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How do I get access to the correct SPSite entity from a webpart

furuknap — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:33:43 +0000

To get access to the correct SPSite entity from a webpart use the SPContext.Current where you have access to both the current site and web.

What is Visual Studio extentions for WSS

furuknap — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:57:54 +0000

Visual Studio extentions for WSS, or VSeWSS for short, is a toolkit developed by Microsoft for creating SharePoint functionality and features using Visual Studio. The toolkit is available for both Visual Studio 2005 and 2008.

How do I find associated groups in code

furuknap — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:30:28 +0000

To find associated groups in code you can either use the AssociatedGroups collection or access the individual groups as AssociatedOwnerGroup, AssociatedMemberGroup, or AssociatedVisitorGroup of an SPWeb object:

SPGroup owners = this.Web.AssociatedOwnerGroup;
SPGroup members = this.Web.AssociatedMemberGroup;
SPGroup visitors = this.Web.AssociatedVisitorGroup;

What is an associated group in SharePoint

furuknap — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:58:09 +0000

An associated group in SharePoint refers to the groups that are associated with the default roles in a SharePoint site. In SharePoint v3 these groups are Owners, Members, and Visitor. The groups are created by default when you create a new site collection. When you create a site inside an existing site collection the groups are created automatically if you select to not inherit permissions from the parent site.

How do I add a link on the Create page

furuknap — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:00:48 +0000

The only column to which you can add a link on the Create page is the Web Pages column. To add a link there, use a CustomAction feature with Location=”Microsoft.SharePoint.Create” and a GroupId=”WebPages”:

How do I deploy a workflow in SharePoint

furuknap — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:23:49 +0000

To deploy a workflow in SharePoint you use a feature. The feature should contain an elements file which points to the workflow to deploy. Here is a sample elements.xml file:

How do I get a list of all subsites in a site

furuknap — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:52:42 +0000

To get a list of all subsites in a site you can run the following pattern:

using (SPSite site = new SPSite(“[YOUR SITE COLLECTION URL]“))
{
    using (SPWeb web = site.RootWeb)
    {
        foreach (SPWeb subWeb in web.Webs)
        {
            // Do your thing…
        }
    }
}

What is the limit of questions in a SharePoint survey

furuknap — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:28:49 +0000

The number of questions you can have in a survey varies by question type. To complicate matters you can also only have a limited number from a given question type group. The groups are:

How do I find the strong name of an assembly

furuknap — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:00:57 +0000

To find the strong name of an assembly you have several options. If the assembly has been deployed to the global assembly cache, or GAC, you can open the assembly in the GAC (c:\Windows\Assembly) and view its properties.

How do I add a feature with a feature receiver event handler

furuknap — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:35:33 +0000

To add a feature with a feature receiver event handler your feature.xml file needs to have ReceiverAssembly and ReceiverClass added to the Feature element