Integrating Content and Search Results with SharePoint

How we built a SharePoint Connector for Confluence - Part 1

Feb. 16, 2008 12:00 PM

Have you ever needed to integrate an external system with SharePoint, showing content from each system within the other? What if you needed to integrate search between SharePoint and an external system?

How do you keep the user experience seamless if the systems use different authentication mechanisms? Have you wondered if this can be done if the external system is written in Java? If you answered "yes" then read on. Along the way you'll learn some of the internals of SharePoint 2007 Web parts, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 enterprise search, and Microsoft Single Sign-on (SSO). This two-part article discusses how three developers integrated Microsoft Office Share Point Server (MOSS) 2007 with Confluence1, an enterprise wiki, in about two months time. It discusses the work behind implementing the features2 for the SharePoint Connector for Confluence3 as shown in Figure 1. Part 1 of this article covers content embedding and Part 2 covers integrated search along with single sign-on.

Published Feb. 16, 2008— Reads 3,589
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About Kirk Liemohn
Kirk Liemohn is a principal software engineer with ThreeWill. His recent project experience includes Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) enterprise search projects as well as a Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) business analysis portal. Kirk manages a SharePoint blog at http://www.implementingsharepoint.com.

About Chris Edwards
Chris Edwards is a senior software engineer with ThreeWill. His project roles have ranged from development/technical lead to development resource. He is certified as MCSD using Microsoft .NET and as MCTS: SharePoint Services 3.0, Application Development. Chris manages resource links related to WSS at http://wssresourceguide.com.

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Google Maps and ASP.NET

Noble wrote: I got the same java script error in JScriptGenerator.cs after replacing sOverLayFunction.Append("try{this.overlays.push(a[i]); \n"); with sOverLayFunction.Append("try{this.addOverlay(a[i]); \n"); Can You Please put your full JScriptGenerator.cs

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Google Maps and ASP.NET

Sajid Mushtaq wrote: i cant find a link to download the source code and the control. Please help. Regards, Sajid

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Google Maps and ASP.NET

Shabdar wrote: I have created similar control. It works with latest versions of Google Maps API. Here is the link, http://www.shabdar.org/google-maps-user-control-for-ASP-Net-part1.html

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Google Maps and ASP.NET

Ghata wrote: This one works with GMAP2 http://www.shabdar.org/google-maps-user-control-for-ASP-Net-part1.html

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Google Maps and ASP.NET

Balvinder wrote: I have downloaded GMap control and sample applications. But OverlayMarker and OverlayLine does not work. Following code does not works. Please, tellme what is going wrong ? Suggest any modifications in code. GMapControl1.Width=400; GMapControl1.Height=400; GMapControl1.MapType=MapControl.GMapType.MAP; GMapControl1.ScrollControlType=MapControl.GMapScrollControl.LARGE ; GMapControl1.ShowMapTypeControl=true; GMapControl1.GoogleMapKey=ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["DevKey"]; GPoint myPoint= new GPoint(36.1645,-86.7811); GPoint myPoint2= new GPoint(36.224264,-85.928273); string sFormattedHtml="Nashville<img src=D:\\MapPoint\\SourceCode_Murkoth0401\\SourceCode\\SampleSolution\\images\\image.gif /><a href= >Visit Nashville "; // string sFormattedHtml = "hello"; GMarker myMarker= new GMarker(myPoint); GMarker myMarker2= new GMarker(myPoint2); GMapControl1.O...

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Google Maps and ASP.NET

Sai wrote: There is a change in google api and this shows a javascript error. So please remove "this.reOrderOverlays();" from GenerateNewOverLayFunction() in JScriptGenerator.cs file. You may find more info on this at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API/browse_thread/thread/96fe...

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Google Maps and ASP.NET

baybay wrote: This article is horrible. Very generic. Don't waste your time.

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Google Maps and ASP.NET

fabrice wrote: How do you deal with events ? like moveend or dragend ? Cheers

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Google Maps and ASP.NET

Derek wrote: Here's the fix for the marker issue that everyone seems to still be having a problem with. In JScriptGenerator.cs replace sOverLayFunction.Append("try{this.overlays.push(a[i]); \n"); with sOverLayFunction.Append("try{this.addOverlay(a[i]); \n"); the overlays.push is what looks to be causing the problem. After making this fix, I can lay markers on the map. Cheers

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Google Maps and ASP.NET

Josh wrote: Patrick - Here is good easy to use control with full functionality. I did have a problem in deployment with the key, so I would recommend testing it on your server before you do a lot of development.

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Google Maps and ASP.NET

Patrick wrote: Hi Jeevan, What an excellent tutorial and powerful tool. I spent many hours trying to find where the fix for the markers and line overlays might be, but (like everyone who has filled out 4 pages of feedback pleading for help with this) I was unable. I am not so great with Javascript, but read the rest of your code with great interest. I have looked far and wide for a similar tool, and although several exist they either use a newer version of .net from me or have some such other problem. Yours works beautifully except for the known issues. What are we, the less than Code Grand Wizards, to do in order to convince Jeevan to rework the tool. Could we put a PayPal donation box on the site and bribe you to do it? Could we set the code up as a project on sourceforge.net and try to rework it that way? Could you give us a slightly more specific hint about where the problem may...

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Google Maps and ASP.NET

Jeevan wrote: Hi Josh, The control when written in 2005 was made to work with Google maps Beta 1. The current version is version 2. I assume that google has made some changes to the way markers are being displayed, hence some of you are having issues in getting them to display. I haven't had a chance to update the control for the new version.Since the source code is available, I'd encourage you to take a look at it. Thanks

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Google Maps and ASP.NET

Josh wrote: Great, but I kind of need to display markers. Its actually the key part of displaying the map. After playing around with this a while, markers or custom markers will not display. Several others had the same problem. Any ideas, or just skirting the issue?

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Google Maps and ASP.NET

Eric wrote: Where do I go to download the GMap Control. I was lost trying to follow the step.

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Google Maps and ASP.NET

san wrote: I have downloaded GMap control and sample applications. But OverlayMarker and OverlayLine does not work. Following code does not works. Please, tellme what is going wrong ? Suggest any modifications in code. GMapControl1.Width=400; GMapControl1.Height=400; GMapControl1.MapType=MapControl.GMapType.MAP; GMapControl1.ScrollControlType=MapControl.GMapScrollControl.LARGE ; GMapControl1.ShowMapTypeControl=true; GMapControl1.GoogleMapKey=ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["DevKey"]; GPoint myPoint= new GPoint(36.1645,-86.7811); GPoint myPoint2= new GPoint(36.224264,-85.928273); string sFormattedHtml="Nashville<img src=D:\\MapPoint\\SourceCode_Murkoth0401\\SourceCode\\SampleSolution\\images\\image.gif /><a href= >Visit Nashville "; // string sFormattedHtml = "hello"; GMarker myMarker= new GMarker(myPoint); GMark...

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Google Maps and ASP.NET

Priya wrote: I am getting an error in reOrderOverlays(). It says object dosen't support this property. I am getting a java script error. Is there a fix for this? Please let me know.

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Google Maps and ASP.NET

Rhys wrote: This looks awfully plaguerised from an article at another site... http://www.codeproject.com/aspnet/LatLaysFlat-Part1.asp Naughty, naughty, very naughty!

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Google Maps and ASP.NET

Troy Johnson wrote: Anyone know if this is or will soon be updated to use GMap2?

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Google Maps and ASP.NET

Niketa wrote: this code is working fine but i am not able to draw lines and could not use marker. please help me in this. i had to commen reOrderOverlays() funstion call as my code was not working . please suggest me how can i resolve this. Thanks a lot.

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Google Maps and ASP.NET

Ridhi wrote: Thanks Jeevan , but i am not able to see marker and polylines or lines using this tool , please help me in this . i have tried simple code . i had to comment reOrderOverlays() to make this tool working. Please suggest the way to resolve it or problem.

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