Make connection string from web.config

in your web application you can add the below line to read data configuration in web.config file

DataClassesDataContext lu = new DataClassesDataContext(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["LikeWebPartDataConnection"].ConnectionString);

and add below line in appSettings section in web.config files
   

Enable Fast Search feature on SharePoint Publishing Site

Refer to
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/fastsharepoint/thread/d83894e3-fc7c-40e4-99ab-7ac1a5392265

I got the solution to enable FAST search site template for Publishing site with just one command

Enable-SPFeature –Id SearchExtensions –url

Hope this helps

Clear-FASTSearchContentCollection : Failed to communicate with the WCF service.

According to this title error when clear fast search index using PowerShell command.
Clear-FASTSearchContentCollection -Name sp
and I got this error
Failed to communicate with the WCF service.
then i changed user account to run this command by Shift + Right Click on FAST Search

Then log on as FAST service account to run this command instead of current account.

Hope this helps.

Solutions Deployment Hungs up on Deploying/retracting in MOSS 2007

http://fillzephyr.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/solutions-deployment-hungs-up-on-deployingretracting-in-moss-2007/

Adding Ratings and Comments to SharePoint Publishing Pages

http://weblogs.asp.net/bsimser/archive/2011/09/18/adding-ratings-and-comments-to-sharepoint-publishing-pages.aspx

XSLT on search results page

I spent a lot of time to solve why the value from managed property in Search results page doesn't appear in my XSLT template.
I just figured it out that xslt variable must be declared with the exactly same name with the managed property.

How stupid I'm.


   
   
   
   
   
   
   

SharePoint Designer component for Drag N Drop and Office List support component

Many users wants to upload by drag and drop but it's not possible without SharePoint Foundation Component in SharePoint Designer setup package file.

There're 2 components requires for users who want to experience full functionality about SharePoint List.

• Microsoft Access Web Datasheet Component: this component enable access like view and editing experience on SharePoint list.
• Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Support: Enable multiple upload capability for your IE. don't forget to enable ActiveX control to enable this function also.