML += "<a href='" + links[i].href + "' target='newwin'>" + links[i].innerHTML + "</a><br><br>"; // open the link in a SP 2010 dialog box //MyMarquee.innerHTML += "<a href='JavaScript:var options=SP.UI.$create_DialogOptions();options.url=\"" + links[i].href + "&IsDlg=1\";options.height = 400;void(SP.UI.ModalDialog.showModalDialog(options))'>" + links[i].innerHTML + "</a><br><br>"; } } } } else { alert("Marquee list named '" + TTNLinkListName + "' not found"); } } try { // for 2010 and 2013 ExecuteOrDelayUntilScriptLoaded( TTNlist2marquee, "sp.js" ); } catch (e) { // for 2007 _spBodyOnLoadFunctionNames.push('TTNlist2marquee'); } </script>
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In a recent class we started putting together a list of what you need to know to be a well rounded SharePoint developer. The list very quickly got out of hand… but everything in it is required to for some aspect of SharePoint development. You don't need to know all of this if you are focusing on just a part of SharePoint, but not knowing these technologies may result in reinventing the wheel or the creation of things in SharePoint that don't feel like they belong there.
Did I miss anything? Post a comment and I will add it to the list.
As I am a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)I would be remiss if I did not list some of the training resources available through MAX Technical Training! If it's about SharePoint and SharePoint development, MAX has it!
These classes are aligned with the Microsoft certifications for SharePoint development:
Don't forget… SharePoint Cincy 2013 is coming soon! April 19th (That's this Friday!)
Register NOW! http://www.sharepointcincy.com/
I've been asked to bring back my SharePoint Governance presentation, "SharePoint Governance… It May Not Be What You Think It Is…". I've updated it to include SharePoint 2013 and Office 365. Governance was a big topic, its gotten bigger! (and still only an hour allotted!)
This conference promises to have something for every level of your organization and every IT professional who has an interest in SharePoint. Here's this years tracks:
Track 1: Driving Business Value With SharePoint
Subject: Converting an Email Culture into a SharePoint Culture
Presenter: Robert Bogue – President, Thor Projects, LLC and SharePoint MVP
Subject: SharePoint: Driving Business Value Through Data Centralization
Presenter: Adam Solzmon – PCMS Datafit, SharePoint Practice Leader
Subject: How to Manage Business 'Transformation' Using SharePoint as the Engine
Presenter: Rich Kurz – Ascendum, General Manager, Solutions
Track 2: Application Development in SharePoint
Subject: Updating Your Developer’s Skill Set for the New App Model
Presenter: Sean McDonough – Bitstream Foundry - Owner
Subject: F5 Tornado – A Whirlwind Introduction to SharePoint 2010 Development
Presenter: Patrick Tucker – Strategic Data Solutions, Principal Consultant SharePoint
Subject: Unleashing the Power of the Content Query Web Part
Presenter: Peter Serzo – High Monkey Consulting, SharePoint Practice Architect
Subject: Claims Based Authentication and SharePoint
Presenter: Justin Kobel – KiZAN Technologies, Principal SharePoint Consultant
Track 3: SharePoint Implementation and Administration
Subject: SharePoint 2013 Administration
Presenter: Tom Resing - SharePoint911/Rackspace, Consultant SharePoint MVP
Subject: Managed Metadata A to Z – Plan, Implement, Make it a Success!
Presenters: Stacy Deere-Strole – Focal Point Solutions, CEO, Stephanie Donohue – Focal Point Solutions, SharePoint Solutions Architect
Subject:Advanced SharePoint Troubleshooting
Presenter: Clint Richardson – Applied Information Sciences, Infrastructure Consultant
Subject: Integrating SharePoint with Office Web Apps (WAC) Server
Presenter: Brian Jackett – Microsoft, Premier Field Engineer - SharePoint
Track 4: Business Intelligence and Data Management
Subject: SharePoint BI – A Parable of Choices and Choosing Wisely
Presenter: Peter Serzo – High Monkey Consulting, SharePoint Practice Architect
Subject: Managing Your Business With Dashboards and Disparate Sources
Presenter: Chris Murphy – Ascendum, SharePoint/BI Solutions Delivery Manager
Subject: Integrate External Data with Business Connectivity Services
Presenter: Tom Resing - Rackspace, SharePoint MCM and MVP
Subject: Now I Have SharePoint. Where's the BI?
Presenters: Jim Klosterman – PCMS Datafit, Senior Consultant, Harold Loyd – PCMS Datafit, Senior Consultant
Track 5: Site Owners, Content Managers, & Power Users
Subject: The Secret Sauce for Building Sophisticated Applications as an End-User with SharePoint
Presenter: Bill Crider – Sogeti, Senior Manager
Subject: Lists: Used, Abused and Underappreciated
Presenter: Wes Preston–TrecStone, LLC, Owner/Principal Consultant and SharePoint MVP
Subject: Branding In SharePoint 2013
Presenters: Matthew Tallman – Cardinal Solutions, Principal Consultant David M. Ginn – Cardinal Solutions, Principal Consultant
Subject: ECM on SharePoint - 13 Ways to Make it Rock!
Presenter: Jeremy Minich – KnowledgeLake, Systems Engineer
Bonus Track: Exploring What's New With SharePoint 2013
Subject: Where is SharePoint Headed and Why Should You Care? (a panel discussion)
Potential Panelists: Sean McDonough, Wes Preston, Shane Young...
Subject: Build Your SharePoint 2013 Lab in the Cloud with Azure… for FREE!
Presenter: Keith Mayer – Microsoft, Senior Technical Evangelist
Subject: Re-Introduction to Workflow
Presenter: Robert Bogue – President, Thor Projects, LLC and SharePoint MVP
Subject: Combining your BI collateral with PerformancePoint Services - A Working Session
Presenter: Tavis Lovell – SharePoint 911/Rackspace, Senior SharePoint Consultant
If you don't know what the "local drafts folder" is, then read this first: http://techtrainingnotes.blogspot.com/2012/12/sharepoint-use-my-local-drafts-folder.html
In SharePoint 2007 the "Use my local drafts folder" checkbox was checked by default. In SharePoint 2010 and 2013 it is not checked by default. Turns out that this is an Office default and not a SharePoint default and can be changed from the Options screen of Word or Excel. (I think there is also a way to change the default using JavaScript from the master page, but so far I'm missing some obvious step…)
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Each user can set their preference by going to an Office application such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook and:
- Click the Office Button
- Click Options (Word Options in 2007)
- Set "Save checked-out files to" to "The server drafts location on this computer"
- Click Save
With this option:
you get:
And with this option:
Note: the "Server drafts location" option is used when the "The server drafts location on this computer" option is selected. (Looks backwards!)
you get:
References:
Notes:
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SharePoint 2010 lists and libraries do not have scrollbars. The pages do, but when you scroll down a long list you will find that the column headings scroll off of the top of the page. The little project below is a quick and dirty little project to add scrollbars to a list and lock the column titles in place.
Before scrolling: (click the image for a larger version)
After scrolling (headings have scrolled off of the top):
After the fix below:
Bonus! Notice that not only are the column headings always displayed, but so is the "Add new item link" at the bottom!
If you are OK with the above, then give it a try!
Steps:
If it does not work:
Check your SummaryName! It has to be exactly what's found in the view page's HTML.
Try a delayed run of the script…
Comment out this line by adding two slashes at the beginning:
//or call the function immediately
TTNListScroll(); <—this line
And uncomment the spBodyOnLoadFunctionNames line:
// update the list after the page has loaded
//_spBodyOnLoadFunctionNames.push("TTNListScroll");
<script>function TTNListScroll(){// Scrolling list code from TechTrainingNotes.blogspot.com
// Edit the next line with your list's summary namevar SummaryName = "Bikes 2 ";
var TTNmyTable;
var TTNListDiv = document.createElement('div'); var TTNHeadingDiv = document.createElement('div'); var tables = document.getElementsByTagName("TABLE");for (var i=0;i<tables.length;i++)
{if ( tables[i].summary == SummaryName )
{TTNmyTable = tables[i];
break;
}
}
if(TTNmyTable == undefined)
{ //
// Table not found!
// you may want to comment out the next line after testing
alert("table '" + SummaryName + "' not found");//
return;
}
// make a copy of the table for the heading area
TTNHeadingDiv.appendChild(TTNmyTable.cloneNode(true));
TTNHeadingDiv.id="TTNheading";
TTNListDiv.appendChild(TTNmyTable.cloneNode(true));
TTNListDiv.id="TTNlist";
TTNListDiv.width="100%";
// udpate the page
var TTNnode = TTNmyTable.parentNode
TTNnode.replaceChild(TTNHeadingDiv, TTNmyTable);
TTNnode.appendChild(TTNListDiv);
// hide the heading row of the main list
TTNListDiv.childNodes[0].rows[0].style.visibility='hidden';
// make the DIV for the heading the same width as the main listTTNHeadingDiv.childNodes[0].style.width = TTNListDiv.childNodes[0].offsetWidth
}
// update the list after the page has loaded
//_spBodyOnLoadFunctionNames.push("TTNListScroll"); //or call the function immediatelyTTNListScroll();
</script><style type="text/css">#TTNheading{height:28px;
overflow:hidden;
}
#TTNlist{height:200px;
overflow-y:scroll !important;
overflow-x :auto
}
</style>
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