Build Search SQL queries and supporting code on a flash!

Recently I have been involved in a project where the complete search experience had to be rewritten. This implies the creation of templates (XML for the query itself and XSLT for the result processing), new controls and control processors. While defying, this is a rare opportunity to really dig into the search API. If you …

“Code blocks are not allowed in this file”

If you come accross this error, here is the information you need to solve it: Cause: you are running code snippets inside a file that is not allowed to do so by default. Afected files: i.e. Master pages and Page layouts Solution: you have to add an explicit authorization for the file(s) where you want …

Sharepoint config store

While the web.config may be a nice place to store your configuration information, you need to edit it manualy if you need to change a configuration key. This operation must be repeated as many times as the number of machines you have on your farm. Thus it is not practical and it does not make …

Devdays09: Portugal ~ Oeiras ~ Tagus Park

<Portuguese event> Vai decorrer nos próximos dias 18 e 19 de Fevereiro o evento promovido pela Microsoft, desta feita dedicado à comunidade de desenvolvimento: DevDays 2009. Estarei presente na apresentação da sessão "Desenvolvimento em Sharepoint: o bom, o mau e o vilão", onde juntamente com o Bruno Valente iremos apresentar o estado actual dos processos de …

It is out: SPDisposeCheck

It is finally out: . You can get it from here: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/SPDisposeCheck. For those of you that haven't heard about it, this is a tool that integrates with Visual Studio, and checks your assemblies for Sharepoint Disposable objects not being disposed. This is a must. Use it frequently during the development and NEVER, and I …