Retrieving the SharePoint List

There are two types of data retrieving in the SharePoint one method is using the SharePoint Web Service and other method is Using SharePoint dll. Today I am doing the second method, To use this method you need to do development in the SharePoint server or else that you can develop your own machine and deploy it in the machine and check but you are not able to debug it.

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How to add item to Sharepoint List

In this article I will show you how to add record to Sharepoint List using Sharepoint web part. The list name is ContactUs and following are the field to fill “Name”,” Email”, “WebSite”, “Telephone”, “Company”, “JobRole”,” Comment”, “How_do_you_hear “ and “UseSocialSite”

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Retrieve data form SharePoint list and populate in asp.net DropdownList

If you need populate data form a list and show in a dropdown list, it easy when you create a String type list then it can assign to Dropdown list’s “Data Source” below code illustrate how it can done

        private List LoadDropDownList(SPList spList)
        {
            SPQuery  quary = new SPQuery();
            SPListItemCollection titleItems = spList.GetItems(quary);

            List howList = new List();

            if (titleItems.Count>0)
            {
                foreach (SPListItem titleitem in titleItems)
                {
                    howList.Add(titleitem["Title"].ToString());
                }
            }
            else
            {
                howList.Add("No records to load");
            }

            return howList;            
        }

Then you can easyly assign that string type list to Dropdown “Data Source” as follows

howDropDownList.DataSource = LoadDropDownList(findOutlist);
howDropDownList.DataBind();

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Create SharePoint Page Layout using SharePoint Designer 2007

-          Open SharePoint Designer and go to File -> Open Site and give necessary credential and log in to site.

-          Then  select File -> New -> SharePoint Content

-          And go to SharePoint Content tab and select SharePoint Publishing and select Page Layout and select content type that you have created and give the URL name and Title.

-          Then your Page Layout page has been created and loaded, then you have to do further modification page layout and save it and check out.

-          Then when you are creating new page you can use that particular page that you have create.

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Create Content Types in SharePoint

Create Content Types in SharePoint

Go to Site Setting (Site Action -> Site Setting -> Modify all Site Setting)

Select Site Content Type under Galleries

In Site Content Type Gallery Press Create 

 In above form you can create Content Type that you wish

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Create SharePoint Site Columns

When Creating a site first go to Site Action -> Site Setting -> Modify all Site Setting

  

In Site Settings under Galleries select Site Columns

Then Site Column Gallery will display, under the site column gallery click create

Then you can create new site column

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