Professional Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Development Using Silverlight 2

314 Pages·2009·7.81 MB·English

by  Steve Fox

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Professional Microsoft® SharePoint® 2007
™
Development Using Silverlight 2
Introduction ..............................................................xiii
Chapter1:IntroductiontoSilverlight ....................................... 1
Chapter2:YourFirstSilverlightandSharePointIntegration ................ 23
Chapter3:CreatingCustomFieldTypes ................................... 57
Chapter4:BrandingyourSharePointsite .................................111
Chapter5:CustomWebParts ............................................145
Chapter6:AdvancedCustomWebParts..................................169
Chapter7:DataConnectivity.............................................205
Chapter8:BringingItAllTogether........................................247
Index ....................................................................285
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Professional
Microsoft® SharePoint® 2007 Development
Using Silverlight™ 2
Steve Fox
Paul Stubbs
WileyPublishing,Inc.
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Professional Microsoft® SharePoint® 2007 Development
™
Using Silverlight 2
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ToNicole,forputtingupwithmy‘‘quiettime’’whentryingtowritethisbook.
—SteveFox
Tomywife,Rosa,whoallowedmetimeawaytowriteduringacoast-to-coastmove,
buyingandsellingahome,abrokenfinger,andanewbabygirl.Withouthersupportandunderstanding,
thisbookwouldnothavebeenpossible.
—PaulStubbs
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About the Authors
Steve Fox has beenin the IT industry for morethan 12years,working in various areasincluding
searchandnaturallanguage,webdevelopment,andmorerecentlyOfficeandSharePointdevelopment.
He currently works for Microsoft as a Senior Technical Evangelist. When not working, he enjoys
sports—especiallyhockey—aswellasmoviesandwriting.HeishopefulthattheBuffaloSabreswill
onedaywintheStanleyCup.HecurrentlylivesinSeattle,Washington.
PaulStubbsisaSeniorArchitectEvangelistinthePlatformArchitectureTeamwithintheDeveloper
andPlatformEvangelistgroupatMicrosoft.Hefocusesonsolutionsarchitecturewithanemphasison
informationworkerproductivity,business-to-customer(B2C)solutions,andWeb2.0socialnetworking.
PaulhasalsoworkedwithseveralothergroupsatMicrosoft.Hehelpedshipthefirstandsecondversions
ofVisualStudioToolsforOffice(VSTO)andVisualStudioToolsforApplications(VSTA),whereinhe
developedanewmanagedcodeapplicationprogrammabilitydevelopmenttoolforInfoPath2007.He
alsodevelopedprogrammabilityfeaturesforfutureversionsofMicrosoftOfficefortheGrooveteam.
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Acknowledgments
Ittakesmanypeopletoputtogetherabooklikethis,andoftenthisworkgoesunseentothereader.I’d
firstliketothankthestaffatWileyfordoingagreatjobofkeepingusontrackandmakingsurethatour
contentwasstrongandmovedalongattherightpace.I’dliketoespeciallythankMaureenforkeeping
thewhipcrackingandKatieforbelievinginthisprojectinthefirstplace.Thereare,I’msure,many
othersatWileywhotouchedthisbookinsomeway,andforthoseofyouIdidn’thavedirectcontact
withbutwhodidworkonthisbook,thanks!I’dsecondlyliketothankLaurence,actingasourTechnical
Reviewer,whoraisedgreatquestionsalongthewaybutkeptusontrackandmadethebookwhatIsee
asamuchbetterfinishedproduct.Andlastly,thankstothefolksatMicrosoftwhohelpedusalongthe
way—whetheritwasansweringquestionsonforums,reviewingcontent,orspendingafewminutes
respondingtooure-mails.
—SteveFoxandPaulStubbs
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Contents
Introduction xiii
Chapter 1: Introduction to Silverlight 1
DesignerandDeveloperConvergence 1
OverviewofXAML 2
SilverlightCode-Behind 9
DeveloperEnvironmentandTools 13
ChangingtheMIMEType 13
Editingtheweb.configFile 14
CopyingtheSilverlightDLLtoYourGAC 18
WhySilverlightandSharePoint? 18
Summary 20
AdditionalReferences 20
Chapter 2: Your First Silverlight and SharePoint Integration 23
DifferentWaystoIntegratewithSharePoint 23
CreatingtheSilverlightApplication 25
SilverlightSolutionProjectFiles 26
CreatingtheSilverlightApplicationCode-Behind 37
CreatingandDeployingtheSharePointWebPartHostContainer 47
CreatingtheWebPartProject 47
AddingReferencestotheProject 48
ConfiguringtheWebPartProjectforDeployment 51
AddingtheSilverlightVideoPlayerApplicationtotheSharePointSite 52
TroubleshootingTips 55
Summary 56
AdditionalReferences 56
Chapter 3: Creating Custom Field Types 57
Lists,Columns,andCustomFieldTypes 57
UsingListTemplatesandCustomerLists 58
DevelopingYourFirstCustomFieldType 62
CreatinganASP-BasedCustomFieldType 63
DevelopingaSilverlight-BasedCustomFieldType 75