If you’ve followed along from the beginning, we have just finished building a Drop Down List that’s automatically populated with Items the current user has created.

We should probably look at how these two are related. CAML (Collaborative Application Markup Language) queries are the instructions within the DVWP or SPDatasource that controls what data is retrieved from the database.

Now that we have a good base, we can move this form along into something useful. Essentially what we are going to do is have the Drop Down List display the correct Edit Form for that document.

Now that Mark Miller has allowed the cowboy to run wild, let’s jump into setting up this DVWP (Data View Web Part) Edit Form. I always add a Web Part Zone to every custom page that I create.

Also, over the next few articles, I’m going to show you how to make an interactive Edit Form for a Document Library using this ASP.net control.

Recently there have been a few questions asked on @EUSP’s STP (Stump the Panel) which needed a specific integration with Outlook that you simply can’t get using OOTB features of SharePoint.