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Office SharePoint Server 2007 Timer Jobs - Create Your Own.

Office SharePoint Server 2007 Timer Jobs - Create Your Own.

In this article, I want to share how you can create a custom timer job for your SharePoint environments. This is a super useful tool.

January 10, 2007

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Using Visual Studio 2005, MakeCab.exe and MSBuild to Create Window SharePoint Services v3 Solution Files (*.WSP's)

Using Visual Studio 2005, MakeCab.exe and MSBuild to Create Window SharePoint Services v3 Solution Files (*.WSP's)

In this post, I’ll explain how to create WSP’s in Visual Studio 2005 with MakeCab.exe and MSBuild… something VS2005 can’t do by default.

December 20, 2006

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Move Content Between Envs: SharePoint Features & Solutions

Move Content Between Envs: SharePoint Features & Solutions

In response to a frequently asked question, the answer is to use SharePoint Features & Solutions to move content between development and other environments.

December 19, 2006

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Get Public Key Token & Blob for Signed Assembly in VS 2005

Get Public Key Token & Blob for Signed Assembly in VS 2005

The text describes a new way for Web Part developers to obtain the public key token and blob for a signed assembly using Visual Studio 2005.

September 15, 2006

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Web Content Management in MOSS 2007: Terminology Explained

Web Content Management in MOSS 2007: Terminology Explained

A article aims to clarify the terms related to Web Content Management in MOSS 2007, including WSS v3, MOSS 2007, and SharePoint Server.

September 7, 2006

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Web Content Management in MOSS 2007: Terminology Explained

Web Content Management in MOSS 2007: Terminology Explained

A article aims to clarify the terms related to Web Content Management in MOSS 2007, including WSS v3, MOSS 2007, and SharePoint Server.

September 7, 2006

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MCMS 2002 Article Rollup: Solve Authoring, Rendering, +more

MCMS 2002 Article Rollup: Solve Authoring, Rendering, +more

MCMS 2002 Knowledge Base: 5 Fixes for Authoring Error Messages, Import Failure, Render Error, Attachment Storage, & Web Site Import Issues

August 28, 2006

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When 'F5' debugging and attaching to processes is slow

When 'F5' debugging and attaching to processes is slow

Learn how you can speed up your debugging process in Visual Studio for SharePoint projects. Create a shortcut to launch & attach the debugger.

May 10, 2006

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MCMS 2002 SP2 Adds New Support but Poses Challenges

MCMS 2002 SP2 Adds New Support but Poses Challenges

MCMS 2002 SP2 adds SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio .NET 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0 support, but it poses challenges and has bugs.

February 12, 2006

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Microsoft product build & version numbers for OSS developers

Microsoft product build & version numbers for OSS developers

The article lists the major build and version numbers for some Microsoft products, specifically for OSS developers, and invites contributions.

November 27, 2005

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Adding "OpenInNewWindow" option to SharePoint Links lists

Adding "OpenInNewWindow" option to SharePoint Links lists

In this article, I show you how to add a new field to each link in SharePoint that allows contributors to specify links should open in new windows or not.

August 19, 2005

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Leveraging regular expressions within MCMS implementations

Leveraging regular expressions within MCMS implementations

Unlock the power of regex for efficient text processing. Andrew Connell reveals how to leverage regular expressions for dynamic MCMS site navigation.

July 9, 2005

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    Humbled to be Recognized as a Microsoft MVP for MCMS

    Humbled to be Recognized as a Microsoft MVP for MCMS

    Proud to share I was awarded the Microsoft MVP status for MCMS. I would like to thank my friends for their help throughout the process.

    April 1, 2005

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    What's next for Microsoft's Content Management Server?

    What's next for Microsoft's Content Management Server?

    What’s next for Microsoft Content Management Server? In this article, I’ll share my thoughts and Microsoft’s plans to merge it with SharePoint.

    January 10, 2005

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    CustomPropertyDbEx: Simplify MCMS 2002 Custom Prop Upgrades

    CustomPropertyDbEx: Simplify MCMS 2002 Custom Prop Upgrades

    The article suggests using CustomPropertyDbEx, Migration Console, and Web Manager to simplify MCMS 2002 custom property upgrades

    December 13, 2004

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    CustomPropertyDbEx: Enhanced Custom Properties for MCMS 2002

    CustomPropertyDbEx: Enhanced Custom Properties for MCMS 2002

    MCMS 2002 is a CMS platform that stores site assets, with the ability to add custom metadata properties through Site Manager or PAPI for improved management.

    December 8, 2004

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    Introducing the CustomPropertyDbEx for MCMS 2002 Develoeprs

    Introducing the CustomPropertyDbEx for MCMS 2002 Develoeprs

    CustomPropertyDbEx enhances content management by migrating custom properties of channels, templates, and postings to a database, retaining CMS linkage.

    November 11, 2004

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    Challenges with Creating Channels On-the-Fly in CMS Project

    Challenges with Creating Channels On-the-Fly in CMS Project

    Project involves many nested channels and creating them on the fly. Programmatically working with custom properties in CMS channels is challenging

    November 11, 2004

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    Choosing a Primary Point of Entry for SharePoint and CMS

    Choosing a Primary Point of Entry for SharePoint and CMS

    In part 2 of my SharePoint and CMS series, I explore different solution types and provide insight on selecting a primary entry point for end users.

    October 27, 2004

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    Differences Between SharePoint and Content Management Server

    Differences Between SharePoint and Content Management Server

    As a SharePoint expert, I explain the differences between SharePoint and Content Management Server. Get a brief intro to SharePoint without a sales pitch.

    October 26, 2004

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    Using SharePoint search in an ASP.NET application with noise filtering

    Using SharePoint search in an ASP.NET application with noise filtering

    In this post, I’ll detail the steps & code used to get this working. I used this method to add search capabilities to a site implemented with MCMS 2002.

    July 15, 2004

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    Microsoft Teams Free 9-Day Email Course

    Microsoft Teams App Development OnRamp

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