SharePoint developers often need to manipulate the SharePoint or Active Directory login name programmatically. The short code samples here demonstrate how to convert back and forth between the claims format and the regular SharePoint login name.
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Working With Web Services Without Adding A Reference In C#
Generally, when writing code to communicate with web services in C#, the usual process is to add a service reference. Visual Studio then automatically creates all the wrapper classes/objects for you that you need in order to talk with the service. However, sometimes, you want greater control. This article explains and gives you the code needed to work with a regular SOAP based web service without adding a reference.
Sending Emails From SharePoint Servers
My previous four-part series described how to set up a SharePoint development farm. Now, what if we want to take things a step further and configure our SharePoint farm to allow sending of outgoing emails? This article discusses everything you need to do to make this possible – from installing and configuring the SMTP service, to defining outgoing email settings in SharePoint Central Administration. I provide code examples as well.
SharePoint user impersonation with C# [SSOM]
Very often, developers need to execute some code in the context of another user. This article explains how to do SharePoint user impersonation with C# using the Server-Side Object Model (SSOM).
Get SharePoint central admin url with C# and PowerShell
For quick reference: C# and PowerShell code snippets to grab the SharePoint central admin url for a farm.
Add Row Numbers To DataGridView in C#
The DataGridView is the control that is mostly used for displaying the contents of lists, tables etc. However, the built-in version of this control doesn’t allow for adding row numbers/count via its properties. This feature is often required because it is difficult to keep track of the records in a table with 1000 rows if row numbers are not displayed.