WSP (SharePoint Solution Package) is a CAB file with a .wsp file-name extension that contains all the files that must be deployed on the front-end Web server and a set of XML-based installation instructions. Windows SharePoint Services provides a rich infrastructure that simplifies deployment of solution packages in a Web farm environment.
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Is there an MSBuild macro for the SharePoint project type package name?
I have a Visual Studio 2010/2012 solution with several SharePoint 2010 projects. On build or package event I want VS to auto-copy the output WSP and PDB files to a common folder at the root of my solution so I don't have to manually grab them from…

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How to flush invalid SPWebConfigModifications
How do I flush out invalid SPWebConfigModifications?
I tried to execute some invalid modifications as part of a solution and now I cannt get rid of them, everytime I run ApplyWebConfigModifications it tries to execute the invalid modifications.
How…

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Placing wsp file in GAC folder-Sharepoint Custom webpart
I wrote a webpart in C# and build it successfully in Visual Studio 2008. I have SP 2007 in my local machine.
I cannot do debugbing. I have to place the wsp file in Gac so that I can debug it.
How can I place it in C;\Windows\Assembly\GAC_MSIL as I…

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Make changes in wsp file programmatically
What I currently need is to programmatically make certain changes in existing wsp file. Most likely wsp file will be created using "Save site as template" SharePoint action - and I'll need to update it.
What api/approach would you recommend to…

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TFS Build 2010 - Custom Binary Location and SharePoint WSP
I'm building a solution using TFS Build 2010. This solution has multiple projects and one of the projects is SharePoint.
I want TFS Build to put binaries for each project in its own folder (i.e. customized binary folder). So I followed the…

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How to fix 'IdentityModel.dll not found'?
I am trying to use IdentityModel.dll via a custom class library.
I have a Web Service (which will be deployed in SharePoint as WSP) where I want to use IdentityModel.Oidcclient DLL. This DLL is unsigned (does not have strong name). The signed…

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SharePoint Solution Deployment: How do I prevent SP from resetting IIS when upgrading or retracting a globally deployed solutions?
So I figured out that by adding the ResetWebServer="FALSE" attribute to the solution manifest prevents SharePoint from recycling any app pools.
However, when upgrading a solution that originally did not specify ResetWebServer="FALSE" or when…

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Deploying wsp from MSI installer
I would like to deploy a SharePoint 2010 solution package (wsp) using MSI (or some other user friendly form of installer).
I know I can create a custom action and deploy everything using the SharePoint object model, but I don't think that's the way…

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Is it possible to deploy a SharePoint WSP without causing an IIS Reset?
I'm working in SharePoint 2010 and have been unable to deploy (or retract) my WSP without causing an IISReset. Here's my situation:
•The solution contains:
•Fields
•One content type
•A page layout based on the content type
•A bunch of images…

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The solution contains no Web application scoped resource,
I need little help regarding sharepoint solution set up in sharepoint.
I created wspbuilder project(12 hive structure including controltemplates folder)
I have created project for user controls(like login logout etc) and when I build them the .ascx…

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Remote deploy WSP Files to SharePoint 2010?
I create some WSP Files on a build server every night and would like to automatically deploy them to a QA Environment.
In SharePoint 2007, there was no way to remote deploy WSP Files except for ugly psexec-workarounds.
Has this improved with…

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SharePoint Deployment using WSP
I am looking for best practices for deploying frequent custom code changes to SharePoint 2010 server, my changes include all kind of changes like web parts, content types, workflows, feature receivers, pages images and scripts in layouts folder etc.…

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How do I create a SharePoint 2010 wsp and include a webpart already built as a DLL and strong signed
I have a SharePoint 2010 Visual WebPart that is built with MSBuild (ILMerged with dependencies) and strong signed - A.dll
Separately I have a SharePoint project B that I want to use to package all my WebParts and create a B.wsp
How do I include…

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SharePoint 2010 Farm WSP deployment, one wfe is down
I have SharePoint farm 2010 with two wfe's, in which one wfe is down. Can I deploy a wsp solution now? What are the consequences?

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SharePoint Solution Package Deploy Random Failures
I keep seeing this error sporadically during solution deployment and/or feature activation...
Copying of this file failed .
This operation uses the SharePoint Administration service (spadmin), which could not be contacted. If the service is stopped…

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