October 16, 2011

MongoDB shell, learn directly in browser

Are you also curious about NoSQL databases. Well, MongoDB is one of the most known ones. MongoDB has a javascript syntax (json), I like it. Try out the interactive shell at the mongodb site.

Quickstart on Ubuntu

To test it on Ubuntu, just install an existing apt-package:

sudo apt-get install mongodb

Create the default folder and change permissions:

October 15, 2011

Creating custom my site template

Here are some links to start creating a custom my site template:

If you want to take the default templates take a look at **{SharepointRoot}\TEMPLATE\SiteTempates\SPMSITE **(the site template for “my content” - an individual site collection rootweb template, and first of all {SharepointRoot}\TEMPLATE\SiteTempates\SPMSITEHOST, the host site template for my sites. They include pages and onet.xml. Both use mysite.master which can be found at:

October 14, 2011

s4-die

s4-die is a funny stuff. Now I realized the purpose of it. Everything that has to be hidden, Microsoft wraps in an element with class=“s4-die”. In corev4.css it is defined with display:none. Not so bad. Another approach is to create a invisible panel like Randy Drisgill has done. But with s4-die you don’t need to move your stuff around, just add the class s4-die.

October 12, 2011

master page for html5 and css3

A great work: v5.master. I am recommending to try it. The problem are some javascript bugs in the IE 9 when you run IE mode 9 that are necessary to enable html5 and css3 support. You can’t “save” a list item: The reason why it doesn’t work in IE, but in Chrome, Firefox, is that IE invokes some functionality that it doesn’t invoke in other browsers. Next: Enable Save button in IE9

October 12, 2011

Increase responsivity of a virtual machine in VMWare

Sometimes a virtual machine can freeze, just add these lines to vmx:

MemTrimRate=0
sched.mem.pshare.enable = "FALSE"
mainMem.useNamedFile = "FALSE"
prefvmx.minVmMemPct = "100"

October 11, 2011

Change the layout of Search Box without custom delegate control

The surest way to customize Search box in Sharepoint is to create a delegate control. In Sharepoint.Stackexchange there are many links to resources about this. But if you don’t have access to server or can’t deploy, the easiest way to do it is to style it with css. Thanks Steve Ottenad.

.s4-search .ms-sbgo a {
   background:url(../images/search\_btn.png) no-repeat; 
   width:27px; 
   height:22px; 
   display:block; 
}
.s4-search .srch-gosearchimg, .s4-search .ms-sbgo span { 
   display:none; 
}

First we hide the the default image and then we add our image for search button as background.

October 11, 2011

Automated tests for Sharepoint

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October 11, 2011

Determine the build version of Sharepoint

Sometimes you need to know what version of Sharepoint is installed on your machine. Perhaps when you want to restore a .bak-file (a backup done on another machine and you get error message like:

Restore-SPSite : Your backup is from a different version of Microsoft SharePoint Foundation and cannot be restored to a
 server running the current version. The backup file should be restored to a server with version '14.0.0.6109' or later

To find out your build version you can do it in UI: go to Central Administration -> System Settings -> Manage servers in this farm -> Configuration database version. Or you can do in Powershell running:

October 7, 2011

Provisioning multiple pages with one source file

I found an easy way to provision multiple pages. Create a module. Add an aspx.file (e.g. default.aspx). In the elements file define nodes for every page. Path should be the same for all pages, but the Url should be your destination page. The “default.aspx” (name doesn’t matter) can contain content, or just one @Page directive if Publishing feature is available:

<%@ Page Inherits="Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.TemplateRedirectionPage,Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing,Version=14.0.0.0,Culture=neutral,PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" %>
```In the Element.xml define all your pages: [![](https://sharepointkunskap.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/abunchofpages-elements.png "abunchofpages-elements")](https://sharepointkunskap.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/abunchofpages-elements.png) In every File node you can add webparts, here is an example:

<![CDATA[ Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages.ContentEditorWebPart About cars Test None true Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet ]]>

October 6, 2011

Team Explorer

Until now I have only worked with svn and git. So I am very curious about the Team Foundation Server and Team Explorer which all talk much about. The best thing is the integration with the issue tracking. I can see all work item, or just my work items. Another fine feature, at leat if you use codeplex, is the Team Explorer Everywhere.

The Team Explorer Everywhere client works on Windows, Linux, Mac, or Solaris. It provides a command line client and plug-in for Eclipse to access Team Foundation Server. For information on obtaining the client and connecting to the Team Foundation Server please read the Team Explorer Everywhere Client wiki page. You will need the information on the right to connect to the Team Foundation Server in Team Explorer Everywhere.