Month: December 2009

Customizing WSP files using VSeWSS 1.3 in Visual Studio 2008

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Using VSeWSS 1.3 with Visual Studio 2008, when you create a new Web Part project, you can edit the Web part properties and descriptions using the WSP View. The typical Solution Explorer in VS 2008 looks like the following when working on a Web part project: In order to see the manifest.xml or feature.xml file, … Read more

Programmatically Check the Web Part State

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A Web part goes through different states when it gets added to a Web part page. When you first put a Web part on a SharePoint page, you’re typically in “design mode”, where you can modify the Web part properties. After you’re done editing, the SharePoint page and the Web part goes into “browse mode”. You … Read more