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Are Ampersands Stored Differently in SharePoint 2010 Than SharePoint 2007?
I’ve always prided myself in building Data View Web Parts (DVWPs) that are bulletproof, meaning they will run and render no matter what. However, I ran into something today which gives me pause. The...
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XSL Is a Declarative Language – Why Do I Care?
Image via Wikipedia One of the comments I sometimes get when I talk about the beauty of Data View Web Parts (DVWPs) in SharePoint is “You know, XSL is a declarative language, not a procedural one.” I...
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Creating a Linked Source for Your Data View Web Part (DVWP) in SharePoint...
Matt Bramer (@IOnline247) asked me a good question today in the USPJ Academy forums which I needed to think about and do a little searching to answer. That usually makes for a good blog post. I’ve...
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Consultant Chronicles Podcast on SharePoint Middle Tier Development
Last week, while I was in Connecticut working with Dan Antion’s team, I was able to meet Mark Thompson (@MCTSMark) and Bill Kelly, who run the blog Consultant Chronicle. Mark and Bill are aiming to...
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Compound Filtering in Data View Web Parts (DVWPs) with SharePoint Designer
When you build a Data View Web Part (DVWP) in SharePoint Designer, there are times when you might need compound filtering. By this, I mean something like: Show me the items where (City=”Abington” or...
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Using Unescaped CAML in a Data View Web Part (DWVP) in SharePoint Designer 2010
I’ve created more customized Data View Web Parts (DVWPs) than I could possibly count, but I still learn new stuff all the time. Tonight I was trying to get a DVWP to switch into...
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Hide a Document Library from the Browser with SharePoint Designer 2010
Hiding a Document library from user in the browser is straightforward using SharePoint Designer (SPD) and there is a single setting to accomplish it. First, open the site with SPD. Once the site is...
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Displaying Blog Posts in Different Sites in SharePoint 2010
SharePoint blogs are no one’s favorite. There is just enough functionality there to make them useful, but not enough functionality to make them useful enough. On top of that, blogs are sites, not...
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SharePoint Designer 2013 Crashing on Open Site: The Fix
The Problem My Office365 tenant has become half-upgraded from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013. (If you want to read more of my whinging about this, checkout this thread on SPYam.) This leaves me in...
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