Going for MCPD Web Developer

After completing the MOSS Configuration examn, i told you all that I didn't know wich would be next. Well .. no I'm here to tell you that Examn: 70-547 (PRO: Designing and Developing Web-Based Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework) is next on my list :)

If anyone has usefull tips about this examn, your welcome to post them here.

I'm planning on using the following book as the basis for my studies. Does it contain enough information combined with the test exam that comes with the book? Or is it required to consult some extra resources?

MCPD Self-Paced Training Kit [Exam 70-547]: Designing and Developing Web-Based Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework

Extracting assemblies from the Global Assembly Cache: The Options

This is mostly ment as a reminder for myself because I keep forgetting it :)

There are several options:
- Command line copy
- Unregistering shfusion.dll
- Bypassing shfusion without unregistering

The last one is definetly my favorite, Just open the run command box (or quick search box in Vista) and enter the following:
%windir%\assembly\gac
This will open an explorer window while bypassing de shfusion.dll file that limits functionality

Exam 70-630: TS MOSS 2007, Configuration

Friday i went down to the examn center again and passed the 70-630 examn.

If you need a quick moss certification this is certainly a recommendation. If you are used to working and configuring moss, you should have no problem passing this one.

This makes 2 in a month, I'm on a roll :). I'm not sure what the next one will be however.

Exam 70–528: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Web-Based Client Development

Today I passed Exam 70-528. It's been a while since I took a microsoft certification exam but I'm happy I finally got round to doing it.

Passing this one now makes me: Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications

Next up will be the 70-630 and 70-542. I'm not sure about the order however :)

LL: Document Conversion in MOSS

1. Automating Document Conversion is always a programmatic step. There is no OOB scheduling or event listener for DC. A good sample can be found here: Document Converter Framework Sample

2. If you convert using the object model, you will need the OOB transformer id's:
Docx: {6dfdc5b4-2a28-4a06-b0c6-ad3901e3a807}
Docm: {888d770d-d3e9-4d60-8267-3c05ab059ef5}
Infopath: {853d58f5-13c3-46f8-8b81-3ca4abcad7b3}
Xsl = {2798ee32-2961-4232-97dd-1a76b9aa6c6f}

3. Document does not work on old .doc-like files. It needs the new XML format of the Word 2007 files like .docx)

4. When configuring DC on your server, always start the Document Load Balancer Service before your Document Launcher service(s).

5. Some more lessons learned can be found here: http://raiumair.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/document-convertors-in-moss-lessons-learnt/