Notes on SharePoint

"The specified file is not a valid spreadsheet or contains no data to import" Error in importing a Excel spreadsheet in BPOS

Just a quick post today. I've been doing some work on hosted SharePoint which is part of the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS). If you haven't taken a look you can get a months free trial here . I ran into an error today where when I attempted Read More...

Embedding live maps into SharePoint lists (Mappy mash-ups)

In my last article we looked at a quick way of including mapping information by creating a dynamic link to a live maps web page. This time we are going to be much more fancy and will look at embedding an interactive map right inside a list view. Much Read More...

Adding a dynamic link to mapping information from a SharePoint List Item Field

Here is a neat trick to provide a link to a map (and weather and travel information) using a postcode field in a list item. We aren’t doing any fancy embedding here, just creating a dynamic link to the information. This technique would be perfect for Read More...