This is the SharePoint developer tools for Visual Studio 2008. These tools are suitable for use with Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. It includes project and item templates for common SharePoint artifacts, it includes build, packaging and deployment for SharePoint solutions and it includes the SharePoint Solution Generator which creates a new Visual Studio 2008 project from a SharePoint site.
The tools provide item templates for List Definition, List Definition from Content Type, Content Type, Field Control, Web Part, Module, Root File, Template, Event Receiver, and List Instance. It provides project templates for Team Site Definition, Blank Site Definition, List Definition, Web Part and Empty. It works with Visual Basic .NET and C# languages and a comprehensive user guide is included. It does not include the SharePoint Workflow templates as they are built in with Visual Studio 2008.
New features in version 1.3 include:

• Can be installed on x64 Server OS machines running SharePoint x64. Previously only x86 Server OS could be used
• Separate build commands for package, deploy and retract are added as Visual Studio menu items
• WSP View improvements for consistency of deleting feature elements, merging features and adding event receivers to features
• Command line build, package and retract commands are included enabling continuous integration and build servers. Previously command line build of SharePoint projects was very difficult
• Refactoring support for renaming of Web Parts. Previously renaming a web part required changes in several files in the project
• Solution Generator can now generate solutions from publishing sites. Previously only regular sites could be generated
• Allowing partial trust BIN deployments of web parts
• New project item template for SharePoint RootFiles items
• Deployment will now optionally remove conflicting existing features on the development server prior to redeployment. Previously any feature name conflicts would result in an error
• Ancillary assemblies such as for business logic can now be added to the SharePoint Solution WSP
• Hidden features related to Site Definition projects are now shown in WSP View. They are no longer hidden
• For advanced users a fast deploy is included to update only the compiled assembly on the SharePoint development installation
• Deployment step logging is included
• The List Definition from Content Type template now allows for the creation of a List Definition Event Receiver
• The User Guide is now installed with the extensions instead of being a separate download

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=B2C0B628-5CAB-48C1-8CAE-C34C1CCBDC0A&displaylang=en#filelist

En beta depuis le mois de septembre, Windows Live Messenger (et les autres outils gratuits Windows Live) vient de passer un cap important comme en atteste la capture d’écran suivante:

L’interface de Windows Live Writer se voit légèrement modifiée:

Plus d’infos sur: http://www.windowslive.fr/2009/

Téléchargement: http://download.live.com/

Notez qu’à la date du 21 décembre, le site regorge du mot “beta” or, lors d’un “A propos de”, le terme beta est bel et bien absent.

patterns & practices Application Architecture Guide 2.0 project site! provides design-level guidance for the architecture and design of applications built on the .NET Framework. It focuses on the most common types of applications, partitioning application functionality into layers, components, and services, and walks through their key design characteristics.This guide is a collaborative effort between patterns & practices, product teams, and industry experts.

http://www.codeplex.com/AppArchGuide

Parce qu'il n'est pas possible d'écrire sur tous les sujets et que d'autres le font très bien, voici une sélection de lectures parues cette semaine...

Leveraging the SharePoint Platform - Part 2: What capabilities to start with

This the second post of a six part series on Leveraging the SharePoint Platform. In the first post I introduced at a high level the Capabilities, the Editions, the Infrastructure and the API of the SharePoint Platform. In this post I will give my own opinion on what capabilities to start with and what ones to use Open Source/Partner Solutions with or to wait for SharePoint 2009.

http://sharepointmagazine.net/news/analysis/leveraging-the-sharepoint-platform-part-2

Developer Tools in Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2

http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/09/03/developer-tools-in-internet-explorer-8-beta-2.aspx

Content Deployment Problems with MOSS and IIS 7

The preconfigured maximum size of the cab files generated by content deployment is 10 MB as discussed in this article. IIS 7 on the other hand has a preconfigured upload limit of 29 MB as discussed in KB article 925083.

So with these two limits (maximum size of a cab file = 10 MB and maximum upload size in IIS 7 = 29 MB) we would not expect any problems. But...

http://blogs.technet.com/stefan_gossner/archive/2008/09/03/content-deployment-problems-with-moss-and-iis-7.aspx

SharePoint : Test de Chrome avec SharePoint 2007 (MOSS et WSS)

Comme nous le savons depuis hier, Google vient de sortir son navigateur WEB. Celui-ci est un mix de ce qui se fait dans les principaux navigateurs (Internet Explorer, FireFox ou Opera).

J’ai donc voulu testé (ou plutôt confirmer) le fonctionnement de Chrome avec SharePoint 2007 au travers des versions de SharePoint disponibles (MOSS et WSS V3).

http://blogs.codes-sources.com/fabrice69/archive/2008/09/03/sharepoint-test-de-chrome-avec-sharepoint-2007-moss-et-wss.aspx

[Best Practices] Customisation du My Site : Comment le modifier en amont et en aval

Le "My Site" est clairement une fonction incontournable de SharePoint 2007 lorsqu'il s'agit de gérer la notion de personnalisation et de réseau social.

Tout simplement, un "Must have".

http://blogs.codes-sources.com/themit/archive/2008/09/05/best-practices-customisation-du-my-site-comment-le-modifier-en-amont-et-en-aval.aspx

The Microsoft SharePoint Administration Toolkit contains functionality to help manage Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services version 3.0. This toolkit contains the ability to perform bulk operations on site collections, an Stsadm operation to update alert e-mails after the URL for a Web application has been changed, and a User Profile Replication Engine tool.

Information for farm administrators about Batch Site Manager, User Profile Replication Engine, and the updatealert operation for the Stsadm command-line tool can be found in

• SharePoint Administration Toolkit (Office SharePoint Server)
• SharePoint Administration Toolkit (Windows SharePoint Services).

Version 32 bits:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=263CD480-F6EB-4FA3-9F2E-2D47618505F2&displaylang=en

Version 64 bits:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F8EEA8F0-FA30-4C10-ABC9-217EEACEC9CE&displaylang=en

Parce qu'il n'est pas possible d'écrire sur tous les sujets et que d'autres le font très bien, voici une sélection de lectures parues cette semaine...

Convert Word to PDF inside a MOSS Workflow

MOSS Workflows are great for Document Management process. There are many OOTB DMS templates in MOSS and you could leverage those activities with SharePoint Designer. I had a customer that wanted a process that used the Docx file format for authoring/approving the document and convert it to PDF file format before sending outside of the organization. My first idea was to use the Office 2007 capabilities in converting Word to PDF. You can do it easily in the Save As dialog so coding this shouldn't be a problem ...

http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/adir_ron/archive/2008/08/27/convert-word-to-pdf-inside-a-moss-workflow.aspx

How to get currently logged-in user in workflow

You will always have simple requirement whenever you are working with workflow is to find the currently logged-in user.
It is really frustrating that it is easy to find who is the originator of the workflowproperties but you cannot find who is currently logged in user from workflowproperties even you have properties available.

http://www.sharepointkings.com/2008/08/how-to-get-currently-logged-in-user-in.html

How to deploy a page layout with all the bells and whistles

If you have ever had anything to do with a MOSS publishing site then you are familiar with page layouts. Basically the usual way to deploy these to a site collection is through a feature that will put your ASP files into the master page gallery. One thing I have noticed is that when this gets done there are usually some pretty easy to do things that tend to get over looked that will make your page layouts look to fit in a bit more with the out of the box ones, things like thumbnails and descriptions. So I thought I would put this together to show you how you can deploy a page layout with these things.

http://pointstoshare.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!AEC42F315B4528B0!2991.entry

MOSS SDK 1.4 (29/08/2008)

The Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SDK contains conceptual overviews, “How Do I…?” programming tasks, developer tools, code samples, references, and an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) starter kit to guide you in developing solutions based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6D94E307-67D9-41AC-B2D6-0074D6286FA9&displaylang=en

WSS SDK 1.4 (28/08/2008)

The Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 software development kit (SDK) contains conceptual overviews, programming tasks, samples, and references to guide you in developing solutions based on Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=05E0DD12-8394-402B-8936-A07FE8AFAFFD&displaylang=en

Parce qu'il n'est pas possible d'écrire sur tous les sujets et que d'autres le font très bien, voici une sélection de lectures parues cette semaine...

Video: PowerPoint 2007 SharePoint Slide Libraries

PowerPoint 2007 SharePoint Slide Libraries are a powerful new tool for Microsoft Office users who create frequent presentations and need to make changes on a frequent basis. In this video I provide an overview of their function and demonstrate the following scenarios:

1. Creating a slide library
2. Publishing content to a slide library
3. Consuming content from a slide library
4. Updating and synching content that originated in a slide library

http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blogs/mikeg/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=1b3bbb8f%2D4b5a%2D4f72%2D94c4%2D94cb80bc3866&ID=1191

Using InfoPath Browser forms as a Development Platform – Best Practices and Recommendations

... I got the notion that many times developers tend to dismiss the fact that InfoPath is actually a full development platform and should definitely be treated as one. This is even especially important once you decided to add managed code and combine it with Visual Studio 2005/2008. Given concepts and best practices that we use in every development process are totally overlooked when you use InfoPath – and we're talking about important and time saving things like naming convections, data access layers etc.

http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/adir_ron/archive/2008/08/20/using-infopath-browser-forms-as-a-development-platform-best-practices-and-recommendations.aspx

[AVIS] Le paradoxe SharePoint : Gouvernance or not ?

http://blogs.codes-sources.com/themit/archive/2008/08/20/avis-le-paradoxe-sharepoint-gouvernance-or-not.aspx

Why Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 might interest SharePoint developers ...

One of the reasons why Dynamics AX 2009 might be of interesting to SharePoint Developers is the Enterprise Portal functionality. Enterprise Portal in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 is built on ASP.net/AJAX, it uses Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and provides full power and flexibility to developers to build real , modern , interactive and responsive web applications for intranet, extranet and internet scenarios.

http://jopx.blogspot.com/2008/08/why-microsoft-dynamics-ax-2009-might.html

Issues with Data View webpart programmatically

Data view web part is useful in SharePoint for filtering data from particular list according to business logic.
We had successfully created data form view (data view) webpart programmatically with the reference of above site.
But we are facing some problems ...

http://www.sharepointkings.com/2008/08/issues-with-data-view-webpart.html

VPC Hard Disk Image for testing websites with different IE versions on Windows XP SP2, Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=21EABB90-958F-4B64-B5F1-73D0A413C8EF&displaylang=en

To avoid common pitfalls and keep your Office SharePoint Server 2007 environment available and performing well, follow these best practices based on real-world experience from Microsoft Consulting Services and the product team.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/bb736746.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2751D5CD-8690-44B5-AE5C-D2769B227929&displaylang=en

This download presents packaged presentations and videos of the following conference sessions:

• Enterprise Search Strategy and Opportunities (SharePointServer2007SearchDeepDiveA.exe)
  This session starts with an overview of Microsoft's enterprise search strategy, reviews the various products that it affects, and outlines what is new in SharePoint Search for the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Lastly, it discusses opportunities for partners building on the platform.
• SharePoint Search Extensibility (SharePointServer2007SearchDeepDiveB.exe)
  This session addresses the core extensibility scenarios in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) search, such as customizing the user interface, custom search using client applications, and crawling new repositories, including line-of-business data. It also covers the administration object model.
• Protocol Handlers and IFilters (SharePointServer2007SearchDeepDiveC.exe)
  Learn about the overall architecture of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) search. Protocol Handlers and iFilter interfaces are described in detail with code examples.
• Customizing and Extending Search in Office SharePoint Server 2007 (SharePointServer2007SearchDeepDiveD.exe)
  Learn how to customize Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) search user interface and build search based applications in this session. Branding, Web parts and extending search using the object model and Web services are discussed.
• Business Data Search (SharePointServer2007SearchDeepDiveE.exe)
  The Business Data Catalog (BDC) enables search to reach into line-of-business repositories and provide integrated search results. Learn about the Business Data Catalog including the design motivations, scenarios, and the apis.
• SharePoint Search Deployment Scenarios(SharePointServer2007SearchDeepDiveF.exe)
  This session reviews both Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 search topologies, and various deployment scenarios such as a collaboration environment, enterprise portals, and internet facing portals.

The Microsoft Office Interactive Developer Map is a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application that helps developers visualize the different programs, servers, services, and tools that will help them build solutions. It allows them to drill down to each product and technology and learn about new features, objects, Web services, namespaces, and schemas required to extend Microsoft Office and build custom Office Business Applications (OBAs).

Interactive Developer Map

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 est une mise à jour cumulative qui contient de nombreuses nouvelles fonctionnalités qui sont construites par incréments à partir de .NET Framework 2.0 et 3.0, et inclut les mises à jour cumulatives de .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 et de .NET Framework 3.0 Service Pack 2.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AB99342F-5D1A-413D-8319-81DA479AB0D7&displaylang=fr

The Enterprise Search Indexing Connector 2008 for EMC Documentum enables Microsoft enterprise search systems to index the contents of an EMC Documentum repository. Once indexed, this connector also allows EMC Documentum search results to be displayed for users from within the Microsoft enterprise search system. These capabilities are based on the connector’s ability to natively access the appropriate file formats, data structures and security implementation of the EMC Documentum document management system.

Téléchargement: https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2BE66504-21FB-4130-844C-0F89DA54515F&displaylang=en

A set of 10 Hands on Labs for Developing Applications for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with Visual Studio 2005. These labs are provided in C# and VB.NET languages. Each Hands on Lab is expected to take 60 minutes to complete and no SharePoint development experience is required. Participants are expected to have .NET development experience. The download includes lab manuals, completed lab exercises and any resource files required by the labs. The HOLs included are:
1. Web Parts
2. Data Lists
3. Event Handlers
4. Workflow
5. Silverlight
6. Page Navigation
7. Page Branding
8. Web Services
9. Content Types
10. User Authentication

Téléchargement: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b885dce8-c93f-48aa-b798-4422febcc200&DisplayLang=en