Misc. Windows Tools

Need to access a ISO disk image as a virtual CD / DVD? Microsoft has an unsupported device driver you can download. After downloading, double-click on the file to extract it and the follow the instructions in the readme file. http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/b/6/7b6abd84-7841-4978-96f5-bd58df02efa2/winxpvirtualcdcontrolpanel_21.exe

SharePoint Search 2008 - MOSS search for WSS?

Just found this: http://jopx.blogspot.com/2007/11/introduction-to-microsoft-search-server.html Microsoft is updating MOSS for Search and suppling a version that can be installed over WSS. This is even free (an Express Edition) if you are using just one server (Express will not scale to multiple server). Follow the link for details...

Temp

SharePoint Designer Workflow Extensions (custom actions) SharePoint Designer Workflow Extensions (custom actions) http://www.codeplex.com/spdwfextensions Add Your Own Custom Workflow Activities to SharePoint Designer 2007 http://johnholliday.net/archive/2007/03/27/Add-Your-Own-Custom-Workflow-Activities-to-SharePoint-Designer-2007.aspx A more complex example (sends email) http://www.sharepointblogs.com/tbaginski/default.aspx MOSS Accounts MOSS 2007 Setup Accounts http://claytonj.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/moss-2007-setup-accounts/ TechNet - Plan for administrative and service accounts (Office SharePoint Server) http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/f07768d4-ca37-447a-a056-1a67d93ef5401033.mspx?mfr=true How to change user accounts that run MOSS Services & App Pools http://sharepointblog.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!74C8FB1191265567!167.entry A complete step by step on create a Visual Stuido workflow for SharePoint, including InfoPath forms: Part 1: http://weblog.vb-tech.com/nick/archive/2007/02/25/2207.aspx Part 2: http://weblog.vb-tech.com/nick/archive/2007/03/05/2241.aspx CAS for Webparts http://www.sharepointblogs.com/ssa/archive/2007/01/12/moss-2007-and-code-access-security.aspxhttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms916855.aspx Working with Features http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms460318.aspx Feature Menu IDs - How to: Add Actions to the User Interface http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms473643.aspx How to execute JScript code from an InfoPath 2007 browser-enabled form template http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555990 InfoPath: Passing Command Line parameters to a new form http://geekswithblogs.net/bpaddock/archive/2004/05/14/4907.aspx Pass parameter (Custom Long Url) to Infopath 2007 browser forms using BDC Custom Actions http://www.sharepointblogs.com/lovedjohnysmith/archive/2007/07/12/pass-parameter-custom-long-url-to-infopath-2007-browser-forms-using-bdc-custom-actions.aspx Scripting with InfoPath 2003 http://www.windowsitlibrary.com/content/888/06/2.html InfoPath Object Model Wall Chart http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=771aeb45-9d27-4d1f-acd1-9b950637d64e&displaylang=en Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2005 Extensions http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=19F21E5E-B715-4F0C-B959-8C6DCBDC1057&displaylang=en SharePoint Products and Technologies Templates: Web Part Templates for Visual Studio .NET http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=CAC3E0D2-BEC1-494C-A74E-75936B88E3B5&displaylang=en InfoPath - Get User Name http://blogs.msdn.com/infopath/archive/2006/05/26/608092.aspx InfoPath - Get the User Profile through MOSS Web Services http://blogs.msdn.com/infopath/archive/2007/03/07/get-the-user-profile-through-moss-web-services.aspx InfoPath - Get the current user without writing code http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/itaysk/archive/2007/04/05/InfoPath-_2D00_-Get-the-current-user-without-writing-code.aspx SSRS http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/48aa9772-41cb-488e-80c1-25547d1ea3001033.mspx?mfr=true http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/02/19/microsoft-sql-server-2005-sp2-reporting-services-integration-with-wss-3-0-and-moss-2007.aspx

InfoPath: Forcing a form to open from SharePoint into a browser

If you are using MOSS Enterprise Edition or you have installed InfoPath Forms Server with your WSS 3.0 or MOSS Standard Edition then your users can fill out InfoPath forms using a browser... IF... they have do not have the InfoPath program installed on their local PC.

If they do have InfoPath installed then SharePoint will open the form in InfoPath. (How does it know? See here.) Of course before any browser related features will work, you must set the correct options in InfoPath when you design and publish the form:

• Select: Tools, Form Options, Compatibility, Design a form template that can be opened in a browser or InfoPath
• And when you publish: you must checkmark "Enable this form to be filled out by using a browser"

Microsoft has an MSDN article on this topic. Three of their examples are for opening an existing form and one is for creating a new form, but I had to make one change to make it work.

Here is their article: How to: Use Query Parameters to Invoke Browser-Enabled InfoPath Forms http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms772417.aspx

Here is their example (scroll down to "Using a URL with the XsnLocation, SaveLocation, and Source parameters"):

http://ServerName/sites/SiteCollection/_layouts/FormServer.aspx?XsnLocation=~sitecollection/FormLibrary/Forms/template.xsn&SaveLocation=~sitecollection/FormLibrary&Source=~sitecollection/FormLibrary

(replace servername, sitecollection and formlibrary with your path to the library with the form)

This example just prompted me to save or open (in InfoPath) the form. To get it to open in a browser you must add &OpenIn=Browser to the end of the URL. Here is what I got to work:

http://ServerName/sites/SiteCollection/_layouts/FormServer.aspx?XsnLocation=~sitecollection/FormLibrary/Forms/template.xsn&SaveLocation=~sitecollection/FormLibrary&Source=~sitecollection/FormLibrary&OpenIn=Browser

Now only two problems to solve:
1) The NEW menu still opens the form in InfoPath. I have to list the above link somewhere on the site so users can always create a form in their browser.
2) This only seems to work on form templates stored in a forms library and not with a form published as a Content Type.

.

InfoPath

- How To's and Tips:

• InfoPath: Forcing a form to open from SharePoint into a browser
• SharePoint: How does MOSS know the user has InfoPath installed?

Links:

• InfoPath Links

My Favorite InfoPath Books:

When I was first learning InfoPath I browsed through a number of books to find one that covered both InfoPath and using InfoPath with SharePoint. The book below was the book I picked, and still recommend in my classes.  Update: There is a 2010 version of the book in the works. I have not gotten my hands on it yet, but if it is as good as the 2007 version ...

InfoPath Links

InfoPathDev.com - Forums, Tutorials, Downloads http://www.infopathdev.com

SharePoint: How does MOSS know the user has InfoPath installed?

Your browser tells a web server a lot of stuff about you each time you visit a web site. These include the browser version, Windows version, screen resolution and colors, .Net version installed and if you have InfoPath.

Here's a sample of what is sent as part of the User-Agent string:

• User-Agent=Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; InfoPath.2; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.30)

What can we tell from this example:

• Internet Explorer 6.0 (MSIE 6.0)
• Windows XP Service Pack 1 (Windows NT 5.1; SV1)
• InfoPath 2007 (InfoPath.2)
• 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0 .Net runtimes installed (.NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.30)

Here's another user:

• User-Agent=Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; InfoPath.2)

Very similar, but is using Internet Explorer 7.0 and only has .Net 1.1 and 2.0 installed.


This one is interesting in that it is coming from a server (maybe):

• User-Agent=Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.2; WOW64; SV1)

Windows NT 5.2 is either Windows Server 2003, XP Professional 64 Bit, or Windows Home Server. (Interesting reuse of a version number!) One other note, the user in this example is running a 32 bit version of IE 6.0 on a 64 bit machine. WOW64 = Windows-on-Windows 64-bit.

And this one is from a FireFox 2.0 user:

• User-Agent=Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.1) Gecko/20061204 Firefox/2.0.0.1

.

<---	Start by selecting a category from the Table of Contents...

SharePoint 2007 Links - Features, Migration, Management Tools

MOSS Service Accounts

The Microsoft article: http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/f07768d4-ca37-447a-a056-1a67d93ef5401033.mspx?mfr=true

A short and easy article on accounts: http://cregan.wordpress.com/2006/12/08/moss-setup-service-accounts/

Sample Features

Two simple and cool features: Print Page Feature - adds a new item to the Actions menu to display and print a clean view of a list. Windows List Feature - adds a new links list template with options to open in a new window and to control sizing and menu options. And a bunch more... https://mail.maxtrain.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.codeplex.com/features/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=2502

Alternate Access Mappings

What every SharePoint administrator needs to know about Alternate Access Mappings (Part 1 of 3) https://mail.maxtrain.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/03/06/what-every-sharepoint-administrator-needs-to-know-about-alternate-access-mappings-part-1.aspx

2003 to 2007 Migrations Cornelius J. van Dyk's SharePoint Brain Dump: Step-by-Step – A REAL world upgrade of a SharePoint Portal Server 2003 (SPS) farm to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS)http://www.cjvandyk.com/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=744536f4%2D127e%2D4c4a%2Dbcff%2Db85408e7e7e5&ID=107

MOSS Planning:

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Deployment Plan Sample (MS Project)http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=101328&clcid=0x409 HP ProLiant Sizer for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007http://h71019.www7.hp.com/activeanswers/Secure/548230-0-0-0-121.html

Migration Tools:

Migration tools, both 2003 to 2007 and 2007 to 2007 (for staging to production deployments)

metaLogic SharePoint Site Migration Manager http://www.metalogix.net/products/migrationmanagersp/index.htm

AvePoint DocAve 4.1 Migrator for SharePoint (also supports Exchange public folders to 2003 or 2007) http://www.avepoint.com/products/sharepoint-migration

ecKnowledge (also has tools to migration to/from Notes and other products)http://www.casahl.com/Solutions/SharePointSolutions.html

Microsoft Transporter for Lotus DominoResources for Interoperability and Migration from Lotus Domino http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/interopmigration/bb403105.aspx Proposion Software Notes/Domino to SharePointhttp://www.proposion.com/site/proposion.nsf/pages/SharePoint

SharePoint Management Tools

COOL free TOOL! Discovery Wizard for Sharepoint Freewarehttp://www.quest.com/2_0/registration.aspx?requestdefid=8286

Quest - Microsoft SharePoint Tools for the Enterprise http://www.quest.com/sharepoint/

AvePoint - DocAve 4.1 Content Manager for SharePoint http://www.avepoint.com/products/sharepoint-content-management

Universal SharePoint Manager 2007Environment (Farm) Reporting, User Site Security Analyzer, User List/Item Security Analyzer, Add User http://www.idevfactory.com/products/uspm2007/

Site Security, Remove User Site Security, Clone User Site Security http://www.idevfactory.com/products/uspm2007/default.aspx

ScriptLogic Security Explorer for SharePoint
http://www.scriptlogic.com/products/security-explorer/sharepoint/

New SharePoint Links - Install, Upgrade, Tools

Must have links: Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Team Blog The official blog of the SharePoint Product Group http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/default.aspx

MSDN Forums » SharePoint Products and Technologies http://mssharepointforums.com/

Service Accounts:

The base accounts needed for SharePoint MOSS http://blogs.msdn.com/martinkearn/archive/2007/04/23/configuring-kerberos-for-sharepoint-2007-part-1-base-configuration-for-sharepoint.aspx

The Microsoft article: http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/f07768d4-ca37-447a-a056-1a67d93ef5401033.mspx?mfr=true

A short and easy article on accounts: http://cregan.wordpress.com/2006/12/08/moss-setup-service-accounts/

Version comparisions...

Web page: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointtechnology/FX101758691033.aspx Excel file: http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/d/c/1dc632e8-71e1-466f-8a2f-c940f1438e0a/SharePointProductsComparison.xls

Install and Upgrade links Upgrading to Office SharePoint Server 2007 http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/94c49b6d-527e-4387-9557-8cfe8b55ede91033.mspx?mfr=true

Setting up Forms Based Authentication http://devcow.com/blogs/jdattis/archive/2007/02/23/Office_SharePoint_Server_2007_Forms_Based_Authentication_FBA_Walkthrough_Part_1.aspx

Configuring Kerberos for SharePoint 2007: Part 1 - Base Configuration for SharePoint http://blogs.msdn.com/martinkearn/archive/2007/04/23/configuring-kerberos-for-sharepoint-2007-part-1-base-configuration-for-sharepoint.aspx

Which server should host Central Administration (and how to move it) http://www.sharepointblogs.com/johnwpowell/archive/2007/07/10/which-server-the-sharepoint-central-administration-web-site-should-be-installed-on-and-how-to-move-it-there.aspx

Estimate performance and capacity requirements for Windows SharePoint Services collaboration environments (Office SharePoint Server) http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/0a7b2b45-f633-46d2-a4fd-78691d4b8f631033.mspx?mfr=true

Plan for software boundaries (Office SharePoint Server) http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/6a13cd9f-4b44-40d6-85aa-c70a8e5c34fe1033.mspx?mfr=true

Internet/Extranet/Intranet, etc. Logical architecture model: Corporate deployment http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/1cffb278-6497-46fc-abd0-3dd652064c891033.mspx?mfr=true

More links here: Scale, Performance, and Capacity Planning http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/03/08/scale-performance-and-capacity-planning.aspx

Tool and Features

Microsoft IT Site Delete Capture 1.0 http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/04/30/microsoft-it-site-delete-capture-1-0.aspx

SharePoint Tools: SharePoint 2007 Tools Collection v2 (very insteresting list of tools here) http://blogs.msdn.com/walterst/archive/2007/06/20/sharepoint-2007-tools-collection-v2.aspx

Other links

Using Grove with SharePoint http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/2/2/822feaaa-5b56-48aa-9444-e85d49c99756/Microsoft%20Office%20Groove%20and%20SharePoint%20Integration.doc

Using OneNote with SharePoint http://www.sharepointblogs.com/ssa/archive/2007/02/02/onenote-and-sharepoint.aspx

SharePoint books http://workerthread.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/sharepoint-books-my-recommendations/

Real world Examples

Dell MOSS White paper http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/casestudies/2007_DellOnSharepoint.pdf