Comments on SharePoint Fix: Delete older versions of SharePoint list/library

anyone have a working compiled version i could d/l...

2011-08-05T12:34:59.873-04:00

anyone have a working compiled version i could d/l

Hi Mehul, I am getting an unauthorized execption!!...

2010-07-22T05:50:08.794-04:00

Hi Mehul,
I am getting an unauthorized execption!! Any idea why this is coming?

"Exception of type Microsoft.SharePoint.SoapS...

2010-03-15T22:01:14.175-04:00

"Exception of type Microsoft.SharePoint.SoapServer.SoapServerExecution was thrown."

Hi Rolando, how did you solve this problem?

Cheers, Rick

For some reason my cut/paste is not working! Go t...

2010-01-13T17:30:28.628-05:00

For some reason my cut/paste is not working!

Go to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd586530(office.11).aspx

And look at the section that tells you that the ViewAttributes should be set to scope=Recursive in queryOptions.InnerXml

Sorry about that- Rolando

Sorry, the second line should contain: "&quo...

2010-01-13T17:26:49.597-05:00

Sorry, the second line should contain:

"";

-Rolando

I figured it out! Here is the required code, that ...

2010-01-13T17:24:34.254-05:00

I figured it out! Here is the required code, that will return ALL items in a document library, including those in folders.

System.Xml.XmlElement queryOptions = xmlDoc.CreateElement("QueryOptions");

queryOptions.InnerXml = "";

Thanks,
Rolando

James, I got the application to work. And if you ...

2010-01-13T15:25:07.737-05:00

James,

I got the application to work. And if you didn't already know this, all deleted items are put in the recycle bin. So that may be why your content dbase is still large.

btw, I'm trying to figure how to delete items from Folders in a doc library. It appears that this application does not iterate throught those items in a folder. Help!

Thanks,
Rolando

Hi Mehul, This removes the versions, but my Conte...

2010-01-11T14:46:49.774-05:00

Hi Mehul,

This removes the versions, but my Content Database is still as large as it ever was. Any ideas?

regards
James

Additional debug information. I have added message...

2009-12-18T17:43:43.147-05:00

Additional debug information. I have added messages to the code to display after executing certain lines of code. The following code does not get executed, and is where I get an exception. So it appears that the code fails when the call to GetVersions is made.
//Get Versions node for the current document
XmlNode versions = VersionsService.GetVersions(node.Attributes["ows_EncodedAbsUrl"].Value);

lblProgressMessage.Text = "After call to Get Versions.";

Can you help?
Thanks,
Rolando======

Hi Mehul, Ok, it still doesn't appear to work...

2009-12-18T11:38:57.428-05:00

Hi Mehul,

Ok, it still doesn't appear to work for me after making your last suggested changes.

A few questions.

1. I am trying to test this on a server that has MOSS2007 SP2,April cumulative update. Is this ok?
2. Do I have to run this application remotely? Or can I just run it from the test server?
3. Can I leave the view GUID field empty? I'm not sure what this should be set to.

Hi Rolando, You need to modify the app.config fil...

2009-12-16T00:28:39.608-05:00

Hi Rolando,

You need to modify the app.config file in the solution, change the URLS to your test envrionment urls and then go to Web Reference
-> right click on SPLists -> Update Web Reference
-> right click on SPVersions -> Update Web Reference

It will start working...

Hi Mehul, I have finally gotten back to working w...

2009-12-15T18:41:58.856-05:00

Hi Mehul,

I have finally gotten back to working with this again. Ok, I have re-installed VS2008, and I can compile the application.

Here's my next question. I want to run this application from a test server, and delete the versions from the document libraries in the test server. The error that I get when I run the application is:
Exception of type Microsoft.SharePoint.SoapServer.SoapServerExecution was thrown.
Can you help?
Thanks,
Rolando

Hi Ronaldo, Sounds strange, because the Solution ...

2009-10-29T15:18:40.477-04:00

Hi Ronaldo,

Sounds strange, because the Solution is a Visual Studio 2008 solution itself.

I can open it from my end and it does not ask for any conversion too. I also have the Re-sharper utility, can you try installing Re-Sharper in your envrionment.

If you are trying to open it via Visual Studio 2005, then you can't, since it is a VS 2008 solution.

HI Mehul, I downloaded your solution, but I canno...

2009-10-29T14:06:58.367-04:00

HI Mehul,

I downloaded your solution, but I cannot seem to get it to convert it using VS 2008.

Can you post a solution that is VS 2008 compatible?

Thanks,
Rolando