MOSS 2007 – WSS 3.0 Version / Build Numbers

12.0.0.6529 : MOSS 2007 – WSS 3.0 Feb 2010 Cumulative update
12.0.0.6524 : MOSS 2007 – WSS 3.0 Dec 2009 Cumulative update
12.0.0.6520 : MOSS 2007 – WSS 3.0 Oct 2009 Cumulative update
12.0.0.6414 : MOSS 2007 – WSS 3.0 Aug 2009 Cumulative update
12.0.0.6510 : MOSS 2007 – WSS 3.0 June 2009 Cumulative update
12.0.0.6504 : MOSS 2007 – WSS 3.0 April 2009 Cumulative update
12.0.0.6421 : MOSS 2007 – WSS 3.0 Service Pack 2
12.0.0.6341 : MOSS 2007 – WSS 3.0 Feb 2009 Cumulative update
12.0.0.6327 : MOSS 2007 – WSS 3.0 Aug 2008 Cumulative update
12.0.0.6318 : MOSS 2007 – WSS 3.0 Infrastructure Update
12.0.0.6303 : MOSS 2007 – WSS 3.0 post-SP1 hotfix
12.0.0.6301 : MOSS 2007 – WSS 3.0 post-SP1 hotfix
12.0.0.6300 : MOSS 2007 – WSS 3.0 post-SP1 hotfix
12.0.0.6219 : MOSS 2007 – WSS 3.0 SP1
12.0.0.6039 : MOSS 2007 – WSS 3.0 October public update
12.0.0.6036 : MOSS 2007 – WSS 3.0 August 24, 2007 hotfix package
12.0.0.4518 : MOSS 2007 – WSS 3.0 RTM
12.0.0.4407 : MOSS 2007 – WSS 3.0 Beta 2 TR
12.0.0.4017 : MOSS 2007 – WSS 3.0 Beta 2

Sharepoint Excellent Blogs

SharePoint Profile Cleanup

http://blogs.technet.com/b/seanearp/archive/2009/03/04/sharepoint-profile-cleanup.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/gyorgyh/archive/2009/11/13/how-it-works-moss-2007-automatic-user-profile-removal.aspx

SharePoint List Xml Schema

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/kaevans/archive/2009/05/01/getting-xml-data-from-a-sharepoint-list-the-easy-way.aspx

Get SPUser object from SharePoint List Item People/Group picker field

The code below is to get SPUser from a multiple user item column 

            string strURL = "http://YourSite/";
            using (SPSite oSPSite = new SPSite(strURL))
            {
                using (SPWeb oSPWeb = oSPSite.OpenWeb())
                {

                    SPList list = oSPWeb.GetList(strURL);
                    SPListItemCollection items = list.Items;
                    foreach (SPListItem oListItem in items)
                    {
                        if (oListItem["Title"].ToString() == "Test")
                        {
                            String usersString = oListItem["Audience Group"].ToString();
                            SPFieldUserValueCollection userValueColl = new SPFieldUserValueCollection(oSPWeb, usersString);

                            foreach (SPFieldUserValue userValue in userValueColl)
                            {
                                SPUser siteUser = userValue.User;
                                Console.WriteLine("User found: {0}", siteUser.Name);
                            }
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                }

Attaching an event handler to a specific SharePoint List

When we attach an event handler through Features in SharePoint using “ListTypeId”, it attaches event handlers to all the lists of that particular type. This will result in a large performance hit. To execute the written code for a particular list we will have to check either with ListId or ContentTypeId.
So, here is a way of attaching an event handler to a specific list on “FeatureActivated” and to remove the event handler from the list on “FeatureDeactivating”. This is the best method I can find as of now for attaching and removing the event handler to a specific SharePoint List.

const string assembly = "ListItemPermissions, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=9f4da00116c38ec5";
const string listReceiverName = "ListItemPermissions.ListItemPermissionsItemEventReceiver";
public override void FeatureActivated(SPFeatureReceiverProperties properties)
{
try
{
// get a reference to the current SPWeb
SPWeb _SPWeb = SPContext.Current.Web;
_SPWeb.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;
// get a reference to the "Projects" list
SPList _projectsList = (SPList)_SPWeb.Lists["Projects"];

// if the "projectsList" list exists
if (_projectsList != null)
{
// create an empty Guid
Guid _ItemUpdatedGuid = Guid.Empty;
Guid _ItemAddedGuid = Guid.Empty;

// enumerate thru all of the event receiver definitions, attempting to
// locate the one we are adding
foreach (SPEventReceiverDefinition _SPEventReceiverDefinition in _projectsList.EventReceivers)
{
// if we find the event receiver we are about to add
// record its Guid
if (_SPEventReceiverDefinition.Type == SPEventReceiverType.ItemUpdated &&
_SPEventReceiverDefinition.Assembly == assembly &&
_SPEventReceiverDefinition.Class == listReceiverName)
{
_ItemUpdatedGuid = _SPEventReceiverDefinition.Id;
}

if (_SPEventReceiverDefinition.Type == SPEventReceiverType.ItemAdded &&
_SPEventReceiverDefinition.Assembly == assembly &&
_SPEventReceiverDefinition.Class == listReceiverName)
{
_ItemAddedGuid = _SPEventReceiverDefinition.Id;
}
}

// if we did not find the event receiver we are adding, add it
if (_ItemUpdatedGuid == Guid.Empty)
{
_projectsList.EventReceivers.Add(SPEventReceiverType.ItemUpdated, assembly, listReceiverName);
}
if (_ItemAddedGuid == Guid.Empty)
{
_projectsList.EventReceivers.Add(SPEventReceiverType.ItemAdded, assembly, listReceiverName);
}

_projectsList.Update();
_SPWeb.Update();
_SPWeb.AllowUnsafeUpdates = false;
}
}

catch (System.Exception ex)
{
PortalLog.LogString(ex.StackTrace);
throw new SPException(ex.Message);
}
}

public override void FeatureDeactivating(SPFeatureReceiverProperties properties)
{
try
{
SPWeb _SPWeb = SPContext.Current.Web;
_SPWeb.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;
// get a reference to the "Projects" list
SPList _projectsList = (SPList)_SPWeb.Lists["Projects"];
while(_projectsList.EventReceivers.Count > 0)
{
if (_projectsList.EventReceivers[_projectsList.EventReceivers.Count-1].Assembly.Equals(assembly))
{
_projectsList.EventReceivers[_projectsList.EventReceivers.Count-1].Delete();
}
} // looping thru event receivers.

_projectsList.Update();
_SPWeb.Update();
_SPWeb.AllowUnsafeUpdates = false;
}
catch (System.Exception ex)
{
PortalLog.LogString(ex.StackTrace);
throw new SPException(ex.Message);
}
}

Moss 2007 - Excel Services no file permissions message

 If you receive the following Exception when you try to open the sample workbook or another workbook try the following steps:

You do not have permissions to open this file on Excel Services.Make sure that the file is in an Excel Services trusted location and that you have access to the file.

1.Open Central Administration -> go to Operations tab -Ensure that the Excel Service is running.
2.Open Central Administration -> go to your configured Shared Service -> click Excel Service Settings.

-File Access Method: ensure that it is not using Impersonation, instead the Option Process Account should be enabled.

3. Open Central Administration -> go to your configured Shared Service -> click add new trusted file location
-Field URL: here you can specify a report library or the whole portal
-Location Type: should be Windows SharePoint Services
-Children trusted: defines whether the children should also be trusted or only the definied path

IIS7 - Tell me plase why my debugger timed out - Coz u r slow -"The web server process that was being debugged has been terminated by IIS"

When you are debugging, IIS will not service any other requests until you are done stepping through your code. That includes the "ping" request that IIS sends to itself. Since IIS doesn't hear back from itself, it decides to shut itself down, which promptly terminates your debugging.
The solution is to increase the Ping Maximum Response Time in the application pool settings from its default value of 90 seconds. Set it to something high enough that will give you enough time to debug your code (like maybe 900 seconds). If you are not able to debug in 15 min, one should really look for a job which does include hardcore coding.

SPWeb GetList Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070003 System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException

If you see something like this while calling while calling  SPWeb.GetList("BlahBlahBlah"), do not get alarmed.
All you need to provide is a site-relative URL like the following
"/sites/myWeb/Lists/myCoolList".
If you are in the top-lelel site collection and wondering what the heck , then it should be like "/Lists/myCoolList"

"Unhandled Exception: System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException: The system cannot find the path specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070003)"

Deleting Document Library Items for large list size Failed?

For novice to use this code, specify the strings variables siteURL, listName.
The maximum items that your program can delete is 25000 which can be changed.

Hey friends, If you have saved lot of time using my code, please pay me by smiling at all the people you see today. They will smile back at you. We will all be in a pool of happy smiles. If you have a big wallet, feed a hungry stomach today.  And God will bless you.

using (SPSite site = new SPSite(siteURL))
{
 using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb())
                {
                    web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;
                    StringBuilder sbDelete = new StringBuilder();
                    SPList spList = web.GetList("/" + listName);
                    sbDelete.Append("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><Batch>");
                    string command = "<Method><SetList Scope=\"Request\">" + spList.ID +
                        "</SetList><SetVar Name=\"ID\">{0}</SetVar><SetVar Name=\"Cmd\">Delete</SetVar><SetVar Name=\"owsfileref\">{1}</SetVar></Method>";
                    int limit = 0;
                    foreach (SPListItem item in spList.Items)
                    {
                        limit++;
                        if (limit > 25000)
                            break;
                        sbDelete.Append(string.Format(command, item.ID.ToString(), item.File.Url));
                    }
                    sbDelete.Append("</Batch>");

                    web.ProcessBatchData(sbDelete.ToString());
                    web.Update();
                    web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = false;
                }
}

Deleting ListItems for large list size Failed?

The following code only works for List. Refer my other post for Document Library.
For novice to use this code, specify the strings variables siteURL, listName.

The maximum items that your program can delete is 5000 which can be changed.


The way web.Lists[listName] works is that it loads the meta-data information of the all lists for that specific SPWeb object and then it does SPList.Title comparison with metadata of all the lists returned and returns the first matching list from the SPWeb.Lists collection. This has got two implications:
1. The loading of list is slow as the meta-data information of all the list is loaded and then comparison happens on list name specified.
2. If there are large numbers of lists in a specific SPWeb, the process of getting the meta-data information of all the available lists may introduce transaction lock in backend database when multiple such calls happen in quick succession.

The suggested way to access a list is by using SPWeb.GetList(string url). In this case, first the GUID of list is figured out and then meta-data for the list is loaded. Obviously, this is a faster way also.
If your head is already spinning, the summary is that
"And you must use  web.GetList(listName) instead of web.Lists[listName]. Otherwise it may take for ever."

Hey friends, If you have saved lot of time using my code, please pay me by smiling at all the people you see today. They will smile back at you. We will all be in a pool of happy smiles. If you have a big wallet, find & feed a hungry stomach today(not mine).  And God will bless you.

using (SPSite site = new SPSite(siteURL))
{

 using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb())
                {
                    web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;
                    StringBuilder sbDelete = new StringBuilder();

                   SPList spList = web.GetList("/Lists/" + listName);

                    sbDelete.Append("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><Batch>");
                    string command = "<Method><SetList Scope=\"Request\">" + spList.ID +
                        "</SetList><SetVar Name=\"ID\">{0}</SetVar><SetVar Name=\"Cmd\">Delete</SetVar></Method>";
                    int limit = 0;
                    foreach (SPListItem item in spList.Items)
                    {
                        limit++;
                        if (limit > 5000)
                            break;
                        sbDelete.Append(string.Format(command, item.ID.ToString()));
                    }
                    sbDelete.Append("</Batch>");

                    web.ProcessBatchData(sbDelete.ToString());
                    web.Update();
                    web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = false;
                }
}