25/05/2010

Installing Office Web Apps on Windows 7: Windows Server Features or Role Services required by this product are not enabled.

Problem

While trying to install Office Web Applications on SharePoint 2010 which has been installed on Windows 7 you received an error message that states:

-A system restart from a previous installation or update is pending. Restart your computer and run setup to complete.

-Windows Server Features or Role Services required by this product are not enabled.

Cause

If you check the "Wac Server Setup (*).log" files located in the %TEMP% folder you will notice an error which has a hard coded path to an .exe which does not exist.

Under Windows7 you will not find ServerManagerCmd.exe in the System32 folder.

Workaround

Copy the ServerManagerCmd.exe file into the Windows\System32 folder.
If the setup program still complains about requiring a Reboot, then do it.
Run Setup.exe for Office web apps again. This time you should be presented with the license key screen.

Posted at 10:28 PM by James Milne | Category: Win7 | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

12/05/2010

SharePoint 2010 .htm files do not open!

Problem

Certain file types have now been identified as "Unsafe" such as ".htm" and ".pdf" and when these file types are downloaded from a SharePoint 2010 Site the user will be prompted to save the file rather than the file opening in the browser as one would expect.

There have been a number of conversations regarding this issue on the web:

Html Files from Document Library will not open in a Browser, but wants me to save it
SharePoint 2010 Won't Open PDFs

This behaviour has been identified as "by design" as a response to a "security issue". Read the "Workaround" below if you do not have access to CA.

Solution

Open "Central Admin", Click "Manage web applications".
From the list of available web applications click your Web Application then click "General Settings" on the ribbon.
In the "Web Application General Settings" dialog find the "Browser File Handling" setting and change it from "Strict" to "Permissive".

Workaround

The interesting thing about this security which is resolved by blocking .htm files this issue can be easily worked around by renaming your files to ".aspx". The document library will allow you to rename the file and the new .aspx file will open in a browser as expected. This will allow the file to open as expected without the need to change the setting in Central Admin.

Posted at 8:30 AM by James Milne | Category: 2010 | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

3/05/2010

Only 6 weeks until SharePoint Conference 2010!

I am really excited! We only have 6 weeks before one of the biggest SharePoint events in Australia (and New Zealand for that matter). I don't want to sound biased but this event is going to be Huge! If you have not registered yet you should hurry because seats are limited. The last SharePoint Conference we had in Australia it was booked out! You could not get a ticket for love or money it was that packed out. With the new Sharepoint 2010 product I expect this event to be even better than the SharePoint Conference in 2007. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the conference.

Only six weeks to go! Don't miss out on Australia's biggest SharePoint event of the year!

Something for everyone - one of the few IT events that specifically reaches out to multiple audiences

 20 sessions of end user/power user/business content including some great case studies including Telstra, Volvo and a number of Industry verticals such as finance, insurance, legal and engineering

 20 sessions of pure technical content for IT Pro, Administrators, Developers and Analysts

 Content is relevant to those using WSS, MOSS 2007, and new 2010 products

FREE Hosted SharePoint Server 2010 Site for EVERY delegate - thanks to Emantra - Hosted Solutions Australia you get to try out everything you learn AT the event and for 3 months after - try 2010 first hand!

Hear from the best - International, Local, Microsoft, Industry Experts and Customers - see the Speaker list and get to collaborate with hundreds of your fellow SharePoint enthusiasts - ask all your SharePoint questions!

Additional Training - Pre and Post event Get to the Point Training Workshops for intensive half day courses - an excellent chance to up skill in both 2007 and 2010 content.

Exhibitor area - Support our sponsors and see all the great products and talk to the experts - 5 gold, 9 silver and 7 bronze sponsors

 June 16 and 17  Hilton, Sydney

 $650 ex GST (group discounts available)

 www.sharepointconference.com.au

Posted at 9:32 PM by James Milne | Category: Community | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

27/04/2010

First Look at Office 2010: Free Ebook!

For a limited time you can download a Free eBook from Microsoft called "First Look at Office 2010".

This part of First Look: Microsoft Office 2010 includes the following chapters:

Part I: Envision the Possibilities

Chapter 1: Welcome to Office 2010
Chapter 2: Express Yourself Effectively and Efficiently
Chapter 3: Collaborate in the Office and Around the World

Part II: Hit the Ground Running

Chapter 4: Create and Share Compelling Documents with Word 2010
Chapter 5: Create Smart Data Insights with Excel 2010
Chapter 6: Manage Rich Communications with Outlook 2010
Chapter 7: Produce Dynamic Presentations with PowerPoint 2010
Chapter 8: Organize, Store, and Share Ideas with OneNote 2010
Chapter 9: Collaborate Effectively with SharePoint Workspace 2010
Chapter 10: Create Effective Marketing Materials with Publisher 2010
Chapter 11: Make Sense of Your Data with Access 2010

Part III: Next Steps with Office 2010

Chapter 12: Putting It All Together
Chapter 13: Security in Office 2010
Chapter 14: Training Made Easy

Available for download in:

XPS

PDF

Posted at 11:44 AM by James Milne | Category: Free Stuff | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

23/04/2010

SharePoint 2010 RTM available on MSDN!

In case you were doing something like sleeping at 5 am this morning then you might have missed the SharePoint 2010 RTM being released on MSDN.Microsoft.com.

Get ready for plenty of SharePoint goodness!

Posted at 8:22 AM by James Milne | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

31/03/2010

Running SharePoint Manager 2010 on Windows 7..

A popular development configuration option these days is to Install SharePoint 2010 on your Windows 7 Workstation. This provides you with the ability to develop in a desktop with SharePoint installed.

While working with this configuration you may need to run SharePoint Manager 2010 on your Windows 7 Development box but you will find a few annoying issues. This article will show you the workarounds required to get SPM2010 running on Windows7.

Issue

When you run SharePoint Manager 2010 you may get a variety of errors, from an "AppCrash" to an Error Popup.

Or SPM2010 may be displayed without any items showing in either of the display panels.

Solution

TO enable SPM 2010 to run on your Windows 7 you must enable two settings.

Change the "Compatibility Mode" on the properties of SharePoint Manager 2010.
Also enable SharePoint Manager 2010 to run as Administrator.
Then Click the [OK] button.

You should now find that SPM2010 runs without any issues.

Posted at 10:21 PM by James Milne | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

20/03/2010

Missing Form Templates library.. (‘Failed to instantiate file “solution.xsn” from module “XSN”: The specified list does not exist.’)

Symptoms

You attempt to activate an "Administrator approved" InfoPath form that has been deployed through Central Administration and you receive an error that states 'Failed to instantiate file "solution.xsn" from module "XSN": The specified list does not exist.'

Upon further investigation through "View All Site Content" or SharePoint Designer, you are unable to find the "Form Templates" library.

Solution

Activate the "IPFSWebFeatures" and "IPFSSiteFeatures" through the command prompt.

To do this you will need to logon to the console of your SharePoint server and enter the following commands:

Stsadm –o activatefeature –name IPFSWebFeature –url <YourWebApp> -force

Stsadm –o activatefeature –name IPFSSiteFeature –url <YourWebApp> -force

Both commands should return a "Operation completed successfully" message.

Refresh your "View All Site Content" and you should notice the "Form Templates" library is now listed.

Other Related Issues

Wrong Icon

While troubleshooting this issue I came across another interesting problem. Initially I attempted to activate and deactivate the "Office SharePoint Server Enterprise Site Features" and "Office SharePoint Server Enterprise Site Collection Features" these would activate without any errors.

After toggling these features a number of times I noticed an interesting issue. When I viewed the "FormServerTemplates" library through SharePoint Designer it had the incorrect icon next to the library. Rather than having a Document library icon it only appeared as a folder icon. I manually deleted this folder from the site using SharePoint Designer. Then when I activated the features from the command line (as above) it worked.

Enable Enterprise Features

Depending on how your server has been configured or if your content databases have been migrated from another farm then you may not be able to activate the "Enterprise" features listed above. If this is the case then you should also check the "Enable features on existing sites" which is located under the "Upgrade and Migration" section on the "Operations" tab in Central Administration.

Posted at 10:59 AM by James Milne | Category: InfoPath | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

4/02/2010

Actual Value for Workflow Status Columns

From time to time you might want to create a view for errored workflows, or perhaps you want a workflow to check the status of another workflow.

The Workflow Status column that is added to your list or library usually displays a friendly URL that states "In Progress", "Complete" or "Error Occurred". The actual values stored in the column are as follows:

Display Message	Value
In Progress	2
Error Occurred	3
Completed	5

Posted at 1:25 PM by James Milne | Category: Workflow | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

2/02/2010

It’s Alive!

The Australian Community SharePoint Conference Registration Site is live!

Please see www.sharepointconference.com.au for details and to register for what will be Australia's biggest SharePoint event of 2010. Come and learn from expert local and international speakers, network with your peers and learn all about BOTH Microsoft SharePoint 2007 and 2010.

We look forward to seeing you there! Its going to be a great even so make sure you register early.

Additional info - you can choose to include or not in your communication out to people

The agenda with final sessions and speakers are expected to be up early March
For any interest in speaking at or sponsoring this event, please complete the surveys on this link

Posted at 7:34 AM by James Milne | Category: Community | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

15/01/2010

Access Denied message when calling code in a .HTC file

Background:

HTML Behaviors are implemented as Hypertext Controls (.HTC files). Read More on MSDN "Introduction to DHTML Behaviors" (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms531079(VS.85).aspx).

Issue:

When a page loads you receive a "Access Denied" message on any script line that tries to access the "document" object. For example, document.cookie or document.title.

Solution:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms531073(VS.85).aspx

The document object is available at all times in the primary document, but it does not exist for the HTML Component (HTC) files used in lightweight Dynamic HTML (DHTML) behaviors. This is because lightweight behaviors can be defined only if they do not use a document object in the HTC file. As a result, lightweight behaviors run faster and more efficiently than normal behaviors. Lightweight DHTML behaviors can, however, access the document object of the primary document in the same way as normal DHTML behaviors.

To remove the "Access Denied" message change your HTC file so it is NOT a LightWeight control.

<PUBLIC:COMPONENT LIGHTWEIGHT="true">

To do this simply change the "LightWeight" attribute to "FALSE".

Posted at 2:14 PM by James Milne | Category: JScript | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

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