Flash file display on Portal

During search and on specific scenario requirement i found good post on msdn blog.
It show how to display your .swf flash file on Portal using content editor.
On msdn post there you will got a chunk of code....you just need to put that code in Content Editor Webpart and change its path.
It will be look like given below image as i test it on my testing portal.


Click here to see the msdn blog post

Office SharePoint Server Search - Error Stopping

While administrating my company SharePoint Portal our search services unable to stopped. Many times we try to stop it from different servers using central administration but they were continuous showing message.


Error Stopping





Workaround:
1- Go to run
2- Write services.msc and press Enter
3- Select & right click service [Windows SharePoint Services Search]
4- Stop it and restart from here

Big Loss in SharePoint Community

Patrick Tisseghem, long time SharePoint MVP and co-founder of U2U, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, suddenly passed away on September 3rd evening in Gothenburg, Sweden due to heart failure. He is survived by his wife, Linda, and daughters, Anahi and Laura.

Flight to KSA

My first flight of KSA…it was nice experience through Qatar Air ways.
I suffered a lot due to connected flight & stay @ Doha airport about 7 hrs.
My advice to everyone who is taking first flight please..please..please never take connected flight having stay more than 2 hrs.








Create a Custom List Data Form with SharePoint Designer 2007

"One or more features must be turned on before this feature can be activated"

I was working on MySite. There i get need to add content query webpart as it facilitates to grab diff task etc from site collections and summarize on single spot.
Here i try to enable 'Office SharePoint Server Publishing' feature on a site collection thru

Site Settings > Site Administration > Site features

On clicking 'Activate' button I get the message

'One or more features must be turned on before this feature can be activated: Office SharePoint Server Publishing Infrastructure'


Solution
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Here same problem was with Mark..he mention great explanation'Office SharePoint Server Publishing Infrastructure' site feature will not appear unless you are explicitly set as a Site Collection Administrator. and it worked for me. Great :)

The Imagine Cup: 2008 World Finals in Paris

"I wish there had been an imagine Cup when i was growing up. It gets people involved in seeing that software is changing the world"
Bill Gates
Chairman, Microsoft Corp

Click image for details.


Microsoft SharePoint Sales To Hit $1 Billion In 2008

Microsoft said it has now sold more than 100 million SharePoint licenses since launching the product in 2001.
Microsoft sold 75 million through the end of 2005 and 25 million more in the last two years -- meaning the suite has enjoyed a compound growth rate in license sales of about 15% over the past two years. Click here to get more.....

Error: Cannot get the list schema column property from the SharePoint list

I was working on SharePoint list. When I open a list in datasheet view and export in Office 2003 Excel then I got a prompt error given below

“Cannot get the List Schema Column Property from the SharePoint list”




I fix that problem by changing the date column from my SharePoint List.
What you have to do is…simply remove your previous date column and add it again.

Do not delete your existed column. Copy your old column data in new column with different name. Then remove old column. Now it will work happily and your datasheet will export happily.

GEAR Up for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server!

GEAR Up is an online content tool that will assist IT professionals and business managers to find timely resources and guidance through phases of a typical SharePoint Server 2007 deployment cycle: Get Ready, Engineer, Adopt, and Release. Each phase relates to end user adoption of SharePoint Server 2007.


Click on Image to go there.......

So, don't wait and catch it....and learn yourself

InfoPath Error Log ID:5566

While accessing InfoPath form using browser an error occurs given below


This error normally occured on MS Office InfoPath Form while fetching data from data source.
Problem Example:
I have list "Employees" at my SharePoint Site.
And i am using MS InfoPath form to populate combobox from sharepoint list data.
After publishing form successfully when i access that form in browser i got this error 5566.
Reason:
Error occurs when the user who is using form which is going to populate from shareopint list data have not enough rights on SharePoint List.
Solution:
You must permit target user to read the list.

SharePoint is positioned as a leader within the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Horizontal Portals products

Free MOSS 2007 Training Available @ Microsoft Site - Download Now

Now you can explore Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS 2007) with training from Microsoft experts by living at your desktop :)You can download a simple file which have grand tour of the latest features and changes in SharePoint, including automated workflows to track approval cycles, business dashboards showing how well you are performing on your goals, and syncing documents to Outlook.

Training topics included

Collaboration
Finding your way around a team site Understanding permissions Customizing a team site Linking calendars to Outlook Adding Web Parts Collaborating in libraries, lists, and workspaces Using blogs and wikis to share information

Enterprise Content Management
Document management Protecting files Using workflows Records management Creating and publishing Web pages Improving compliance and support litigation discovery

Search
Finding files, Web sites, information, and people

Portals and personalization
My Sites Targeting content to specific audiences Managing access to your My Site

Business processes and forms
Streamlining business processes with forms and workflow Gathering information with browser-compatible forms Designing custom workflows using SharePoint Designer

Business intelligence
Sharing Excel workbooks as interactive reports Working with a Report Center site Using dashboards to drive decisions

So, why are you waiting .....click here to download from Microsoft's official site

Happy Learining :)

MOSS 2007 DRP - Disaster Recovery Plan

In MOSS 2007 we can take back by using stsadm utility.
But here i am doing it step by step using MOSS Central Administration
So, Let's start...

1- Go to Central Administration -> Operations under backup and restore click perform backup

2- Select Farm’s checkbox to backup & click Continue to Backup Options
3- By selecting it you will select complete backup



4- Select type of backup Full or Differential
5- Mention the path to where to store backup file

6- File will be stored at given path with path with as folder name [spbr003] and spbtroc.xml file
Where 003 is auto number


Note: Please do not delete sptroc.xml file. It makes log of your MOSS 2007 backups. As xml file is showing list of your MOSS 2007 backups.




Following error will be displayed during backup restoration if it will not found sptroc.xml file.



Restoring MOSS 2007 Backup
Pre-requisites
a. Run dotnetfxv2.exe to Install Microsoft .NetFramework 2.0 on target machine
b. Click to given below document for IIS Installation



1- Go to Central Administration -> Operations under backup and restore click Restore from backup

2- Select desired file you want to restore backup and click Continue Restore Process

3- Select the contents you want to restore (here we select the whole farm to restore)



4- selecting Same Configuration your previous configuration will be restored e.g
Database Server Name = Previous Database Server name
5- Content Database Name= Previous Content Database name

Here we will select New Configuration
6- Put new Database Server name= Your Database Server Machine Name

Change the New Web Application URL (Otherwise previous name will be selected automatically), New Web Application Name and New Database Server Name. Rest of settings will be loaded automatically
e.g New directory name.
7- Go to Central Administration -> Operations under backup and restore click Backup and restore job status

8- Given below screen will show you MOSS 2007 backup in progress
Here you can see failure message for shared search index because it will not get the search configuration

Now for TestPortal you must login using your local administrator’s account. E.g
http://testportal/
Or
http://your_machine_name/

Cheers :)

Corporate Presentation in ABCPort.com

Yesterday I deliver my first corporate presentation for client company ABCPort in Gulberg arranged by INTECH. It was very hot day and I was unable to wear suit….oohhHHh.


Thanks GOD its was fine. I got appreciation by our Client Technical Support Manager. Special thanks to Zahid & wasif who help me to prepare this stuff in very short time.