Vu's Technical Notepad
Implementing Inheritance in SQL Server
This is a great article on how to implement table inheritance in SQL Server.
Date: 09/23/2009
STSADM Technical Reference in Silverlight
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/cc948709.aspx
Date: 06/09/2009
Running Web Tests Originally Recorded on ASP.NET 2.0 Website Against ASP.NET 1.1 Website
After migrating an ASP.NET 1.1 website to 2.0, I wanted to find out how much faster the new website...
Date: 05/07/2009
Using Web Cache in Non-web Applications
All this time, I've mistakenly thought that System.Web.Caching.Cache can only be used in web...
Date: 02/21/2009
HRESULT 0x80040E14 When Calling SPListItem.Update
I spent a couple of hours trying to figure out why I keep getting an exception with an error code of...
Date: 10/14/2008
Reverse engineer SQL Server Object User Permissions
Here's a useful script to reverse engineer object permissions...
Date: 10/11/2008
Encrypting web.config values
Follow these simple steps to encrypt sections of your configuration files 1. Create a custom...
Date: 10/09/2008
Can't Log Onto Local Instance of SQL Server on Vista
I was given a temporary development laptop with Vista installed. There are the usual development...
Date: 06/19/2008
Page Layout Parser Error
Ever got the following parser error on one of your page layouts? Only Content controls are allowed...
Date: 05/23/2008
Event ID 7888 - Access Denied!
If your “content access” account doesn’t have permission to manage user profiles, then you may see...
Date: 05/22/2008
SharePoint Error You Can Safely Ignore
Have you seen an error with event ID 6875 in your Application Event Log? It looks like this: Event...
Date: 05/22/2008
Intermittent 403 Errors
I have two web sites on a MOSS farm. The first is reserved for authors and the second one is exposed...
Date: 05/13/2008
Prepare Your Content Database
Before moving a content database from one farm to another, remember to prepare the database with the...
Date: 05/02/2008
I hate HTML
I'm not sure about other developers, but I hate working with HTML. Here's an example why… I have a...
Date: 04/27/2008
Troubleshooting Kerberos Problems
Last week, I spent an all-nighter troubleshooting a Kerberos issue for a MOSS installation. Although...
Date: 04/14/2008
Application Server Administration Job Attempted to Read or Write Protected Memory
Ever got repeated “Attempted to read or write protected memory” messages on your MOSS servers? If...
Date: 04/09/2008
Event ID: 10016, Local Activation Permission
Does your MOSS installation generate the following error? The application-specific permission...
Date: 04/09/2008
Misleading Error Message
I tried to create a web application today but got a vague unknown error message from SharePoint. I...
Date: 04/09/2008
SharePoint Explorer View on Windows Server 2003
Today, I tried to open a SharePoint document library in Explorer View but nothing come up but an...
Date: 04/06/2008
List of SharePoint Content Type IDs
This page contains a convenient list of SharePoint content type IDs.
Date: 04/02/2008
Rollup Site Content
SPWeb web = null;SPList list = null;// try to open the site...
Date: 03/04/2008
Reading & Updating Lookup Fields
My client had two lists. First list (appropriately named “Lookup List”) contains a list of...
Date: 02/29/2008
Displaying Custom Property in Editor Web Part
If you've searched the web for articles on how to create custom web parts, then you will see some...
Date: 02/23/2008
Must Download for MOSS Developers
I write a lot of custom code for MOSS. There are times when I need to save configuration settings...
Date: 02/19/2008
Web Parts & AJAX
A few good blog entries that talk about SharePoint web parts and AJAX:...
Date: 02/17/2008
AJAX ScriptManagerProxy
On a recent MCMS to MOSS conversion project, I had to convert some existing templates to page...
Date: 02/17/2008
MOSS Content Deployment Resources
Two great blog entries describing MOSS Content Deployment and how to configure it:...
Date: 02/16/2008
"Access Denied" on Custom Web Part
I spent a couple of nights working a custom web part for a client. The purpose of the web part is to...
Date: 02/10/2008
Custom Master Page Doesn't Work on Non-Publishing Sites
I ran into this problem the other day, and it took me a long time to figure this out. I figure I...
Date: 02/09/2008
Security trimming in SharePoint Central Admin
I was asked to help one of my clients trouble shoot a problem in their MOSS environment one day....
Date: 02/09/2008