Category Archives: Custom Fields

SharePoint Evil #1: The URL ‘[url]’ is invalid. It may refer to a nonexistent file or folder, or refer to a valid file or folder that is not in the current Web

I’m compiling a list of evil SharePoint errors: those errors that are so ambiguous and misleading that Google will shows 50 hits, with 10 different suggested solutions, and none of them work for your particular case. Here is #1: The … Continue reading

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Can’t see deployed custom field

OK so I couldn’t come up with a concise post title that describes the problem! I was writing XML to deploy a number of custom fields through a feature. The feature activated fine. Two of the three fields were visible in … Continue reading

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