PDF Full Text Search Configuration for SharePoint 2007 x64

 

Download the Filter for x64 from adobe here, if you are using 32 bit it will be installed by default from your adobe installation.

 

Update default value of the following two registry entries with “{E8978DA6-047F-4E3D-9C78-CDBE46041603}”

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office server\12.0\Search\Setup\ContentIndexCommon\Filters\Extension\.pdf
{E8978DA6-047F-4E3D-9C78-CDBE46041603}

 
KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\12.0\Search\Setup\ContentIndexCommon\Filters\Extension\.pdf
{E8978DA6-047F-4E3D-9C78-CDBE46041603}

 

Open Central Administration
Go to SharedServices
Click Search Settings
Select “File types”
Create new entry with the extension as “pdf”

 
Go to “Drive:Program [...]


Cannot open database requested by the login the login failed

I got into the below issue, when I try to access the site collection search scopes.

Cannot open database “Uday_SharePoint_SSP_Content” requested by the login. The login failed. Login failed for user ‘Uday\Uday.Ethirajulu$’. at Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Search.Admin.Pages.SearchAdminPageBase.ErrorHandler(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.TemplateControl.OnError(EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.Page.HandleError(Exception e) at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean [...]


CodePlex Release : List Search WebPart

Hi Community,                        

I have contributed List Search WebPart for SharePoint in CodePlex.

Project Description:

                              This Project provides the List Search WebPart for WSS 3.0 / SharePoint 2007. Just add the WebPart to page and specify the list name, filter fields, display fields and criteria.

Simple Interface for Tool Part with advanced features for list search.

Features

Ajax Enabled
Easy configuration [...]


How to Create Custom Menu Item in Site Actions

The below sample feature creates new menu item in Site Actions menu, Please replace the GUID in the below code.

Sample Feature File

<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?>

<Feature

    Id=”<GUID>”

    Title=”Custom Menu Item”

    Description=” ”

    Version=”1.0.0.0″

    Scope=”Site”

    Hidden=”False” xmlns=”http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/”>

    <ElementManifests>

        <ElementManifest

            Location=”elements.xml” />

    </ElementManifests>

</Feature>

 

Sample [...]


TreeView Doc Lib V 2.0 in CodePlex

I have released the next version of TreeView Document Library WebPart for SharePoint 2007.

Added features in this release:

 

Automatically populates the list of document libraries in dropdownlist in toolpart

Collapsed TreeView can be managed from toolpart property

Automatically shows the appropriate icons for the files in document library

 

WebPart included as feature in solution package.

Please post your comments or [...]


Programmatically Retrieve List of Document Libraries

The following code snippet is used to retrieve the list of document libraries.

 

SPWeb _web = SPContext.Current.Web;

SPListCollection ListColl = _web.Lists;

foreach (SPList _lst in ListColl)

{

if (_lst.BaseTemplate == SPListTemplateType.DocumentLibrary)

{


WSS 3.0 Application Templates Grouped by Business Area

If you are looking for free application template, which suites your business area, read this resource on TechNet. It has list of 40 Application templates grouped by the following business category.

 

Business Management/Finance

Human Resources

Operations/IT

Project Tracking/Product Management

Sales/Marketing

Specialized/Verticals


How to Use Resource File in SharePoint 2007

 

Create Resource file using Visual Studio IDE

Copy the resource file into 12 hive resource folder

GetLocalized method from SPUtility to read the values from resource file

Syntax:

SPUtility.GetLocalizedString(“$Resources:<<ResourceFileName,ResourceKeyName>>”, “<<ResourceFileName>>”, lang);

Example:

SPUtility.GetLocalizedString(“$Resources:MyResources,FirstName”, “MyResources”, lang);

 

Sample Source:

using System;

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

using System.Web.UI;

using System.Web.UI.WebControls;

using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;

using System.Xml.Serialization;

 

using Microsoft.SharePoint;

using [...]


The trial period for this product has expired – MOSS 2007 Error

 

If you encounter the error “The trial period for this product has expired” after upgrading the license from trial to standard/enterprise edition in sharepoint.

 

Change your app pool account from “Network Service” to Domain account.

 


How to Enable Document Information Panel in MOSS 2007

By Default the document information panel will not be enabled in document library.

Go to Library Settings

Click Advanced Settings

Enable allow management of content types in Advanced Settings.

Click the Document Content Type and click on Document Information Panel settings.

Check show always option to enable document information panel.