Providing you with in-depth coverage of the WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 development framework, this book shares step-by-step recipes and real-world examples to help you develop the skills you need to become a proficient WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 developer.

Code-walkthroughs and in-depth technical discussions explore implementing features, list and field types, actions, site columns and site content types,application pages, and site definitions and site provisioning providers. Get detailed coverage of field-rendering server controls, web configuration modification via SharePoint® object model, extending the STSADM command line utility, feature receivers, custom timer jobs, feature dependency, and feature stapling. The book also covers event receivers (including list, item, and web event receivers), and reviews code access security and SharePoint Web parts. Plus, you'll learn how to package your SharePoint solution in a single deployment package and deploy it as a single unit.

What you will learn from this book

• How to implement custom features, actions, application pages, list and field types, site columns and site content types, and site definitions and site provisioning providers
• Techniques for modifying web configuration files via SharePoint object model, extending the STSADM command line utility, and implementing custom timer jobs
• How to develop feature receivers, feature dependencies, and feature stapling
• Ways to implement list, item, and web event receivers
• How to implement SharePoint solution packages
• Techniques for developing custom SharePoint Web parts
• How to use the Business Data Catalog XML markup language to implement BDC application definition files

Who this book is for

This book is for SharePoint developers who are interested in exploring the programming capabilities of WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007.