Tag: Deployment

SharePoint: Using Provisioning and Application Resource (.resx) Files

Using resources in SharePoint can initially be a bit confusing, in this post we will cover; The 2 different types of resources Provisioning resources into your SharePoint farm Using resources from both your deployment and runtime assets. Types of Resources. Provisioning Resources These are resources (resource strings) which are used from provisioning assets such as … Continue reading SharePoint: Using Provisioning and Application Resource (.resx) Files

SharePoint: The file manifest.xml does not exist in the solution package.

Trying today to add a solution (WSP) to the farm, I get an error from STSADM saying; The file manifest.xml does not exist in the solution package. I’m pretty sure the manifest.xml file was included in the package when it was built, so I rename the WSP as a .CAB file and open it with … Continue reading SharePoint: The file manifest.xml does not exist in the solution package.

SharePoint: SPFeatureReceiverProperties.Feature.Parent Reference

When developing a feature receiver, you typically need a reference to one of the Object Model classes which represent the feature scope, that being; Web – SPWeb Site – SPSite WebApplication – SPWebApplication Farm – SPFarm Since within a feature receiver you don’t know how it’s being activated/installed (either using the UI or the command-line) … Continue reading SharePoint: SPFeatureReceiverProperties.Feature.Parent Reference