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Page method is a static special method in ASP.NET page code behind. Using page method is an easy way to reduce post backs in your web page. In order to use Page method, you need to follow these steps: 1. In your ASP.NET web page, add the following line inside form tag <asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" runat="server" EnablePageMethods="true"> 2. Inside your ASP.NET web page code behind, define a public static method as page method: [ WebMethod ()] public static string [] GetList( string [] arrList) { string [] arrNewList = new string [arrList.Length + 1]; for ( int i = 0; i < arrNewList.Length; i++) { arrNewList[i] = "Item " + i; } return arrNewList; } 3. In your aspx file, add the javascript event handler for the control's client onclick or onchange events. <script type= "text/javascript" language= "javascript" > var ddlControl; function InvokePa

Use the following code to create a watermark inside Word document. Public Shared Function CreateWaterMark(ByRef oDoc As ThisDocument, ByVal WatermarkText As String) Dim wmShape As Word.Shape 'Create the watermark shape wmShape = oDoc.Shapes.AddTextEffect( _ Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoPresetTextEffect.msoTextEffect1, _ WatermarkText, "Times New Roman", 96, False, True, 0, 0) 'Set all of the attributes of the watermark With wmShape .Select() .Name = "PowerPlusWaterMarkObject1" .TextEffect.NormalizedHeight = False ' Create a hollow text .Line.Visible = True .Line.ForeColor.RGB = Word.WdColor.wdColorGray25 .Fill.Visible = False .LockAspectRatio = True .Rotation = 315 ' Positioning the watermark .RelativeVerticalPosition = Word.WdRelativeVerticalPosition.wdRelativeVerticalPositionMargin .Relat

public static string [] GetList( string [] arrList) { string [] arrNewList = new string [arrList.Length + 1]; for ( int i = 0; i <> { arrNewList[i] = "Item " + i; } return arrNewList; }

When you are writting aspx page for SharePoint 2003/2007, you can use the controls provided by SharePoint to maintain the same form style like this: In order to use these controls, you need to add these lines in the top of your aspx page: <%@ Register TagPrefix="wssuc" TagName="InputFormSection" src="~/_controltemplates/InputFormSection.ascx" %> <%@ Register TagPrefix="wssuc" TagName="InputFormControl" src="~/_controltemplates/InputFormControl.ascx" %> <%@ Register TagPrefix="wssuc" TagName="ButtonSection" src="~/_controltemplates/ButtonSection.ascx" %> Also, you need to put all these controls inside a HTML table tag: Here is the code snippet that generates the above form: <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="diidProjectPageOverview"> <wssuc:InputFormSection Title="Locale"

Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) is a powerful tool to develop office based application. By deploying the VSTO solution into SharePoint document library, it will greatly reduce the maintenance effort (No need to push all the files into client machine). Deployment architecture There are 3 machines involved in deployment: 1. SharePoint server: The VSTO document (dot, doc, xlt or xls, etc) is uploaded to SharePoint server (either in document library or as document template). 2. File server: This server contains all the supporting files of VSTO document (.dll and configuration files, etc). 3. Client manchine: This is the client. The only thing need to be done is create security policy to specify the location of VSTO document and assembly. Steps to deploy VSTO solution to SharePoint document library. 1. Create a VSTO project. Let's assume the project name is Proposal . It contains a Word template file Proposal.dot file. The project compiles into an assembly called Proposal.dll. Pub