today I needed to query a document library using the REST api. I found that simply calling _api/web/list/getbytitle(‘foo’)/items would not return me either the filename or full path. The secret is to call FieldValuesAsText – here FileRef (the server relative Read More
Set SharePoint user display-language using PowerShell
I never remember correctly how to set a SharePoint users display languages using PowerShell. Searching always brings up one or the other form of the following code: This seems look good, when looked at from central admin: But for some Read More
Always use SQL-Alias in your SharePoint farm
Not every farm is set up using SQL-Alias. It’s not clear to me why this is so. Always. Do. SQL-Alias. I’ve heard excuses like: “That’s much more work”. Yea. Like 5 clicks for each server. Granted. But that got me Read More
How to test the WordAutomationService
I got asked whether the WordAutomationService in SharePoint could be started tested somehow or started to view ULS-Logs while running the conversion. I creade a script to start converting a document from SharePoint (the document must exist and be in Read More
New blog, new language
I migrated my old blog to a self-hosted WordPress. This gives me the ability to publish posts in multiple languages (esp. the same post in multiple languages) Some of the old posts will be translated in the coming weeks. Stay Read More
