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Why can’t I access the column in my SharePoint list programatically?
The answer might be simple. The first time a column is created and you title it “Column1” the database records that. If you (or someone else) later changes the column title to “Column2” your application will break. Why? Because behind the scenes that column is still “Column1”
Populate a drop-down list with SharePoint list values
This video will demonstrate how to populate a asp.net drop down list control with SharePoint list column values. I’ve created a visual web part in Visual Studio 2010 and used the sever object model to demonstrate this. However, you can populate a drop down list with the client object model if you prefer.
Populate a drop-down list using SharePoint Client Object Model
This video will demonstrate how to populate an HTML drop down list control with SharePoint list column values. I’ve created a visual web part in Visual Studio 2010 and used the client object model to demonstrate this. Why would I need to use the client object model? When developing for sandboxed solutions, the whole server object model is not open for use. In some cases, such as developing for SharePoint Online, client object model will be useful if not absolutely necessary. However, you can populate a drop down list with the server object model if you prefer.
How do I: Setup Visual Studio 2010 Console application to work with SharePoint 2010
Sooner or later the time will come when you will need to use a console application to complete
some type of task in SharePoint 2010. For instance you might need to merge data from
one list into another list using C#. However before you can start coding you need to set up the
the console app to interact with SharePoint 2010. The following video demonstrates how.
NOTE: This will not work for SharePoint Online
The web server process that was being debugged has been terminated by Internet Information Services (IIS)
Recently I was working on a project that required some debugging. I found myself getting the following error. Watch the video to see how I “fixed” the problem.
The Type or namespace name “DateTimeControl” does not exist in the namespace “Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls”
If you create an empty SharePoint 2010 project in Visual Studio 2010 and then add a visual Web Part (Sandboxed) you will get an error when you try to debug.
The Type or namespace name “DateTimeControl” does not exist in the namespace “Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls”
However you can add the DateTimeControl to a farm solution visual web part.
SharePoint (and Project Server) Shenanigans 