SharePoint developer’s quick tips
This is mostly for my quick go to place to get some quick copy/paste when I am not around my machine!
How to extract Public key token using Visual Studio?
Add a custom tool in Visual Studio as
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\bin\Sn.exe -Tp $(TargetDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt)
(select Output window)
How to quickly get new GUID using Visual St
Add a custom tool as
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\Tools
SharePoint Schema Locations
Create CAML.XML file using notepad and add following code
1: <SchemaCatalog xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/xsd/catalog">
2: <Schema href="C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\XML\wss.xsd"
3: targetNamespace="https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/"/>
4: </SchemaCatalog>
Drop this file to
%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Xml\Schemas\
Recycle app pools in IIS6
IIS6
%systemroot%\System32\iisapp.vbs /a "<app pool name>" /r
IIS7
%systemroot%\System32\inetsrv\APPCMD.exe recycle apppool "<App Pool Name>"
Quick MOSS Exception Logging (MOSS SDK says “Internal Use Only” – so be careful!)
1: catch(Exception Ex)
2:
3: {
4:
5: Microsoft.Office.Server.Diagnostics.PortalLog.LogString(”Exception Occurred: {0} ”, Ex.ToString());
6:
7: }
Nope! I am not taking any credit for it - collected it from various seasoned SharePointers!