This is the third tutorial about accessing and manipulating data on SharePoint. The first one leveraged web services and the…
Quick tip: Use (or, avoid using) the “base.CreateChildControls()” method
You might have noticed the method “base.CreateChildControls()” being used in some of the webpart examples I’ve been sharing. It turns out…
Basics: DateTime.ToString() format
One of the most useful overloads of the ToString() method is the ability to provide a format for the object…
Basics: Interact with SharePoint 2010 Data (post 2 – Server Object Model)
In a previous post, I made an introduction to interacting with SharePoint data through Web Services; easily, albeit a bit…
Basics: Create a new GUID
For power users that mostly work with the web interface, or the SPD10, this post will not prove very helpful…
Basics: Visual web parts VS Standard web parts
If you’re working with Visual Studio to create a web part you will notice that there is a couple of…
Basics: InnerXml and OuterXml
If you worked though the first attempt to interact with SharePoint data through web services (here) you must have noticed…
Quick tip: Troubleshoot non-typing keyboard in Outlook 2007 (or else, why can’t I type in Greek, Slavic, Russian, etc.)
This is one of those things that happen once and leave you bewildered. Not being able to type in an…
How to: Create a new Site Column in SharePoint 2010
As we’ve seen before, site columns can be created in a variety of ways, through the web interface, the SPD10…
Quick tip: Create a site column in SharePoint Designer 2010
Site columns, as we discussed in a previous post, differ from list columns in that they are reusable and guarantee…