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Creating Dialogs in Javascript or Passing Data Between Windows

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Creating Dialogs in Javascript or Passing Data Between Windows

For my latest project here at Windward, I needed to learn how to create a dialog using javascript. It turns out that this isn't exactly a trivial step in javascript, and so if you're new to javascript like I am, then it takes a bit of effort to figure out what you have to do here. Here's what I've worked out so far.

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How to use ASPxTreeList in Virtual Mode

I've had a lot of trouble figuring out how to use devexpress's ASPxTreeList in virtual mode, and after a lot of back-and-forth with the support team, I finally got a simple test one to work.

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Using SPDataSource with DevExpress ASPxTreeList

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Using SPDataSource with DevExpress ASPxTreeList

I had some trouble getting an SPDataSource to work with DevExpress's ASPxTreeList. It was not showing any useful fields from the data source like the web title (I was getting a list of webs). Instead it had a column for some of the properties of the SPDataSource it self - so weird!

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Custom XML for Word and the i4i patent case

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Custom XML for Word and the i4i patent case

Take a look at our report designer (it provides the capability to design reports, documents, & dashboards in Word, Excel, & PowerPoint).

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Best way to get an SPWeb Object

Getting an SPWeb object can be done in a bunch of different ways, and it depends on whether or not your code is running in a sharepoint context.

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“Type is not registered as safe” Error, When SafeControl Entry is Valid

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“Type is not registered as safe” Error, When SafeControl Entry is Valid

When you add a web part, if you get an error saying "The type is not registered as safe," even though you do have a valid SafeControl entry for your web parts, then try adding the assembly's strong name to each .webpart file.

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Everything you need to know about Locales

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Everything you need to know about Locales

A long time ago when I was a senior developer in the Windows group at Microsoft, I was sent to the Far East to help get the F.E. version of Windows 3.1 shipped.

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What every developer should know about bitmaps

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What every developer should know about bitmaps

Developers will use bitmaps at times in their programming. Yet many don't know the trade-offs between GIF, JPEG, or PNG file – here are some major differences.

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What every developer should know about character encoding

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What every developer should know about character encoding

An earlier post about time zones had over 9,000 page views. So here is an attempt at character encoding. If your code touches a text file, you need this.

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Sorting SharePoint SPWebCollection

Here is some code to sort a collection of sites by title. Create a custom IComparer for sites: public class SPListItemComparer : IComparer{

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What every developer should know about time

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What every developer should know about time

How to handle time is one of those tricky issues where it is all too easy to get it wrong. So let's dive in.

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How to Add DLLs to a WSP SharePoint Solution

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How to Add DLLs to a WSP SharePoint Solution

If you have a sharepoint wsp, and you want it to deploy additional dlls to a site collection's bin directory when it is deployed, then you can add a line to your cab.ddf and your manifest.xml files to make this happen.

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