SharePoint Visual Studio Project Templates

New Post: issue with CreateCabDDF.vbs

jvossers — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:07:31 GMT

Hi,

just wanted to let you know that the following bit of script in CreateCabDDF.vbs is causing problems when you have sub folders inside a feature folder, as the condition will unwantedly evaluate to true for each level below a feature folder.

if (sRelativePath <> "" and InStr(1, sFolder, "FEATURES") > 0) then
sRelativePath = "FEATURES\" + sRelativePath
end if

I have modified my version to fix this problem:

if (sRelativePath <> "" and InStr(1, sFolder, "FEATURES") > 0 and InStr(1, sRelativePath, "FEATURES\") < 1) then
sRelativePath = "FEATURES\" + sRelativePath
end if

Regards,

Jaap Vossers

Created Issue: Error: Cannot find this file specified in the manifest file

fdobon — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:41:37 GMT

Hi,

I have this error when adding the solution to my server ("%STSADM% -o addsolution -filename %PackageFile%")

What is special in my project? A subfolder in the directory "Template/Features/MyFeature". This is my tree files :

"Template/Features/MyFeature/feature.xml"
"Template/Features/MyFeature/Columns/MyColumns.xml"
"Template/Features/MyFeature/ContentTypes/MyContentTypes.xml"

The error message is "Error: Cannot find this file specified in the manifest file : Template/Features/MyFeature/Columns/MyColumns.xml"
MySolution.wsp: The Solution installation failed.

Anyone can help me?

CREATED ISSUE: copy of dlls

frien — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:56:12 GMT

I suggest that the following code are added in post-built event before manifest and dff are build.

copy "$(ProjectDir)\bin\debug\$(ProjectName).dll" "$(ProjectDir)\DLLS\GAC\$(ProjectName).dll" /y

CREATED ISSUE: Source control items

frien — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:51:18 GMT

I suggest that source save items are excluded in the CreateCabDDF and CreateManifest files.

That is all .scc files and what the files are called in TFS

NEW POST: wspbuilder or this template

rajiv13579 — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:17:38 GMT

This is regarding this template.
I have found one more tool on codeplex called wspbuilder(http://www.codeplex.com/wspbuilder#CommentsAnchor)
which do similiar things as visual studio project template. Although vs project
template is a template ,but the end result of both tools seems to be the same.
What is your recommmendation about which one to use.

NEW POST: Nice work...

devrimbaris — Tue, 29 May 2007 11:04:15 GMT

Thank you for sharing...

Copying DLLs during post-build:

TheKid — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:39:10 GMT

Thomas,

It sounds possibly like a timing problem. In the post-build it copies the DLL, but it has finished copying by the time the script is looking for the DLL and so does not get included.

You might try this at the begining of the ddf script...

Dim starttime, exittime, x
x = 0
starttime = timer
exittime = starttime + 5
do while timer < exittime
x= x + 1
loop

this should give it 5 seconds bore it starts...I haven't tested it, but you get the idea

Vince

Copying DLLs during post-build:

TheKid — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:38:15 GMT

Copied message from my blog...

Hi there, I am trying to use your nice and handy template, but I can’t get it working so that it updates the .dll files in the GAC folder inside the .wsp file.

I have a number of .cs files added under Controls, and when I build the project the result(a .dll file) is placed in the bin\debug folder. Then in post-build i copy the .dll file to the GAC, but it is newer updated in the .wsp file. If I remove the file and build a new .wsp file, witch does not contain my .dll file, and i afterwards add the .dll again, an the builds the .wsp file again, it is updated inside the .wsp file. Because of that I think it is somthing about overwriting the existing .dll file in the .wsp that fails, but i can’t find out fixing it!

Please help

/Thomas

UPDATED WIKI: Home

TheKid — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:08:03 GMT

A project to maintain a set of Visual Studio project templates which assist in the creation of WSS v3 / MOSS solution deployment packages.

Initially based on this template http://blog.thekid.me.uk/2007/01/10/sharepoint-solution-package-a-vs-2005-project-template-for-solution-deployment/

To install the template copy the ZIP file to ‘My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Templates\ProjectTemplates’

Once your project has been created you are free to modify the scripts & folders as you wish.

If you do not have any .ASPX files for the _layouts folder then you can remove the LAYOUTS folder from the TEMPLATES folder.

Equally if you need some images or control templates then simply create a new folder under the TEMPLATES folder for them. They will automatically be added to the manifest.xml, the DDF and ultimately the .WSP file created.

A sample 'HelloWorld' project is now available in the releases. Once this solution has been deployed you go to Site Settings -> WebParts -> New and select the HelloWorld webpart from the list. An .ASPX page is also deployed to the _layouts folder.

The template can be used as either a holding project for all the configuration files and simply builds the WSP package. It can also be used to hold the code (webparts, handlers, etc) for your project. The sample project uses this method for the HelloWorld WebPart.

UPDATED WIKI: Home

TheKid — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:12:21 GMT

A project to maintain a set of Visual Studio project templates which assist in the creation of WSS v3 / MOSS solution deployment packages.

Initially based on this template http://blog.thekid.me.uk/2007/01/10/sharepoint-solution-package-a-vs-2005-project-template-for-solution-deployment/

To install the template copy the ZIP file to ‘My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Templates\ProjectTemplates’

Once your project has been created you are free to modify the scripts & folders as you wish.

If you do not have any .ASPX files for the _layouts folder then you can remove the LAYOUTS folder from the TEMPLATES folder.

Equally if you need some images or control templates then simply create a new folder under the TEMPLATES folder for them. They will automatically be added to the manifest.xml, the DDF and ultimately the .WSP file created.

A sample 'HelloWorld' project is now available in the releases.

The template can be used as either a holding project for all the configuration files and simply builds the WSP package. It can also be used to hold the code (webparts, handlers, etc) for your project. The sample project uses this method for the HelloWorld WebPart.

UPDATED WIKI: Home

TheKid — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:09:19 GMT

A project to maintain a set of Visual Studio project templates which assist in the creation of WSS v3 / MOSS projects and deployments.

Initially based on this template http://blog.thekid.me.uk/2007/01/10/sharepoint-solution-package-a-vs-2005-project-template-for-solution-deployment/

To install the template copy the ZIP file to ‘My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Templates\ProjectTemplates’

Once the project is created you are free to modify it as you wish.

If you do not have any .ASPX files for the _layouts folder then you can remove the LAYOUTS folder from the TEMPLATES folder.

Equally if you need some images or control templates then simply create a new folder under the TEMPLATES folder for them. They will automatically be added to the manifest.xml, the DDF and ultimately the .WSP file created.

A sample 'HelloWorld' project is now available in the releases.

UPDATED WIKI: Home

TheKid — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:07:32 GMT

A project to maintain a set of Visual Studio project templates which assist in the creation of WSS v3 / MOSS projects and deployments.

Initially based on this template http://blog.thekid.me.uk/2007/01/10/sharepoint-solution-package-a-vs-2005-project-template-for-solution-deployment/

Once the project is created you are free to modify it as you wish.

If you do not have any .ASPX files for the _layouts folder then you can remove the LAYOUTS folder from the TEMPLATES folder.

Equally if you need some images or control templates then simply create a new folder under the TEMPLATES folder for them. They will automatically be added to the manifest.xml, the DDF and ultimately the .WSP file created.

A sample 'HelloWorld' project is now available in the releases.

UPDATED WIKI: Home

TheKid — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:06:48 GMT

A project to maintain a set of Visual Studio project templates which assist in the creation of WSS v3 / MOSS projects and deployments.

Initially based on this template http://blog.thekid.me.uk/2007/01/10/sharepoint-solution-package-a-vs-2005-project-template-for-solution-deployment/

Once the project is created you are free to modify it as you wish.

If you do not have any .ASPX files for the _layouts folder then you can remove the LAYOUTS folder from the TEMPLATES folder.

Equally if you need some images or control templates then simply create a new folder under the TEMPLATES folder for them. They will automatically be added to the manifest.xml, the DDF and ultimately the .WSP file created.

UPDATED WIKI: Home

TheKid — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:04:29 GMT

Source code checked in

TheKid — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:40:19 GMT

UPDATED WIKI: Home

TheKid — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:54:54 GMT

CREATED RELEASE: 1.1 Production

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:45:43 GMT

Fixed projects with spaces in the path. Added support for SafeControls

Source code checked in

TheKid — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:42:16 GMT

RELEASED: 1.1 Production

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Fixed projects with spaces in the path. Added support for SafeControls

UPDATED RELEASE: 1.1 Production

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Fixed projects with spaces in the path. Added support for SafeControls