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My name is Dan and this is where I share tips and thoughts on computers and development. I've been a computer enthusiast for 20+ years, working as a computer/network technician as well as a games, software & web developer. Currently I work at Nexer Worklife specialized in SharePoint, Office 365 and Azure development. In my spare time I also make PC utilities that can be downloaded from RL Vision. You can read more about me here.-
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Author Archives: Dan
Why image renditions are slow in SharePoint Online
Image renditions are supposed to be a great way to speed up SharePoint. But if you’ve ever tried to use them in SharePoint Online you have probably noticed that the images load very slow. It’s usually even faster to get … Continue reading
Edit SharePoint property bags with SpPropertyBag.js bookmarklet
SpPropertyBag.js is a drop-in JavaScript for editing SharePoint web properties (the “property bag”). Simply paste the script into the JavaScript console and run it to open a dialog where you can view, edit, add, and remove properties: Even easier is to … Continue reading
16 years with Flash Renamer – A development retrospective
Of all the applications, web services and games I have made or been part of, Flash Renamer is my darling. In case you don’t know, Flash Renamer is a Windows utility for batch renaming files and folders. It’s my own … Continue reading
Posted in Articles
Tagged apple, development, flash renamer, freeware, history, hobby, id3, microsoft, mp3, programming, programming languages, rl vision, shareware, shell extensions, vb6, visual basic, windows
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Using wildcard matching in any programming language
Most computer savvy persons are familiar with using wildcards when listing files and similar operations. Wildcards are quite easy to understand and use. An asterisk * means match anything, and the lesser known question mark ? matches a single character. … Continue reading
Posted in Development
Tagged c#, coding, javascript, programming, regex, regular expressions, tutorial, wildcards
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Fixing the ‘PRM_ParserErrorDetails’ problem for SharePoint Apps
Today I finally solved a problem that I have been trying to hunt down for a long time. I haven’t been able to find any good help on this elsewhere, so let me share how I solved it. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Development
Tagged apps, asp.net, bug, javascript, sharepoint, sharepoint online, webforms
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Moving web parts in SharePoint (without going insane)
If you’ve ever edited a SharePoint 2013 page with web parts and tried to drag them around, you’ve probably experienced frustration over how bad it works. I don’t know of a quick fix for this, but here are a few … Continue reading
What data recovery companies aren’t telling you
My freeware utility Snap2HTML has turned out to be popular among data recovery companies, who can use it to send customers files listings of potentially recoverable files. Typically you send your damaged disk or other media to the recovery company, … Continue reading
Forcing JavaScript reload in Internet Explorer
If you develop websites in Internet Explorer you may experience trouble reloading your updated JavaScript. I ran into this problem myself when developing SharePoint Online apps using IE11. The JavaScript was located on an external Azure website and did not … Continue reading
Setting “Allow Fill-In” on taxonomy fields with CSOM
SharePoint taxonomy term sets can be open, allowing users to enter new values in the taxonomy picker. For this to work you also need to enable Allow ‘Fill-in’ choices in the site column settings for the managed metadata field connected … Continue reading
Working with the AppInstalled and AppUninstalling events in SharePoint Apps
Some quick notes about remote app events receivers I have picked up when working with apps in SharePoint Online. When is AppInstalled triggered? When you add an app in SharePoint Online it shows in Site Content as being added. Installing … Continue reading