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SharePoint developer’s quick tips

This is mostly for my quick go to place to get some quick copy/paste when I am not around my machine!

How to extract Public key token using Visual Studio?

Add a custom tool in Visual Studio as

 C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\bin\Sn.exe -Tp $(TargetDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt)

(select Output window)

How to quickly get new GUID using Visual St

Add a custom tool as

 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\Tools
SharePoint Schema Locations

Create CAML.XML file using notepad and add following code

    1:  <SchemaCatalog xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/xsd/catalog"> 

    2:  <Schema href="C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\XML\wss.xsd" 

    3:  targetNamespace="https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/"/> 

    4:  </SchemaCatalog>

Drop this file to

 %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Xml\Schemas\
Recycle app pools in IIS6

IIS6

 %systemroot%\System32\iisapp.vbs /a "<app pool name>" /r

IIS7

 %systemroot%\System32\inetsrv\APPCMD.exe recycle apppool "<App Pool Name>"
Quick MOSS Exception Logging (MOSS SDK says “Internal Use Only” – so be careful!)
    1:  catch(Exception Ex)

    2:   

    3:  {

    4:   

    5:  Microsoft.Office.Server.Diagnostics.PortalLog.LogString(”Exception Occurred: {0} ”, Ex.ToString());

    6:   

    7:  }

Nope! I am not taking any credit for it - collected it from various seasoned SharePointers!

Happy SharePointing!

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