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  • Started 2 months ago by klhouran
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  1. klhouran
    Member

    I have a Document Library named Procedures that contains many documents, organized into folders. I want to display the 5 most recently modified procedures in a view. The problem I have is that the view will only show the folders - it won't show any documents within those folders. What is the best way of handling this?

    Posted 2 months ago #

  2. AutoSponge
    Administrator

    If you have MOSS, and Procedure is a content type, the CQWP is the most straight forward approach.

    If you don't have MOSS, you can try a Dataview web part (from SPD).

    If you don't have SPD either, you have to fetch the data with owssvr.dll (the web method) and render that with AJAX (ultimately complicated to develop but does not require any special access to the server above Edit).

    Posted 2 months ago #

  3. klhouran
    Member

    I apologize - I should have stated that I have WSS. I tried using the Data View webpart in SPD - but it keeps showing an error message - Error Rendering Control, Duplicate component name. Component names must be unique and case-insensitive.

    Posted 2 months ago #

  4. klhouran
    Member

    It does this every time I try and create one. Am I doing something wrong? How would this occur? I can't find any info anywhere, of course.

    Posted 2 months ago #

  5. laura67
    Moderator

    Just create a new view, and in the view properties, expand the "folders" section. Choose "show all items without folders", and click ok.

    Laura Rogers

    Posted 2 months ago #

  6. klhouran
    Member

    I don't have the ability to change anything in Properties - it's all set, or grayed out.

    Posted 2 months ago #

  7. laura67
    Moderator

    When you create a new view of the list, do you not see the "Folders" section toward the bottom? It's between the Style section, and the Item Limit section.

    Laura Rogers

    Posted 2 months ago #

  8. klhouran
    Member

    I'm inserting a Data Source Control - I can then confiure the data source and set the Item and folder scope.

    What do you mean by new view? If I insert it as a web part - I don't have a folders section.

    Posted 2 months ago #

  9. laura67
    Moderator

    I'm just talking about a regular 'ol list view. Nothing fancy. Nothing in SharePoint Designer. Just create a new view of your list, or click "Edit the current view" in the web part properties in the browser.

    Laura Rogers

    Posted 2 months ago #

  10. klhouran
    Member

    In looking at your previous post - I messed around with a few things and I believe I got it to work. At least for the moment...

    Thank you for your posts!

    Posted 2 months ago #

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