This is the most comprehensive, practical guide to building enterpriseclass applications with SharePoint 2007, ASP.NET 2.0, Visual C# 2005, and the Microsoft Office 2007 system. Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Development Unleashed is designed for every working .NET developer: both those with SharePoint experience and those new to SharePoint. The authors thoroughly introduce SharePoint 2007 as a development platform and offer in-depth, example-rich coverage of every significant tool for programmers--from “Features and Solutions” to list events, from user profiles to Web Parts. You’ll walk step-by-step through building each major type of SharePoint application. You’ll also find in-depth coverage of SharePoint 2007’s rich collection of built-in Web services, including services for building document workspaces, centralizing the management of Excel spreadsheets, ensuring security, and much more.

Detailed information on how to…

• Use CAML, SharePoint’s XML-based language for defining content, manipulating searches, and more

• Work with the SharePoint Object Model

• Build reusable packages for easy deployment to SharePoint server farms

• Program SharePoint webs, sites, document libraries, and files

• Leverage SharePoint 2007’s improved lists and new list events

• Manipulate and query meetings and Meeting Workspaces

• Integrate external business data into SharePoint applications

• Construct business workflows for enterprise content management and other applications

• Program ASP.NET-based SharePoint Web Parts, from the basics to state-of-the-art techniques

• Create Web Parts that can provide and consume data through connections

• Use SharePoint 2007’s built-in Web services for managing document and Meeting Workspaces, imaging, and lists

• Centralize spreadsheet storage and management with Excel Services

• Manage user profiles and enhance application security

• Debug and deploy SharePoint 2007 applications

• Work with Records Repositories and metadata

Introduction  1

1              Collaborative Application Markup Language (CAML) Primer  5

Part I        Programming with the SharePoint Object Model 

2              Introduction to the SharePoint Object Model  15

3              Programming with Features and Solutions  25

4              Working with Sites and Webs  35

5              Managing SharePoint Lists  47

6              Advanced List Management  59

7              Handling List Events  69

8              Working with Document Libraries and Files  83

9              Working with Meetings  97

Part II        Enterprise Content Management

10             Integrating Business Data  109

11             Creating Business Data Applications  121

12             Working with User Profiles  135

13             Building Workflows  147

Part III       Programming SharePoint Web Parts

14             ASP.NET Server Control Primer  163

15             Introduction to Web Parts  173

16             Developing Full-Featured Web Parts  191

17             Building Web Parts for Maintaining SharePoint 2007 Lists  205

18             Building Connected Web Parts  217

19             Debugging and Deploying Web Parts  229

Part IV      Programming the SharePoint 2007 Web Services

20             Using the Document Workspace Web Service  241

21             Using the Imaging Web Service 255

22             Using the Lists Web Service 273

23             Using the Meeting Workspace Web Service  291

24             Working with User Profiles and Security  307

25             Using Excel Services  321

26             Working with the Web Part Pages Web Service  337

27             Using the Business Data Catalog Web Services  347

28             Using the Workflow Web Service  359

29             Working with Records Repositories  369

30             Additional Web Services  377

Index  387

Amazon.com® Reader Reviews (Ranked by Helpfulness)

Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 8 Ratings

Avoid, the few items of use not worth the price or trouble finding - 2007-08-12
Reviewer Rating:
This book is layouted the same as the SDK, however the SDK contains more information. You do get a huge amount of long tables that give a one sentence description of the properties and methods of the objects, not much of a use.
Examples are worthless command-line programs which show how some methods are called but don't really show why you would use them or even the a proper way of using them, they are like the tables of descriptions just fillers.

One thing I was looking for was programming examples on features instead I get a command line program on how to use the write statement to list all the active features on a site. That basically describes this book, alot of filler information and information that has minimal practical use.

Kool-Aid is Delicious - 2009-06-08
Reviewer Rating:
This book is a good intermediate overview of all the things that a developer might be asked to have an opinion on and I think this is a valuable book for a consultant who needs to have a thorough understanding of the possibilities. The contents of this book will give a new SharePoint developer credibility going into an interview or working on a SharePoint implementation for the first time. While this is typical feel-good Microsoft marketing and should not be the only resource a new developer would use to learn how to develop SharePoint all by themselves for the first time, it will help someone new to the technology to narrow down what piece of SharePoint development is most compelling to them and give them an idea of why you don't want to be stuck being the only SharePoint developer in your company. This book is a great explanation of the magnitude of the effort your company is undertaking by choosing to implement SharePoint. Other audiences that would greatly benefit include IT Project Managers and Business Analysts.

Good for updating skillset from 2003 - 2007-09-17
Reviewer Rating:
This book is exactly what I needed to bring me up-to-date on the code side of SharePoint 2007. Having a considerable amount of 2003 development under my belt, I was able to use this book to bring me up to speed on the new API features. I found the sections on list events, workflows, and web parts to be the most helpful.

Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Development Unleashed - 2009-02-23
Reviewer Rating:
This is isn't helpfull at all. I didn't find that it has anything extra to offer.

Excellent book for Sharepoint Developers - 2008-09-21
Reviewer Rating:
This is a great book for developers new to Sharepoint development. Covers the basics for coding with the api.

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