Finding a Task’s Status Using GetListItems and SPServices in SharePoint 2013

I get interesting questions all this time. This one came from a client who was trying to use GetListItems with SPServices in SharePoint . Hey Marc, I’m trying to do a GetListItems operation on tasks list and I’m having trouble with the “Task Status” column. This is SP2013. None of the above work and I…

Finding the Distribution of Column Types in a SharePoint List with SPServices

I just went through a little exercise that was simple, but fun, and I thought I’d share. As part of building my new SPXmlToJson function for SPServices, I wanted to spin through some of my lists to see what the various types of columns were and count the occurrences. Sure, I could have probably just…

Updating a Lookup Column Using SharePoint’s Lists Web Service

The SPServices discussions are a fount of interesting information. I find myself answering all sorts of questions which, while connected to SPServices, are often just as much about how SharePoint works in general. I had two questions recently about how to update Lookup columns with UpdateListItems, and I thought they would be of general interest….

Listing Folders in a SharePoint List or Library with SPServices

I got a question in the SPServices Discussions the other day (it’s currently at the bottom of the thread) about listing folders in a SharePoint Document Library with SPServices. Little examples like this can be useful learning tools, even if they aren’t exactly what you are trying to do. <UPDATE>Based on the first two comments…

Bug in SharePoint’s Lists Web Service with GetListItems?

I was trying to track down some odd behavior in SharePoint’s Lists Web Service tonight, and I think I’ve found what I can only call a bug.  Here’s the scenario.  All of these conditions must apply::  Using the GetListItems operation Querying a list which has a required multi-select column Specifying columns to return in the…