May 23, 2012

Error: The language-neutral solution package was not found.

While using Visual Studio, you may get the following error “The language-neutral solution package was not found.” Solution: There are three ways you can fix this problem: 1. This may be caused due to the CACHING issue in the Visual Studio and hence restarting the Visual Studio will help you in fixing the issue. 2. Sometimes the solution you are trying to update will not get updated properly. Hence...

May 16, 2012

Chart Controls in ASP.Net

I was looking at creating chart controls for implementing in the .Net web applications. I didn’t like to use the 3rd party tools or any freeware tools. Well, while browsing found a cool feature provided by MICROSOFT for the same. In this article, we will have a look at the CHART CONTROLS in .Net applications. Pre-requisites Ø  Visual Studio 2008 SP1, Link to download Ø  .NET Framework...

Windows System Shows Blank Screen after logging in

Scenario: I have faced many situations like after logging into the Windows Operating system machine (Especially Windows 7 and Windows Server which I have faced); it takes more hours showing a BLANK SCREEN without showing the desktop. It wasted my time more. So I was searching for a solution which...

May 14, 2012

Change the Color of a Column in a List in SharePoint

In this article, we will know how to change the color of a column based upon the values in the column. It is something like “Color Indicator” in SharePoint. Scenario: We have a custom list used for Project Tracking. In the list, we have column named STATUS for tracking the...

May 10, 2012

Remote Blob Storage (RBS) in SharePoint 2010

In this article, we will know about a new feature in SharePoint 2010 which allows the remote storage in SharePoint. What is Remote BLOB Storage?      Ø  BLOB – Binary Large Object Ø  Remote BLOB Storage (RBS) is a library API set that is incorporated as an add-on feature...

May 9, 2012

CAML Query to Get Data from SharePoint List

To know about the Basics of the CAML query read this article. To know about using CAML query builder to create CAML queries, read this article. In this article, we will learn how to use CAML query in Microsoft Visual Studio Scenario: I have a custom list named “Product List” with the columns named Title, Price, Quantity and Is Available. I want to retrieve the products with price...

The list cannot be displayed in datasheet view for one or more of the following reasons in SharePoint

I was easily changing my list view by edit in data sheet view and in standard view.  After sometime, when I tried to edit a SharePoint list in DATASHEET view, I got the following error which doesn't allow me to view the list in the datasheet view and shown up a error as shown...

Using CAML Query Builder for SharePoint

To know about the Basics of the CAML query read this article. Download Link Use the following link to download the CAML Query builder. http://www.u2u.be/res/Tools/files/CamlBuilderSetupv4.0.0.0.zip Update: CAML query builder for 2007, 2010, 2013 and SP Online link How to use CAML Query Builder...

Import Excel Sheet to SharePoint List

In this article, we will learn how to export the excel data to the SharePoint list. Steps:1. Click on Site Actions -> More Options  2. Now click on the Lists -> Select Import Spread Sheet from the type -> then Click Create 3. Give the Name and Description of the List to...

May 8, 2012

CAML Query tutorial for SharePoint

In this article, we will understand the basics of CAML query in SharePoint. What is CAML?   Ø  CAML - Collaborative Application Markup Language   Ø  XML- Extensible Markup Language based query language   Ø  Used to perform a query operation against SharePoint Lists How...