Converting a Sharepoint List into XML
This easiest way is to use the URL below & insert your list GUID http://servername/site/_vti_bin/owssvr.dll?Cmd=Display&List=*YOURUNIQUELISTID*&XMLDATA=TRUE To get the GUID of the list you...
View ArticleAllowed anonymous access on a Sharepoint list and still get prompted for a login
If you have enabled anonymous access on your Sharepoint farm and you still get prompted for a login when trying to access a list, it is most likely that your list exists in a ‘Publishing Site’. This...
View ArticleImport Excel 2007 Spreadsheet as Sharepoint List Error Method ‘post’ of...
If you get the following error Method ‘post’ of object ‘IOWSPostData’ failed, you can fix it by doing the below: Do a search on you C: drive for a file named: EXPTOOWS.XLA Open it and Enable Macros...
View ArticleHow to autopopulate Infopath fields using Sharepoint list data
1) Get your Sharepoint list into XML format 2) Set up a data connection using the above XML file as your datasource 3) Now you need to configure rules and filters on your list box. Let’s say that your...
View ArticlePopulating an Infopath dropdown using a specific Sharepoint list view
If you have a Sharepoint list containing multiple views, one view shows all approved items and another view shows all items that are pending approval. You have an Infopath form where you have a...
View ArticleHow to stop the !New tag/indicator from appearing when you add items or...
When you add a new entry to announcements, to events, or to links on a Microsoft SharePoint Team Services and Windows SharePoint Services Web site, the new entry always includes a tag that is made up...
View ArticleSharepoint Designer could not save the list changes to the server
When using Sharepoint Designer 2010 to create custom aspx list forms I was getting the error: ‘sharepoint designer could not save the list changes to the server’ I had a look on the net but couldnt...
View ArticlePopulate a Sharepoint list from an SQL Database
If you are wanting to populate a Sharepoint list from an SQL database or populate a SQL database from a Sharepoint list you can do this failry easily using SSIS & the SharePoint List Source and...
View ArticleHow to delete a corrupted Sharepoint list
Sometime you will find you have a currupted list that you cant delete through the normal way as when you try & access the list or the list settings the webpage throws errors. In this case use...
View ArticleSharepoint 2010: Bulk edit Sharepoint list items using Powershell
Change a single Sharepoint list item (with a known ID): $SPAssignment = Start-SPAssignment $SPWeb = Get-SPWeb http://yourintranet/sitename -AssignmentCollection $spAssignment $SPList =...
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