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Getting Started with the SharePoint Demo Hyper-V Virtual Machine

Introduces two-part screen-cast that walks through the process of getting the 2010 SharePoint Developer Eval Virtual Machine up and going.

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Query Open XML Spreadsheets in VB.NET using LINQ

Screen-cast that shows how to query an Open XML spreadsheet using VB.NET / LINQ.

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Introduction to DocumentBuilder 2.0–Screen-Cast 3 of 3

Third screen-cast in a 3-part series. In this screen-cast, I explain how DocumentBuilder 2.0 is data-driven, which makes it more reliable. In addition, I explain a number of aspects of the code so that you can understand how DocumentBuilder works.

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Introduction to DocumentBuilder 2.0–Screen-Cast 2 of 3

Second screen-cast in a 3-part series. In this screen-cast, I walk through merging documents that have comments where the comments have images in them.

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Screen-Cast Introduction to DocumentBuilder 2.0, and new DocumentBuilder Resource Center

Screen-cast shows how to build and run DocumentBuilder, and walks though one scenario of interrelated markup.

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Minor Update to DocumentBuilder 2.0

On June 20, 2011 (two days ago), I posted an update to DocumentBuilder. After more extensive testing, I found and fixed a few bugs in less common scenarios, including if comments in multiple sources contain images, multiple sources contain endnotes with images, and a few other situations. If you have downloaded DocumentBuilder 2.0, please re-download [...]

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New Version of DocumentBuilder Available in PowerTools for Open XML

At long last, I have completed and posted a much requested and sorely needed update to DocumentBuilder. DocumentBuilder is code that is part of the PowerTools for Open XML project that handles issues of interrelated markup, enabling you to generate new documents from existing documents in a variety of ways. Many more details on OpenXMLDeveloper.org.

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OpenXMLDeveloper.org has been upgraded

OpenXMLDeveloper.org has been significantly upgraded – lots of new features, better forums, and much more.

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Exploring Table Markup in Open XML SpreadsheetML

Explores tables in Open XML SpreadsheetML, and walks through an example that converts some ordinary cells into a table.

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Consuming External OData Feeds with SharePoint BCS

Create a .NET assembly connector that creates an ECT that consumes an OData feed.

Posted in BCS, SharePoint | 4 Comments