ChiliRec

This is the far coolest I have seen for quite some time. A digital recorder for online radio stations. http://www.chilirec.com. Check it out!

Playlists, top lists, browse per country...

The next thing I need to solve is to have this thing run on SqueezeCenter / SqueezeBox or Popcorn Hour. Might there be a SDK somewhere?

SJ - Internet ombord

For the next trip, http://www.ombord.info/SJ/v5/default.asp, trying to use X1 as a browser.

SPD Workflows

Error message in SharePoint Designer:
This website does not support workflows created by SharePoint Designer

My solution:
Only site collection administrators was able to create the workflows. Add the user as a site collection administrator.

Getting picky in CAML - Good

I have code in Excel that uses XMLHTTP to call SharePoints web services. The code contains a CAML query where I had a field reference to a Choice field , , this column has been converted to a Text (Single line of text) column and the query didn´t return any items anymore when running against MOSS 2007 instead of Wss 2.0. Then I updated the field reference to and the query returned items again.

Sad

Patrick Tisseghem has suddenly passed away and left a big hole in the Sharepoint community. He was one of the first bloggers I found before the release of MOSS 2007 and I was fortune to once meet him during a training session. My thoughts goes out to his family.

// Henrik

STSADM and SharePoint Designer operations failed

I was getting error messages (cannot delete folder "WEBNAME") for deleteweb operation for stsadm and when opening the web in SharePoint Designer (SD) I got "There is no web "/XXX/YYY". Couldn´t delete documents but the web was browsable in SD (error code 16388). I finally tried to attach to the database in Visual Studio and got an error message about full transaction logs on the database server. In this case we configured "simple mode" instead and all operations completed sucessfully.

So know your DBA and have them close :)

// Henrik

Multiple methods in BDC

ok, I have been looking for an answer to this question:
How can one entity contain several methods in BDC?

The answer is to define a MethodInstance with a type of GenericInvoker, this enables you to define a method on your entity which can be accessed via code but that is not exposed for the OOB BDC webparts. See http://agiledirect.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/bdc-writing-to-bdc-using-genericinvoker/ for an example.

You can also use the type ViewAccessor to return a different set of data which can be used in the OOB BDC webparts. See http://znetsys.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!ED65D09C41E55E06!115.entry for an example.

Crawling BDC applications

Errors during crawling BDC apps? bdc2:// and (access denied by BDC) errors? Check this article, still problem? Search the log file in 12HIVE/Logs for "Access denied" to see which account that is casuing the problem. Still problem? Export the ADF and uncheck "Permissions", delete the Application and import the ADF again (still finally solved my problem)

Why BDC columns doesn´t work in Office / Doc Mgmt

Using BDC columns in document libraries feels as a great option, but when trying to use it for any serious document management (using mostly OOB functions) it fails for the following reasons:



1. A BDC column can not be used as a field reference in Word. If you want to display information in header or footer the field reference can not be used.



2. The BDC column can not be configured as a site column (MacroView is workaround, but it can not be edited from the DIP). Major drawback to any usage of content types.




4. If you click the refresh button in the document library all your documents will be checked out again.


We are developing a workaround based on "Choice" columns and eventhandlers instead.

BDC on the other hand is great if you want to display information in web parts :)

Off topic: Memories

I was watching a trailer for the swedish program Vetenskapsprogrammet and beside the presenter they had something running on a screen that really looked like the old Spaceballs demo State of the Art, a great demo 1992 for Amiga, it was one thing that made me want new hardware :). I still was using my good old C64, but great demos was also released 1992, just check this list:

Prometheus Unbound by Flash Inc
Red Storm by Triad
Crest Avantgarde by Crest
Wonderland IX by Censor Design
The Last Traktor III by Horizon
Legoland 2 by Fairlight

Get your C64 emulator from Team Vice and start downloading from The C-64 Scene Database.

- Dealer Quality Software -

Off topic: New hardware arrived

The quest to get rid of the media plastic (CD/DVD) continues. Today a Popcorn Hour (PCH) got installed and hooked up to the TV. The PCH will read video files from the MCE, show pictures and sometimes play music. But it also comes packed with web services and other features. So now we can enjoy all lunatics on YouTube and Google Video, use the built-in Torrent client, and use the PCH as NAS if needed, read RSS feeds in the living room and so on. And whenever we decide to get a HD TV the PCH can playback HD movies directly.

So a quick summary: one MCE with touch screen in the kitchen which holds all media and for kitchen TV and sound, one SqueezeBox 3 for music playback and Internet Radio and now a PCH for movie playback and other online goodies.

The nice thing with all the hardware is that the vendors provide a possibility to add software and extend the OOB experience.

Which I´m most impressed with? The SqueezeBox was a really nice experience, mature product, easy to install, works OOB and can be enhanced with modules from the SqueezeBox community.

Swedish SharePoint bloggers

http://www.dewe.net/sharepoint/2008/02/svenska-sharepoint-bloggare.html

GUID changes

Hi,

Been a while...

Currently involved in a large migration of WSS v2 to MOSS. Found a thing that can be good to know. If you use the export and import actions in stsadm (WSS V3/MOSS) your lists will get new GUIDs when imported. This has consequences for dataviews (use this trick to remove the web part from the page) or custom web parts that binds to the GUID.