Silverlight Development in Sharepoint

Becky Isserman, B&R Solutions http://www.mosslover.com What is Silverlight? Web browser plug-in that allows animation, vector graphics, etc. (Microsoft’s Flash)  Kind of like a mini environment bundled into a plug-in (client side)  Uses XAML   XML Based markup language  Not as many tags for Silverlight as WPF Tools Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio  Expression Blend   Design Silverlight Controls     Expression Designer  Create Graphical Controls Expression Encoder  Encode Media and Bundle it Expression Media  Can encode and change media formats Deep Zoom Composer  Can create images where you can zoom in and out Getting Started with Silverlight  Steps:  Install Visual Studio SP1  Install MOSS SP1 and WSS SP1  Add System.Web.Silverlight.dll to SharePoint Server (in solution file for webpart or feature) ○ C:\program files\Microsoft SDKs\Silverlight\v2.0\Libraries\Server  All Client Computers Need Silverlight Version 2.0 Getting a Silverlight Project into SharePoint  More Steps:  Create a ClientBin Directory in the Inetpub with Read and Run Scripts Privleges or a Document Library  Add a Content Editor Web Part (CEWP) and reference the Silverlight Application  Add the XAP File to the ClientBin  Add a New Mime Type to Enable Silverlight Extensions in IIS Getting a Silverlight Project into SharePoint  More Steps:  Upload Files to a Document Library or the Client Bin Directory  Add a Content Editor Webpart with this html code: Expression Blend vs. Visual Studio  Visual Studio  All Mark up  No Drag and Drop Capabilities  Event Handlers and Background Code Behind Files  Expression Blend  Allows Drag and Drop  Can use Mark up or Visual Interface  Properties are easier to change Demo  “Hello World” Application (Expression Blend and VS 2008) Getting a Silverlight Project into SharePoint  More Steps:  Create a ClientBin Directory in the Inetpub with Read and Run Scripts Privleges or a Document Library  Add a Content Editor Web Part (CEWP) and reference the Silverlight Application  Add the XAP File to the ClientBin  Add a New Mime Type to Enable Silverlight Extensions in IIS Animating a Control Go to Windows  Animation Workspace  Create a New Story Board  Add Timelines for Animation  Demo  Animation and Video Databinding Can pull SharePoint Data into Webservice (or use existing webservices)  Can read from XML Document or SQL Database  Must use Entity Framework (Linq to SQL, Linq to XML, etc…)  Demo  Databinding Demo Drawbacks   Cannot use the Object Model  Datasources can only be CLR or XML Files Controls are a little weird  x:…, doesn’t always use the normal .text or .click Databinding is different  Relies on a browser control that everyone may not have  Not so much supported by Linux  References Hello World by Phil Wickland for SharePoint: http://philwicklund.com  Silverlight Demos, Visual Studio Templates, and more: http://www.silverlight.net  SilverPart: http://www.codeplex.com/silverpart  SharePoint Picture Library: http://www.sharepointevolved.com/blog/ Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=27  Contact Information  E-mail: rebecca.isserman@gmail.com  Blog: http://www.mosslover.com  Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mosslover  MOSS Comic: http://www.sharepointcomic.com