What's The (Share)Point?

Author: David Petersen

  • XSL:split-string function

    One of the reasons I like developing for SharePoint is that I get to work with many different technologies and platforms.  When I am designing a custom list for (display, edit or new), There are times where I may have a delimited string in a field that I want to display differently on the screen.…

  • Undercover Boss: How SharePoint Can Help Management

    After the Superbowl, where the “Who Dat Nation” conquered the Indianapolis Colts, CBS previewed a new program called Undercover Boss.  It is an intriguing concept.  Take the CEO/President of a company and have them work undercover for their own company.   I DVR’d it and had the opportunity to watch the first episode last night.…

  • A SharePoint Design Question

    Normally, I write solutions to problems.  This time around, I need some suggestions to get ideas on how to design a solution to a problem. The credit department where I work accumulates/produces documents to support the credit limit they grant our customers.  We have categorized them as : Financial Statements Agency Reports Parent Guarantees Other…

  • SharePoint Saturday – Indianapolis Wrap-Up

    SharePoint Saturday was a huge success.  I had a lot of fun.  To all of the organizers – this was truly one of the best organized conferences I have attended.  The speaker dinner was a blast and the venue was perfect for the creativity that SharePoint encourages! Thank you! If you ever do another one,…

  • iPhone Saves the Day!

    Every once in a while, you come across a cool story that you wish everyone could learn about.  This is one such story.  It is so cool, I’m going to cross-post this on both of my blogs. What would you do if you were caught in an earthquake, injured and sure you were going to…

  • SharePoint Saturday – Indianapolis

    Up and ready for a great SPS-Indy.  The building is a great location for a SharePoint Conference.  My session is scheduled for 2pm so I’ll get to attend some other great sessions.  Here are some pictures I have taken of the venue.  Look for more later!

  • SharePoint Saturday – Ozarks

    I just saw that they are having SharePoint Saturday – Ozarks again this summer. SPSOzarks was my first SharePoint Saturday experience and I really enjoyed it. The information I learned, and the relationships that I began that Saturday were the impetus for getting more involved in the SharePoint community.  Since that Saturday in Harrison, Arkansas,…

  • Apple iPad – I’m a fan!

    OK. I’m a fan. I need to see more actual hands-on reviews but I think I may want one of these. https://videopress.com/v/wp-content/plugins/video/flvplayer.swf?ver=1.15

  • Feature and Code Depreciation in SharePoint 2010

    SharePoint Joel (Joel Olesen) has a good post in preparing for Code and Feature Depreciation in SP2010. Understanding Feature and Code Depreciation for Upgrade to SharePoint 2010

  • Easy Check If An SPWeb/SPList Exist

    I write a lot of code using the SharePoint object model.  Often times, I want to check to see if a particular Web exists in a Site Collection or a List exists in a Web.  I used to write methods that enumerated through the collection to see if they existed or I wrapped a Try-Catch…