Advanced SharePoint Services Solutions (Books for Professionals by Professionals) (Paperback)

~ Scot P. Hillier (Author)
Key Phrases: document libraries, web controls, import metadata, Visual Studio, Program Files, Web Forms User Control (more...)

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Right out of the gate, (Scot Hillier) describes CAML in great detail. Very nice.</a></p> </blockquote> <p id="quoteAuthor">&#8212; Paul Schaeflein, schaeflein. Judging from the TOC, I have a feeling that it's definitely a worthy addition to our arsenal of SharePoint references. Now this is the book I've been waiting for.</a></p> </blockquote> <p id="quoteAuthor">&#8212; Eli Robillard, CDI Education</p></div>

<p>Whether or not you've already benefited from Scot P. Hillier's first renowned Apress book, <i>Microsoft SharePoint: Building Office 2003 Solutions,</i> this fantastic follow-up is sure to please! This book will cover advanced techniques for programming web parts and SharePoint Services.</p>

<p>Hillier also covers advanced integration techniques with related products like BizTalk Server 2004 and Content Server. Intended for you advanced developers who already know all of the basic SharePoint Services, this book will steer you to solve ultra-specific, advanced problems.</p>

About the Author

Scot Hillier is an independent consultant focused on SharePoint, the Microsoft Office System, and .NET technologies. Scot has authored eight books on Microsoft technologies over the last ten 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 <a href="mailto:[e-mail]">scot@shillier.

Product Details

• Paperback: 370 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (December 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590594568
• ISBN-13: 978-1590594568
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #588,917 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sharepoint Solutions for Advanced developers, May 7, 2005

By	SPointE182 "SPE182" (Texas,USA) - See all my reviews

"Advanced Sharepoint Services Solutions" is the second book by Scott Hiller, on Sharepoint Technologies. The first one was about building basic web parts. This book is for developers who have good knowledge of Sharepoint technologies. It is also assumed that you have already built some web parts and also have good understanding of .NET development. If you are looking for basic Sharepoint stuff, refer to his other book "Microsoft Sharepoint Building Office 2003 Solutions".

The Advanced book is not a complete reference on Sharepoint technologies. Instead it contains 8 chapters, which covers widely different areas. There are few chapters which are not covered by other Sharepoint books. This book is good source for CAML, Information Bridge Framework, Business Scorecard Accelerator, Sharepoint and BizTalk Integration, and for Sharepoint and Content Management Server Integration.
Since these topics are usually not covered in regular Sharepoint books, it becomes good source for these topics.

The book has good amount of source code (in C#) along with the text and provides some great ideas for system integrations. But as I said before it is not a complete reference book, just some great solutions for customizing and integrating Sharepoint technologies.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally the answers, November 6, 2005

By	D. Hammond "DonOmite" (Hawai'i) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Sharepoint is so confusing when you get into the backend and this book answered almost all of my questions. Best book I've found. You can tell the author spent a lot of time digging around in the guts of SP and was probably as frustrated as most of us are trying to figure out how to do the simplest of things. Small book, high price. WORTH IT.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Sharepoint Developer Author, April 2, 2006

By	Jeffrey L. Armbruster (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Amazon Verified Purchase

Scot Hillier is the best SharePoint author - period.

For example: developers need to write web parts. Web parts are custom controls. Can't view a custom control at design/development time, right? Need to install it into SharePoint, run it, test. Right?

Wrong! Scott shows you how to design, develop, and debug at design-time. This little tidbit alone is worth the price of the book.

All of his books will help you become the best SharePoint developer out there.