All Posts by Mark Jones

Code Sample : How to programmatically get an SPFile in SharePoint

Code Sample : How to programmatically get an SPFile in SharePointThis example illustrates how to develop a helper method to return an SPFile based on a Web, folder and filename.

Code Sample : How to programmatically download all solutions (WSPs) in SharePoint

Code Sample : How to programmatically download all solutions (WSPs) in SharePointOnce a solution has been added to SharePoint, then there’s no apparent way to download it. Using the SharePoint object model we can easily download a wsp using the ‘SaveAs’ method. The C# code below illustrates how to download all of the solutions in the farm with just […]

Code Sample : How to programmatically delete a web (and it’s child webs)

Code Sample : How to programmatically delete a web (and it’s child webs)If you have ever tried to delete a web either in code, or via the SharePoint GUI, then you will note that isn’t possible if the web has one or more child webs. (or grandchildren). To delete a web, you must first delete it’s […]

Code Sample : How to associate a SharePoint Workflow to a list programmatically

Code Sample : How to associate a SharePoint Workflow to a list programmaticallyThe following code sample illustrates how to associate a workflow to a list based on the workflow name.

Code Sample : How to add a site column to a list

Code Sample : How to add a site column to a listThis code sample illustrates how to add an existing SharePoint site column (SPField) to a SharePoint list (SPList).

How does DocRead differ from Workflow?

How does DocRead differ from Workflow?DocRead for SharePoint is policy management software that integrates straight into SharePoint. It allows compliance professionals, HR professionals and business users to easily distribute and track policies and procedures. We often get asked – why do we need DocRead when we can use workflow? Here’s how DocRead differs from a workflow […]

Why is DocRead different from competing software?

Why is DocRead different from competing software?We are very often asked how DocRead differs from its competitors. Here’s a recent response we gave (slightly tweaked to protect the identity of the requestor!): Great question! Although we have a few competitors in the same area of ‘compliance’ – as far as we know – we don’t have […]

RN01: DocRead for SharePoint V1.0 (build 11025.2)

RN01: DocRead for SharePoint V1.0 (build 11025.2)Note: The information in this post relates to DocRead for on-premises SharePoint only. Please note: This is a historic release note and does not relate to the most recent version of the software available. Please visit our release note archive here to view a complete list of published release notes.25th October […]

Upgrading SharePoint Content Types

Upgrading SharePoint Content TypesIntroduction Well it’s now Saturday afternoon and the family have been out shopping all day, so I have taken the opportunity to conduct some tests that I had been meaning to do for a long time now (geek I hear you say). I wanted to find specifically what happens if you want […]

Building an MSI in Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010

Building an MSI in Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010Here’s my rig: I am running a Windows 2008 Enterprise Server with SharePoint 2007 64 bit and Visual Studio 2008. I have been trying to create an MSI (using VS), that installs Action Server on a SharePoint 64 bit platform. My main problem arrives when the installer attempts to […]