Microsoft SharePoint: Building Office 2007 Solutions in VB 2005 (Expert's Voice in Sharepoint) [Paperback]

Scot P. Hillier (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 159059813X | ISBN-13: 978-1590598139 | Publication Date: April 11, 2007 | Edition: 1

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

With this book, you'll gain intermediate-level guidance to design and deploy business solutions based on Microsoft SharePoint 2007 technologies. And Hillier carefully defines the business cases and scenarios for these new technologies. He 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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About the Author

Scot Hillier is an independent consultant focused on SharePoint, Microsoft Office, and .NET technologies. Scot has authored eight books on Microsoft technologies over the last 10 years, as well as numerous articles appearing in magazines and online. In addition to writing, Scot often presents nationally to analysts, decision makers, and developers. Scot is a former U.S. Navy submarine officer and graduate of the Virginia Military Institute. When not working, Scot can be found at home with his family, playing games and taking walks. Scot can be reached at [e-mail], and more information about his books is available at SharePointstuff.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 519 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (April 11, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159059813X
• ISBN-13: 978-1590598139
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,408,839 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Scot Hillier is an independent consultant and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional focused on creating solutions for Information Workers with SharePoint, Office, and related .NET technologies. He is the author of 10 books on Microsoft technologies including 'Microsoft SharePoint: Building Office 2007 Solutions in C# 2005'. When not writing about technology, Scot can be found presenting at industry conferences such as Microsoft Tech Ed and SharePoint Connections. Scot is a former U. S. Navy submarine officer and graduate of the Virginia Military Institute. Scot can be reached at [e-mail].

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great. Step by step instructions are very useful., September 3, 2010

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This review is from: Microsoft SharePoint: Building Office 2007 Solutions in VB 2005 (Expert's Voice in Sharepoint) (Paperback)

I bought this book to learn some VB to use in my SharePoint Environment at work and it has been so much more than that. For one thing, it walks you through the initial setup of a MOSS 2007 environment and I mean the ENTIRE environment from service accounts, through installing MOSS, configuring the farm and getting all the services running. I use it as a reference often enough. Good stuff.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, October 2, 2009

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Keith Oswalt (Fort Wayne, IN) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Microsoft SharePoint: Building Office 2007 Solutions in VB 2005 (Expert's Voice in Sharepoint) (Paperback)

Excellent book for beginning SharePoint development. From what I have seen so far, it does not get too technical on the SharePoint Architecture, but does seem to cover what most developers are going to be getting in to. Excellent tutorial on setting up development environment. I ended up not using the virtual machine image and built each server individually. Building servers using the vm image was proving problematic. Building the servers individually, the examples worked perfectly.

I would definitely recommend this book for a VB developer getting into SharePoint development.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best SharePoint 2007 book on the market, May 10, 2007

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Michael Drips "SharePoint god and book nut" (California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft SharePoint: Building Office 2007 Solutions in VB 2005 (Expert's Voice in Sharepoint) (Paperback)

This is as close to being a PERFECT computer book as I have ever read. I'm a SharePoint architect/developer with 30+ years of IT experience, and I own every SharePoint title that has been published since SharePoint started shipping 8 years ago. This book is the best. It throughly covers almost every aspect of SharePoint 2007 in layman's (and technical) terms with solid, complete, well-thought examples of every aspect of SharePoint implementation. There is simply page after page where you pause and think "Wow! That's interesting!"
If you only plan to buy one SharePoint 2007 book make sure its this one.