[Windows 8] [Workaround] – Javascript runtime Error: Object doesn’t support...
Lately I’ve been playing with the Windows 8 developer tools, being focused on the HTML5 + Javascript version. Although the paradigm changes a bit (being a pure OOP developer) I must say I’m well...
View ArticleSharepoint group description – add link or other HTML
One of these days I needed to provide rich sharepoint group descriptions, with html, and even a link. Setting the description directly on the SPGroup object had the HTML being escaped and displayed on...
View ArticleBook Review – Aptana Studio Beginner’s Guide
As I’ve previously said here , Aptana 3 is a Great IDE for web development. As all powerful tools, it can be confusing at the beginning. Luckily Pack Publishing has just released a new book called...
View ArticleReferencing JSON.NET in Windows Phone 8
Sometimes we just want to knock our heads against the wall until the wall cracks or we loose our senses… That’s how I feel now, after loosing more than 30 minutes figuring out how reference JSON.NET in...
View Article[Sharepoint] How to fix the Null Term Stores issue
I’ve recently faced an issue connecting TaxonomyFields to the correct termset/group on a new farm. The same code – the feature receiver that was connecting the fields to the termsets – was working on...
View Article[Sharepoint] Target a single organizational unit of the Active Directory from...
One of these days I had a challenging request: create a “multi-tenant” sharepoint app using a single instance and the same Active Directory. This application was supposed to allow several companies to...
View Article[Sharepoint] Adding a field to a list view with code -> don’t use the...
Today we faced a strange problem doing a task as simple as adding a field to the default view (“All items”) with code. The code would run inside a feature activation and it was something like this:...
View ArticleAdd a security trimmed node to Sharepoint top bar navigation
After programatically provisioning a new SPWeb object, it is sometimes necessary to create a new entry on the root web top bar menu. So far so good, but what happens if the subsite has different...
View Article[Javascript] – Parsing integers with trailing “0” with parseInt
We are always learning, sometimes not the best way As most of the times, when I develop in JavaScript, I end up using the chrome debugger as it’s lighter than its IE counterpart. On a project, I had to...
View ArticleSharepoint 2013 – some thoughts about sticky footer the sharepoint resize...
Lately on a SP 2013 project where we had a sticky footer, we were facing a problem lots of people currently face: SharePoint calculates the height (and width by the way) of the s4-workspace div based...
View ArticleWhere are SQL Server Error logs stored?
Lately I had to provide the location of our SQL server error logs to an infra team, so they could be copied somewhere else. Raising a ticket and asking the DBAs is always an option, but as usual will...
View Article[SQL Server] – Check Restore/ Backup progress
Having to temporarily wear the DBA hat for a couple of days, I found myself backing up and restoring lots of databases, across different environments. When you script the backup/restore, you can choose...
View ArticleHow I cleared the AWS CSA-A with 95%
I’ve just cleared the AWS Cloud Solutions Architect – Associate exam with 95%, and this post contains a comprehensive list of the resources that helped getting there. A bit of context on my experience...
View ArticleNode ORM for typescript: some thoughts and examples with Sequelize-Typescript
As many .NET developers transitioning to the world of Node, I started looking for an ORM. After some research, I found sequelize which seems widely adopted by the community. I’m using typescript, and I...
View Article[SHAREPOINT] HIDE QUICKLAUCH ON FEATURE ACTIVATION
Sometimes, when applying branding to Sharepoint sites, it’s necessary to hide the quicklaunch bar. Some people do that by overriding the css styles, and basically making it invisible. This is a good...
View ArticleADD A SECURITY TRIMMED NODE TO SHAREPOINT TOP BAR NAVIGATION
After programatically provisioning a new SPWeb object, it is sometimes necessary to create a new entry on the root web top bar menu.So far so good, but what happens if the subsite has different...
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[JAVASCRIPT] – PARSING INTEGERS WITH TRAILING “0” WITH PARSEINT (IE9-11)
We are always learning, sometimes not the best way As most of the times, when I develop in JavaScript, I end up using the chrome debugger as it’s lighter than its IE counterpart. On a project, I had...
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[C#] EXTENDING ENUMS IN .NET
One of these days I had the need to create and extensible enum. Extensible in a way that allows people to add items to it, but outside the assembly where the enum is declared. The short answer to this...
View ArticleWHERE ARE SQL SERVER ERROR LOGS STORED?
Lately I had to provide the location of our SQL server error logs to an infra team, so they could be copied somewhere else. Raising a ticket and asking the DBAs is always an option, but as usual will...
View Article[SQL SERVER] – CHECK RESTORE / BACKUP PROGRESS
Having to temporarily wear the DBA hat for a couple of days, I found myself backing up and restoring lots of databases, across different environments. When you script the backup/restore, you can...
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