Setting Up a SharePoint Framework Development Environment
I recently started streaming on Twitch. In a recent stream I covered how to setup an Office 365 developer tenant and a SharePoint Framework development environment.
Category: SharePoint
Integrating Azure Functions into your SharePoint Development
I’ve had a couple opportunities to integrate Azure Functions into the SharePoint Development I’ve been doing lately and I’ve started sharing what I’ve learned in different places. In late July I recorded an interview with Paul Schaeflein on the topic for the Microsoft 365 Developer Podcast: Azure Functions and SharePoint with Rob Windsor. I’ve also… Continue reading Integrating Azure Functions into your SharePoint Development
Calling the SharePoint REST API in a Microsoft Flow
I’ve been doing a lot of work with Microsoft Flow lately and I came across a situation where I needed to make a call to the SharePoint REST API to move a list item from one folder to another. There’s currently no move action in Flow but there is a moveTo function in the REST… Continue reading Calling the SharePoint REST API in a Microsoft Flow
SharePoint REST API and Lists with Folders
The SharePoint REST API support for folders is limited. The support that is there is tailored for working with documents in document libraries. I wrote a post over on the PAIT Group blog where I demonstrate how to perform several common actions against lists with folders using the REST API.
A SharePoint Framework Content Editor Web Part
A few months ago Mikael Svenson blogged about a SharePoint Framework Script Editor web part he’d written. I took the core of Mikael’s Script Editor web part and built a prototype Content Editor web part – one that works as closely as possible to the “Classic” Content Editor web part. I wrote a post about… Continue reading A SharePoint Framework Content Editor Web Part
Getting Started with SharePoint 2013/2016/Online Development
A few people have asked for advice on resources to help them get started with SharePoint development. Here are a few I like to suggest, add a comment if you have others. Sites SharePoint 2013 development overview Getting Started (SharePoint Development in Visual Studio) SharePoint Add-ins Videos Channel 9 Microsoft Virtual Academy Pluralsight On-demand Library… Continue reading Getting Started with SharePoint 2013/2016/Online Development
Adding TypeScript Support to Visual Studio SharePoint Projects
In this video I demonstrate how to add TypeScript support to SharePoint projects in Visual Studio 2013 or 2015.
CSOM and JSOM in SharePoint – Explaining what the acronyms mean
It seems that there is some confusion over these two acronyms. Let me see if I can’t help clear that up. CSOM stands for (the) Client Object Model. This is a remote API that has three implementations: one for .NET managed code (e.g. C# and VB), one for Silverlight (yes, that still exists), and one… Continue reading CSOM and JSOM in SharePoint – Explaining what the acronyms mean
How to get the Version Number of a SharePoint-Hosted App in JavaScript
I spent some time a while ago trying to figure out how the get the version number of a SharePoint-Hosted App in JavaScript code. After a bunch of Googling and building demo Apps I gave up with the assumption that this information was not available. This morning I was writing some code that worked with… Continue reading How to get the Version Number of a SharePoint-Hosted App in JavaScript
What’s New for Developers in SharePoint 2016 – Update 1
In this first update to What’s New for Developers in SharePoint 2016 we’ll see how to create Add-In (App) projects that will work with SharePoint 2016 Beta 2 and talk about additions to CSOM and the REST API.