Archive for June, 2008

Using ASP.Net 3.5 to read an RSS feed asynchronously

This post shows how to create a custom ASP.Net control which uses the new System.ServiceModel.Syndication namespace in .Net 3.5 to load RSS and ATOM feeds asynchronously via AJAX. The result is a server control and small javascript library that can be used on any ASP.Net page or hosted in a SharePoint web part. The use of the asynchronous load is useful for ensuring that there are no delays in page loading when slower feeds are pulled down- particularly useful on web sites or SharePoint home pages.

14Jun2008 | darren | 21 comments | Continued

SharePoint Quick Surveys 1.0.2

Yes….hot on the heels of 1.0.1 is another release of the SharePoint Quick Surveys web part. This is a result of user feedback and makes a couple of small changes and fixes. Thanks to all of you who have taken the time to install the solution and try it out for me.

7Jun2008 | darren | 5 comments | Continued

SharePoint Quick Surveys 1.0.1

This is a quick post to say that I’ve placed version 1.0.1 of the SharePoint Quick Surveys web part in the downloads section. This is a small maintenance release to correct a couple of minor bugs.

5Jun2008 | darren | 0 comments | Continued

Changing names in file uploads

Quite a few people have been using the ASP.Net file upload module and have been asking if it is possible to save the uploaded files to different locations or with custom file names.
This is possible by changing your implementation of the IFileProcessor interface, specifically the StartNewFile method.

4Jun2008 | darren | 4 comments | Continued