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• Checking in all files in a document library from PowerShell

  Background and Problem Recently I had to check in a large number of files in that were checked out to me due to another process that I had run. SharePoint does provide a simple way to do this for many files, but since I also had to run this over several Read More... Posted 03 March 2012 00:00 by roberto.ortega | 0 Comments Filed under: Script, SharePoint 2010/WSS 4, SharePoint, PowerShell

• Customizing the SharePoint Ribbon per Document Library

  The Problem I came across a situation where I needed to remove certain ribbon buttons for certain document libraries. I could have gone the route of adding code to the master page either on the server side or javascript that would run on the client side. Read More... Posted 17 December 2011 17:23 by roberto.ortega | 0 Comments Filed under: SharePoint 2010/WSS 4, SharePoint

• Changing the Maximum File Size for Upload

  Background Recently I wrote a solution for a customized file upload page for SharePoint, replacing upload.aspx for only certain libraries. There was a requirement that the maximum file upload size for these libraries had to be 200 MB. The Problem The Read More... Posted 19 November 2011 15:50 by roberto.ortega | 0 Comments Filed under: SharePoint 2010/WSS 4, SharePoint, SharePoint 2007/WSS 3

• When and how SharePoint displays 'System Account' as the logged in user

  Background Sometimes SharePoint administrators would like to update content in their site in certain ways, but don't want everything to show up as being last modified by them by name. Instead, they would prefer that the record simply show that it was Read More... Posted 02 November 2011 06:53 by roberto.ortega | 0 Comments Filed under: SharePoint 2010/WSS 4, SharePoint, SharePoint 2007/WSS 3

• Pinging a SharePoint Site with a Script

  Background Keeping a SharePoint site running 24/7 has its challenges. There are several levels of hardware and software issues that must be inline so that everything works properly. One way to avoid prolonged downtime in the event of an issue is by constant Read More... Posted 29 October 2011 13:36 by roberto.ortega | 0 Comments Filed under: Script, SharePoint 2010/WSS 4, SharePoint, PowerShell

• List all InfoPath forms for migration

  Background When performing any sort of migration with SharePoint, particularly if it is from an older to a newer version such as from MOSS 2007 to SharePoint 2010, it can be critical to identify the potential trouble spots. One area of concern is InfoPath Read More... Posted 25 October 2011 19:08 by roberto.ortega | 0 Comments Filed under: Migration, Script, SharePoint 2010/WSS 4, SharePoint, PowerShell, SharePoint 2007/WSS 3

• Batch Processing in SharePoint

  Background SharePoint 2010 has an API for batch modification of list items. There are performance advantages to creating, updating, and deleing items using this method in that it requires less round trips for the updates of several records at a time. Read More... Posted 08 August 2011 20:51 by roberto.ortega | 0 Comments Filed under: Script, SharePoint 2010/WSS 4, SharePoint, PowerShell

• Scripting the Visual Downgrade for SharePoint 2010

  Background SharePoint 2010 allows a visual downgrade to the WSS 3 look and feel. This UI looks almost exactly like the old WSS 3/MOSS 2007 and also uses almost all of the same HTML and script constructs on the client side. This means that the downgraded Read More... Posted 20 July 2011 19:49 by roberto.ortega | 0 Comments Filed under: Migration, Script, SharePoint 2010/WSS 4, Internet Explorer 6, SharePoint, PowerShell, SharePoint 2007/WSS 3