Data View Web Parts (DVWPs) are still my favorite tool in my SharePoint toolbox. Whenever I can use them to get the server to do the heavy lifting before the page is rendered, I do. jQuery and all of the fancy template libraries out there are grand, but in most cases it introduces a lag for …
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May 03 2013
Determine if a SharePoint Publishing Page Is in Design Mode (Edit Mode) with Script
Today I was working on some script for the home page of a SharePoint 2013 site which added the jQueryUI accordion behaviour to all of the Web Parts within a Web Part Zone. When I went into edit mode, it was pretty frustrating to have the accorsdions kick in, so I looked around for a way …
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Apr 10 2013
Setting Up BCS and the Secure Store Service in SharePoint 2010
It’s supposed to be simple to set up an External Content Type with SharePoint Designer. You just create the connection, flick a few settings, and voila, you’ve got external data available in SharePoint. At least every time I’ve seen it demoed, it works really well. The blog posts out there also paint is as a …
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Apr 04 2013
Working Title: Black Magic Solutions for White Hat SharePoint
Here’s something really exciting. I’m one of nine authors for an upcoming SharePoint book we’re putting together with Mark Miller (@EUSP), good old Mr. EndUserSharePoint himself. It’s going to be all about using script with SharePoint in interesting and (we hope!) useful ways. As with our SharePoint 2010 at Work: Tricks, Traps, and Bold Opinions book, we’re each …
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Mar 18 2013
The SharePoint Social vs. Yammer Battle – Do We Care?
I’m driven to write this post after reading one by James Dellow over the weekend called Gartner: Yammer or SharePoint? The choice is still unclear. The choice indeed may still seem unclear, but I think that the statement addresses the wrong questions. In my opinion (I’m the only one here – you talkin’ to me?), we should stop …
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