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 public class EventReceiver1 : SPItemEventReceiver {         SPContext current ;         public EventReceiver1()         {             current = SPContext.Current;         }         ///         /// An item is being added.         ///         public override void ItemAdding(SPItemEventProperties properties)         {             base.ItemAdding(properties);                         }         } } Now we can use current variable to get the SPcontext.

To check is the List Item has been checkout or checkin the below code snippet will help. If  vti_sourcecontrolcheckedoutby of AfterProperties is null and  vti_sourcecontrolcheckedoutby of  BeforeProperties   is NOT null then the event is caused by Checkin. if (properties.AfterProperties["vti_sourcecontrolcheckedoutby"] == null  && properties.BeforeProperties["vti_sourcecontrolcheckedoutby"] != null)  {      // event is fired by check-in.  }  else  {      // events  fired    other than check-in .  } Note : Better to use EventFiringEnabled=false at the starting point of the function in the event receiver (Item updating,Item Adding etc....) and at last, make to true. EventFiringEnabled=true.   Which avoids unnecessary event firing of List items Sharepoint smoking.......... Dharani CM

"The SPPersistedObject, XXXXXXXXXXX, could not be updated because the current user is not a Farm Administrator" craziness in Sharepoint 2010 solution  # DESCRIPTION: sets an option on content web service that allows updating of SP Administration objects such as SPJobDefinition from content web applications function Set-RemoteAdministratorAccessDenied-False() { # load sharepoint api libs [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SharePoint") > $null [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration") > $null   # get content web service  $contentService = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebService]::ContentService   # turn off remote administration security  $contentService.RemoteAdministratorAccessDenied = $false   # update the web service  $contentService.Update()   } Set-RemoteAdministratorAccessDenied-False Copy the ab...

SharePoint Item Delete to recycle Bin SPListItem item = listObj.Items[0]; item.Recycle(); Above code will delete the item and put it in the site recycle Bin SharePoint smoking......... Dharani

Alternative for AllowUnsafe updates if (null != SPContext.Current) { SPUserToken adminUser = SPContext.Current.Site.SystemAccount.UserToken; using (SPSite site = new SPSite(SPContext.Current.Site.ID, adminUser)) { using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb()) { SPUtility.ValidateFormDigest();  //Enter your code here to do Operation } } } SharePoint smoking................ Dharani

If you are trying to access the SharePoint site through console for the first time you may get the below error System.IO.FileNotFoundException was unhandled   Message=The Web application at http://win-872tgscbp72:2890 could not be found. Verify that you have typed the URL correctly. If the URL should be serving existing content, the system administrator may need to add a new request URL mapping to the intended application. To resolve this 1) Project Properties -- > Application tab Just check target framework is .Net Framework 3.5 2)Project Properties -- > Build tab Platform target to ANY CPU or x64 By following these 2 steps it should work fine, If your still getting the error change the Debug option as shown below and last  everything   will  work fine. SharePoint smoking.......... Dharani