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SharePoint V3: Modify Advanced Search Box Result Types

Description:

By default, the Advanced Search Box offers a Result Type filter that allows users to select which type of documents they want returned in their search query.

By default, the options are:
* All Results
* Documents
* Word Documents
* Excel Documents
* Presentations





You would like users to be able to query for PDF Documents, too.


Solution:

* Site Actions > Edit Page > Advanced Search Box > Edit > Modify Shared Web Part
* Expand the Properties node > Click on Properties elipses
* Open Visual Studio > File > New File > XML File
* Copy the XML into Visual Studio
* Locate the Result Type node for Word Documents, Copy it, Modify it for PDF

* Copy the XML back into the Advanced Search Box Properties Editor, Click OK
* Publish the page

Links: Public SharePoint Web Sites

Here is a link to a list of public web sites hosted on SharePoint:
http://www.wssdemo.com/Pages/websites.aspx

Links: Arx CoSign Electronic Signature Flash Demos

Arx is a digital signature solution vendor.

This link provides some demonstrations on the Arx CoSign product: http://www.arx.com/products/cosign_flash_demos.php

SharePoint V3: Error: IE Script Error When Saving Docs With Office 2003

Background/Environment:

Server: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
Client: Microsoft Office Professional 2003
Other: MOSS 2007 document library configured with content types


Description:

A MOSS 2007 document library is configured to use content types. A client machine with MS Office 2003 saves a document to the library and receives a script error (shown below):

" Internet Explorer Script Error, An error has occurred in the script on this page. Error: ‘length is null or not an object’. "

After continuing to save beyond the script error, changes to the content of the document are saved, however, document library metadata values are reset.



Steps to Re-Create Issue:

* From a computer which has Office 2003, browse to a SharePoint Server 2007 document library which has content types
* Open the document in Edit mode
* Make an edit to the document
* File, Save
* Script error appears
* Click yes to the error until it disappears
* Open the document, notice the changes to the document were saved
* Open the document properties, notice the metadata values have been reset


Solutions:

No "fixes" are currently available, but there are a few workarounds:

1. Upgrade to Office 2007
2. Don't use content types
3. Wait for a hotfix (possibly in the February 2008 time frame)


Reference:

MSDN Discussion
http://207.46.236.188/msdn/rss.aspx?postid=2105089&forumid=1202&siteid=1

Links: Visio Stencils for Designing Sites, Processes, SharePoint

Visio Stencils for Information Architects
http://www.nickfinck.com/stencils.html

Visio stencils for designing Sharepoint sites
http://demiliani.com/blog/archive/2006/01/23/3398.aspx

Visio template and stencil for designing SharePoint sites (beta) http://blogs.msdn.com/roberdan/archive/2006/03/05/543967.aspx