Unlocking the Mysteries of Data View Web Part XSL Tags – Part 8 – <xsl:sort>

This entry is part 8 of 21 in the series Unlocking the Mysteries of Data View Web Part XSL Tags

Cross-posted from EndUserSharePoint.com… <xsl:sort> Used within an <xsl:for-each> to determine the sort order in which the nodeset (group of rows) are processed. <xsl:sort> allows you to change the default sort order of the items as they are displayed in a Data View Web Part (DVWP).  By default (in almost all cases), the items will be…

SharePoint Technology Conference (SPTechCon) Wrap Up

Where to begin? I can’t believe that I haven’t gone to any SharePoint conferences before. It was a tremendous experience on many levels. First and foremost, I was able to meet many of the SharePoint folks I’ve been tweeting with and following on the Interwebs over the last few years.  It’s one thing to think you know someone…

Unlocking the Mysteries of Data View Web Part XSL Tags – Part 7 – <xsl:for-each>

This entry is part 7 of 21 in the series Unlocking the Mysteries of Data View Web Part XSL Tags

Cross-posted from EndUserSharePoint.com… <xsl:for-each> A way to iterate over a nodeset (group of rows). Once you have a rowset like the $Rows I talked about in the prior article about <xsl:variable>, you’ll want to do something with it. If you’ve ever used a report writer or created reports in an application like Microsoft Access, the…

Unlocking the Mysteries of Data View Web Part XSL Tags – Part 6 – <xsl:variable>

This entry is part 6 of 21 in the series Unlocking the Mysteries of Data View Web Part XSL Tags

Cross-posted from EndUserSharePoint.com… <xsl:variable> A value you create for use within a template which is only defined within the scope of that template. Parameters and variables are used interchangeably, but how you create them is a bit different. While a parameter is a value which you expect to receive, a variable is something which you…