MCMS Site Deployment API does not have a method to export Resource Galleries. Only resources (and related galleries) which are bound to an exported posting can be exported using the API. A workaround for this is to create a helper posting that links to all resource gallery items which should be exported. After the export is […]
Emmanuel Desigaud has written a paper that shows how to integrate SharePoint Server 2003 Search into a MCMS site using a WebService.
A problem I have been confronted serveral times is that authors have problems to save pages because the content of the page is refering to a resource gallery item that has been deleted in the past. Usually deleting such resource gallery items should not happen as this means that the site contains broken images or […]
I received some feedback about my CmsSslHttpModule. Some tried to use this module together with my CmsNiceUrlHttpModule. The result: when the CmsSslHttpModule switches between http and https the URLs did not change to the friendly URLs. I analyzed the problem and found a workaround. The code below is an adjusted version of the CmsSslHttpModule which […]
The HtmlPlaceholderControl shipped with MCMS is often not satisfying for users. Microsoft now sponsors the powerful Telerik r.a.d. editor control. See here for details: http://markharrison.europe.webmatrixhosting.net/posts/394.aspx
I have already posted two articles about how to solve the “ugly” URL problem. In the last article I discussed a solution based on a custom http module which does all the necessary checks and adjustments. But one issue is still unsolved: Internet Explorer on Mac has an ugly bug then whenever the “action” property […]
Microsoft® Solution for Internet Business (MSIB) is an integrated solution that uses high-quality Microsoft® Windows Server System™ servers to provide end-to-end processes and features for sophisticated Internet sites. Overview MSIB addresses emerging business models that have evolved from relatively simple structures of linked HTML pages to complex, feature-rich applications. MSIB provides content management, automates business […]
Have some of you have also been bothered by the fact that MCMS does not provide an enumeration method for Posting and Channel properties? Or for some of the other MCMS objects like Resources, Resource Galleries, Template or Template Galleries? Such a feature would be pretty interesting if you (e.g.) create a generic server or […]
MCMS allows editing of placeholder content by shipping placeholder control. But to edit property content it is necessary to first save the page and then open the property page and modify the content manually. In addition using the property page will allow to modify all properties and not only a subset which might be preferable […]
I have seen several posts in the newsgroup where people suggested to use the DataSource.RawContent property to access the content of a placeholder. This method is highly not recommended! It completly bypasses the internal processing if the actual placeholder implementation which means that the content received relies on the current implementation of the placeholder. If […]
Today I played around a little bit more with HttpModules and implemented a more elegant solution for the problem as discussed in my previous post. Especially the second problem – normal postback caused by ASP.NET controls – was not properly solved as it required to do the modification on every template file. Using an HttpModule avoids this overhead. Here […]
Today a question in the newsgroup reminded me that I never created an HttpModule on my own.I have heard about several samples for HttpModules – mainly to allow custom authentication or to provide an enhanced workflow engine but I have never written one. So I decided that it is time for me to fill this […]
