SharePoint Solutions Manager or The WSP Manager

Tool Description
Here is a nifty tool which can be used to deploy, redeploy, upgrade and retract/delete the solutions in the SharePoint environment. It handles all these jobs using the object model. This tool will be definitely handy for developers for quick deployment while debugging.
Purpose
The best way to get anything or any component into SharePoint environment [...]

Unauthorized exception even after using SPSecurity.RunWithElevatedPrivileges

In various cases while developing custom web parts or controls for SharePoint we have to use the SPSecurity.RunWithElevatedPrivileges construct to execute some part of the code which needs elevated permissions or which cannot be run with the current user permissions. For example, updating a SPWeb object or SPList object needs elevated permissions.
If you are getting an [...]

InfoPath Managed Form Templates Deployment Tool for SharePoint

This tool is an effort towards helping all those who are working on InfoPath Forms with SharePoint. It helps to upload/install, re-install, upgrade a form template with just a click of the button. The tool also can help in generating a script/batch file so that you can run it manually later on. Also, the tool [...]

Rapid access to 12 Hive and stsadm.exe

Every SharePoint developer needs to have quick access to the 12 Hive, 12Hive/Bin for the stsadm for various purposes in our daily development work. But, I have seen many of them never try to make this process easier. Even though this is a trivial issue, sometimes its pretty annoying. So here are a few ways [...]

ASP .Net tab missing or SharePoint site leading to Page not found and IIS 32/64-bit modes

Problems:

ASP .Net Tab Missing in the IIS Managers Website properties
SharePoint site shows “Page cannot be found error”.
SharePoint sites shows “You are not authorized to view this page”, “HTTP Error 403 – Forbidden: Access is denied.”
Either of the above problems in a server farm.

Possible Solutions:
There could be couple of reasons for the ASP .Net tab missing [...]

Using stsadm to deploy, upgrade, update InfoPath Forms Templates with Managed code behind

This post talks about using stsadm and batch scripts to deploy InfoPath form with code behind which usually is called as InfoPath forms with managed code or the InfoPath forms managed templates.
The problem: If it’s just a couple of InfoPath forms with simple code behind we can deploy the form using the InfoPath Forms Client [...]

InfoPath cannot connect to a data source when viewed in browser – Cross Domain Issues – Universal Data Connection

InfoPath cannot run the specified query.
InfoPath cannot connect to the data source.
Access is denied.

One of the big issues with InfoPath Forms is its error reporting. It could sometimes piss you off. It says there is a problem that is it! We have to spend lot of time clicking and clicking and clicking buttons all over [...]

MOSS WSS Components Architecture in a single diagram

I stumbled upon this image in one of the msdn forms. This image grabbed my attention at once because in single image it encompassed all the components for Windows SharePoint Services(WSS), MS Office SharePoint Server 2007(MOSS) and the various dependent components and add-on servers. Keep this handy to answer any quick question by your [...]

SharePoint & Windows Workflow Foundation – (Sequential, State Machine Workflows, InfoPath Forms)

Below are the plethora of links to learn Workflows and its integration with SharePoint using InfoPath forms and or ASPX pages. You will find here some nice resources for State Machine Workflows in particular.
If you are new to workflow development then as a 1st step towards it, learn sequential workflows. Either read my former [...]

Add Custom ASPX Pages or ASP .Net Pages in SharePoint

The Problem: Let’s say we have an ASP .Net Web Application with many web forms, user controls, business layer, and data access layer. It works fine as a web application. What we are looking for integrating the files within this web application into the SharePoint site and totally get rid of the web application. This [...]