SharePoint Data Export/Import: Part 3: Importing

[ Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 ] So, basically, we have an XML feed and we want to use that data to create pages in a SP Page Library. We created a Console App (Basically an EXE that is run on the SP Server itself). Our Console App does the following: Creates new Pages,...

SharePoint Data Export/Import: Part 2: Exporting

[ Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 ] I took a look at REST and SOAP and I ended up deciding that what I really wanted was my own XML feed, containing whatever data from my Library I wanted, in the format I wanted. NOTE: Everything in this particular post can be done just...

SharePoint Data Export/Import: Part 1: The Goals

[ Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 ] So we’re running SharePoint as our CMS of choice here in A&S.  I’ve used other CMS’s in the past and thus far I’ve had the most fun and success with SharePoint.  Your experience my vary, this is simply mine. For...

My First PowerShell Script

I recently picked up Windows PowerShell in Action, Second Edition by Bruce Payette.  I had kept running into situations where I was hearing “oh, you can do that with PowerShell”.  So I finally started learning it … and boy am I glad I did. The book...

My Win.udel.edu OU (Part III: My Group Policies)

I … LOVE … Group Policies. They save me so much darn work and help me provide a consistent, safe, productive environment to my users. Are they perfect?  No, but they’re (IMO) better than many options out there. In short, what are they?  Essentially...