MOSS Customization: Visual Studio Extensions for WSS v3
Are you customizing MOSS or have plans? If so you can read about a new tool below…….if it sounds good then go check it out.
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2005 Extensions
Tools for developing custom SharePoint applications: Visual Studio project templates for Web Parts, site definitions, and list definitions; and a stand-alone utility program, the SharePoint Solution Generator.
Overview
This Community Technology Preview (CTP) of the Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows SharePoint Services contains the following tools to aid developers in building SharePoint applications:
Visual Studio 2005 Project Templates
· Web Part
· Team Site Definition
· Blank Site Definition
· List Definition
Visual Studio 2005 Item Templates (items that can be added into an existing project)
· Web Part
· Custom Field
· List Definition (with optional Event Receiver)
· Content Type (with optional Event Receiver)
· Module
SharePoint Solution Generator
· This stand-alone program generates a Site Definition project from an existing SharePoint site. The program enables developers to use the browser and Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer to customize the content of their sites before creating code by using Visual Studio.
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Comments
- Anonymous
November 11, 2006
For people who want some more information on this exiting new tool, have a look at my weblog. Current entries on this topic: http://weblogs.asp.net/soever/archive/2006/11/11/Windows-SharePoint-Services-3.0-Tools_3A00_-Visual-Studio-2005-Extensions-available-for-download_2C00_-it_2700_s-cool_2100_.aspx http://weblogs.asp.net/soever/archive/2006/11/11/SharePoint-Solution-Generator-2D00-part-1_3A00_-create-a-site-definition-from-an-existing-site.aspx and more on its way. Serge van den Oever [macaw]