Retrieving User Profile Properties for the Current User
Posted by Scott on December 16, 2008
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Retrieving a user’s profile properties can be achieved with the following block:
Creating Custom Profile Properties through Code (C#)
Posted by Scott on December 16, 2008
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I recently needed to add several custom profile properties through a web part for tracking a users’ security preferences for a particular web application.
The following is the method used to create four new properties in the SSP:
Isolator for SharePoint by Typemock
Posted by Scott on November 24, 2008
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Typemock have just released their newest product, Isolator for SharePoint. Isolator is required to run the unit tests included in the latest release from the Patterns & Practices group for SharePoint guidance. Oh, and did I mention that you might be able to snag a full license?
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Custom Method for Checking Permissions on a SPWeb Object
Posted by Scott on November 21, 2008
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The out-of-the-box method DoesUserHavePermissions() on an SPWeb object does not take indirect membership into account (i.e. the current user is a member of a domain group that has access the the SPWeb being checked). To get around this, I use the following method (DoesUserHavePermssionsToWeb(SPUser, SPWeb)):