Shrink Database files in Sharepoint Database

Let's see simple steps to shrink the database files for the SharePoint environment.

First check out the properties first for our SharePoint database files.

Now let's run the SQL command to shrink the database data file

Now let's run the SQL command to shrink the database log file

After these execution look at the property again to check the difference of after shrinking the files.

Rapid Tools for SharePoint -- Developer productivity tools for the SharePoint platform.

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Rapid Tools for SharePoint is a set of developer tools that are dedicated to making SharePoint developers more productive. Rapid tools enables developers to build SharePoint custom applications using the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Traditionally using the SDL with the SharePoint platform has been a painful and awkward process, but with Rapid Tools for SharePoint application developers are now in full control of SharePoint development and deployment in a way that was not possible before.

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System Center Operations Manager 2007 Management Packs for SharePoint 2007

System Center Operations Manager 2007 Management Packs for SharePoint 2007
These packs monitor the health state of the components in your SharePoint environment that affect performance and availability. When there is an issue that may cause service or performance degradation, Operations Manager 2007 uses the management packs to detect the issue, alert you to its existence, and facilitate diagnosis and corrective actions.The management packs monitor:

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 related services (Timer, Tracing and Search)
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 related Events
Web server applications such as Internet Information Services (IIS)
IIS-related Events
Microsoft SQL Server® database-related events
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Debugging an VSTO and InfoPath 2003 Solution from .Net 1.1

To get the InfoPath to default back to .NET 1.1, you need to update or create a file named INFOPATH.EXE.CONFIG, add it to the same directory as your infopath.exe and add the following:

<?xml version ="1.0" >

<configuration>

<startup>

<requiredRuntime version="v1.1.4322"/>

</startup>

</configuration>

Apparently this goes for any old .NET applications.

Please copy the created file “infopath.exe.config” to your Office11 Folder

(eg: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11)

This will force InfoPath.exe to be run in the context of .Net 1.1 and not .Net 2.0

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"The page cannot be displayed" in MOSS 2007

After the successful migration of my current SharePoint 2003 to SharePoint 2007, some of my users are facing the "The page cannot be displayed" in SharePoint 2007 migrated site. After some analysis I found out the solution which solved my problem.

Solution: If the domain is not listed in the Shared Service Provider (SSP) this error may occur for the user under that domain. Shared Service Administration select the share services for your server then User Profile and Properties then Configure Profile Import in Source section click the view import connections. You will see a list of the connection your SSP is using. Try adding the other domains as separate connections rather than adding the forest this way you have more control and do not replace your current settings.
Else if your DHCP assign a public DNS server, change DHCP to assign only to your DNS server and not the commonly used public DNS server

Migrations from both Lotus Domino Servers, and generic IMAP/POP sources

Microsoft Transporter Suite

Microsoft Transporter Suite is a set of interoperability and migration tools to migrate content from Lotus Domino servers or Generic POP/IMAP servers.Transporter Suite contains a set of tools for migrations from both Lotus Domino Servers, and generic IMAP/POP sources. For Lotus Domino the suite contains a set of tools for Directory and Free/Busy interoperability between Lotus Domino 6 or 7 and Exchange Server 2007 and Windows Server 2003 Active Directory. In addition for Lotus Domino the suite contains migration tools to migrate users, groups, personal address lists, mailboxes, personal mail archives, and applications from Lotus Domino 5, 6 or 7 to Active Directory, Exchange Server 2007, and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. For generic POP/IMAP servers the suite contains a set of tools to bulk migrate mailboxes from any generic email servers that support the POP3 or IMAP4 protocol to mailboxes in Exchange Server 2007.

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Virtualization and Consolidation with Hyper-V

Hyper-V, a key feature of Windows Server 2008, has now released to manufacturing (RTM) and is available for deployment into production environments.

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Introducing Windows Workflow Foundation using .Net Framework 3.5 & Visual Studio 2008

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SharePoint 2007 Document Library ContextMenu Hiding

SharePoint 2007 Document Library ContextMenu Hiding

First locate yourself to the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS\1033 fine the core.js. From where the context menu item script runs for SharePoint 2007 Document Library.

Lets hide the "Download A Copy" menu under the "Send To" Context menu. Open the core.js file in best .js file editor. And search for the function function AddSendSubMenu(m,ctx).

Where you can see

menuOption=CAMOpt(sm, L_DownloadACopy_Text, strAction, "");
menuOption.id="ID_DownloadACopy";

these lines of code which will display text "Download A Copy" and call the menu operation, just comment those lines and save.

This is the simple way to hide the contextmenu item in the document library.

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Character limits in SharePoint 2007

List of names and other parameters with the maximum allowable size on each entity of SharePoint 2007

None of the selected features can be installed or upgraded. Setup cannot proceed since no

While installing Microsoft SQl 2005 you may face this message...

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Setup------------------------------
None of the selected features can be installed or upgraded. Setup cannot proceed since no effective change is being made to the machine. To continue, click Back and then select features to install. To exit SQL Server Setup, click Cancel.
For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=9.00.1399.06&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=SQLSetup90&EvtType=28108
------------------------------BUTTONS: OK------------------------------
To solve this problem:
To get around this issue, run the setup.exe from the SQL installation source from your Run command with the parameter SKUUPGRADE=1 or UPGRADE=1.
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Microsoft’s research and launch of Worldwide Telescope, Microsoft is tiring to do something similar to Google's Earth, Moon, etc. ?
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Radial Racing Programming support

Recently I have launched the Radial Racing Programming support to support all developers across the global by submiting reuseable codes and tools

My first launch was in CodePlex.com TabControl WebPart

Deploying Office Solutions Using Windows Installer

Deploying Office Solutions Using Windows Installer

How to deploy a Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the 2007 Microsoft Office system (also known as Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office Second Edition, or VSTO 2005 SE) solution using a Visual Studio 2005 Setup project to create a Windows Installer package.

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This article demonstrates how to use the installer

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Retrieve File Security Information using C#

Retrieve File Security Information using C#

Verify if file exists in the directory using the System.IO namespace. And retrieving the security information and other details. This as been demonstrated using the Windows forms application.

if (File.Exists(openFileDialog1.FileName))
{
//MessageBox.Show("File exists!");
lbl_existstatus.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.SeaGreen;
lbl_existstatus.Text = "File Exist the directory";
}
else
{
lbl_existstatus.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
lbl_existstatus.Text = "File Missing in the directory";
}

Query the secuirty inforamtion of the file using the System.Management.

using (ManagementObject o = new ManagementObject(@"Win32_LogicalFileSecuritySetting.Path='" + fileName + "'"))

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Enterprise Microsoft® SharePoint® Products and Technologies hosting environment Document

This policy document outlines the items and processes for managing customization within an enterprise Microsoft® SharePoint® Products and Technologies hosting environment.

One of the very usefull document for any sharepoint developer.

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Complete list of built in out of the box web services available in the SharePoint 2007 and many more...