January 2010 Entries
When you upload images to a SharePoint picture library three images are actually stored. Firstly there's the actual image that you uploaded then there are two others with specific sizes. There’s a thumbnail image that’s scaled to a particular width and is used in the default ‘All Pictures’ view then there’s a web image that’s resized to a specific width and height. The thumbnails are saved to a hidden folder in the picture library named _t and the web images are saves to a hidden folder named _w. Let’s say you have a few web parts that make use...
Ever tried to add a custom field control to a Custom List Form in SharePoint Designer? You’d think it’d be simple, just drag the field from the toolbox and stick it on the form. Nah! We haven’t heard much from Ernő Rubik in recent years. I’m convinced he’s at Microsoft working on the SharePoint team (and doing a bit of work in the WF team when he’s got a chance) You’ll come across a few problems when trying to add your custom field control (or any other type of custom control) to a custom list form. As you may...
I’ve been doing a lot of work with Linq to SharePoint over the past month, creating content for my new SharePoint 2010 development book. You know it’s a strange thing writing a technical book, when you first start out you wonder how you’ll fill the pages. As you get into it though you very quickly find that there’s a lot more stuff you’d like to add but don’t have the space. I like to take things to bits completely before I start wiring about them. It’s always good to know where the limits are before you think about scenarios...