OpenSearch Descriptor File Generator for SharePoint Server 2007 Sites

Download the tool and start using it to create an OpenSearch Description (.osdx) file to connect SharePoint Server 2007 sites to the Windows Client via the OpenSearch protocol.

Learn about the Web Content Management features in SharePoint Server 2007 that enable organizations to deploy Internet-facing publishing sites, and considerations for developers and designers when designing and building high-performance publishing sites.

Learn the essential concepts needed to create an engaging user interface design in SharePoint Server 2007 publishing sites.

Sample code that helps you learn the essential concepts needed to create an engaging user interface design in SharePoint Server 2007 publishing sites.

I'm currently busy with an overview of Best Practices for developing accessible web sites in SharePoint 2007. After a little research I have noticed that the challenges I have faced so far are mostly XHTML/CSS/JS related and there are actually very few SharePoint 2007 specific issues: this has to do with the fact that we use very little to none of standard SharePoint controls in the Internet facing web sites we deliver.

 

As I would like to share the Best Practices I'm writing with the community I've been wondering whether you have tried to develop an accessible web site in SharePoint 2007 yourself and faced any challenges you would like to share. To make myself clear I'm looking for issues and challenges and not solutions in particular (these are welcome as well by the way).

I would like to develop a custom SharePoint 2007 Web Part for a client. Currently I'm using Visual Studio to deploy my solution to a test environment (since it's a SharePoint Project I choose just Build -> Deploy from the menu). What are the appropriate steps to deploy it to the production server?

I'd like keep it simple and safe (i.e. use the principle of least privilege). Therefore (if possible) avoid using stsadm, achieve this through web interface, or avoid using administrative rights.

Also, can I specify the scope of my Web Part, i.e. choose on which Web Application or Site Collection will it be installed?

hi,

our sharepoint server needs to be restarted twice a day now - always around 9.30am and 14.30pm.  this has only started in the last 2 weeks.  its working along fine then all of a sudden it goes to a dead page.

i have spent the last week trying to identify what it is.  i have set the logging to verbose and put plenty of the messages in there into google but can not see anything relevant.  the event viewer shows nothing.

i have sp2 installed but no cumalitve updates.  i am wary of installing these at the mo and wreaking the whole thing.  if noone has any suggestions ill install them.  ill list soem details about the problem below. 

it doesnt happen on weekends so it must have something to do with users using the system so im thinking something to do with the database (SQL Server 2000).  NB users dont use our sp2007 on weekends. 
if i restart iis, the layout of the page comes back but some of the webparts are dead so that doesnt work. 
if i resart sql server, that doesnt work either. 
there is plenty of room on drives and the task manager is at 20-30% when i check it when the site is down.
only a server resart seems to work.

there are just so many messages in the sp logs that i cant identify what it could be.  is there any other loggi

Get a quick start with the Excel Web Services API, which enables interaction with published Excel 2007 workbooks in SharePoint Server 2007 from a remote application. Learn considerations around session state, security, and performance.

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