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Quick and Easy: Email Enabled Libraries in SharePoint

Posted by: Rai Umair on: August 17, 2009

I only get a chance to setup email enabled libraries once every 4 months or so. My last setup was a couple of weeks back. This was for one of our customer who wanted to use incoming email functionality to support some reports coming from external sources; this particular customer was running Microsoft Exchange 2007.
Before [...]

Show All Items without Folders in SharePoint

Posted by: Rai Umair on: August 3, 2009

Had this question pop up at work today, to show all items without folders in SharePoint you will need to add the Recursive attribute to the SPQuery object.
 Here is an example, This can be done in Code:
 SPQuery.ViewAttributes += ” Scope=\”Recursive\””;
 Or as part of the CAML Query Markup
    <FieldRef Name=’ID’ /> 
</ViewFields> 
<QueryOptions> 
   <ViewAttributes Scope=’Recursive’ /> 
   <OptimizeFor>FolderUrls</OptimizeFor> 
</QueryOptions>
Other query options are:
<QueryOptions>
   <IncludeMandatoryColumns>True</IncludeMandatoryColumns>
   <DateInUtc>True</DateInUtc>
   <IncludeAttachmentUrls>True</IncludeAttachmentUrls>
   [...]

SharePoint and Reporting Services Cheat Sheet

Posted by: Rai Umair on: July 30, 2009

High Level Steps:

Setup two domain accounts for SSRS – one for the SSRS Windows Service and the other for the App Pool running the SSRS Web Services
Install SQL Server 2008 with all required advanced services, Analysis, Integration and off course SSRS
SSRS should be installed but not configured at install time
Install WSS 3.0 SP2 or MOSS 2007 [...]

Goals for 2009

Posted by: Rai Umair on: January 29, 2009

 

Each year I draw up a set of personal and professional goals for myself, in last few years I have shared them only with friends and family (with a moderate success rate I must add , this year I am putting them on my blog for added pressure and motivation.
So here it goes, NYRs for 09

Get [...]

See you at Unique World Impact 2007

Posted by: Rai Umair on: October 10, 2007

Unique World will be hosting a client conference on October 30 & 31 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Sydney, Impact 2007:Innovation and your business. We have clients, Microsoft and many talented Unique World people presenting! 
 
The conference aims to provide valuable learning on industry trends and best practices; access to subject matter expertise, relevant solutions presented [...]