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Invalid look-up value durig upload of a Word document in a SharePoint

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:38:01 GMT

During upload of a Word 2007 document in a SharePoint document library, you can run into following error: Invalid lookup-value. A look-up field contains invalid data. Please check the value and try again.

Forms Based Authenticated users cannot open Microsoft Office documents

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:48:32 GMT

Problem Description: Forms Based Authenticated users cannot open Microsoft Office documents You have configured your Web Application to use Forms Based Authentication. Users cannot open Microsoft Office documents such as Microsoft Word or Excel files. Non-Office documents open without problem. When a user tries to open a Microsoft Office document, the Microsoft Office program is launched (such as Word), but the file, stored in a SharePoint document library, is not opened. In stead, the user sees something which is similar to the login page to which a user is redirected for a Web Application configured with Forms as Authentication Type. The document opened is also indicated as being the login.aspx page.

7 crucial points to check upon document conversion failure

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:51:09 GMT

Problems which may arise with document conversion Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 includes document-to-Web page conversion utilities that can convert Microsoft Office Word 2007 documents (with and without macros) into standard Web pages that can be published to an internal or external Web site. Some problems or difficulties may arise though while setting or trying to use this document conversion functionality: While converting a Microsoft Office Word 2007 document, you receive following error: Converting the document to a page failed. The converter framework returned the following error: CE_OTHER. The Convert Document option is not available in the contextual menu for a document stored in a SharePoint Document Library.

Getting rid of logon prompts when opening Office documents

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:18:51 GMT

Problem description: You are prompted to enter your credentials each time you open a Microsoft Office document stored in a SharePoint document library Each time you open a Microsoft Office document, you are prompted to enter your credentials again, even if you check the box remember my password. For non Microsoft Office documents, such as PDF files, you are not prompted to enter your credentials. The credentials prompt is not taken into account apparently: if you choose Cancel in the prompted window without entering your credentials, the Microsoft Office document is still opened.

Change language for preformatted document libraries

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:29:00 GMT

You can add preformatted document libraries to your SharePoint sites easily. They give you an excellent example of how you can set up Microsoft Office Word 2007 templates with a document information panel containing metadata values based on the columns in your corresponding document library. It is also an excellent example about how you can add these metadata values in your Word 2007 document through means of inserting Quick Parts. By editing the properties of your document in SharePoint, the update will be reflected immediately in your Word 2007 document and vice versa.

Silverlight 2.0 + OOXML = TextGlow

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:31:02 GMT

A Word 2007 document viewer built with Silverlight. An example of what is possible using the power of Silverlight 2.0.

Free Online Data Conversion Tools

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:19:24 GMT

"Use the easy upload interface to convert your file. Your original file will not be affected, and you can choose your own file name for the converted file which will instantly download to your computer."

Word 2007, Metaweblog API and newMediaObject

Sat, 06 Jan 2007 15:05:37 GMT

Word 2007 implements the Metaweblog API but has a small quirk. This article investigates how to work around it if implementing the API yourself.

Server-Side Generation of Word 2007 Docs

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 01:01:01 GMT

In this month's MSDN magazine, November issue... learn how to read, write and generate Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents on the server without running Office using ASP.NET and Sharepoint

View revisions to a WordprocessingML document in a browser

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 11:47:07 GMT

This article explains the usage of ASP.NET application in converting a WordprocessingML document with simple textual content and comments into HTML using XSLT. If the document revision ("track changes") is set "on", then the tracked changes are also converted to HTML.