Content Application Systems, LLC http://www.capps-llc.com/blog Your trusted advisor for Enterprise Content Management and Documentum Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:27:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 SharePoint Iterating through lists – Collection was modified; enumeration operation may not execute … http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/26/sharepoint-iterating-through-lists-collection-was-modified-enumeration-operation-may-not-execute/ http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/26/sharepoint-iterating-through-lists-collection-was-modified-enumeration-operation-may-not-execute/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:59:39 +0000 shane.mcintyre http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/?p=874 So you have been asked to modify several sites, site columns,content types etc. You find some examples posted on several sites that use foreach to iterate through each item in the collection.

Most likley your code looks something like this:

// Connect to SharePoint and Enumerate Sites, Webs, and Lists
using (SPSite site = new SPSite(_requestUrl))
{
// Open Site Collection.
using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb())
{
// Open Sites
SPWebCollection collWebsite = web.Webs;

foreach (SPWeb subSite in collWebsite)
{
// Iterate through each site
foreach (SPList list in subSite.Lists)
{
//Do something to your list
if (list.Title == "Documents")
{
list.EnableMinorVersions = true;
//list.DoSomeThingToThisList
list.Update();
}
}
}
}
}

In doing so you may run into the following error:

Collection was modified; enumeration operation may not execute …

If you are getting this error when trying to change items in a collection oflists, fields etc in SharePoint instead for foreach use:

for (int q = subSite.Lists.Count – 1; q >= 0; q–)

// Connect to SharePoint and Enumerate Sites, Webs, and Lists
using (SPSite site = new SPSite(_requestUrl))
{
// Open Site Collection.
using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb())
{
// Open Sites
SPWebCollection collWebsite = web.Webs;

foreach (SPWeb subSite in collWebsite)
{
SPListCollection listCollection = subSite.Lists;

// No Enumeration Operation or Collection was modified error using this
//Iterate through each list
for (int q = subSite.Lists.Count - 1; q >;= 0; q- -)
{
SPList list = subSite.Lists[q];

//Do something to your list
if (list.Title == "Documents")
{
list.EnableMinorVersions = true;
//list.DoSomeThingToThisList
list.Update();
}
}
}
}
}

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]]> http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/26/sharepoint-iterating-through-lists-collection-was-modified-enumeration-operation-may-not-execute/feed/ 0 SharePoint creating Lists Rollup Web Parts – SharePoint – SPSiteDataQuery: SPGridView http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/20/854/ http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/20/854/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:51:25 +0000 shane.mcintyre http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/?p=854 Creating Rollups can be a bit of a challenge.Particularly if you need to roll up across multiple lists throughout the site collection and display the results consistent with the SharePoint look and feel. There are a variety of resources on the Internet providing walkthroughs on this subject and a few examples. However, my goal is to aggregate that into one post.

There are three ways to deploy a List Rollup in SharePoint: (there a few more actually, but theses are the most common approaches)

Using the Data View Web Part (DVWP), using SharePoint Designer

Pro: Fairly easy to develop using SharePoint Designer

Con: lacks the “look and feel of SharePoint” and some limits on flexibility

Use the SharePoint Content Query Web Part

Pro: Out of the box webpart provides very basic rollup

Con: Custom columns/site columns can be a challenge

Building or Purchasing a Custom Webpart that leverages SPSiteDataQuery

Pro: Offers the most flexibility, supports any time of rollup across a site collection.

Con: Requires to be built programmatically or to be purchased from a 3rd party vendor.

We do run into customers that are querying the
Content Database directly. Generally, this is a
bad idea and not recommend by Microsoft. Always
use either the Web Services or the Object Model
when programmatically exposing data in
SharePoint.

Need help with your Sharepoint environment or custom webparts. Contact our sales team for a free quote and consultation.  Ask about our List Rollup WebParts..

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SPSiteDataQuery:

SPSiteDataQuery for Cross-Site and Cross List Searches

Query whole site collection using

SPGridView:

Introducing the SPGridView

Filtering

TemplateFields and the RowCommand Event

Filtering Multiple Columns

SharePoint List Rollups

Add a List Rollup Web Part

Query whole site collection using …

Building a List Rollup Webpart:

SPSiteDataQuery:

At a high level the list rollup webpart consists of two pieces. The first is using the SPSiteDataQuery class. This class uses CAML to define the query, scope, and fields. SPSiteDataQuery is a very powerful part of SharePoint. It support both  Site Collection Queries and Recursive Queries. Results are returned as a DataTable. More on that later..

private void Populate_DataTable()
{

using (SPSite site = SPContext.Current.Site)    // Open current site collection
{
using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb())  //Use SPWeb
{
SPSiteDataQuery query = new SPSiteDataQuery(); /
query.Webs = "";
// Set scope SiteCollection or Recursive
query.Query = "Document";
// CAML Query
query.Lists = "";
// Specify List Type and Max Lists to Query
query.ViewFields = "";
// Specify What Fields to include
query.RowLimit = 900;
//Limit the Number of Rows

// Create and Add to a DataTable
DataTable _results = new DataTable();
this._results = web.GetSiteData(query);

//We can bind this to an SPGridView next
}
}
}

SPGridView:

A Class very similar to the ASP.NET GridView class. SPGridView can use a DataTable returned from the SPSiteDataQuery to populate the grid. Support for Paging, Filtering, Grouping, and SharePoint style Context Menu’s. (Think context menu when  selecting an item in a SharePoint list)

this.oGrid = new SPGridView();
// create SPGridView

this.oGrid.DataSource = this._results
// set DataSource to DataTable returned

// this.oGrid.DataSourceID = this.oGridObjectDataSource.ID
// Example of binding using ObjectDataSource, will use later in the tutorial..
// todo build interface for ObjectDataSource to bind to oGrid

this.oGrid.AutoGenerateColumns = false;
// AutoGenerate Columns is not supported must set to false
this.Controls.Add(this.oGrid);
// Add Control to Page
this.oGrid.DataBind();
// Bind DataSource

This will bring back a basic Grid with the data returned in the query. First thing you will notice is where is my filtering, paging, and sorting. Second thing you will try is:

this.oGrid.AllowFiltering = true;
this.oGrid.AllowSorting = true;
this.oGrid.AllowPaging = true;

Adding these three lines wont be enough to get your filtering, sorting, and paging working by passing the DataTable directly to the SPGridView. There are two ways to get this functionality working.

1. Setup Event Handlers for Filtering, Sorting, Paging
2. Use ObjectDataSource() and BindData to the SPGridView (i.e. oGrid)

Need help with your Sharepoint environment or custom webparts. Contact our sales team for a free quote and consultation.  Ask about our List Rollup WebParts..

sales@capps-llc.com | Request Quote | 954-769-0066

For now we are going to focus on option 1. ObjectDataSource can be a more elegant solution but also can be a bit more challenging for some developers using CAML/SharePoint. More on ObjectDataSource later…

]]> http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/20/854/feed/ 0 Adding Custom Content Types to Existing SharePoint Lists and Sites http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/13/adding-custom-content-types-to-existing-sharepoint-lists-and-sites/ http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/13/adding-custom-content-types-to-existing-sharepoint-lists-and-sites/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:46:54 +0000 shane.mcintyre http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/?p=820 Recently I came across a requirement to add a custom content type developed as a SharePoint Feature to several existing lists across an entire site collection. Even more challenging was that this was an Issues Tracking list for several existing Project Server Workspaces.  In Project Server there is a content type called Project Workspace Issue. However, the Content Type resides scoped at the Web level instead of the site collection level. Meaning even if we could make changes such as adding additional fields it would propagate to all of the other sites, lists and workspaces.

The following code should be useful for any Custom Type that needs to be added to existing lists. It does the following:

 

1. Programmatically check a specific List Template, in this case “Issues” or “Issues Tracking”

2. Programmatically check if Management Content Type is enabled,  enables Content Type for each list

3. Programmatically add the new Custom Content Type to each list in each web

4. Programmatically set new Custom Content Type as the default by reordering the Content Type list

Code still needs some work but it is functional. Of course always test in development or a sandbox environment prior to running.  Beta Application with GUI coming shortly.  Console Application attached.

Would love to get comment from the community as I couldnt find a utility out there (Codeplex) or otherwise that could add new content types to existing lists and set the new type as default..

Visual Studio Project: Visual Studio Project: Add Custom Content Type to existing Lists (6)

Application: Application: Add SharePoint Content Type To Existing Lists (5)

Sample Code:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;
using Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration;
using Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities;

namespace AddFieldsToContentType

// shane.mcintyre@capps-llc.com
// build 1.9.4

{

class Program
{

private static string _requestUrl;
//set SharePoint Site. //
// private static string _requestUrl = "http://localhost/pwa";

private static string _listname;
//set List Name. //
// private static string _listname = "Issues";

private static string _contentType;
//set content type to add/remove //
// private static string _contentType = "Custom Project Workspace Content Type"

static void Main(string[] args)
{
//todo add paramater listname and _contentType to pass paramaters
Console.Write("Content Type Propagation Utility"
+ "\r\n" + "Build 1.9.4" + "\r\n"
+ "\r\n" + "shane.mcintyre@capps-llc.com" + "\r\n");

Console.Write(
"\r\n"
+ "Please enter the URL to the SharePoint Site Collection you wish to update."
+ "\r\n"
+ "Site (http://localhost/pwa): ");
_requestUrl = Console.ReadLine();

Console.Write(
"\r\n"
+ "Please enter the name of the List you wish to add the Content Type to."
+ "\r\n"
+ "List (Issues, Risks etc): ");
_listname = Console.ReadLine();

Console.Write(
"\r\n"
+ "Please enter the name of the Content Type you wish to add to each list."
+ "\r\n"
+ "Content Type (Project Workspace Issue): ");
_contentType = Console.ReadLine();

Console.Write("\r\n"
+ "Ready to update Content Types for.."
+ "\r\n"
+ "\r\n"
+ "Site Collection: {0}"
+ "\r\n"
+ "Content Type to Deploy: {1}"
+ "\r\n"
+ "Target Lists: {2}"
+ "\r\n" + "\nPress ENTER to continue…"
, _requestUrl, _contentType, _listname );

// Connect to SharePoint and Enumerate Sites, Webs, and Lists
using (SPSite site = new SPSite(_requestUrl))
{
using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb())
{
SPContentType ct = web.ContentTypes[_contentType];
SPWebCollection collWebsite = web.Webs;
// Open Site Collection. //

foreach (SPWeb subSite in collWebsite)
// For each Subsite/Workspace. //
{
SPListCollection lists = web.Lists;
// Enumerate Lists. //
Console.WriteLine("Checking Lists for Content Type" + "\r\n");

foreach (SPList list in subSite.Lists)
// For each list. //
{
string checkList = list.Title;
// String for Current List //
// Console.WriteLine("Web: {0} List: {1}",
// subSite.Title, checkList);

if (list.IsContentTypeAllowed(ct) && checkList == "Issues")
// Check for List Type and if CT is Allowed. //
{
try // Enable Content Type for each list //
{

list.ContentTypesEnabled = true;
// subSite.Lists.ContentTypesEnabled = true;
list.Update();
// Allow Management of Content Type for current List. //
}
catch (Exception)
{
Console.Write("Content Type cannot be enabled");
throw;
}

Console.WriteLine("Found in Workspace: {0}" + "\r\n", subSite.Title);
Console.WriteLine(
"Enable Content Type – Web: {0} List: {1} " + "\r\n",
subSite.Title, checkList);

try // Add Content Type to each List. //
{
list.ContentTypes.Add(ct);
list.Update(); // Commit changes to the list.
// list.ContentTypes[0].Delete(); // Remove the default content type. //
// todo – implement Delete Content Type from Workspace

Console.WriteLine("Applied: {0} Sucessfully"
+ "\r\n"
+ "Web: {1}"
+ "\r\n"
+ "List Name: {2}"
+ "\r\n",
ct, subSite, list.Title);
}
catch (SPException ex)
// If content type exists it will throw an Exception. //
{
Console.WriteLine("{0} Already added to"
+ "\r\n"
+ "Web: {1}"
+ "\r\n"
+ "List Name: {2}"
+ "\r\n",
ct.Name, subSite.Title, list.Title);
// Console.Write(ex); // Uncomment for debug. //
}

try
{
SPContentTypeCollection currentOrder = list.ContentTypes;
// Set New Content Type as Default. //
List result = new List();
foreach (SPContentType _ct in currentOrder)
{
if (_ct.Name.Contains(_contentType))
{
result.Add(_ct);
}
}
list.RootFolder.UniqueContentTypeOrder = result;
list.RootFolder.Update();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{

Console.WriteLine(ex);
}

}
else
{

}
}
}
}
}

Console.Write("\nPress ENTER to continue…"
+ "\r\n"
+ "shane.mcintyre@capps-llc.com"
+ "\r\n" + "Build 1.9.4");
Console.ReadLine();
}

private static void AddViews(SPWebApplication webApp)
{
//todo implement adding views to each list based on content type
}

}
}

]]> http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/13/adding-custom-content-types-to-existing-sharepoint-lists-and-sites/feed/ 0 Visual Studio 2008 and SharePoint 2007 – Setting up the environment http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/15/visual-studio-2008-and-sharepoint-2007-setting-up-the-environment/ http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/15/visual-studio-2008-and-sharepoint-2007-setting-up-the-environment/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:21:21 +0000 shane.mcintyre http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/?p=807 SharePoint is a very rich collaboration and Enterprise Content Management platform. For many companies they can take advantage of it’s rich feature set using SharePoint Designer. However, for most developers and organzations that are extending SharePoint to it potential using Visual Studio to develop solutions is a must.

SharePoint 2007 leverages ASP/.NET under the hood and behaves very much like a .NET application. In developing solutions for SharePoint there are some differences in your typical ASP/.NET development environment and SharePoint Development environment.

Below are some general best practices, add-on, tools and articles to aid with configuring and getting the most out of your SharePoint Platform.

Using Visual Studio and SPVisual Dev to create custom SharePoint Elements

Best Practices:

We typically recommend three distict environments for most customers. This would include:

  • Development
  • Testing
  • Production

For development we recommend the following;

1. SharePoint Designer (optional) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=baa3ad86-bfc1-4bd4-9812-d9e710d44f42 (This can be installed on a workstation, but some customers will install it in Dev as well)

Install on Server (Dev):


1. SharePoint 2007 SP2 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B7816D90-5FC6-4347-89B0-A80DEB27A082&displaylang=en

2. Visual Studio 2008 SP1 (Installed locally on the box, this is by far the best way for development, and recommended by Microsoft for DEV. We also leverage the Visual Studio Extensions VSeWSS to simplify deployment of themes, webparts, solutions, workflows and managed code)

3. VSeWSS V1.3 March (Visual Studio SharePoint Extensions – Deployment, Workflow, etc extensions for Visual Studio)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=47&p=1&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=b2c0b628-5cab-48c1-8cae-c34c1ccbdc0a&u=details.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dFB9D4B85-DA2A-432E-91FB-D505199C49F6%26displaylang%3den

5. WSP Builder (Visual Studio Extension to create deployable and installer based solutions that are portable and easily deployed to distinct environments (Development – Testing – Staging – Production) http://wspbuilder.codeplex.com/

6. SharePoint SDK (The Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Software Development Kit (SDK) includes documentation, as well as code examples within the topics, for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms550992(office.12).aspx

7. SPVisualDev - SharePoint Developer Tool for Visual Studio (SPVisualDev makes it easier for Sharepoint 2007 developers to develop features and artifacts with Visual Studio 2008 / 2010. It is written in C# and is implemented as a Visual Studio 2008 / 2010 Add-in)

http://spvisualdev.codeplex.com/

Visual Studio 2008 with "12 Hive" folder structure

Using Community Based Tools to Create a Feature

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Screenshot of Mint Linux 8

As an IT guy I loved being able to telnet into a server and make any changes I needed to make in a shell prompt. wLinux was cool, it had a hood that when opened was fun to tweak and explore. Linux was here to stay. Then came all the hype, Linux Linux Linux.. From the obsecurity of colleges, hobiests, and hackers Linux emerged as a real Enterprise platform. Something that was viable on x86 systems, to replace expensive and aging Unix boxes.

But where are we at today? Sure we have Ubuntu and Mint Linux. We have Fedora and Redhat, we have all the other so called real Linux, such as Debian (which Ubuntu is built on). But in the age of OSX, Windows 7, and Windows 2008 Server does it really hold it own against these commercialy developed operating sytems?

Window NT4.0 - We have come along way

User Interface

I am not a MAC guy, but I love Apple’s OSX user interface. It is elegant and intuitive and just plain looks good. Even Windows 7, now has some appeal to the eye, out of the box. Why do I find my self installing a MAC theme the minute I install a new distro on one of my boxes. Yes, there is Compiz which is really cool. But, is it really all that useful and functional for the average user. Dont get me wrong, Linux has come light years ahead of a basic X Windows session with Gnome and KDE. But then again so has Apple and Microsoft.

Drivers and Hardware support

This isn’t an issue totally related to the operating system. Hardware vendors produce drivers, and most of those drivers are designed for Windows and to some extent OSX. For many vendors Linux support is an after thought,

one poor guy down in the basements porting drivers out to Linux. Ok so that is an exaggeration, but why cant my damn Broadcom wireless work out of the box. Why do I have to click on something that says Hardware drivers, when only one Hardware Driver is there. I get something called STA Wireless. So as Mr. End User, I think wtf is STA Wireless. So i click on it and, do a ifconfig and the command line (that is ipconfig for us Windows guys) and see eth1. Wait, shouldn’t it be wlan0, my wireless isnt a ethernet port. grrr well it works. Sort of, until i go into hybernate. When my box wakes up eth1 is there, but no wireless. So as a linux guy i do a:

Windows 7

tail -f /var/log/messages

Now this is a really cool command that lets me see log files scroll in real time.. Geeky but useful. I digress..

So my scrolling log file, in my command prompt (that is shell in linux) say DMA error bla bla register bla bla… So I think to my self, with my standard off the shelf Dell Laptop, that like 800,000 other people own are we back in 1995 where i have to worry about DMA. Next I will be setting a jumper for the IRQ setting. So much for plug and pray.

But this isnt the operating systems fault, not entirley, the poor guy in the basement at broadcom, which makes my wireless card, probley just didn’t have enough time or resources to properly test and compile the drivers.

Support

So with my Linux issue and my decade of expertise, where do i turn.. ahh yes Google. So I search for Broadcom and DMA error. What do I find, well I have to download a tar ball, which contains wireless drivers from a wireless router, that I have to compile for my standard laptop that like 800,000 other people own. I guess the guy in the basement did have time to get to my wireless card. But wait, there more…. I also have to download this thing called b43-fwcutter. Now I put my Mr. End User hat on and think wtf is b43-fwcutter. Is that a freaking kitchen utensil.

Ubuntu 9.04 Screenshot

So i use my decade of  to install this the new and improved linux way..

sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter

But I get a 1995 blue and white screen telling me it is going to extract firmware. hmmm ok, well if it fixes my wireless. It extracts and I reboot, wallowing in my success. I login to my nice Compiz enabled windows and rotate the desktop cube, waiting for my wireless to connect. waiting, waiting…. Nothing, so here we go again.. tail -f /var/log/messages DMA error bla bla bla…

So I start to ask my self, does linux suck? Is Linux still the sports car of operating systems. Sure there is quite a bit under the hood, but that isn’t enough anymore.  In 2010 why do I still have to reboot in my good ole trusty Windows 7 OS, which some say sucks as well. Windows 7 isn’t as exciting to use as Linux, no cool rotating desktop cube, but hey my wireless works just fine, and it has since the very first time I booted from a fresh install of the OS….

Part 2… Linux and the Enterprise: VPN, LDAP, Fileshares, Security, Firewalls oh my..

Ubuntu Linux with a Mac “style” theme and Compiz desktop effects. Linux has come along way on the desktop, but is it enough?

Ubuntu-With-Compiz-MacLin-Theme

sudo shutdown -r now..

]]> http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/index.php/2010/05/02/does-linux-suck-part-1/feed/ 0 Spring Special – 125/HR on All Service http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/index.php/2010/04/28/spring-special-120hr-on-all-services/ http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/index.php/2010/04/28/spring-special-120hr-on-all-services/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:44:42 +0000 shane.mcintyre http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/?p=524 Spring Special – Fixed Rate – 125/hr on all Consultancy Services!

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]]> http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/index.php/2010/04/28/spring-special-120hr-on-all-services/feed/ 0 SharePoint 2010 – First Impressions http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/index.php/2010/04/20/sharepoint-2010-beta-first-impressions/ http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/index.php/2010/04/20/sharepoint-2010-beta-first-impressions/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:22:20 +0000 shane.mcintyre http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/?p=505 Need help with your Content or Document Management project. We offer a variety of services designed to meet the complex needs of organizations in today’s challenging business climate. Contact us today at sales@capps-llc.com or 954-769-0066 to speak with our team.

SharePoint 2010 – First Impressions

Shane McIntyre
Content Application Systems,  LLC
shane.mcintyre@capps-llc.com

Companies may not be implementing SharePoint 2010 any time soon but there are huge leaps forward with the new version of SharePoint, particularly with InfoPath/Forms and Workflow. With the beta release in our development environment we are very excited about some of the changes and new features with the latest upcoming version of SharePoint.

In our testing (from the beta release) is SharePoint 2010 has an even larger Infrastructure footprint. Standalone install out-of-the box has a 7GB memory footprint, under VMWARE which typically has better memory management then bare metal.  That said, the Workflow and Visio integration open the doors for real BPM solutions. From a development standpoint, there are numerous enhancements and improvements that really make MOSS2010 much better from a development perspective. Add in .NET4.0 and vastly improved ERP/DB/Line of Business integration.

It remains to be seen how SharePoint 2010 will stack up against the traditional ECM players such as FileNet and Documentum in the E-Discovery, Rich Media, and Records Management space. However,l 2010 is looking like a very solid release and quite possibly a “game changer” going into 2011…

SharePoint 2010 has adopted the Ribbon Interface found in Office 200 and 2010 into the User Interface of SharePoint, further converging the experience of SharePoint and Microsoft Office

SharePoint 2010 - Ribbon Interface - Site Actions

Screenshot showing SharePoint 2010 Microsoft Office Style Ribbon Interface

SharePoint 2010 - Screenshot of a Document Library

SharePoint 2010 - Team Site

SharePoint 2010 Screenshot - Creating a Site

SharePoint 2010 Screenshot - Creating a Site

Screenshot - Resources Used - SharePoint 2010 Standalone Install

Screenshot of RAM and resources - SharePoint 2010 Standalone Farm Instal

SharePoint 2010 - Approval Workflow

SharePoint 2010 - Approval Workflow

Workflow in Visio with SharePoint 2010

Workflow in Visio with SharePoint 2010

Visio\UML style view of active Workflow in SharePoint

Graphical View of Active SharePoint 2010 Workflow

]]> http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/index.php/2010/04/20/sharepoint-2010-beta-first-impressions/feed/ 1 Visual Studio 2010 Released http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/index.php/2010/04/19/visual-studio-2010-released/ http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/index.php/2010/04/19/visual-studio-2010-released/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:26:40 +0000 shane.mcintyre http://www.capps-llc.com/blog/?p=496 Visual studio 2010 has been released as well as the .NET 4.o framework. In reviewing the beta release for both SharePoint 2010 and Visual Studio there are numerous improvements. Over the next few days we will be doing a in depth review of MOSS 2010 and Visual Studio. Some of the biggest changes are the workflow design tools both in SharePoint designer and Visual Studio.

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Visual Studio 2010 Product Highlights

This topic contains information about some of the important enhancements in Visual Studio 2010.

Visual Studio IDE Improvements

The following sections describe improvements to the Visual Studio IDE.

New Appearance and Behavior

The following illustration shows the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE).

Visual Studio IDE

Visual Studio IDE

  • Visual enhancementsThe IDE has been redesigned for improved readability. Unnecessary lines and gradients have been removed to reduce clutter.
  • Support for multiple monitorsDocument windows such as the Code Editor and the Design view window can now be placed outside the IDE window. For example, you can drag the Code Editor out of the IDE so that you can view it and the Design view window side by side.

Tools to Help You Quickly Explore Code

  • Code EditorThe new Code Editor makes code easier to read. You can zoom in on text by pressing CTRL and scrolling with the mouse wheel. Also, when you click a symbol in Visual C# or Visual Basic, all instances of that symbol are automatically highlighted. For more information, see What’s New in the Visual Studio 2010 Editor.
  • Search-As You TypeThe new Navigate To feature provides search-as-you-type support for files, types, and members. Navigate To enables you to take advantage of Camel casing and underscores to abbreviate your search text. For example, you can use “AOH” to search for “AddOrderHeader.” For more information, see How to: Search for Objects, Definitions, and References (Symbols).
  • Call HierarchyIn Visual C# and Visual C++, Call Hierarchy enables you to navigate from a member to the members that call it and to the members that it calls. This is useful for exploring object-oriented code. For more information, see Call Hierarchy.

Debugging

A redesigned Threads window provides filtering, call-stack searching and expansion, and grouping. Also, you can now organize and search breakpoints and share them with other developers. For more information, see What’s New in the Visual Studio Debugger.

The new Parallel Stacks and Parallel Tasks windows help you to visualize and debug parallel code that is written in C++, C#, or Visual Basic. For more information, see Using the Parallel Stacks Window and Using the Parallel Tasks Window.

IDE Features Correspond to Project Capabilities

Features in the IDE, such as Add Reference and the Toolbox, now correspond to the version of the .NET Framework or Silverlight that your project targets. As a result, types, members, and controls from assemblies that target an earlier version of the .NET Framework do not appear in IntelliSense and produce background compilation errors. For example, if your project targets .NET Framework 2.0 and you use a language feature that .NET Framework 2.0 does not support, such as anonymous types, the IDE will mark the code as an error. For more information, see Targeting a Specific .NET Framework Version or Profile.

Test-First Support

In Visual Basic or Visual C#, the IDE can now generate code stubs for new types and members from their usage before they have been defined. As a result, you can write tests first, and then generate the code that is required to compile the tests. Additionally, IntelliSense now provides a suggestion mode that prevents IntelliSense from automatically completing a type or member that has not yet been defined. For more information, see Generate From Usage and List Members.

Application Lifecycle Management

The Application Lifecycle Management client application is now available in all versions of Visual Studio (excluding Express versions). Application Lifecycle Management includes version control, work item tracking, build automation, a team portal, reporting and business intelligence, Agile Planning Workbooks, and test case management—everything that you need to collaborate on your software development projects. Application Lifecycle Management is included in Visual Studio 2010 with one Client Access License (CAL). You can purchase additional Client Access Licenses as needed. For more information, see What’s New for Application Lifecycle Management in Visual Studio 2010.

Code Generation and Text Templates

Text templates can be created and used in any version of Visual Studio, without the need for any other component. Generating any kind of text file from your application has been made easier in Visual Studio 2010 with the introduction of Preprocessed Text Templates. Support for code generation has also been improved through better integration with the build system, so that your generated source code is always up to date after any change to the source model. For more information, see Code Generation and Text Templates.

Start Page

The Visual Studio 2010 Start Page features a new look and new functionality. A tabbed content area links to a variety of selected and categorized learning resources. This includes MSDN resources, community resources, and a customizable news feed. An improved Recent Projects list lets you add projects to the list or remove them with a single mouse click. You can also install custom Start Pages from Extension Manager. For more information about the Start Page, see Start Page.

Extension Manager

You can find and install Visual Studio extensions from the IDE by clicking Extension Manager on the Tools menu. Extension Manager downloads and installs community-published extensions from the Visual Studio Gallery Web site without requiring that you open a browser. It also enables you to uninstall, disable, or re-enable installed extensions. For more information, see Managing Visual Studio Extensions.

New Project Dialog Box

The New Project dialog box in Visual Studio 2010 includes the same search and install capabilities as the Extension Manager, except that it searches only for project templates and item templates. For more information, see How to: Find and Install New Templates.

New Help Viewer

The Help Viewer has been completely redesigned for Visual Studio 2010. You can view documentation online or offline by using your preferred Web browser, download the latest documentation on demand, navigate the documentation by using a simplified table of contents, search for specific content by using an improved full-text search algorithm, and use a more streamlined F1 system to locate content specific to the task that you are working on. For more information, see Microsoft Help System Documentation.

Visual Basic and C# Languages

In Visual Studio 2010, the Visual Basic and C# languages continue to move toward feature parity. This enables you to choose a language based on personal preferences because both languages are equally capable. This section lists some of the new features in C# and Visual Basic.

Visual Basic Language

Visual Basic has new features that shorten syntax and enable you to write code faster. These features include auto-implemented properties, implicit line continuation, collection initializers, and single- and multi-statement lamdba expressions. Additionally, Visual Basic now supports simplified deployment through type equivalence. For more information, see What’s New in Visual Basic 2010.

C# Language

The new features in the C# language work together to simplify programming with the Microsoft Office APIs. With named and optional arguments, you no longer have to specify values for every optional parameter when you call COM methods. With dynamic support, you can reference any object, such as return values from COM APIs or dynamic languages, without using an explicit type cast. Indexed properties and optional ref modifiers facilitate access to COM interfaces. Also, type equivalence support simplifies deployment by embedding types from primary interop assemblies (PIAs) directly in your assembly. For more information, see What’s New in Visual C# 2010.

Visual F#

Visual Studio 2010 includes F#, a new .NET Framework language that supports functional programming and traditional object-oriented and imperative (procedural) programming. F# combines the succinct, expressive, and compositional style of functional programming with the runtime, libraries, interoperability, and object model of the .NET Framework. In other words, you get the best of both paradigms. For more information, see Visual F#.

Office Development

Visual Studio 2010 includes project templates and tools that you can use to create solutions that extend Microsoft Office 2010 and the 2007 Microsoft Office system. You can take advantage of new development features for Office projects, such as expanded Ribbon Designer support for Microsoft Office 2010 applications and the ability to create Office solutions that do not require the Office primary interop assemblies on end user computers. You can also use new deployment features in Office projects, such as the ability to deploy Office solutions to all users on a computer. For more information, see Office Development in Visual Studio and What’s New in Office Development.

Data Access and Modeling

.NET Framework 4 includes enhancements to the ADO.NET Entity Framework that further decrease the amount of coding and maintenance required for data-driven applications. In Visual Studio 2010, improved flexibility and customization options in the ADO.NET Entity Data Model Tools make it easier to create Entity Framework applications. For more information, see ADO.NET Entity Framework and ADO.NET Entity Data Model Tools.

Web Development

Visual Studio 2010 includes improvements that speed up code authoring, simplify Web deployment, and more.

Faster Code Authoring

  • Code SnippetsVisual Studio 2010 includes Code Snippets for HTML, JScript, and ASP.NET controls to help you write code faster. You can insert snippets from the Code Snippets Manager or directly from IntelliSense.
  • Dramatically Improved IntelliSense for JScript
    • IntelliSense now parses 2 to 5 times faster, so there is virtually no processing delay, even with large script libraries.
    • IntelliSense accepts diverse coding styles so that you get full IntelliSense support for almost every library.
    • IntelliSense displays XML documentation comments as you type.

For more information, see Creating and Using IntelliSense Code Snippets.

Simplified Web Deployment

With Visual Studio 2010, you can package and publish your Web application in one click.

  • Web PackagesThe Web Deployment Tool, also known as MSDeploy, enables you to package your Web application for deployment to an Internet Information Services (IIS) Web server. A Web package is a .zip file or a folder structure that includes everything a Web server needs to host your application. It contains Web content, IIS settings, database scripts, components, registry settings, and certificates. The Web Deployment Tool has been integrated into Visual Studio and enables you to create Web packages with one click.
  • One-Click PublishingYou can now publish to a server by using the Web Deployment Tool, FTP, folder copying, or FrontPage Server Extensions in one click. Visual Studio stores all the setting information, such as publish method, server information, and user credentials.
  • Web Configuration TransformationsYou can now configure your project to transform the web.config file during deployment. When you deploy the project, the settings in web.config automatically match the settings on your debug, staging, and production servers.

For more information, see ASP.NET Web Application Project Deployment Overview.

Other Additions

Visual Studio 2010 also includes new features for ASP.NET and support for MVC-Based Web applications. For more information, see What’s New in ASP.NET 4 and Visual Web Developer.

WPF and Silverlight Designer

In Visual Studio 2010, various designer improvements have been made to help you create Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Silverlight applications.

Improved Support for Silverlight

In Visual Studio 2008, the designer support for Silverlight projects is limited to a read-only Preview window. In Visual Studio 2010, the designer support is the same for Silverlight as it is for WPF projects. For example, in Silverlight projects you can now select and position items with a mouse on the designer surface. For more information, see Windows Presentation Foundation in Visual Studio.

Drag-and-Drop Data Binding for WPF

After you add a data source to your project, you can generate data-bound Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) controls by dragging items from the Data Sources window to the WPF Designer. For more information, see Binding WPF Controls to Data in Visual Studio.

Visualizing WPF objects

The debugger in Visual Studio 2010 includes the WPF Tree visualizer, which displays WPF objects in a more useful way. When you invoke the visualizer on a WPF object from the Watch window, you see the object displayed as a tree and a list of properties. For more information, see How to: Use the WPF Tree Visualizer.

Visual C++ Development

Following are some of the new Visual C++ features.

Improved User Experience

A number of improvements have been made to make the Visual C++ IDE more responsive, especially when you work with large applications. Many IDE components, such as the IntelliSense engine, now parse and process files in the background. You no longer have to wait for Visual Studio to re-process the whole project every time that you modify a header file, switch between project elements, or reconfigure your project from debug to release.

The new IntelliSense is more accurate because it handles advanced C++ code constructs and conditionally defined macros that the old version could not handle.

Improved IntelliSense Error Reporting

In earlier versions of Visual Studio, it can be unclear why IntelliSense fails for a line of code. In Visual Studio 2010, the IDE detects code that will cause a loss of IntelliSense and underlines that code with a red wavy line. In addition, the IDE reports any IntelliSense errors to the Error List window. You can double-click the error in the Error List window to go to the code that is causing a problem.

#include Automatic Completion

The IDE now supports automatic completion for the #include keyword. When you type #include, the IDE creates a list of valid header files. As you continue typing, the IDE filters the list based on your typing. At any time, you can select the file that you want to include. This enables you to quickly include files without knowing the exact file name.

Targeting of Specific Compilers and Libraries

In Visual Studio 2010, Visual C++ projects can target either the toolset in Visual Studio 2010 or the toolset in Visual Studio 2008. This enables you to take advantage of the IDE enhancements in Visual Studio 2010 while you continue to use an earlier version of the Visual C++ libraries and compiler. To switch between toolsets, you are only required to change one property in your project file. For more information, see General Property Page (Project).

MFC Class Wizard

In Visual Studio 2010, the MFC Class Wizard is reintroduced. This wizard can be started from anywhere in your solution. It enables you to add classes, messages, and variables without having to manually change individual code files.

Build Improvements

Visual C++ projects use a new file format (.vcxproj) that replaces the old format (.vcproj). To build projects, you now use MSBuild.exe instead of VCBuild.exe. MSBuild, which is the build platform for Microsoft, provides several benefits, including better diagnostics, extensibility, and integration. For more information, see MSBuild (Visual C++).

Restart Manager Support

Visual Studio now supports the restart manager in Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) applications. The restart manager is a Windows feature that protects users against accidental data loss by regularly saving open documents. If your application stops unexpectedly, the restart manager restarts the application and gives the user the option of restoring the automatically saved data. You can add this functionality to an existing application by adding just one line of code and recompiling. By using the restart manager, you can greatly reduce the chances of accidental data loss in your applications. For more information, see How to: Add Restart Manager Support.

New C++0x Language Features

The Visual C++ compiler introduces five new features to support the C++0x standard: lambda expressions, rvalue references, compile-time assertions, expression type discovery, and automatic type deduction. For more information, see What’s New in Visual C++ 2010.

Parallel Programming

You can now write programs that distribute work across multiple processors without having to work directly with threads or the thread pool. Visual Studio 2010 includes parallel computing libraries for both the C runtime library (CRT) and the .NET Framework. You can also debug native and managed applications by using the new multithreading tools in the Visual Studio debugger. For more information, see the Parallel Computing Developer Center Web site.

Parallel Programming in the .NET Framework

.NET Framework 4 includes new libraries that support task and data parallelism, a parallel implementation of LINQ to Objects called Parallel Language Integrated Query (PLINQ), and various new data types for synchronization and concurrency. These libraries rely on a new task scheduler that is integrated with the .NET Framework thread pool. For more information, see Parallel Programming in the .NET Framework.

Parallel Programming in Visual C++

The C runtime library now includes the Concurrency Runtime, which is a concurrent programming infrastructure for C++. For more information, see Concurrency Runtime.

Parallel Programming Tools

The following are some tool enhancements that support parallel programming.

  • DebuggingThe debugger includes new Parallel Tasks and Parallel Stacks windows that enable you to do the following:
    • View the state of all Task instances that are running in an application.
    • View the call stacks for all threads in an application.
    • Navigate to code from the debugger.

For more information, see Parallel Diagnostic Tools.

SharePoint Development

In Visual Studio 2010, SharePoint development is significantly improved. You can create, edit, debug, package, and deploy and activate SharePoint projects from within Visual Studio. Site deployment is as easy as pressing F5. You can even browse SharePoint sites by using Server Explorer/Database Explorer. For more information, see SharePoint Development in Visual Studio and What’s New in SharePoint Development.

Cloud Computing Tools

In Visual Studio 2010, you can easily install and enable Windows Azure Tools. Windows Azure Tools enable you to build scalable Web applications and services on Windows Azure. To enable Windows Azure Tools, click Cloud Services in the New Project dialog box. For more information, see Windows Azure SDK and Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio.

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