Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Development Unleashed - Softcover

Hoffman, Kevin Scott

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9780672329036: Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Development Unleashed

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0672329034 ISBN 13: 9780672329036

Publisher: Sams Publishing, 2007

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This is the most comprehensive, practical guide to building enterpriseclass applications with SharePoint 2007, ASP.NET 2.0, Visual C# 2005, and the Microsoft Office 2007 system. Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Development Unleashed is designed for every working .NET developer: both those with SharePoint experience and those new to SharePoint. The authors thoroughly introduce SharePoint 2007 as a development platform and offer in-depth, example-rich coverage of every significant tool for programmers--from “Features and Solutions” to list events, from user profiles to Web Parts. You’ll walk step-by-step through building each major type of SharePoint application. You’ll also find in-depth coverage of SharePoint 2007’s rich collection of built-in Web services, including services for building document workspaces, centralizing the management of Excel spreadsheets, ensuring security, and much more.

Detailed information on how to...

Use CAML, SharePoint’s XML-based language for defining content, manipulating searches, and more
Work with the SharePoint Object Model
Build reusable packages for easy deployment to SharePoint server farms
Program SharePoint webs, sites, document libraries, and files
Leverage SharePoint 2007’s improved lists and new list events
Manipulate and query meetings and Meeting Workspaces
Integrate external business data into SharePoint applications
Construct business workflows for enterprise content management and other applications
Program ASP.NET-based SharePoint Web Parts, from the basics to state-of-the-art techniques
Create Web Parts that can provide and consume data through connections
Use SharePoint 2007’s built-in Web services for managing document and Meeting Workspaces, imaging, and lists
Centralize spreadsheet storage and management with Excel Services
Manage user profiles and enhance application security
Debug and deploy SharePoint 2007 applications
Work with Records Repositories and metadata

Introduction 1

1 Collaborative Application Markup Language (CAML) Primer 5

Part I Programming with the SharePoint Object Model

2 Introduction to the SharePoint Object Model 15

3 Programming with Features and Solutions 25

4 Working with Sites and Webs 35

5 Managing SharePoint Lists 47

6 Advanced List Management 59

7 Handling List Events 69

8 Working with Document Libraries and Files 83

9 Working with Meetings 97

Part II Enterprise Content Management

10 Integrating Business Data 109

11 Creating Business Data Applications 121

12 Working with User Profiles 135

13 Building Workflows 147

Part III Programming SharePoint Web Parts

14 ASP.NET Server Control Primer 163

15 Introduction to Web Parts 173

16 Developing Full-Featured Web Parts 191

17 Building Web Parts for Maintaining SharePoint 2007 Lists 205

18 Building Connected Web Parts 217

19 Debugging and Deploying Web Parts 229

Part IV Programming the SharePoint 2007 Web Services

20 Using the Document Workspace Web Service 241

21 Using the Imaging Web Service 255

22 Using the Lists Web Service 273

23 Using the Meeting Workspace Web Service 291

24 Working with User Profiles and Security 307

25 Using Excel Services 321

26 Working with the Web Part Pages Web Service 337

27 Using the Business Data Catalog Web Services 347

28 Using the Workflow Web Service 359

29 Working with Records Repositories 369

30 Additional Web Services 377

Index 387

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About the Author:

Kevin Hoffman wrote his first line of code more than 21 years ago. When he received his first computer, a Commodore VIC-20, he became addicted immediately and has been writing code and learning as much about programming and the art of software development ever since. He has worked in many industries writing applications for the .NET Framework since the original 1.0 release, and, more recently, has been involved in development for the .NET Framework 3.0 and SharePoint 2007. He is currently a Research Developer for Liquidnet Holdings, one of the largest global institutional equities brokers, working on many varied technologies, including the .NET Framework and SharePoint 2007.

Rob Foster is an enterprise architect in Nashville, Tennessee. He began writing code at the age of 10 when he purchased his first computer, a Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer 2, with money that he received for his birthday. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a BBA in Computer Information Systems and holds several certifications, including MCSD, MCSE, MCDBA, and MCT. In 2000 with the PDC bits in hand, Rob founded the Nashville .NET Users Group (http://www.nashdotnet.org), which is a charter member of INETA. He has been writing and designing .NET applications since version 1.0, as well as has been implementing SharePoint solutions since SharePoint 2001. In his spare time, Rob enjoys writing books and articles relating to SharePoint and .NET. Rob lives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, with his wife, Leigh, and two sons, Andrew and Will.

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