Unlocking the Mysteries of Data View Web Part XSL Tags – Part 2 – <xsl:template>

This entry is part 2 of 21 in the series Unlocking the Mysteries of Data View Web Part XSL Tags

Cross-posted from EndUserSharePoint.com… <xsl:template> Think of a template as a subroutine. It’s a unit of XSL to which you pass control. A template in a Data View Web Part’s (DVWP’s) XSL is a really important “unit of measure”. When you first drop a DVWP on the page and configure it, SharePoint Designer will automagically create…

Revisiting My Post: jQuery Library for SharePoint Web Services: Interim Update on What’s Coming Up in v0.5.0

I’ve been meaning to revisit my post from November 1 last year entitled jQuery Library for SharePoint Web Services: Interim Update on What’s Coming Up in v0.5.0.  I wanted to see how I was doing, if I’d forgotten about anything, etc. Reading through the post, I’m happy to say that I’m still having the fun…

Unlocking the Mysteries of Data View Web Part XSL Tags – Part 1: Overview

This entry is part 1 of 21 in the series Unlocking the Mysteries of Data View Web Part XSL Tags

Cross-posted from EndUserSharePoint.com… Data View Web Parts (DVWPs) are, to me, the most powerful feature in SharePoint. You’ve probably heard them called the Swiss Army Knife of SharePoint and there’s really very little that you can’t display with them if you understand how they work. But understanding the inner working of DVWPs requires knowledge of…

jQuery Library for SharePoint Web Services v0.4.8 Released

I released v0.4.8 of the jQuery Library for SharePoint Web Services yesterday.  As always, I recommend an upgrade, as I continue to make efficiency boosts in each version.  Significant in 0.4.8, I made the $().SPServices.SPGetCurrentSite function smarter, so that it only calls the Webs Web Service’s WebUrlFromPageUrl operation once per page to cut down on…