There are many occasions where you might like to do some validation on NewForm.aspx and/or EditForm.aspx in SharePoint beyond the simple column by column validation which the form provides automagically. For instance, if you have two dates, you might want to ensure that the second is after the first, or you may want the entry…
In an earlier post, I wrote about Eliminating Duplicates in Data View Web Parts. I just got a question on that post about how to create the dropdown in the first place, and it seemed post-worthy. Generally, you’ll want to create a separate DVWP containing a dropdown and use it to trigger the display of…
In most cases, you won’t need to use them, but SharePoint exposes much through Web Services which can be used in DVWPs as Data Sources. The nice thing about the Web Services is that they let you get at things *about* site contents as well as the contents themselves. In other words, the meta-meta information. …
Today’s SharePoint Saturday here in Boston (Microsoft’s office in Waltham, actually) was a great success by my measure. I’m not sure how many people were there, but every session I went to was packed, the crowd was truly engaged, and the discussions were rich. Thanks to all who came to my session: Developing with SharePoint…
This is something that I’ve tried to solve many times and each time I’ve ended up doing something more complicated than I’ve needed to, but I knew would work. I finally bit the bullet and solved it the right way. Here’s the scenario: You have a primary list with many items in it One of…