Building Websites With Microsoft Content Management Server
A fast-paced and practical tutorial guide for C# developers starting out with MCMS 2002.

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Chapter 12:
The Publishing Application Programming Interface

This chapter takes a brief look at the namespaces, properties, methods, and events that are available in the Publishing Application Programming Interface.

  • Chapter 12: Table of Contents:

    • Setting Up the Work Area
    • The Namespaces
    • Accessing Objects
      • Getting a Reference to the Current CmsHttpContext
      • Getting the Root Channel
      • Getting the Values of Object Properties
      • Moving Down the Hierarchy
      • Moving Up the Hierarchy
      • Using GetByRelativePath() to Access other Objects
      • Getting the Current Channel or Posting
    • Using the Searches Class to Reference Any Object
      • Searches.GetByPath()
      • Searches.GetByGuid()
      • Searches.GetByUrl()
    • Accessing Placeholder Content
      • The AttachmentPlaceholder
        • Differentiating between a Local Resource and a Shared Resource
      • The HtmlPlaceholder
      • The ImagePlaceholder
      • Detecting when Placeholders are Empty
        • Detecting when an AttachmentPlaceholder is Empty
        • Detecting when an HtmlPlaceholder is Empty
        • Detecting when an ImagePlaceholder is Empty
    • Summary
BOOK DETAILS
  Paperback, 660 pages
Released: January 2005
ISBN:
1904811167
Authors:
Lim Mei Ying, Joel Ward, Stefan
Goßner
 
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Intro
1. Overview of Microsoft Content Management Server
2. Installing Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 for the Developer
3. The Database Configuration Application
4. The Server Configuration Application
5. Setting Up a Website from Scratch
6. Creating Templates and Postings[ Free Chapter]
7. Working with Placeholders
8. Debugging Template Files
9. Default Postings and Channel Rendering Scripts
10. Understanding the MCMS Publishing Workflow
11.Authoring with Microsoft Content Management Server
12. The Publishing Application Programming Interface
13. Building Navigation Controls
14. Customizing Placeholder Controls
15. Building Custom Placeholder Definitions and Placeholders
16. Extending the Workflow
17. Publishing with Authoring Connector
18.
Implementing Forms Authentication[ Free Chapter]
19. Customizing the Web Author Console
20. Creating Connected Templates and Pages
21. Aggregating Content
22. Enhancing Performance with Caching
23. Site Deployment
24. Hosting Multiple Web Sites and Adding SSL Security
Appendix A
Appendix B
Index

 




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