Creating an XSLT List View Web Part from a Different Site
A little while ago I wrote how it was possible to create an XSLT List View Web Part that could be exported. Whilst this is very useful, I actually find myself using a similar technique more often for...
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Listing all web parts in a site collection with PowerShell
As our current project has progressed we’ve quite naturally ended up with many pages of content. This is good news and highlights the success of the project – however in a solution with development...
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XLV Bug: View settings lost on saved XSLT List View Web Part
After working with the XSLT List View Web Part for a good while now I’ve discovered some great features and a few annoying niggles or bugs. Whilst I’ll continue to post new finds and interesting...
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XLV Bug: Content type enabled list XLV can’t be added to sites
Another instalment of my mini-series about some bugs that I’ve encountered with the XSLT List View Web Part – this time looking at an error that occurs if you try and show a content type enabled list...
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XLV Bug: Unable to use folders with cross-site XLV
As I was writing up a post in my collection of bugs with the XSLT List View Web Part I received a comment on a previous post regarding using the XLV with a list from a different site. The commenter...
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Inspecting the CAML of a Content Query Web Part
I saw a message on the twitter tag #SPHelp today from @paulschaeflein asking how to troubleshoot the Content Query Web Part. After recently rediscovering a post I’d written on a bug with the CQWP it...
View ArticleDisplaying a random list item with XSL
This week I re-discovered a technique for displaying a random item from a list using XSL. This can apply to both Content Query Web Parts (CQWP) and XSLT List View Web Parts (XLV) and is actually a very...
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Finding a Correlation ID using Fiddler
When working with SharePoint it’s inevitable that at some point you will come across a Correlation ID on your screen! These are invaluable for tracking down issues when you’re building new...
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Viewing Timer Job History for a Specific Date and Time Period
Central Administration provides several ways to view timer job history for a SharePoint farm. From the Job History page, you can view by Service, Web Application, Server, Job Definition or Failed Jobs....
View ArticleSyntax for SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Search Queries
Recently I was asked if I knew how to create a search that returned results for items created in the last 7 days. I knew I could do this but couldn’t remember exactly the right syntax for the query I...
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