Re: Web Part Connection w/ DocLib?

From: Mike Walsh [MVP] (englantilainen_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/13/04 

Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 19:51:03 +0300

The test worked.

Sorry I haven't got round to going through your instructions yet - I had to
leave work early to get some non-winter tyres/tires put on the car.

Did you add yourself to your blocked users list ?

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland

"John Jansen (MSFT)" <johnjan@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:OKVtOHXIEHA.2376@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> This is more of a test than anything else. I cannot currently see any of
my
> own posts, although I do see your responses to them.
>
> I certainly misunderstand my fair share of scenarios as well :-)
>
> --
> Thanks!
> John Jansen
> Microsoft Office FrontPage
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
> "Mike Walsh [MVP]" <englantilainen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eCecWORIEHA.4032@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> I don't think you completely understand his scenario,
> >
> > that doesn't surprise me a bit (I indicated as much in my messages)
> >
> > you are "allowed" to jump in whenever you want, please do.
> >
> > I'm quite used to being corrected around here :)
> >
> > Thanks for posting detailed instructions. I'll try them myself and maybe
> > just maybe I'll understand the question next time it comes.
> >
> > Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
> >
> >
> > "John Jansen (MSFT)" <johnjan@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:OgeKMIOIEHA.3248@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> Sorry Mike, I'm jumping in again.
> >>
> >> I don't think you completely understand his scenario, but since it was
a
> > key
> >> scenario for FrontPage, I guess I'll try to help out. I thought this
was
> > a
> >> KB article, in fact, I thought I wrote it, but I can't find it right
now
> > so
> >> I'll check on its status.
> >>
> >> Dave,
> >>
> >> 1. Open your site in FrontPage
> >> 2. For simplicity, create a new page
> >> 3. Drag the Document Library folder from the Folder list onto this page
> >> (this should create a Data View of the Doc Lib)
> >> 4. Drag any one of the XML files onto the page below this View (should
> >> create a data view of the XML file - you can add and remove and format
> > this
> >> view anyway you like)
> >> 5. Right click the first Data View and choose "Web Part Connections"
> >> 6. Provide Data To
> >> 7. Web Part on this Page
> >> 8. Modify View Using Parameters (NOT FILTER, MODIFY)
> >> 9. Map the "Name for use in Forms" field to the "Input File" field
(this
> >> will make it so that the XML file used as the input to your XSLT will
> > change
> >> when you click to fire the connection)
> >> 10. Finish the connection creating a hyperlink on one of your fields
> >> 11. Save and preview in browser
> >>
> >> When you click each link you created in the connection wizard, the XML
> > from
> >> that file should show up in the second Data View you created.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Thanks!
> >> John Jansen
> >> Microsoft Office FrontPage
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights.
> >> "Mike Walsh [MVP]" <englantilainen@mvps.org> wrote in message
> >> news:uWoe%23AmHEHA.308@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> > I'm still not sure if we're talking about the same thing but I'll
> >> > answer
> >> > the
> >> > question anyway.
> >> >
> >> > You click the right top side of the (custom list) web part and select
> > from
> >> > the options Connections, then one of the choices is "provide row to"
> >> > and
> >> > you
> >> > select the doc lib web part. The it throws up which field in the
custom
> >> > list
> >> > web part (you pick one from the drop-down) then the same for the doc
> >> > lib
> >> > web
> >> > part - select one there and Finish. That's got the connection setup.
> >> >
> >> > Now these connections work when there are suitable fields in both
parts
> >> > (but
> >> > not I've discovered with the Office web parts, those only seem to
work
> >> > with
> >> > each other) but with info coming from a database (grabbed with FP
2003
> >> > Data
> >> > View) it's fine (and that as John Jansen recently told my is XSLT) so
> > I'm
> >> > hoping it works with the kind of web part you have in mind. I took
the
> >> > example of a local (custom list) web part and a doc lib web part
> >> > because
> >> > it's easier to explain / always works and you said you had a doc lib
to
> >> > play
> >> > with.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
> >> >
> >> > "dave" <dsloat@mathsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:6c459720.0404091007.4876e4ef@posting.google.com...
> >> >> Thanks for your help. I don't follow step 4. How do I "amend the
> >> >> custom list web part so that it connects to the doc lib web part
> >> >> specifying the common field - first in the custom list web part then
> >> >> in the doc lib web part"? Is this done through "modify shared web
> >> >> part"?
> >> >>
> >> >> Let me try to explain what I'm trying to accomplish more clearly.
I'd
> >> >> like to have a page with a document library (containing xml files),
> >> >> and an XML webpart (or something like it). When a user clicks on a
> >> >> file in the document library I would like to be able to apply an
XSLT
> >> >> transform to the file and display the results in the other webpart.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Mike Walsh [MVP]" <englantilainen@mvps.org> wrote in message
> >> > news:<ukCFN4jHEHA.2668@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...
> >> >> > This shouldn't be a problem. Always assuming I understand the
> >> >> > problem
> >> >> > correctly.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 1. You have your existing document library. It has fields from
which
> >> >> > you
> >> >> > select one as your selection criteria.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 2. You create a custom list containing a field of the same type as
> > that
> >> >> > field from 1. and containing the possible values of that field in
1.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 3. You create a web page and drag both web parts (the web part of
> >> >> > the
> >> > doc
> >> >> > lib and the web part of the custom list) onto your page.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 4. You set up the doc lib web part to be in the view you want to
use
> >> > here.
> >> >> > You then amend the custom list web part so that it connects to the
> > doc
> >> > lib
> >> >> > web part specifying the common field - first in the custom list
web
> >> >> > part
> >> >> > then in the doc lib web part.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Now you have radio buttons for your custom list selections. Choose
> > one
> >> > and
> >> >> > you get your selection from the doc lib web part.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Normal stuff, so what did you really mean ??
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
> >> >> > WSS FAQ at wss.collutions.com
> >> >> > Please reply to the newsgroup
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "dave" <dsloat@mathsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:6c459720.0404090603.32fbdded@posting.google.com...
> >> >> > > I would like to create a web part that displays a summary view
of
> >> >> > > certain documents stored in a standard document library.
Ideally
> >> >> > > this
> >> >> > > web part could be included on the same page as the document
> >> >> > > library
> >> >> > > such that selecting a file in the document library would load
the
> >> >> > > summary view for that file in the web part.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Is there a way I could define a view in the document library
such
> >> >> > > that
> >> >> > > there would be some field that could act as a link to the other
> >> >> > > web
> >> >> > > part? Any other ways to get the document library to communicate
> > with
> >> >> > > another web part?
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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