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    - "Link to Outlook" does always appear on Events nav bar at top I have a client that is trying to link an Event Calendar to their Outlook on several workstations. Some of the WS work okay with the option "Link to Outlook" appearing on the nav bar for the Events list, but some of the WS do not present that option. Anyone have an idea what is going on? Is it a missing DLL or something similar to that? We tried logging on as Administrator to all Workstations but that didn't have any effect. Idea? Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30085
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    - Increase WSS List column width I searched through this group earlier hoping for a good way to increase the width of a column in a document library. Unfortunately, the most common answer I came across was use to Front Page. This is certainly feasable, but not when I want it done for all team sites. Anyways, I was able to do it via the Document definition and thought I'd post it for the next person interested... I simply added a second computed column to the list definition that displayed the first column using the DisplayPattern tag. This allowed me to render it exactly how I wanted to. I also set the appropriate attributes so that my "view" field didn't show up in the edit properties window. <Field Type="Note" Name="Description" DisplayName="Description" Required="TRUE"> </Field> <Field Type="Computed" Name="DescriptionView" DisplayName="Description" Required="False" Hidden="True" ShowInNewForm="FALSE" ShowInFileDlg="FALSE" ShowInEditForm="FALSE"> <FieldRefs> <FieldRef Name="Description"/> </FieldRefs> <DisplayPattern> <HTML><![CDATA[<table><tr><td nowrap>]]></HTML><Column Name="Description"/><HTML><![CDATA[</td></tr></table>]]></HTML> </DisplayPattern> </Field> Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30084
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    - Form Library Without Infopath From what I can gather, if none of my users have Infopath, there's basically no point in setting up a Form Library. Is this true? If its not, does anyone have some examples of other ways to use a form library? Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30081
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    - Customizing site definitions using multipage meeting workspace Hello all, Lately I've been going through the frustrating experience of creating a site definition for the first time. I've followed the article "Creating a Site Definition from an Existing Site Definition" in the SharePoint SDK. The problem is the site definition I want to derive from is the Multipage Meeting Workspace, because of the tabs and "Add Page" functionality we want to give our client. The meeting functionality is not important at all. I've been working with Microsoft support for the past week and now the support rep is telling me that I can't copy the MPS folder (not the STS folder as per instructions) and use that as the start to my template. The rep said I would have to modify the original files in MPS, which a) is not supported and b) I don't want to do because I don't want to have all Multipage Meeting Workspaces use the new site definition. I don't buy it. Has anybody else been able to successfully create a site definition from the Multipage Meeting Workspace? This has to be possible. After all, wss.collutions.com is built on this template. I appreciate any help anyone can come up with. Thank you all in advance. ======================== Mike Tessier Software Developer Computrek Information Management Group Sudbury, Ontario, Canada mike.tessier@computrek.net Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30076
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    - Non-list site data Is there a way to store data at the site level--that is, inforamtion about the site. Information such as milestone dates, organizer, start and end dates are what I want to store. I would prefer not to have to create an external database to store this information and use some facility within Sharepoint. Thanks, david Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30074
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    - Please don't say just "SharePoint" At least three of the last ten posts (and the last two!) both say just "SharePoint". Please all of you get in the habit of writing WSS or SPS 2003. (even just SPS without the 2003 is better that "SharePoint") There are four SharePoint products - two old, two current and while we can guess you probably mean one of the two new ones, we can't guess which one. [No we can't - even if this is the WSS newsgroup, people post here who have SPS 2003.] We can help you better and more acurately if we know what you are running and it's not that difficult surely? Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland WSS FAQ at http://wss.collutions.com Please reply to the newsgroup Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30070
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    - Detecting last logged in date for user How does SP determine when to use the new icon on items? I cannot find anywhere in the system where it tracks last logged in date. I know hoe to get a list's last mod date but I have nothing to compare it to. Any suggestions? Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30067
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    - Does Share Point send "Task" to Outlook client email? It looks like this question has been asked and answered on this site already but to clarify for my own mind. A Task assigned in Share Point "will" or "will not" be sent via email to the individual that has been assign this task? I do not mean an Alert, I need it to be a Task in Outlook. Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30064
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    - The site is too large to save as a template Hello, I created a new site with approx 30 Word/PPT/Excel files in a document library. I would like to save this site as a template (site settings / site admin / save site as template ). After entering the File Name and Title and checking the "Include content" box I get the error "The site is too large to save as a template". Does anyone know the max size of a site template and whether this can be enlarged? Thanks! Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30063
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    - Error I am getting the following error when going to any of my sites: Unable to get global configuration data Does anyone know what causes this? Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30057
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    - Default content for a Document Library I'm looking for an example SCHEMA.XML excerpt that demonstrates how to add default content (i.e., prepopulate with documents) to a custom list definition based on doclib. The SDK shows (see below) how to do this for the Announcement List - now how do I do it for a Document Library? <List> <Data> <Rows> <Row> <Field Name="Title">Welcome to your new team web site!</Field> <Field Name="Body">You can use this site to share information with members of the site. To add a new announcement, click "Add new announcement" above. This is a great way to communicate news with your team.</Field> <Field Name="Author"><ows:UserID/></Field> <Field Name="Editor"><ows:UserID/></Field> <Field Name="owshiddenversion">0</Field> <Field Name="Expires"><ows:TodayISO/></Field> </Row> </Rows> </Data> </List> Thanks! John Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30046
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    - Programmatically Retrieving Site Content Database Hello All, I am trying to programmatically retrieve the Content Database a site resides in and the amount of storage the site is occupying in the content db. Any thoughts/ideas or sample code would be real help. Also, if anybody has any code sample using the StorageManagementInformation method of SPSite that would be really helpful. Thanks in advance. Regards, Chris Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30045
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    - Remove Workspace checkbox from Events:New Item page Hello, I need to remove/hide the Workspace label and checkbox from the Events:New Item page. I think it is somewhere in the schema.xml file for events but I can't find it anywhere. I would really appreciate any assistance because I am stumped! Thanks! JED Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30043
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    - Using Document Library fields in another list Hi everyone. I'm trying to build a custom list that has some values, and one of them should be the name of a file which is stored in a document library. When I try to create the column as Lookup, and get the info from my document library, I get only ID field and Title field. Title field is filled only when it is modified manually or in the document's properties, but I cannot access Document's name information. Do you know how to do this?? I am thinking on a workaround:to make the defalut value of Title the same of the document name, but it doesn't allow me either. Any help would be highly appreciated. Thks, Nicolas. Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30042
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    - Microsoft CRM took over the default web site We have installed Microsoft CRM v 1.2 on the same server as our WSS, and now I cannot access any of the SharePoint sites that were available prior to the installation of the MS CRM product. The only virtual server listed in the virtual server list is the Microsoft CRM virtual server @http://<servername>/ The only 2 web sites listed under IIS in the server management console are (1) Microsoft CRM version 1.2 (2) SharePoint Central Administration Is there any way I can restore or reconnect to the previously created SharePoint sites? Thanks, -dave Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30040
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    - How to stop alert in this situation ... I just found out that the Sharepoint Timer Service was stopped about a couple of weeks ago. I have started the service and now I am getting tons of alert emails because last 2 weeks I have moves thousands of files from a file server to the Sharepoint server. I stopped the service now but now I want to know how to clear the qued alert messages. I wonder if I can set a flag (or something) to "alerted" in the SPS database so it won't send any alert then I can start the service. Thanks. Haji Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30039
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    - Opening Attachemnts in New Window I'm trying to let user open Attachments in Tasks to a new window. I've searched high and low for this, all I get is a way to make Links open in new window. However, that doesn't really apply to attachment. I cannot do it with front page because it will only let me put a target=_blank when there is already an attachment (ie won't work on a blank task). So I've tried to do it in the Task's Schema.xml. but I've found no where to put the target=_blank has anyone here done this? TIA Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30035
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    - Custom lists sending emails when integrated with pwa I am currently using the issue and risk lists. I would like to create a custom list and have the same features of the issue list (send email notifications to the assigned to individual when the issue is created/modified). Is this doable? It looks like since WSS is integrated with PWA, it will not let you create custom lists that have the issue list features. I have tried creating issue list template then incorporating the list into the sharepoint, but no such luck. Any info on how to accomplish this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30033
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    - help with saving from the net - e-mail Hi, I am not sure if this is a XP problem, but I will ask anyway. I have been having problems saving files, either by my internet explorer or e-mail attachments etc. It seem every time i try the page or the e-mail seems to stick and I get "not responding". Any Ideas as to why this is happening? and how I can fix the problem. Thanks in advance Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30029
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    - User Gets Log In Pop Up Even When Not Actively Using WSS Hi, This is a follow up to the earlier post. The user is not actively using WSS but continually gets a log in box for username and password. It appears that something in the Belarc BellMonitor software was doing this. We use that to upload the hardware/software profiles of work stations to a database. Had the user change the BellNotify settings to get the proxy sttings from Internet Explorer. Restarted the computer then changed it back to No Proxy and restarted. Issue has not returned. Another mystery of our times. Dave Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30019
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    - Add stock search to intranet This may be more advanced than it originally sounds but is there a way to add a stock search to my SBS Sharepoint intranet? I found the default MSNBC web part that allows stock symbols to be added either globally or for each user. What I'm looking for is a way to allow users to type in a symbol and have data displayed. The current solution is to do a google search on the symbol but I would like a 2nd option. Thank you J.G. Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30018
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    - Accessing document library via Web Folder - problems with caching? Hi all, When accessing a document library via a web folder on a SharePoint 2003 server, how exactly does the caching work ? It seems as though I must manually "refresh" to get the latest version of a file. Further, the IE cache settings don't seem to have any effect on web folders. Do you have any information on how this works or is this "as designed"? For example: 1. I open any document library such as <file://servername/sites/is/shared documents> with Windows Explorer. Documents appear and I can edit them. 2. I create a new word document and save it. 3. User 2 opens the document via windows explorer and can see it just fine. He closes it. 4. I re-open the document and add a line, save it, check it in if necessary. 5. HERE's where the problem occurs: User 2 opens it again and sees the old copy from step 3, i.e. without the added line. 6. User 2 closes doc, uses "View" and "Refresh" in windows explorer, and re-opens document 7. User 2 can now see the current version of the document. The short of it is that the user has to manually refresh before opening any and every document to make sure he is getting the current version. This is neither desireable nor practical for day to day use. There is no problem accessing the correct document via the regular web pages. Any light anyone can shed on this would be appreciated. We are running SharePoint 2003 with SP1 Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30010
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    - Sites and Workspaces Problem For some reason not all subsites are showing on list the first time you view the list. If I leave and go back, all of the subsites then show. Steps I take to reproduce the issue: 1. Go to the site homepage and click the "Site Settings" link. 2. Click "Manage Sites & Workspaces" * I will see a list of a couple of sites. 3. Click the "Home" Link. 4. Click "Site Settings" link. 5. Click "Manage Sites & Workspaces" * I will now see all of my sites. Can this be explained? â?¢ Accessed from the homepage: â?¢ Url displayed in address bar ï?§ http://teamsites.wachovia.net/operatingservices/home/_layouts/1033/mngsubwebs.aspx?view=sites â?¢ Saw 2 sites listed. â?¢ Opened an admin option â?¢ Returned to homepage â?¢ Accessed the list â?¢ Url displayed in the address bar ï?§ http://teamsites.wachovia.net/operatingservices/home/_layouts/1033/mngsubwebs.aspx?view=sites â?¢ Saw 3 sites listed. Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30008
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    - WSS & WMSDE MS SQL Sever 2000 Desktop Engine (windows) (WMSDE) is embeded into "Windows sharepoint Service". Is [b]WMSDE [/b] different or has more functionalities than the normal MSDE? Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30007
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    - List all sites users are members of I am pretty new to Sharepoint so I am sorry of this is something which has been discussed before or is something obvious. I have been working with Lotus Quickplaces for a few years and one of the features is a "My Places" page which lists all the Quickplaces a user is a member of. Is there a similar feature or web part for Sharepoint? Or is the procedure for users to go to Site Settings, Manage Sites and Workspaces? Steve. Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30004
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    - Sharepoint Top Level Site reachable via Subdomain Hello Everbody, we are settiung up an extranet which inclues informations for our suppliers and distributors. For that we have installed the Sahrepoint Services on our W2K3 Web Server running an IIS and holding our company homepage. I've created an extra subdomain "extranet.companyname.com" What I want to is that anyone who connects via that subdomain is direct on the start page from the sharepoint. I don't want to type "extranet.companyname.com/sites/start". Is it possible to do that? If yes, how can I do it? Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30003
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    - Need more information on Office 2003 Spreadsheet Web Part We have a spreadsheet that several of us modify on a daily basis, that I would to manipulate thru the spreadsheet web part. I download the necessary pieces for this web part, including the Add-In for Excel 203, and have Office 2003 Pro installed. Using the Add-In for Excel, I create the necessary files in a doclib. Then I import the .dwp, add the web part to my site. Now, if I update the data and click save, where is the data saved? I would have expected it update the corresponding xmlss.xml file in the doclib, since my webpart points to a solutionspec file which points to it. However, if I checkout the XMLSS.xml file and view the .xml file, it doesn't include the changes may to the spreadsheet view. If I make changes in the XMLSS.xml file, then check the file back in, refresh my page, my spreadsheet webpart is not updated either. Are these two supposed to be connected? Do I need to use "Connect to Data"? Should I be able to manipulate the .xml file as well as the spreadsheet web part and changes are sync? Is there any good tutorials on the usage of the Office 2003 webparts? Tx. Tom Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 30002
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    - Hide documents in word dialog Is it possible to use a SharePoint document view in the save/open dialog in word when creating a new document. I have deleted the "All items" and "Explorer" views and created a new shared view that only shows the documents that the user have created himself. But when the user creates a new document from sharepoint and saves it in Word he/she can see all documents stored in the document library. Is it possible to hide all documents, but the users own, in words dialogs? Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29997
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    - Lookup field in meeting gives items from all meeting data. Hi all, In a meeting room, in the list decisions, i made an extra lookup field, to select the appropriate agenda item. For each date, i can see the correct decisions, agenda items, etc. But when i insert a new decision, the drop downlist also shows agenda items from all other meetings on different data. Anybody knows a workarround for this ? Thx Kris Goossens, Krijn Michiels. Remmicom. Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29996
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    - Online webpart gallery I'm unable to connect to the online webpart gallery. Before it just used to say that the webpart gallery was empty, so I did a bit of googling and found out that i was required to add <system.net> <defaultProxy> <proxy proxyaddress="http://proxyip:proxyport" bypassonlocal="true"/>; </defaultProxy> </system.net> So I added those lines just above system.web in the web.config file. I restarted IIS and now i'm presented with the following error. Cannot open the Online Gallery. The site server has not been configured to support an online gallery. For more assistance, contact your site administrator. I had a look around inside of the central administration area and site administration area as well but was I was unable to find anything to help my cause other then a radio box with the "Allows users to access the Online Web Part Gallery" option selected Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29995
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    - Calculated columns: Name I am trying to add a calculated column in a document library. I would like to add LEFT(Name,8) but the "Name" column is not in the list of available columns and I've tried several combinations including using name like "Name (for use in forms)" etc. I would like to be able to group my views on the first 8 characters of the name of the item. Anyone got any ideas? TIA, Ed Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29994
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    - SharePoint Lists: Conditional Formatting of a Calculated field I realise that there have been posts about this before but I never found a suitable solution that I could use to solve my problem. I have a calcualted field called Review Date in a Sharepoint list which is (Modified+30) When this field is less than or Equal to Today i want it to go red. I have done this many times via FrontPage and it works fine but becasue I am using a calc Field it doesn't like it. The formatting shows up fine in FrontPage but not in IE. Someone called Ben posted this in Feb and mentioned a problem with date format etc and needing to change code but I do not know where to start. Please advise if anyone has fixed this problem. Thanks Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29993
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    - List Item - Copy & Modify Folks For Items in a List, I am looking for Copy & Modify functionality. Something like on the item display form I can add a simple button to copy the item being viewed and open NewItem form pre populated with its values/contents taken from the item that the user was viewing. User can modify the fields that he wants and save it to the list as newely created item. Can anyone point me to any commercial/shareware/freeware utility that I can add to the site? I have a custom list with a combination of many fields. There are frequent additions but most addition requires a minor change (like new Effective Date or Price) while rest of the content remains the same. Such functionality will simplifies the updates and reduce the chances of human error. Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29984
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    - Advanced Alert / Trigger Web Part I've been given the job of putting together a WSS site to manage contracts. They want to have some triggers to send out alerts based on when the contract is due. I.E. 60 days prior to contract expiring alert key individuals they will need to renew. Might be another alert at 30 days etc... Has anyone out there seen something like this? Thanks. -al Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29981
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    - How to add : My Team Site in My Site As the question says, is there a webpart or can someone point me in the correct direction as to: How i can Show all the team sites into My Site and have hyperlinks to the ones which i have access to? - Pat Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29980
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    - Subject that alerts have When alerts are sent they have a title in the email subject line like ID 13 has been added by this person. Is there anyway to change what is in the subject for the emails. To maybe show the actual name of the item added Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29978
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    - Multiple People working on a single document at the same time Forgive me but, could someone remind me how multiple people can work on a single document at the same time in a Sharepoint enviornment? Thanks in advance. Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29975
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    - change color of "Add new Link" One other question. A collegue wants to know how to change the color of links in a webpart. Specifically, the "Add new Link" link. There's obviously a style somewhere that defines this, because a mouse-over doesn't underline it like other links on the page. I just can't find it. Thanks, Joseph Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29973
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    - add pictures to contact list Hello. In WSS, is there an easy way to let users upload a photo to their entry in Contact List so that the photo is displayed along with the listing? The built-in method of doing this is to upload first to a Picture Library, then copy & paste the URL into a "Pictures" column in the Contact List. I think this might be too many steps for some to follow, and I would prefer not to burden an administrator (me :) with the task. Thanks, Joseph Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29972
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    - Fonts in Lists Is there a way to change the default font for lists? Such as Announcements? Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29969
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    - Uploaded List Template I have saved a list as a template. I then downloaded the new template to my hard drive. Next, I uploaded the new template to a different List Template Gallery. I can see the uploaded template in the List Template Gallery, however, when I click on Create within a site that is in the site collection, the new list template is not displayed (I have also tried other sites within the collection..the list does not appear under 'Create' in those either). It's as though the 'Create' page is not being updated. I know that I am within the site collection..any ideas why I can't see the list on the Create page? Thanks for any help.. Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29968
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    - Web parts not available in all WSS sites Hello, Some time ago I installed a RRS Feed reader web part. DUring the instalation process all the web sites and subwebs received the possibility to use the web part. Now I have much more sites and I wouldlike them to have the same web part available. So I'm using the stsadm.exe -o addwppack -filename <path to file> -globalinstall -force But I receive an error: Cannot connect to the configuration database. I'm logged like administrator and the WSS is not using SQL Server. If someone have some comment will be more than welcome! Thanks! Jose Antonio Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29966
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    - SharePoint Configuration Questions Thanks for your time. I'm interested in setting up a experimental installation of sharepoint. What are sharepoint's requirements to manage users? Does it require active directory, can it use an existing Active directory? Here's my config: win2k running MS Virtual PC within virtual PC, I have an installation of MS Windows Server 2003 I've installed SharePoint Services on the virtual win2k3 server. Currently the install of win2k3 server is is not a domain controller or part of any domain. Can you describe to me the configuration for sharepoint or point me to a resource that may help in regards to its user model? Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29959
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    - Site "readability" This may be an isolated issue, but has anyone had a user that cannot get the site to display properly? The text is extremely small and cannot be read without great difficulty. I have gotten the user to change resolution, color quality, and IE font, but it still remains the same - barely legible. Anyone have any ideas? Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29955
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    - Include content does not work for meeting workspaces Hi, When i try to save a document library as a template the checkbox "Include content" is greyed out. I only have this issue when the document library is created in a meeting workspace. This issue already occurs even when i create a new basic meeting workspace and immediately try to save the auto-created document library as a template (without making any modifications). Is this default behaviour of WSS, or does a particular virtual server setting need to be set up? Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks! Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29947
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    - SharePoint File Locks Has anyone got a fix for this: I have a problem with Word documents getting locked in document libraries. I believe it's a bug. It happens for us when connectivity is lost between Word and SharePoint. Try this to recreate: 1. Create a new Word doc in a document library and save it. 2. Close Word 3. Open the document for editing 4. pull network cable 5. close word without saving 6. plug cable back in 7. try to open word document for editing. 8. weep, wail and gnash your teeth for your document is locked until doomsday. As far as I know there is no-way through the UI to EVER unlock this document. We usually open it Read-Only and save it back with V2 appended to the file name. I know a way of unlocking it through SQL Server. However, this will void your support from MS and I don't use it so I don't how reliable it is. Noel Kennedy Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29928
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    - Offline use? Is there anyway of making our Sharepoint sites available for offline use? We have a series of workspaces that we use with document libraries in and I need to make this available through offline use. Any ideas? Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29927
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    - List of all top-level sites Hello, We have been asked to provide a list with all the top-level sites. This list would then be displayed in a web part. The list will then be grouped according to some criteria (additional columns). Are there ways to accomplish this? How would you proceed to develop such a list? Thanks for any help, David Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29920
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    - 2 wss sites report Hello, I have 2 scenarios: 1.- I have 2 wss sites, they are hosted in different servers within the same lan and connected to the same SQL server. Both wss sites have the same custom list with different information. Is it possible to make a report consolidating the data from both sites? 2.- I have 2 wss sites, they are hosted in different servers within the same lan and connected to DIFFERENT SQL servers. Both wss sites have the same custom list with different information. Is it possible to make a report consolidating the data from both sites? Thanks in advance! Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29917
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    - Folder paths & "Document could not be edited" errors I'm wondering if anyone has seen or has any documentation about errors with "Edit in Microsoft..." commands in folders with long path names. We're seeing the following: -Folder1\Folder2\Document.doc works -Folder1\Folder2\Really Really Really Really Really Really Long Name\Document.doc fails. The error is "The document could not be edited.\nThe required application may not be installed properly...". *NOT* the Office Version error. The activex code that causes the error isn't available, and I haven't yet done enough trial and error to determine the apparent character limit, but something is definitely up. This happens on multiple PCs. All are running Office 2003. This looks very much like some sort of arbitrary hardcoded limit on path names, but I can't find anything on any MS resource about it, and can't believe we're the first to see it. Thanks for any input... --Mike Sherman IT Web Services, Weyerhaeuser Co. Tag: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type Tag: 29905

Hello all,

Is there a way to increase the default length of a column of type "Multiple
lines of text"? Understand that the default value is 255 characters/

Thanks in advance for your time and help,
AG

Re: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column type by Mike

Mike
Sat Jun 04 06:03:23 CDT 2005

Increasing this length is not available in the UI but is according to one
person possible programmatically.

See

http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=29

but don't ask *me* how to do this programmatically - ask in the subnewsgroup
for WSS Programming at

microsoft.public.sharepoint.windowsservices.development

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
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"Ashok Gopalan" <ashokg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ONJV4PHaFHA.1040@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hello all,
>
> Is there a way to increase the default length of a column of type
> "Multiple lines of text"? Understand that the default value is 255
> characters/
>
> Thanks in advance for your time and help,
> AG
>

Re: Increase the maximum length of "Multiple lines of text" column by ashokg

ashokg
Mon Jun 06 15:50:04 CDT 2005

Thanks for your response Mike. I appreciate it. I will try to look for
answers in microsoft.public.sharepoint.windowsservices.development.

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Thank you,
Ashok G

"Mike Walsh" wrote:

> Increasing this length is not available in the UI but is according to one
> person possible programmatically.
>
> See
>
> http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=29
>
> but don't ask *me* how to do this programmatically - ask in the subnewsgroup
> for WSS Programming at
>
> microsoft.public.sharepoint.windowsservices.development
>
> Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
> WSS FAQ at http://wss.collutions.com
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
> "Ashok Gopalan" <ashokg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:ONJV4PHaFHA.1040@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Is there a way to increase the default length of a column of type
> > "Multiple lines of text"? Understand that the default value is 255
> > characters/
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your time and help,
> > AG
> >
>
>
>