If you get this problem then there is a simple solution, well, one that worked for me. You need to run a repair on the “Microsoft Visual Studio Web Authoring Component” that is part of Office 2007.

You can find the setup in the following locations:

Windows 64bit

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE12\Office Setup Controller\Setup.exe

Windows 32bit

C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE12\Office Setup Controller\Setup.exe

The exam wasn’t tough but it’s always good to have it on your resume.

With the following extension method you can compare two strings for equality: 

static string RemoveDiacritics(string stIn)
{
    string stFormD = stIn.Normalize(NormalizationForm.FormD);
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    for (int ich = 0; ich < stFormD.Length; ich++)
    {
        UnicodeCategory uc = CharUnicodeInfo.GetUnicodeCategory(stFormD[ich]);
        if (uc != UnicodeCategory.NonSpacingMark)
        {

            sb.Append(stFormD[ich]);
        }
    }
    return (sb.ToString().Normalize(NormalizationForm.FormC));
}

public static bool Equals2(this string source, string toCheck)

{

    return RemoveDiacritics(source).ToLower().Trim() == RemoveDiacritics(toCheck).ToLower().Trim();

}

The following code gives as result ‘True’.

string x = "Azië";

bool equal = x.Equals2("azie");

The following error occured:
Padding is invalid and cannot be removed.

Stacktrace:    at System.Security.Cryptography.RijndaelManagedTransform.DecryptData(Byte[] inputBuffer, Int32 inputOffset, Int32 inputCount, Byte[]& outputBuffer, Int32 outputOffset, PaddingMode paddingMode, Boolean fLast)

   at System.Security.Cryptography.RijndaelManagedTransform.TransformFinalBlock(Byte[] inputBuffer, Int32 inputOffset, Int32 inputCount)

   at System.Security.Cryptography.CryptoStream.FlushFinalBlock()

   at System.Web.Configuration.MachineKeySection.EncryptOrDecryptData(Boolean fEncrypt, Byte[] buf, Byte[] modifier, Int32 start, Int32 length, IVType ivType, Boolean useValidationSymAlgo)

   at System.Web.UI.Page.DecryptStringWithIV(String s, IVType ivType)

   at System.Web.UI.Page.DecryptString(String s)

   at System.Web.Handlers.ScriptResourceHandler.DecryptParameter(NameValueCollection queryString)

The solution for this problem for me was to set a fixed machine key in the web.config file.

For this you can use a machineKey generator or generate your own if you know how to do it (random chars will not work).

<system.web>

  <machineKey    validationKey=’A06BDCF2F6CF.A.VERY.LONG.44F13E76184945A7C477601′

      decryptionKey=’99079B21C2F3644.A.BIT.SHORTER.BB81C7E9D58378′

      validation=’SHA1′/>

</system.web>

For more detailed information you can read the blog post from José Antonio

To use fiddler with localhost these steps needs to be done:

1. Disable IPv6 in Fiddler configuration.

Fiddler settings

2. Add <computername> to your hosts file and set it to 127.0.0.1.
127.0.0.1                       <computername>

3. request your webserver with http://<machinename>:<portnumber>.

Fiddler Traffic

This is a hole day of SharePoint sessions!
LINQ and SharePoint
WCF webservices and SharePoint
Workflow and SharePoint

At the conference I will blog about the sessions.

Sandcastle Logo

Today I needed to document my C# project for a customer, for creating the documentation automatacly I used the Sandcastle tool.

I used a Blog post from Jan Schreuder where he describes how to build your own documentation.

http://bloggingabout.net/blogs/jschreuder/archive/2007/03/20/using-sandcastle-is-increasingly-mature.aspx

The description didn’t work for my directly I needed to install Microsoft HTML Help

Understanding and Positioning the New Features of Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 for Technical Pre-Sales Professionals.

The course was about the features WSS3.0 and MOSS2007, this course is good to get up-to-speed with sharepoint the course covers all aspects of the system and how features can help company’s to solve their problems.

The course we followed was: http://www.u2u.be/CoursePage.aspx?CODE=UO12W.

During this course we learned all about WSS3.0 and MOSS 2007.

The Topics we discussed were:

Module 01 – Introducing SharePoint 2007 Development

• Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 versus Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
  
• What is SharePoint development all about? What are the skills needed? Your development environment?
  
• A look at the WSS 3.0 architecture.
  
• Extending an IIS Web Application.
  

Module 02 – WSS 3.0 Architecture

• Farms and IIS Web Applications
  
• Extending an IIS Web Application
  
• LAB – Extending an IIS Web Application
  

Module 03 – Site Collections, Sites, Lists and Document

• Site Collections and Sites
  
• Site Templates and Site Definitions
  
• Lists and Document Libraries
  
• LAB – Site Collections, Sites, Lists and Document Libraries
  

Module 04 – Introducing the WSS 3.0 Object Model

• Introducing the WSS 3.0 Object Model
  
• SPSite and SPWeb
  
• SPList and SPListItem
  
• SPDocumentLibrary and SPFile
  
• The Lists Web Service
  
• LAB – Working with the WSS 3.0 Object Model
  

Module 05 – WSS 3.0 Features Framework

• Introducing Features
  
• Building a Feature Project
  
• Light-Up SharePoint with Custom Actions
  
• Installing, Activating, Deactivating and Uninstalling Features
  
• Feature Receivers
  
• LAB – Light-Up SharePoint with Features
  

Module 06 – SharePoint Solutions

• Introducing SharePoint Solutions
  
• Creating a SharePoint Solution
  
• Adding and Deploying SharePoint Solutions
  
• Installing, Activating, Deactivating and Uninstalling Features
  
• Retracting SharePoint Solutions
  
• LAB – Creating a SharePoint Solution
  

Module 07 – Application Pages and Site Pages

• Application Pages
  
• Site Pages
  
• Web Part Pages
  
• LAB – Application Pages and Site Pages
  

Module 08 – Branding WSS 3.0 Sites

• Master Pages
  
• Styling a SharePoint Site
  
• Building Custom Themes
  

Module 09 – Managing Content in WSS 3.0

• Document Management Features
  
• User Administration
  
• Introduction to the Building of Custom Field Types
  
• Executing CAML Queries
  
• Site Columns and Content Types
  
• Event Handlers
  

Module 10 – More Programming with Lists and Document Libraries

• Introduction in the Building of Custom Field Types
  
• Executing CAML Queries
  
• Introducing Event Handlers
  
• LAB – More Programming with Lists and Libraries
  

Module 11 – Building Web Parts

• Essential Steps of Building and Deploying a Web Part
  
• Exposing Web Part Properties
  
• Code-Access Security and Web Parts
  
• Connectable Web Parts
  
• User Controls and Web Parts
  
• LAB – Building Web Parts
  

Module 12 – Introducing the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

• Overview of MOSS 2007
  
• Shared Services Providers
  
• Collaboration and Publishing Portals
  

Module 13 – Configuring and Branding Portals

• Configuration of available Site Templates
  
• Master Pages
  
• Styling of Portals
  
• Site Variations
  
• LAB – Configuring and Branding Portals
  

Module 14 – Authoring and Publishing Pages

• Page Model in a Portal
  
• Creating Custom Page Layouts
  
• Configuring the Publishing Cycle
  
• Working with the Content Query Web Part
  
• LAB – Authoring and Publishing Pages
  

Module 15 – Building InfoPath Solutions

• Introducing InfoPath 2007
  
• Designing InfoPath 2007 Templates
  
• Deploying InfoPath Templates
  
• Integration
  
• LAB – Building InfoPath Solutions
  

Module 16 – Building Workflow Solutions

• Introducing Workflows and the Windows Workflow Foundation
  
• Workflow Terminology and the OOB Experience
  
• Building a Simple Workflow with Visual Studio
  
• LAB _ Building Workflows Solutions/li>
  

Module 17 – The Business Data Catalog

• Why the Business Data Catalog?
  
• Business Data Catalog Architecture
  
• Preparing the Business Data Catalog
  
• Working with the Business Data Web Parts
  
• Business Data in Other Places
  
• BDC Programming Model
  
• LAB – The Business Data Catalog
  

Module 18 – MOSS 2007 Search

• Search Topology and Architecture
  
• Search Administration 101 for Developers
  
• Customizing the Search Center
  
• Programmatically Executing Search Queries
  
• LAB – MOSS 2007 Search
  

Module 19 – Excel Services and Reporting

• Excel Services
  
• Reports
  
• Dashboards
  

Module 20 – Information Management Policies and Records Management

• Working with Information Management Policies
  
• Creation and Deployment of Custom Policies
  
• Configuring a Records Center
  
• Submitting Records to the Records Center