Eric Kraus SharePoint Blog

Search iFilters released for Microsoft Office documents

erickraus — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:58:00 +0000

Microsoft has released a filter pack (collection of iFilters) which will provide search indexing for a variety of Microsoft Office documents. The filters are compatible with a majority of the big search products, including:

SharePoint Portal Server 2003
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
Search Server 2008
Search Server 2008 Express Edition
Exchange Server 2005
SQL Server 2005/2008
Windows Desktop Search 3.1/4.0.

The Microsoft Filter Pack provides iFilters for the following file type extensions:

.docx (Microsoft Office 2007 Word Document)
.docm (Microsoft Office Word Macro-Enabled Document)
.pptx (Microsoft Office 2007 PowerPoint Presentation)
.xlsx (Microsoft Office 2007 Excel Worksheet)
.xlsm (Microsoft Office Excel Macro-Enabled Worksheet)
.xlsb (Microsoft Office Excel Binary Worksheet)
.zip (WinZip File)
.one (Microsoft Office OneNote Section)
.vdx (Microsoft Office Visio Drawing)
.vsd (Microsoft Office Visio Drawing)
.vss (Microsoft Office Visio Stencil)
.vst (Microsoft Office Visio Template)
.vsx (Microsoft Office Visio Stencil)
.vtx (Microsoft Office Visio Template)

NOTE The current release is available in English only supporting both x86 and x64 systems.

To download the Microsoft Filter Pack or to learn more visit: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=60C92A37-719C-4077-B5C6-CAC34F4227CC&displaylang=en."

Search iFilters released for Microsoft Office documents

erickraus — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:58:00 +0000

The Microsoft Filter Pack provides iFilters for the following file type extensions:

NOTE The current release is available in English only supporting both x86 and x64 systems.

To download the Microsoft Filter Pack or to learn more visit: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=60C92A37-719C-4077-B5C6-CAC34F4227CC&displaylang=en."

MOSS Service Pack 1 and Office 2007 Service Pack 1 Released!

erickraus — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:18:00 +0000

Office 2007 SP1, WSS 3.0 SP1, and MOSS 2007 SP1 have been released on Microsoft.com

The downloads can be found at: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/bb735839.aspx

There are over 600 specific bug fixes across the Office server products and it is highly encouraged to upgrade to this service pack.

Here are links to additional information:
MOSS SP 1 Fixlist KB – http://support.microsoft.com/?id=942390
MOSS SP 1 Description KB – http://support.microsoft.com/?id=936984
WSS SP 1 Fixlist KB – http://support.microsoft.com/?id=942388
WSS SP 1 Description KB – http://support.microsoft.com/?id=936988
How to Deploy SP 1 KB – http://support.microsoft.com/?id=945013

MOSS Service Pack 1 and Office 2007 Service Pack 1 Released!

erickraus — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:18:00 +0000

Office 2007 SP1, WSS 3.0 SP1, and MOSS 2007 SP1 have been released on Microsoft.com

The downloads can be found at: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/bb735839.aspx

There are over 600 specific bug fixes across the Office server products and it is highly encouraged to upgrade to this service pack.

Enable Session State in SharePoint 2007

erickraus — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:54:00 +0000

Here's a quick and dirty on how to enable Session State within your MOSS 2007 farm.

I've been stuck on this many times before, so for my sake and hopefully a few others', I decided to write a quick note on the process.

First, the biggest difference to realize is that our session state will be stored in our SQL Server database. This is required over the traditional memory-based session because of multiple application servers in a web farm architecture.

Secondly, in order for our web applications to store session variables in SQL, we need to “prep” the database for session state data.

1. Create a Shared Services Provider. This is required in order to enable Session State and its content database is the location of our session data. If you already have an SSP, you can use the existing one.

2. If needed, associate your web application with this SSP (done by default if it is your first SSP).

3. In Central Administration, under Application Management, choose Session State, and ensure that it is enabled.

4. From a command prompt, navigate to the Microsoft.NET 2.0 Framework directory
(typically: C:WINDOWSMicrosoft.NETFrameworkv2.0.50727)

5. Modify your web.config:

Uncomment the following line:

Modify the following line:
true” … />

6. Run the following command:

aspnet_regsql.exe -S -d -ssadd -sstype c -E

where:
is the database server where your database is located
is the content database of your shared services provider

Run aspnet_regsql.exe /? for more information on the remaining options

Enable Session State in SharePoint 2007

erickraus — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:54:00 +0000

Here's a quick and dirty on how to enable Session State within your MOSS 2007 farm.

I've been stuck on this many times before, so for my sake and hopefully a few others', I decided to write a quick note on the process.

Secondly, in order for our web applications to store session variables in SQL, we need to “prep” the database for session state data.

2. If needed, associate your web application with this SSP (done by default if it is your first SSP).

3. In Central Administration, under Application Management, choose Session State, and ensure that it is enabled.

4. From a command prompt, navigate to the Microsoft.NET 2.0 Framework directory
(typically: C:WINDOWSMicrosoft.NETFrameworkv2.0.50727)

5. Modify your web.config:

Uncomment the following line:

Modify the following line:
true” … />

6. Run the following command:

aspnet_regsql.exe -S -d -ssadd -sstype c -E

where:
is the database server where your database is located
is the content database of your shared services provider

Run aspnet_regsql.exe /? for more information on the remaining options

Modify SharePoint Document Icons

erickraus — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 04:01:00 +0000

Here's a quick easy way to modify the icons SharePoint displays for different file types. This procedure can also be used to configure an icon for a custom file type you may have.

Be sure to back up any files before making any changes!

1. Open the 12 Hive (C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft Sharedweb server extensions12)

2. Browse to the …TEMPLATEXML folder

3. Open the DOCICON.XML file

4. Modify an existing record, or add a new one.

Here's an example of an XML file that a customer of mine was working with and the corresponding entry I added:

Invoice.cif
EditText="Customer Invoice File" OpenControl=""/>

The Value property of the node points to the /_layouts/images virtual path which can be found in the 12 Hive in .TEMPLATEIMAGES - put your (.gif) icon image there.

Modify SharePoint Document Icons

erickraus — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 04:01:00 +0000

Here's a quick easy way to modify the icons SharePoint displays for different file types. This procedure can also be used to configure an icon for a custom file type you may have.

Be sure to back up any files before making any changes!

1. Open the 12 Hive (C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft Sharedweb server extensions12)

2. Browse to the …TEMPLATEXML folder

3. Open the DOCICON.XML file

4. Modify an existing record, or add a new one.

Here's an example of an XML file that a customer of mine was working with and the corresponding entry I added:

Invoice.cif
EditText="Customer Invoice File" OpenControl=""/>

The Value property of the node points to the /_layouts/images virtual path which can be found in the 12 Hive in .TEMPLATEIMAGES - put your (.gif) icon image there.

Missing Web Applications When Creating SSP

erickraus — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:28:00 +0000

Have you ever gone to create a Shared Services Provider only to discover that the Web Application dropdownlist(s) are missing your Web Applications?

Here is a work-around to create the shared services provider manually using the stsadm tool. (Only the required parameters are included)

C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft Sharedweb server extensions12instsadm.exe

stsadm -o CreateSSP
    -title SSP1
    -url http://MOSSSite
     -mySiteUrl http://MySite.MOSS
     -sspLogin domainuser
     -sspPassword password
     -indexServer MYSERVERNAME
     -indexLocation C:Program FilesMicrosoft Office Servers12.0DataOffice ServerApplications

Full description of the stsadm -o createssp operation:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/667e8d5f-461d-4611-a35b-22bd554f6f6b1033.mspx?mfr=true

Missing Web Applications When Creating SSP

erickraus — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:28:00 +0000

Have you ever gone to create a Shared Services Provider only to discover that the Web Application dropdownlist(s) are missing your Web Applications?

Here is a work-around to create the shared services provider manually using the stsadm tool. (Only the required parameters are included)

C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft Sharedweb server extensions12instsadm.exe

Full description of the stsadm -o createssp operation:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/667e8d5f-461d-4611-a35b-22bd554f6f6b1033.mspx?mfr=true