Justin Cooney

Web Development Tips and Examples

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I am a Senior Applications Programmer / Analyst with years of experience developing enterprise solutions using the Microsoft technology stack including C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, AJAX, IIS and SQL Server. I specialize in Web application development with a focus on building secure systems, integrating applications, and designing robust database structures.

  • SharePoint 2013: How to Add JavaScript to Format Content on your Page

    In this example, I am taking a look at changing the default text that comes with a Discussion List in a SharePoint 2013 page for a new Community site collection. The Discussion list in SharePoint comes pre-packaged with a number of controls, including a hyperlink at the top that is used to add a new discussion. Naturally I wanted to customize the text to be more tailored to the content of the new page, and this included updating the text for the Add Discussion hyperlink.

    So in this case I was wondering: what’s the simplest way to customize text for SharePoint controls on a Web page?

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  • SharePoint 2013 Basics: Formatting your Discussions List to Show the Full Body Text

    If you are just starting out with SharePoint, then getting things configured the way you want can be quite daunting. For starters, I was trying my hand at creating a SharePoint 2013 discussions list and was surprised that the default view cuts the body of each discussion list item if it goes beyond a certain length. I am sure this is no big deal for someone who is very familiar with previous versions of SharePoint, but it actually took me a bit of searching around to figure out where in SharePoint the setting is that lets you show the full text in each list item.
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  • Calling Page Elements in Nested iFrames with JavaScript

    Calling page elements in nested iFrames
    Working with nested iFrames

    In this example I will explain how to call HTML page elements in nested child iFrames. This can be handy if, for example, you want to get something a user has entered into a text entry box that is contained in an embedded iFrame, or even in a nested set of iFrames several levels deep. (more…)