RSS viewer webpart in SharePoint 2010

Today I solved the issue concerning the availability of the RSS viewer webpart in our production mySite.

2 steps are needed in our case :

1-      Web.config of mySite :

a.       updated the defaultProxy section inf "D:\inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\mysite-uat.acc-bgc.net80\web.config" with :

<system.net>

     <defaultProxy>

          <proxy proxyaddress="http://yourproxyname:80" bypassonlocal="true" />

          </defaultProxy>

  </system.net>

b.      IISRESET & do a page refresh

2-      On ISA Server, add the SharePoint Server (CA Server) to the rule that allow it to access http.

Also, "Allow All Users" for the authenticated mode must be used in the ISA rule.

This will avoid the error message hereunder :

Now, all is working as requested :

That's all folks

Error while editing SharePoint file.

Hi,

Today, I'm facing to a pervert error on an Excel file located in the SharePoint Library.

This is the error message that the end-user got :

  

So, I decide to open the document (with Office 2010) and got the same message.

 Then, the file is opened in Protected View :

Then, I choose to "Edit Anyway" :

So, now, let's google a little bit, and the first result is what I need.

First answer is so pertinent, that I test it directly :

1. Download locally the file on my desktop
2. Rename the file
3. Open the renamed file : no more issue

File corruption was the problem.

4. Delete the file in the SharePoint Library
5. Upload the new file
6. Open the file from SharePoint

Now, problem solved.

Thanks to Wayne Fan for the solution, and to PSta for having posted the issue.

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How to acces in read/write a checked out document ?

Today, I had to explain to a Site Collection Admin how I unlock a file on his SharePoint 2007 site.

The file was checked out by a user that was no more working in his team.

This post resume the steps I explain to the end-user :

1-      Check that the Icon is in "check out"

2-      Two options:

Ø  Check In : make your changes visible to your colleagues, and create a new version (if the versioning option is set)

Ø  Discard Check Out : will discard changes, and the main advantage, is to avoid making new versions of the document when not changes are made into the file.

Complete info can be found on the Microsoft Support Page

That's all folks