Category Archives: SharePoint

Debugging InfoPath Browser Form

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Stu

If you’re using custom code with your browser enabled InfoPath forms and would like to be able to debug them, follow the steps outlined below to configure the form to enable this. Open the Visual Studio Tool for Applications(VSTA) editor … Continue reading →

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Loopback Check and 401.1 Error

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Stu

SharePoint Short #18 If you’re developing a web service for SharePoint, or trying to access one of the SharePoint web services, through server code and get a 401.1 Unauthorized exception, it’s worth checking if the status of the loopback check, … Continue reading →

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Hide Web Template

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Stu

In PowerShell, if you want to remove a web template from the New Site dialog for a specific web, take a look at the following script: function Remove-SPWebTemplate { [CmdletBinding()] param( [parameter(Position=1,Mandatory=$true)][Microsoft.SharePoint.SPWeb]$web ) process { $templateList = New-Object "System.Collections.ObjectModel.Collection“1[[Microsoft.SharePoint.SPWebTemplate, Microsoft.SharePoint, … Continue reading →

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LDAP Role Provider Argument Exception

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Stu

If you’re seeing the following error in the ULS logs, hopefully it’ll be as simple a fix for you as it was for me: LdapRoleProvider.GetRolesFor() exception: {0}.System.ArgumentException: The (&(((ObjectClass=group))(member=CN=Some User,CN=Users,DC=domain,DC=local)) search filter is invalid. at System.DirectoryServices.SearchResultCollection.ResultsEnumerator.MoveNext() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Security.LdapRoleProvider.GetRolesFor(String userOrGroupDN, DirectoryEntry … Continue reading →

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External Content Type Walkthrough

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Stu

Looking to design your own external content type and deploy it as part of a SharePoint solution? Read on for a walkthrough on how to create one. First up, the steps are the same for SharePoint 2010 and 2013 and … Continue reading →

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