This was a fun one to build. A client wanted to be able to see all of the related tasks for a workflow without having to do the two or more clicks it can take to get there using a standard SharePoint list view. By layering jQuery, SPServices, and jQueryUI, we were able to display the information in a…
I get frequent questions about how to elevate permissions when working with the SharePoint Web Services. The answer on this one is really simple: you can’t.This has come up multiple times in the comments on the survey I’m doing about SPServices right now. Yes, right now! Please fill it out if you haven’t already, and…
Over in the SPServices Discussions, @PirateEric was having a problem setting the value of a Rich Text column (RTE) in a SharePoint form. He was referring to my blog post Finding the Contents of a SharePoint Rich Text Column with jQuery – And Changing It, which I’ll stand by, but the jQuery there wasn’t cutting it….
As I mentioned in a prior post, I’ve put together a survey to find out how people are using SPServices, what they like, dislike, wish for, etc. If you’ve ever used SPServices, or even if you are considfering using it, I’d really appreciate it if you could respond to the survey, which is available here….
As I’ve written in the past, there are several types of “dropdowns” in SharePoint forms. Briefly, there are: “Simple” dropdowns – These are plain, old HTML selects; the type of dropdown you are most familiar with on the Web. SharePoint renders one of these when there are fewer than 20 options. “Complex” dropdowns – SharePoint…