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How to get List by Url using SharePoint 2013 CSOM
SharePoint 2013 CSOM API contains the following methods for accessing List object:
ListCollection.GetById method - returns the list with the
specified list identifier
ListCollection.GetByTitle method - returns the list with the
specified title from…
Vadim Gremyachev
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Feature has already been installed. Use the force attribute to explicitly re-install the feature
We have several SharePoint 2010 solutions which we want to deploy to SharePoint 2013 with Visual Studio 2012 running on Windows Server 2012. Site solutions work. But farm solutions just don't. I get the error (you guessed it):
A feature with ID…
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Why is SharePoint so slow?
I'm a SharePoint user.
My company has introduced SharePoint and use it as their intranet site. They've made some changes to the masterpages, etc. to let the intranet have a 'corporate' feel. There is aboutn 5000 employees in the company, but I…
riaan
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How do I turn on SharePoint App store in SharePoint 2013
I am getting this message when I want to add a app:
Sorry, apps are turned off. If you know who runs the server, tell them
to enable apps.
bawo
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Rename a web application in SharePoint 2010
When I installed SharePoint Foundation it created my default web application with a name SharePoint - 80 that was running on port 80. Since I need port 80 for another web application I moved it to port 81. Everything works, but the name remains.
How…
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How do I check in a LOT of files all at once?
I put a lot of documentation on our SharePoint site, and it all lists as being Checked Out To me. How do I check all of those files in, in one shot?
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How to delete a content type part of an application feature?
I'm developing a solution in SharePoint 2010 that deploys a content type. I've now made a change to the content type and want to delete all its old references, remove it, and redeploy.
Unfortunately when I try to delete the content type, either from…
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REST API filter by start and end dates using 'today'
I'm new to filtering dates with REST in SP but am trying to do something like below but am not sure how to get today's date in as a variable into the request. I don't think I'm too far off so any help is greatly appreciated.
var today = new…
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Using SPContext.Current or using static URL
There are multiple ways to work in the SP object model. The starting point for instantiating objects looks different when you look at different developers.
Many times I see people doing this:
SPList myList =…
Dennis G
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Feature with id already exists - force option
I'm getting that old familiar error when trying to deploy my SharePoint solution via Visual Studio:
Error occurred in deployment step 'Add Solution': A feature with ID {Guid} has already been installed in this farm. Use the force attribute to…
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How can I learn the basics of SharePoint 2013 in a few days?
I have very little knowledge of SharePoint, and want to learn about SharePoint 2013. Most of the resources that I've found are either about what's new in 2013, or they have a bunch of links to SharePoint 2010.
I also don't have the time to read a…
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Backup via SharePoint or backup via SQL Server?
How should I backup my 2010 SharePoint server? As I see it there are 3 choices:
Full Farm backup
Site collection backup
SQL Server backup
We're only doing backups using points 1 (occasionally) and 2 (nightly, using a PowerShell script).
I get the…
best
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List of 70-573 exam resources
What resources have you used for home learning to pass the 70-573 exam. There does not seem to be a book released yet to cover the exam.
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New List Item - How can I change the order of fields in the form?
I need to change the order in which some fields appear on the new list item form for one of my custom lists. Regardless of the ordering in the view I have selected, the fields always seem to appear in the order they were created on the new item…
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Suddenly getting "The local farm is not accessible. Cmdlets with FeatureDependencyId are not registered."
This morning all the development machines at the company I work at, couldn't manage SharePoint through Powershell. We were all getting the annoying "The local farm is not accessible. Cmdlets with FeatureDependencyId are not registered." error.
A…
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