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New Post: Upgrade web part

dangallo — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:03:22 GMT

I've used the Web Part Template project to create a new web part, and rolled this out to our development server using the generated ".wsp" and Setup file. This all works fine.

However if I then decide to make changes to the web part code, and upgrade it on the server, the ".webpart" file is not updated in web sites that use this web part.

If I manually update the ".webpart" file then existing web parts fall over with the following error: "Web Part Error: A Web Part or Web Form Control on this Page cannot be displayed or imported. The type could not be found or it is not registered as safe."

This error presumably comes up because the ".webpart" file version doesn't match the version of the web part that was added to the page.

What am I doing wrong - what's the correct way of upgrading a web part in SharePoint using the SharePointInstaller?

Created Issue: Using with TFS Team Build - Problem with CreateCabDDF.vbs

rfennell — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:52:14 GMT

If you build this WSP project locally on a development PC all is fine. However (depending upon you project) it may fail on Team Build, well actually not fail just pause forever. This due to the way that Team Build checks out folders. The WSP project has a folder structure you drop files in that the VBScript files scan to create the manifest and then the WSP. If one of these directories is empty then it is not created on the build box and the VBScript stalls.

The solution is simply just add an extra folder exists check in the CreateCabDDF.vbs file’s EnumFolder method

sub EnumFolder(sFolder, sRelativePath)
dim oFolder, oFolders, oSub, oFile

rem this is the extra line
If oFS.FolderExists(sFolder) Then

set oFolder = oFS.GetFolder(sFolder)

if (sRelativePath = "TEMPLATE") then sRelativePath = ""
if (sRelativePath = "FEATURES") then sRelativePath = ""

if (sRelativePath <> "") then sRelativePath = sRelativePath + "\"

for each oFile in oFolder.Files
oDDF.WriteLine """" + oFile.Path + """" + vbTab + """" + sRelativePath + oFile.Name + """"
next

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

for each oSub in oFolder.SubFolders
EnumFolder oSub.Path, sRelativePath + oSub.Name
next

end if

end sub

For more detail see (http://blogs.blackmarble.co.uk/blogs/rfennell/archive/2008/12/19/tfs-teambuild-and-sharepoint-wsp-deployment-and-any-post-build-events-for-that-matter.aspx)

Created Issue: Using with TFS Team Build - problem with macro expansion

rfennell — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:50:51 GMT

You have to be careful in the pre/post build build events if you are trying to build this template on a TFS Team Build box due to differences in Macro expansion. It might be worth adding some guidance to the project on this matter

I ended up with pre build script in the form (for mre detail see http://blogs.blackmarble.co.uk/blogs/rfennell/archive/2008/12/19/tfs-teambuild-and-sharepoint-wsp-deployment-and-any-post-build-events-for-that-matter.aspx)

echo PREBUILD STARTED

rem Check if we running in VS or Teambuild
if not exist "..\..\..\CLIENTLIBRARY\SharedLibProject\bin\$(ConfigurationName)\SharedLibProject.dll" goto tfsbuild

echo Copy from VS locations, in this sample we assume a shared library, a webpart and some javascript
xcopy "..\..\..\CLIENTLIBRARY\SharedLibProject\bin\$(ConfigurationName)\SharedLibProject.dll" "$(ProjectDir)DLLS\GAC\" /F /R /Y
xcopy "..\..\..\Web Part\bin\$(ConfigurationName)\*.dll" "$(ProjectDir)DLLS\GAC\" /F /R /Y
xcopy "$(SolutionDir)HOST\bin\HOST.dll" "$(ProjectDir)DLLS\GAC\" /F /R /Y
xcopy "$(SolutionDir)HOST\json*" "$(ProjectDir)TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS" /F /R /Y
xcopy "$(SolutionDir)HOST\*.js" "$(ProjectDir)TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS" /F /R /Y

goto end

:tfsbuild
echo Copy from TFS build locations

xcopy "$(outdir)\SharedLibproject.dll" "$(ProjectDir)DLLS\GAC\" /F /R /Y

xcopy "$(outdir)\WebPart.Core.dll" "$(ProjectDir)DLLS\GAC\" /F /R /Y
xcopy "$(outdir)\WebPart.UI.dll" "$(ProjectDir)DLLS\GAC\" /F /R /Y
xcopy "$(outdir)\Host.dll" "$(ProjectDir)DLLS\GAC\" /F /R /Y
xcopy "$(SolutionDir)HOST\json*" "$(ProjectDir)TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS\json*" /F /R /Y
xcopy "$(SolutionDir)HOST\*.js" "$(ProjectDir)TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS\*.js" /F /R /Y

:end

echo PREBUILD COMPLETE

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

New Post: issue with CreateCabDDF.vbs

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

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: wspbuilder or this template

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

New Post: wspbuilder or this template

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

NEW POST: Nice work...

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

Thank you for sharing...

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

New Post: Copying DLLs during post-build

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

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

New Post: Copying DLLs during post-build

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