Microsoft SharePoint: Building Office 2007 Solutions in C# 2005 is the third edition of Scot Hilliers market-leading SharePoint book. This book features extensive updates to the previous edition, with a complete focus on SharePoint 2007 and its integration with the 2007 Microsoft Office System. It also features new approaches for using SharePoint to improve business efficiency as well as new workflow solutions for SharePoint and BizTalk, plus a new chapter on building a SharePoint solution from start to finish.

With this book, youll gain intermediate-level guidance for designing and deploying business solutions based on Microsoft SharePoint 2007 technologies. Hillier defines the business cases and scenarios for these technologies. He also reviews the installation, configuration, and administration of business solutions based on Microsoft SharePoint technologies, and provides programming instruction, guidance, and examples for custom web parts and solutions.

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Excellent training book for sharepoint - 2007-08-01
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Wow! I like the way Scot Hillier wrote this book. For experienced .net developers new to sharepoint, this book must be on your book shelf.

Scot Hillier walks you through fundamental aspects of Sharepoint, and shares his insightful thoughts along the path. At first, I do not understand why he solves problems using a variety of Microsoft technologies such as Visual Studio, InfoPath, Sharepoint Designer. To me, isn't that Visual Studio enough? Later, I realize that his way is the best since he picks the right tool for the right moment.

However, I do not see an enterprise sample in his book. I do expect that. Second, web part security is a tough topic. I expect more explanation. In the exercise, a medium trust level is used. According to the context of that chapter, a minimal trust level should be used.

Very Useful Reference - 2009-10-19
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I use this book as a reference for creating a new portal site. Often, I would forget the mandatory Active Directory accounts for site creation. At 5 USD, it is a great book to have to pull up information about Sharepoint.

So far, so very good - 2009-06-05
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I recently upgraded from Scot's Office 2003 version of this book, and I'm glad I did. Although most of the examples parallel the earlier book there's enough new material to make the trip worthwhile.

Let's be frank: SharePoint development is not for the faint-hearted. Building SharePoint apps requires a good working knowlege of Visual Studio, the [...]
So far, every example in this book has worked **exactly** as described. I've been using this book as my main tutorial for building web parts and features for SharePoint 2007. It's been a real lifesaver and has helped me avoid a lot of teeth-gnashing and hair-pulling.

Scot's long experience building all kinds of SharePoint applications and dealing with SharePoint administration issues really shows in his explanations and topic coverage. Scot's a very efficient and succinct writer, and he doesn't overstate the obvious or annoy you with irrelevancies. Too many writers constantly remind you how smart and skilled they are -- I don't see any of that in Scot's writing.

The only thing Scot left out is what to do when something prevents your application from installing or working correctly. I'm sure Scot opted not to cover these contingencies because they come from all manner of things: IIS updates, folder permissions, IE security settings, etc. Covering every possible issue couldn't be done in a 10,000 page book.

Scot's web site [[...] is a great resource for SharePoint developers.

Also, I like the APress books, a lot. The page margins are wide enough to add written notes, and the paper quality is very good so that highlighter doesn't soak though to the backside of the page.

Regarding the comment from another reviewer about a lack of C# code: You must be looking at a different book! There is tons of C# in this book! There's also a lot of XML and some HTML, but I've found more than enough C# examples to make my day.

Five stars because this books works for me.

Must Have Guide - 2009-05-18
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This is a must have guide for those initially entering the SharePoint world to do administration and development. It systematically walks through SharePoint installation and deployment and the basics of object management on the server. It has been a close companion in all my work.

Just like a training class... ...useless - 2007-10-25
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As the author states in the book, this is basically a written version of what he would say in a class. And as with 95% of the training classes out there, it isn't worth anything. He doesn't cover things to make you understand how SharePoint works. He does even write much about C# SharePoint development. Most of what he writes steps you through setting up SharePoint servers/services, and many of the steps don't work. This is the first SharePoint book I have purchased, and I am looking for one that is accurate and useful... ...again... ...still.

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