WSS3 and Access 2007

Came across a really nice combination of this the other day. Access 2007 has an Issues template that integrates really well with Sharepoint 2007/WSS 3 sites. Means you can have a nice rich client to the issues list. Also means better reporting capability and you can also publish the database to a document library on the site from within Access… nice!

Windows Sharepoint Services etc.

A new blogger – PJ Hough, the Group Program Manager for Windows Sharepoint Services has started blogging.

Link: Windows Sharepoint Services etc.

2 really useful shortcuts for Sharepoint

Here’s a really good post on creating a couple of really useful shortcuts that make your life easier when setting up Sharepoint sites. They let you get into design mode or add webparts on any webpart page without needing the Modify Shared Page menu.

Link: Two Invaluable Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) Shortcuts

Sharepoint RSS webpart with no installation

I found this post today. Absolutely cool! A webpart that can load and display RSS feeds without requireing any server-side components. Just upload the webpart and add ot a page. Awesome!

Link: x5 » Windows SharePoint Services RSS (WSS-RSS)

Pocket PC Access to Sharepoint

Now this is something I\’ve been wanting and thinking about for a long, long time…

Access to Sharepoint sites from a PDA that’s nicely rendered! Ian has made an awesome start and is working on a generic rendering interface for Sharepoint lists. Can’t wait.

Check it out here: www.wssdemo.com

Here is the link to Ian\’s post: Web Log

This page detects the OS type and redirects to a PDA friendly page that lists the contents of the site. Just a demo at this stage, but hey, this is huge!

CAML Query Builder V2 Revisted

Since my original post on this topic a while back, I've been in contact with CAML girl about this project. It appears I misread the the description of the various modes that the CAML Query builder works in. I thought it required a component to be installed on the server for this to work. But this is not the case. There is a server component that you can install, but you can also work exclusively through web services mode using only the standard WSS web service. This is very cool. Nothing to install on the server unless you want to! Great!

Apologies to CAML Girl and the rest of the team.

Link: CAML Query Builder V2

Graphical Wonder: SharePoint Theme

Sick of the default Sharepoint site themes? Don’t blame you. Here is a free theme from GraphicalWonder.

Not sure if it’s really to my taste but it’s nice to see some fresh looks.

Link: Graphical Wonder: SharePoint Theme

CAML Query Builder V2

Now this is cool!

Build CAML queries for dynamically updating Sharepoint lists. The latest version adds some neat features:

You can now choose whether you work in object model or in Web services mode. It means that you now can use the app on the SharePoint machine itself and on a client accessing the SharePoint content via the Web services.

When working with the object model, you can only query for content. If you opt for Web services mode, you can query but also now update content in a SharePoint list using CAML.M

You now also have the possibility to make use of parameters and give these parameters a value at runtime when using the CAML Server Helper to execute the saved CAML query string.

I easpecially like the ability to work from the client rather than having to code on the server itself. Makes things alot easier.

The tool lets you point to your Sharepoint site and browse the available lists and pick the fields you want in your query and then run a test to make sure it is right.

The only slight downside to all this coolness is that you need a component on the server side to parse and execute the CAML query. Bit of a pain if you don't manage the server yourself. Oh well. Still cool!

Link: CAML Query Builder V2

[quote] For the Millionth Time… How to build a Web Part [/quote]

Nice cookbook post on how to get started creating your own webparts for Sharepoint.

[ Via SharePoint from Scratch ]

SharePoint Site Definitions – Maping files to pages on a SharePoint site

Great post on what all the files are in a Sharepoint site and what URL’s they map to. Awesome! I’ve been looking for something like this for ages.

Link: SharePoint Site Definitions – Maping files to pages on a SharePoint site