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Codeplex & RSS

Not sure if everyone realizes, but codeplex has a nice daily updates RSS feed that I find very helpful. In addition, all of the codeplex projects have their own feeds. Every day, I scan through it and add any sharepoint related projects’ fe…

Twittering Away …

at http://twitter.com/pagalvin Sadly, I cleaned out my gmail account hours before signing up, so it didn’t find anyone when it searched for contacts. If you’re using Twitter, let me know and I’ll gladly connect. </end>

Content Query Web Part: Speaking at New York SharePoint Users Group

I will be speaking with my colleague, Natalya Voskresenskaya, at the New York SharePoint Users Group meeting Wednesday May 7th. Thanks to Bob Fox for throwing our names into the hat and helping us get this opportunity! Our overall topic is the Content …

FAST SharePoint Integration: Execute a Simple Query

This is a continuation in my FAST coding mini-series for SharePoint folk. The bit of code below executes a search for the term "test" in FAST via a Console application. Obviously, it’s a hop, skip and jump away to wrap this logic insi…

FAST SharePoint Integration: Sample Code to Display All Available FAST Views

Here is some code that shows all available views from a FAST server based on the named QRServer (the server process with which we communicate). I offer this up to give you all a taste of what it’s like to use the provided FAST API. using …

FAST and SharePoint Integration First Look

I’ve been lucky to have an opportunity to work on a FAST <–> SharePoint integration project and thought I’d continue to share my limited experience with the community. Microsoft is in the process of purchasing FAST. I don&#8…

Good Bye, Conchango. Hello EMC!

I’m not 100% sure what it means, but I’m very upbeat about it. </end>

Determine FAST QRServer Port

In order to communicate with FAST Search via its API, we need to know the port on which the QRServer is running. I followed these steps to locate it: Log into the FAST admin site (http://server:port/admin). Navigate to System Overview. Locate "S…

Towards SharePoint Technical Design Patterns: SharePoint Designer Workflow + Event Receiver = High Potency Cocktail

One of the emerging patterns I find in crafting SharePoint solutions leverages SharePoint Designer workflow and an event receiver. Here is a business scenario to put it in context: I upload a document to a doc lib. I kick off multi-step workflow cre…

Observed Behavior: Moving SPD Workflows Within a Site Collection

UPDATE: I’ve been researching how to embed a SPD workflow into a site definition. This MSDN forum chain has some interesting information. It’s not conclusive, but points to path through the jungle. I’m giving this post a slig…