Comments on: HowTo: Using SharePoint Calculated Columns to Display a List Item as "X" Days Old http://vspug.com/mkruger/2007/06/26/howto-using-sharepoint-calculated-columns-to-display-a-list-item-as-quot-x-quot-days-old/ Just another VSPUG - Virtual SharePoint User Group weblog Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:00:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Stephen Graham http://vspug.com/mkruger/2007/06/26/howto-using-sharepoint-calculated-columns-to-display-a-list-item-as-quot-x-quot-days-old/#comment-305 Stephen Graham Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:00:20 +0000 #comment-305 Hi there Does anyone know any easier way for me to be able to group an Actions Log by Modified Date (but have it grouped as below rather than by each date?): -Today -Yesterday -The Week -Last Week -This Month -Last Month -Older Would appreciate the help! Stephen Hi there

Does anyone know any easier way for me to be able to group an Actions Log by Modified Date (but have it grouped as below rather than by each date?):

-Today
-Yesterday
-The Week
-Last Week
-This Month
-Last Month
-Older

Would appreciate the help!

Stephen

]]> By: Ismail http://vspug.com/mkruger/2007/06/26/howto-using-sharepoint-calculated-columns-to-display-a-list-item-as-quot-x-quot-days-old/#comment-254 Ismail Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:57:21 +0000 #comment-254 Hi, Thanks for the solution. Has anyone tried this? I cant seem to get it right. I'm actually trying it on a calculated field that calculates a currency value for me, as opposed to a "Today" field. Has any other solutions surfaced? Kind regards, Ismail Hi,

Thanks for the solution. Has anyone tried this? I cant seem to get it right. I’m actually trying it on a calculated field that calculates a currency value for me, as opposed to a “Today” field.

Has any other solutions surfaced?

Kind regards,
Ismail

]]> By: Shelton Thompson http://vspug.com/mkruger/2007/06/26/howto-using-sharepoint-calculated-columns-to-display-a-list-item-as-quot-x-quot-days-old/#comment-183 Shelton Thompson Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:14:58 +0000 #comment-183 Ok, I too am an admin for a company. Were trying to use KPI's that will turn Green if an update to a list was done witin 3 days of the current date. If it is more than 3 days of the current date then the KPI should indicate red. Ok, I too am an admin for a company. Were trying to use KPI’s that will turn Green if an update to a list was done witin 3 days of the current date. If it is more than 3 days of the current date then the KPI should indicate red.

]]> By: Rodrigo http://vspug.com/mkruger/2007/06/26/howto-using-sharepoint-calculated-columns-to-display-a-list-item-as-quot-x-quot-days-old/#comment-182 Rodrigo Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:20:57 +0000 #comment-182 Here is a way to create /delete column "Today" automatically: First of all, sorry about my poor english. I spent days looking for a solution for "Today" issue. I don't know anything about programming, I am system admin so It was kind of hard. So this is my workaround to solve it using the dumb column "today" and the fantastic extra functions for stsadm. 1.- Download wsp for custom properties of stsadm http://stsadm.blogspot.com/ 2.- In any list create field "Today" manually 3.- Export field "Today" into a xml file: stsadm –o gl-exportlistfield -url ""http://server/site1/SourceList/AllItems.aspx" -fielddisplayname "Today" -outputfile "c:\Today.xml" 4.- Import and delete column "Today" into your site. It will update your values stsadm -o gl-importlistfield -url "http://server/site1/List1/AllItems.aspx" -inputfile "c:\TodayCol.xml" stsadm -o gl-deletelistfield -url "http://server/site1/List1/AllItems.aspx" -fielddisplayname "Today" 5.- Create BAT file with the point 4 and schedule it to run once on weekdays. PS: In case you don't know how work with BAT files: run CMD then run this commands: ___________________________________________________ cd\ cd: copy con refreshToday.bat Echo. Refresh column today stsadm -o gl-importlistfield -url "http://server/site1/List1/AllItems.aspx" -inputfile "c:\TodayCol.xml" stsadm -o gl-deletelistfield -url "http://server/site1/List1/AllItems.aspx" -fielddisplayname "Today" (Ctrl +Z) schtasks /create /tn "Refresh Today" /tr c:\refreshToday.bat /sc daily /mo 24 /st 01:00:00 /sd 12/15/2009 exit _________________________________________________ Here is a way to create /delete column “Today” automatically:

First of all, sorry about my poor english.

I spent days looking for a solution for “Today” issue. I don’t know anything about programming, I am system admin so It was kind of hard.

So this is my workaround to solve it using the dumb column “today” and the fantastic extra functions for stsadm.

1.- Download wsp for custom properties of stsadm
http://stsadm.blogspot.com/

2.- In any list create field “Today” manually

3.- Export field “Today” into a xml file:

stsadm –o gl-exportlistfield -url “”http://server/site1/SourceList/AllItems.aspx” -fielddisplayname “Today” -outputfile “c:\Today.xml”

4.- Import and delete column “Today” into your site. It will update your values

stsadm -o gl-importlistfield -url “http://server/site1/List1/AllItems.aspx” -inputfile “c:\TodayCol.xml”

stsadm -o gl-deletelistfield -url “http://server/site1/List1/AllItems.aspx” -fielddisplayname “Today”

5.- Create BAT file with the point 4 and schedule it to run once on weekdays.

PS: In case you don’t know how work with BAT files:
run CMD

then run this commands:
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cd\
cd:

copy con refreshToday.bat

Echo. Refresh column today

stsadm -o gl-importlistfield -url “http://server/site1/List1/AllItems.aspx” -inputfile “c:\TodayCol.xml”

stsadm -o gl-deletelistfield -url “http://server/site1/List1/AllItems.aspx” -fielddisplayname “Today”

(Ctrl +Z)

schtasks /create /tn “Refresh Today” /tr c:\refreshToday.bat /sc daily /mo 24 /st 01:00:00 /sd 12/15/2009

exit
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