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Show React dialogs fluently with hooks and promises

Suppose you have a React component that displays a modal dialog and returns the result:

The typical way to use it would be to have a state variable controlling if it should be displayed or not, and a function … Continue reading

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Popup opens as new browser window in Edge and Internet Explorer

Problem: Opening a popup with JavaScript in Edge or Internet Explorer results in a new browser window instead of a popup window. For example:

Communication between the new window and originating site is not possible either, since both popup (above) … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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Walkthrough for Animaniacs: Lights, Camera, Action!

When I worked on the GameBoy Advance title Animaniacs: Lights, Camera, Action! we also put together an official walkthrough for the game. The game was however severely delayed, and the walkthrough was forgotten and never publicly released. I found it … Continue reading

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Introducing DynForm, a c# library for semi-automatic WinForms dialogs

Application development often involves creating dialogs where the user is presented a form to enter or edit some sort of data. DynForm aims to make development of this a little bit easier. By implementing a simple interface into your data … Continue reading

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