Collaborating on Building SharePoint Solutions

Bjørn Furuknap, never the shrinking wallflower, posted an article today about SharePoint Configuration vs. Development. One of the things that always seems to be missing is the bridge between the two approaches.  I’ve lived on both sides of the wall, and as long as there’s a wall, things fail.  SharePoint is a collaboration platform, yet…

A jQuery Library for SharePoint Web Services (WSS 3.0 and MOSS): the SPDisplayRelatedInfo Function

Cross posted from EndUserSharePoint.com… SPDisplayRelatedInfo is a function in the jQuery Library for SharePoint Web Services that lets you display information which is related to the selection in a dropdown. This can really bring your forms to life for users: rather than just selecting bland text values, you can show them images and links that…

SharePoint’s Web Services, jQuery, and the z:row Namespace in Safari and Chrome

<UPDATE date=”2011-02-14″>: As of jQuery 1.5, single quotes are *required* around z:row or any other similar node selector. This was actually “required” in previous versions of jQuery, but not enforced. </UPDATE> jQuery’s totally cross-browser capable, right?  Well, generally, yes.  However, through no fault of jQuery, Safari and Chrome don’t seem to like the z:row namespace…

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

This post was also published at EndUserSharePoint.com… While seemingly everyone else in the SharePoint Universe is oohing and aahing over SharePoint 2010, I continue to plod along with my jQuery Library for SharePoint Web Services.  (Follow the library on Twitter: @jQSPWS.) I’m sticking with my belief that we’re all going to be using SharePoint 2007…

A jQuery Library for SharePoint Web Services (WSS 3.0 and MOSS): Part 2 – How Does It Work?

Cross posted from EndUserSharePoint.com… In my last post, I wrote about why I decided to start building the jQuery Library for SharePoint Web Services. In this post, I’ll tell you a bit about what’s there and how it works. If you’re totally familiar with the SharePoint Web Services, this may all be old hat to…