Author Archives: Stu

Reusable Content

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Stu

I’ve worked on a lot of different SharePoint portals in my time and one of the main features of SharePoint that people seem to overlook, or are not aware of, is the reusable content feature that is part of the … Continue reading →

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SharePoint CAML Helper Update

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Stu

A couple of years ago I wrote a CAML helper project and uploaded the source code to CodePlex. Recently I updated the code with a few small bug fixes, after some feedback from a colleague who used it successfully on … Continue reading →

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Move SharePoint Database

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Stu

Before attempting to move the databases associated with your SharePoint instance, make sure you backup your farm before continuing. For example, the following PowerShell script performs a full backup of the farm: Backup-SPFarm -Directory c:\backuppath -BackupMethod Full Depending on the … Continue reading →

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Content Type XML Document

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Stu

Over the past few months, I’ve been surprised by the number of people I’ve spoken with who were not aware that it’s possible to store custom XML documents against content type objects through the API. These are people who have … Continue reading →

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Deploy Solution to Site configured with Claims-based Authentication

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Stu

This is a simple and quick post to provide a solution for developers working against sites configured with claims-based authentication and receiving an access denied error while trying to deploy solutions via Visual Studio. The exact error is: Error occurred … Continue reading →

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