…and added a reference to the Microsoft.Sharepoint.dll

This time no compile errors!! Thanks!

What exactly is your program doing? Is it a webpart? Have you installed SharePoint Extensions?

Curious, I copied over the .dll from the server to my local ‘Projects’ folder and then added a new Reference to it. However, it’s name (i.e. it’s identity) came through as Microsoft.Office.Server……I expected it to be Microsoft.Sharepoint.
Anyway I rebuilt the project but still got the same error report.

My compile errors are as a result of 3 lines of code,

using Microsoft.SharePoint;
using Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls;
using Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages;

I think I may have to make a connection between my local copy of Visual Studio and the WSS server…maybe by adding a Service Reference?

Copy the Microsoft.SharePoint DLL from the server to your project folder. Add reference and it should work.

Also you cannot install WSS in Windows xp/Vista/Win 7.. how ever if you are using Vista/Win 7 you can install MOSS 2010. Let me know it goes.

-Visual Studio v8 – Installed to C;\ drive
-WSServices3.0_Tools Visual Studio 2008 Extensions_Version 1.2 – Installed to C;\ drive
-WSPBuilder – i.e.WSPBuilderExtensions.msi

I don’t have WSS installed on my PC because it has to be installed over ‘Win Server 2003’, right? (Maybe there’s a way I can install it locally??)

Our Sharepoint itself is installed on it’s own server available over the local network here. My task is to develop webparts and upload to this server.

Anyway, When I create the ‘Hello_world’ webpart project above and build it, I get the following compile error:

“The type or namespace name ‘SharePoint’ does not exist in the namespace ‘Microsoft’ (are you missing an assembly reference?)”

Quick google and I’m told Visual Studio is looking for a Microsoft.Sharepoint.dll file in,

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\ISAPI
..but on my local PC the ISAPI folder does not exist

How do I get it?
What program installs the missing .dll?
What am I missing here?

Any help gratefully received!!