I HAVE MOVED

My blog has moved to shailen.sukul.org
Thank you Blogspot for hosting my blog until now.

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How to get a List's Guid

1. Go into the list's settings
2. Copy everything in the url after the word "List="
3. Go to this site and enter the copied text in the Encoded box and click URLDecode
4. Voila! You now know your list id.

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Server Explorer Window not Displaying

Cannot see the server explorer window when opening Visual Studio 2008?

1. Close all running instances
2. Open VS command prompt
3. Run this command: devenv /setup

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"Some or all identity references could not be translated" error in Sharepoint

I created a new AD domain and got this error:
Some or all identity references could not be translated

To fix it, run this command:
stsadm.exe -o updatefarmcredentials -userlogin <> -password <>

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Windows Server 2008 Error: Path does not exist

If you cannot save an office file to a Sharepoint document library in Windows Server 2008, it is because the Desktop Experience feature is not installed.

You will have to install it via the features menu and restart your computer.

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Infopath form error

Do you get this error when opening up an InfoPath form:

"InfoPath cannot create a new, blank form"

Solution here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870842

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Infopath External Data Source Error

So you have defined your Infopath form to connect to an external datasource (for example as the datasource for a dropdown list). You hit Preview and get this error:

"InfoPath cannot run the specified query. Access is denied."

The cause of this is because of a security setting in Internet Explorer which prevents submitting of forms to a different URL domain (cross domain post).

You can change this setting under Interent Options -> Your Zone -> Custom
Settings -> Miscellaneous -> Access data sources across domains.

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Server.CreateObject Failed - 8000ffff

If you get this COM error when calling a .NET object from an ASP page, here is the resolution:

http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/Workaround.aspx?FeedbackID=294241

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Server.CreateObject Failed - 80070002 (.NET COM)

Ever got this error when trying to call a COM component that was regasm(ed)?

"Server.CreateObject Failed" 80070002

The fix is to regasm it as follows:
regasm your.dll /codebase

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