Comments on: Exception: The content type is in use http://www.mylifeinaminute.com/2009/03/17/exception-the-content-type-is-in-use/ You can learn a lot in a minute Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:26:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Frank http://www.mylifeinaminute.com/2009/03/17/exception-the-content-type-is-in-use/comment-page-1/#comment-761 Frank Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:38:12 +0000 http://www.mylifeinaminute.com/?p=344#comment-761 But when you cannot see the item in the GUI, or there is no item in the GUI, in the list that the database says contains it, then at least Mr Anderson's solution is available -- or, of course you can cry "no, no, it's not supported", and sit in a corner, and beat your head against a wall for the rest of your life -- but then you never have solved the problem. But when you cannot see the item in the GUI, or there is no item in the GUI, in the list that the database says contains it, then at least Mr Anderson’s solution is available — or, of course you can cry “no, no, it’s not supported”, and sit in a corner, and beat your head against a wall for the rest of your life — but then you never have solved the problem.

]]> By: Mimi http://www.mylifeinaminute.com/2009/03/17/exception-the-content-type-is-in-use/comment-page-1/#comment-209 Mimi Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:07:37 +0000 http://www.mylifeinaminute.com/?p=344#comment-209 Mr. Anderson Thats the worst advice I've seen because it would result in list being delete. MS also advices not touching the database or it will render to your agreement being void. Mr. Anderson

Thats the worst advice I’ve seen because it would result in list being delete. MS also advices not touching the database or it will render to your agreement being void.

]]> By: Mr Anderson http://www.mylifeinaminute.com/2009/03/17/exception-the-content-type-is-in-use/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Mr Anderson Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:39:49 +0000 http://www.mylifeinaminute.com/?p=344#comment-172 On the occasion were this doesn't work use: select * from Alllists where tp_ContentTypes like '%CONTENTTYPEIDHERE%' Hopefully you'll end up with one result, if so then change to delete from All.... And it's done! You should now be able to delete the bloody content type! On the occasion were this doesn’t work use:
select * from Alllists where tp_ContentTypes like ‘%CONTENTTYPEIDHERE%’

Hopefully you’ll end up with one result, if so then change to delete from All….

And it’s done! You should now be able to delete the bloody content type!

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