SharePoint Tips
Last night at the final @TSSSPUG meeting of 2011, Michael Mukalian and I presented an informal couple of sessions covering various tips that we’ve learned over the years of beating our heads against the SharePoint wall. Here’s a quick review of what I covered…
JavaScript & JQuery Intellisense
Add the following lines to the top of your .js files to get intellisense for JQuery and the Client OM:
/// <reference path="C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS\MicrosoftAjax.js" />
/// <reference path="c:\IntellisenseFiles\jQuery-1.7-vsdoc.js" />
/// <reference path="C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS\SP.core.debug.js" />
/// <reference path="C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS\SP.debug.js" />
Note that the path in the second entry is to a folder on my dev machine where I put the –vsdoc files downloaded from the JQuery website. Adjust your path as appropriate.
Developer Dashboard
I did a quick overview of the DevDash and why it is useful.
CKS:Dev
There’s NO REASON not to use this tool. Just Do It. www.cksdev.com
O365 FxCop Rules
If you’re doing Office 365 development, this is another must-have tool: http://o365fxcoprules.codeplex.com/
Resolving Sandbox timeout errors
On a development box only, add the following entry to your HOSTS file to improve the responsiveness of your sandbox process when it is starting up: 127.0.0.1 crl.microsoft.com
Adding a "close" link to the Status Bar with your status messages
var statusId=SP.UI.Status.addStatus("Title", "Hello World Status Message <a href='javascript:SP.UI.Status.removeStatus(statusId)'>[Close]</a>");
Using PowerShell in the VS Pre/Post Deployment steps
%windir%\sysnative\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell -file "$(ProjectDir)MyPSScriptFile.ps1" where MyPSScriptFIle.ps1 contains your PoSh commands to be run
(source: http://www.thesharepointbaker.co.uk/2011/12/post-deployment-powershell-sharepoint-visual-studio/)
Using LinqPad as a snippet compiler/tester
LinqPad: (free) http://www.linqpad.net/
Hopefully folks got some value out of the session.
Dave