Author Archives: SKG

You must URL encode any data you’ll pass on in a query string, such as a form post, or other url parameters. I’m always having to look these up, so this article is as much for my reference as yours. … Read More »

When a user does not have access to a site, they will recieve the default request access page.   This is the page located at:

And physically located at:

If you go open the file from it’s physical path, … Read More »

The Windows RE replaces the recovery console from XP, and is really a pretty slick environment.  The problem is, Microsoft didn’t think we’d use it much, and it doesn’t install automatically onto your machine.  Of course you can use it … Read More »

Had an irritating experience last night when after rebooting, Vista informed me that it could not start due to a missing or corrupt ‘c:windowssystem32driverssptd.sys’ It took me a while to get this solved, so hopefully I can save someone else … Read More »

When installing Performance Point Server CTP4, I kept getting this error towards the end of the configuration process. It seems it is a failure in creating a web application, and it’s relatively easy to get past. Do an IISReset Restart … Read More »

It’s easy to leverage the email server SharePoint is configured with already. This is the mail server used for alerts and notifications within the portal system. You’ll need to add a reference to the Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities namespace.

Then just use … Read More »

SSRS has a switch function, which mirrors the functionality of a Case statement, and can really save you some time. Most common use for me are setting colors for parts of my report based on the value of a field. … Read More »

Ever find yourself needing to make an edit across every page and every site in your SharePoint 2007 portal? It does seem a bit of a brutal operation, but it has saved me many times doing everything from fixing navigation … Read More »

I’ve been working extensively with ASP.Net Ajax, and the Ajax Control Toolkit in SharePoint/MOSS, which I’ll try to document more later, but I wanted to toss a note up here about a problem I lost alot of time to with … Read More »

(Updated September 2007) I’m going to take a brief departure from my normal Sharepoint ramblings and give a brief overview of a weekend project to put together a machine to serve audio, video, and pictures to UPNP Media Clients, such … Read More »