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Make javascript code work with Minimal Download Strategy Part 1
This is a part 1 of the blog post about Minimal Download Strategy and javascript adjustments for user code. What I initially thought should be enough for one post, is not enough, so I see it as a part...
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Make javascript code work with Minimal Download Strategy Part 2
Minimal Download Strategy (MDS) is an important feature in SharePoint 2013. It lets you download only a page delta, only changes. There is still issues with the MDS and custom scripts and almost no...
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SharePoint Apps: “Provider Hosted First” Approach
Recently I had an exciting mail conversation with Thomas Deutsch. He came up with an idea how to fasten the development of apps. This smart approach is called “Provider Hosted First”. See Thomas’...
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The CDN concept in SharePoint
How many instances of jquery are there in your SharePoint farm? Get-SPWebApplication http://dev ` | Select -Expand Sites ` | Select -Expand AllWebs ` | Select -Expand Lists ` | Select -Expand Items ` |...
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javascript: Remove illegal characters in url
Recently I needed to create valid urls for pages using javascript. Also this time I thought it must be some out-of-the-box code for that in SharePoint. The first thing I came up was the “Add page”...
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javascript: Alert Me on a Page
Recently I needed to add an Alert Me link on Pages. Alert Me is a well known SharePoint functionality for notifying users about changes in list or list items. It is availabe in OOB SharePoint as a...
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Log to ULS using javascript
The more javascript code is produced in SharePoint solutions, the more need we have to log information and possible errors to a central logging place in SharePoint: ULS. This blog post is about...
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Debugging OOB SharePoint. Unable to post comments on SharePoint blogs (SP2013...
I have had a strange bug. The comment text box in a OOB SharePoint 2013 blog doesn’t appear. It only says: “There are no comments for this post.” In this blog post I’ll tell you how I found the bug and...
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Count lines of code with PowerShell
Today I got a question: How many lines of code are there in our SharePoint solution? After a little search, I found that PowerShell is really a nice tool to count lines of code: How do you count lines...
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Using CAML with SharePoint REST API
Do you prefer REST over CSOM as I do? I’ll skip the whys. Andrew Connell put it already in wrtiting so nicely. Well, if you do prefer REST, then you must have discovered some shortcomings of REST, or...
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AppLoader Concept for SharePoint apps
In this post I want to share an unusual, nevertheless interesting conceptual idea of loading content from SharePoint 2013 apps on many pages. The original awesome concept was proposed and developed by...
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JSGrid Basics
JSGrid is the javascript framework in SharePoint used in Quick Edit View (previously Datasheet View). There are a few very good blog posts on this topic (See below in “Sources”). Nevertheless the fact...
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Disabling a column in Quick Edit
In my project I have a column called Request Status. This column is not shown in any forms, meaning users should not edit, because it is controlled through the app. Nevertheless it is editable in the...
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Drag and Drop Image using Client Side Rendering
I continue my series about Client Side Rendering (CSR) and jsgrid. Today I want to try a custom field where users can drag and drop images. The inspiration comes from: AutoUpload field written by Anton...
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Client Side Rendering with Async dependencies
Yesterday I asked a question on SharePoint StackExchange: Client Side Rendering with Async dependencies I also asked Elio Struyf on Twitter: @mirontoli create an empty element, with your own...
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Bypass all custom jslink
Client Side Rendering (CSR) and jslink are great for customizing lists and forms in SharePoint. In my current project we use it a lot of it. A disadvantage of that path, although, is that it might...
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A tiny tool for User Custom Actions
Everybody loves User Custom Actions in SharePoint. That’s the only recommended way of customizing SharePoint. You have heard about it. Unfortunately there is no convinient way of administering them....
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SharePoint Utilities – a promising JavaScript Framework
My colleagues at Bool have developed a new JavaScript framework for SharePoint – sharepoint utilities. It started on our DevDay last year – a whole free day when we could learn new things, try out new...
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Minimal Display Template
We want to use our own Display Templates on Non-publishing sites – our team sites. Without the Publishing Feature activated you have to create an own javascript file. Here is short and concise...
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Minimal Download Strategy. Simple
There are many correct ways (1, 2, 3, 4, 5…) of making scripts work with the Minimal Download Strategy Feature (MDS) in SharePoint 2013 and 2016. But to be honest – every time I need it, I get...
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