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SharePoint Dev Toolbelt

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Kruger) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:40:51 PDT

Great set of links for any SharePoint Developer:

https://www.nothingbutsharepoint.com/sites/devwiki/articles/Pages/SharePoint-Dev-Toolbelt.aspx

Looking for SharePoint Developer/Admin in Houston

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Kruger) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:34:14 PST

We are looking for skilled people that have experience with SharePoint Designer / Artifact Development. This opportunity is located in Houston, TX but always looking for good people on other projects across the US. Please contact if interested.

SharePoint 2010: The List Cannot be Displayed in Datasheet view.....

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Kruger) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:38:01 PDT

The list cannot be displayed in DataSheet view for one or more of the following reasons:

- A datasheet component compatible with Miicrosoft Sharepoint Foundation is not installed.
- Your web browser does not suport ActiveX controls
- A component is not propelry configured for 32- or 64-bit support.

If you're a SharePoint Dev/Admin/Enthusiast using a 64bit system with 64bit Office / IE, chances are you will run into this issue. I was combing for a solution when I came across this MSDN SP2010 General Q&A forum post.

Special thanks to Jennie E [MSFT] for pointing us to the 2007 Office System Driver: Data Connectivity Components

SharePoint 2010 - PDF Security

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Kruger) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:52:35 PDT

IE8 and PDF files in SharePoint don't necessarily play nice together for a reason - security. By default you'll click on your PDF and get an option to either Save or Close. Here's a good explanation and the reason you should use an ‘Inline Download’ exclusion as opposed to the common (but not recommended) Browser File Handling setting in Central Admin.

Quick link to share via JB's Just Saying...

PowerShell Script:


$webApp = Get-SPWebApplication http://webapp.domain
 If ($webApp.AllowedInlineDownloadedMimeTypes -notcontains "application/pdf")
 {
   Write-Host -ForegroundColor White "Adding Pdf MIME Type..."
   $webApp.AllowedInlineDownloadedMimeTypes.Add("application/pdf")
   $webApp.Update()
   Write-Host -ForegroundColor White "Added and saved."
 } Else {
   Write-Host -ForegroundColor White "Pdf MIME type is already added."
 }

In addition, if you want your PDFs to open in a new window or even in Adobe Reader you'll want to change your local Adobe Reader client settings:

Open Adobe Reader
Select “Edit” –> “Preferences” from the menu system.
Select the option on the left called “Internet”
Either select or de-select the option called “Display PDF in Browser” depending on your preference.

SharePoint Administrators, don't forget your PDF iFilter for searching those PDFs!

Download SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 1

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Kruger) — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:22:50 PDT

Download SharePoint Server 2010 SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2460045