Microsoft Office

Missing SQL Server Management Studio

Wayne Larimore — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:36:23 GMT

Missing your SQL Server Management Studio after installing SQL Server 2005? When creating my Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) development environment I had the same problem. Thankfully, Pete Orologas posted a solution and it worked for me. Apparently, if there is already a \Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools folder that exists then the installer moves on to the next step. How does that subfolder get there? Well, if you install Visual Studio before SQL it creates the folder when installing SQL Express. Or if you install the SQL Express edition it will create the tools folder.

THE SOLUTION?

Rename the Tools folder to something like Tools_bkup and run the "SqlRun_Tools" exe or msi file. This is located on the install media inside the {drive}:\{platform_specific_pathing}\Tools\Setup subfolder.

This worked for me. I hope it helps in your situation. Leave comments of your experience.

My Own SharePoint Resource Page

Wayne Larimore — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:45:26 GMT

I have started a SharePoint resource page. I have been recommending (and still do) some of the great ones out there. However, I have found that some of my experiences and needs differ in a lot of ways. As with others, my resource page has started out as something I use to personally reference in my day-to-day work routine. If it helps others that would be great too. Here's the beginnings of my MOSS SharePoint InfoPath Workflow .NET Resource Page. It will be growing significantly over the coming days.

Waynester's SharePoint Resource page

Do Less, Get More, Develop On SharePoint

Wayne Larimore — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:05:34 GMT

Great Resource for us SharePoint developers!

http://www.MsSharePointDeveloper.com

Hands on Labs for Developing Apps on WSS 3.0

Wayne Larimore — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:28:54 GMT

[via AC]

Do you need hands-on development experience with Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Applications? Here's a link to start your journey:

Hands on Labs for Developing Applications on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

SharePoint Business Decision Maker (BDM) & Technical Templates

Wayne Larimore — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:44:49 GMT

[via TechNet]

Each application template has a companion set of two datasheets. For business decision makers, the functional overview (BDM datasheet) highlights the features and details of the scenario which can be used to consider deployment. The technical overview (TDM datasheet) is for IT professionals and describes the scenario, Web parts, relevant workflows, lists, and document libraries that are part of the template.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/sharepoint/bb848090.aspx

Microsoft TechEd 2007 - Days 1 thru Day 5

Wayne Larimore — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:54:33 GMT

Keynote - Bob Muglia, Christopher Lloyd

Bob is the senior vice president over the Server and Tools Business at Microsoft. The opening was pretty dramatic with a spoof on "Back To The Future". They taped a movie-quality version for the first few minutes. Then out came Bob and Christopher Lloyd AND the Delorean.

Many demonstrations were shown during the keynote. However, the one that stood out to me was the Microsoft Server 2008 Management Tools related to Virtualization. It came across really cool in the way they were able to host many servers and move them to different physical servers at "will". The monitoring tools drove home how much improvements are coming next year with Windows Server 2008.

A Lap around Microsoft Visual Studio 2008

A disappointing session, mainly due the virtual pc problems that Jay had at the beginning. He came with a lot of demos and very slide shows (which is great)... but with this vpc hanging he was struggling to stay afloat. After restarting and waiting a few minutes he was able to recover. I look forward to all the new features in VS2K8.

Lunch at Tech Ed

Eating lunch at Tech Ed is an amazing spectacle of crowd management. We got our food buffet-style and then got a table. On our table we had a cake - every table the same. These extra touches that Microsoft provides developers is what makes us come back for more each opportunity we can. All the free swag is fun. And the Free food everywhere is truly amazing and over-the-top. Way to go Microsoft.

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Overview

Tom Rizzo did a pretty good job summarizing all that is MOSS 2007. A tough job in an hours timeframe. I enjoyed the differences he pointed out between 2003 and 2007. It shows how much Microsoft listened to their customers by what was included. What I especially enjoyed watching was the integration between Outlook and Sharepoint. Being able to pull down content Offline is especially attractive.

A Lap around Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation

I'm blown away by this framework being rolled out by Microsoft. The 3D effects and the power of producing it within code is overwhelming to a developer like me. It makes me want to put everything to the side and start writing games. The demonstration of the traffic control airport monitoring was cool! Then he took us through many, many, many examples of XAML, graphics terminologies, code and more code.

A Lap around Silverlight

Again, the presentation possibilities of Silverlight is phenomenal. The power given to control the presentation to the users is incredible. I'm sure there will be a tremendous learning curve at first. But, if the future looks so bright, I've gotta wear shades :o)

Building Advanced Web Parts for SharePoint v3 the ASP.NET 2.0 Way

Andrew Connell did a good job in his first debut at Tech Ed. He was "coding example" heavy which is what I prefer when going to dev events. Leave the slide shows behind and show us the magic - WOW me! AC gave a demonstration on Asynchronous Web Parts. He went under the hood and showed the code that made it happen. When it was all over, I felt like wiping my brow of sweat like he was doing with his signature towel. He reminded me of Jerry Tarkanian. The best part of the session was watching a former colleague and friend succeed in something he is passionate about - developing solutions that make a difference.

Branding and Customizing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Sites

I really didn't need to attend this session as I am a developer and not a web designer. However, Heather Solomon was the speaker and I worked alongside her for a few years. I consider her one of the best web designers (heck, designer period) I have ever had the pleasure working with. Now, she is teaching many people from many nations her skills - and they were eating it up. I must admit that even though we have web designers in our corporation doing the prettying up stuff, I would like to know how. And Heather certainly gives up all her secrets (within the short hour timeframe). Check out her website for tons of resources. I really enjoyed her session and learned a few things.

Islands Of Adventure, Thursday Evening

This was my second (2nd) Tech Ed event. It amazes me how Microsoft can lease out an entire amusement facility and pay for everything! All of the amusement rides were free. Walking by all the food vendors and grabbing a snack and drink - free. All the entertainment available - for free. It was a nice ending to a week of intense learning and walking. Thanks Microsoft for pampering us geeks who make you all the money :o)

InfoPath External Data Reference Issues Solved in 2007

Wayne Larimore — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:45:00 GMT

This is a boon for InfoPath developers out there! I caught this over at Jan Tielens' blog. It's concerning the use of newly introduced Universal Data Connection (UDC) files. In previous postings I ranted about the lack of (or pain of) accomodations for distributed solutions in InfoPath. I found myself creating data sources in development that were difficult to change when migrating to Testing or Production environments. Jan does a swell job of explaining this new approach. He also throws in some upgrade and migration tips.

External Data & InfoPath: Server Upgrade and Migration Tool

MOSS Office 2007 Client Suite Microsoft FREE eLearning

Wayne Larimore — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 14:14:00 GMT

I got wind of these from a co-worker, Jake Wilds. Microsoft has provided free eLearning courses on MOSS 2007 and Office 2007 Client Suite. You can find them here:

https://www.microsoftelearning.com/catalog/itproDev.aspx#officeSystem2007

Catch Up References - MOSS 2007, WSS v3, SharePoint 2007

Wayne Larimore — Wed, 24 May 2006 11:59:00 GMT

I thought I'd relay some references that I've read on Andrew Connell's blog this morning.

Great SharePoint 2007 Web Part series by Sahil

MOSS 2007 and WSS v3 SDKs available for download

MSDN SharePoint Migration Center now live - including MCMS migration/upgrade information!

**NOW AVAILABLE**: MCMS 2002 Assesment Tool

If you are going to TechEd 2006 in Boston, be sure to catch Andrew Connell and Heather Solomon when possible:
Find more on Where Andrew Will Be at the following link: TechEd: CMS to WCM Migration Theater
Heather Solomon's whereabouts can be found here: TechEd: BOF Session and TechEdConnect

Office 2003 Primary Interop Assemblies

Wayne Larimore — Wed, 03 May 2006 12:33:00 GMT

I recently came across an unexpected error a user got when attempting to run an InfoPath 2003 SP2 VS 2005 Managed Code Solution. The error was this:

InfoPath cannot open the selected form because of an error in the form's code.

The Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 is not installed on your computer or the InfoPath primary interop assembly (PIA) is not registered. Use Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel to make sure that Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 is installed or install it using Windows Update, then run Setup again to confirm that .NET Programmability Support is installed, or contact your system administrator

What puzzled me at first was the reference to the .NET Framework 1.1 - this was a 2.0 Framework Solution. Then it came to me - this required the InfoPath 2003 Toolkit For Visual Studio.Net so it must have ties to the 1.1 Framework. Both Frameworks must be required to run this InfoPath solution - bummer.

The solution appears to be to install these assemblies on the users PC. The references of my find can be found here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3C9A983A-AC14-4125-8BA0-D36D67E0F4AD&displaylang=en
http://blogs.officezealot.com/joe/archive/2005/04/23/4623.aspx