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Updated Release: 2.8 beta - installs on SP2010 (Apr 07, 2010)

chrisobrien — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:55:10 GMT

This release has two purposes:

1. Fixes a common bug introduced in the last version (2.7). It took me some time to realize, but this happened very frequently and if you used 2.7 often you may well have seen this issue - apologies.
2. Improves install experience on SharePoint 2010 (yes, this tool does support SP2010).

More info:

1. The bug was an unusual threading issue which would cause the following error, most frequently on import:

FatalError: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.MarshaledInvoke(Control caller, Delegate method, Object[] args, Boolean synchronous)
..stack trace continues..

Apologies it took so long to fix. The resolution I implemented was to use a try/catch in a couple of strategic places (as some other people have helpfully also concluded) - this seems to have no adverse issues.

2. Whilst it is completely possible to use older versions with SharePoint Foundation 2010/SharePoint 2010 (so long as the .exe.config file is modified to point the to the 2010 assemblies), this version makes it simpler. The following changes support use with SP2010:

- installer adds commented out BindingRedirect entries in the .exe.config file for you. If you're on a SP2010 environment, simply uncomment these to 'configure' the Wizard for SP2010 - this step ensures the Wizard uses the SP2010 assemblies. (N.B. There are no internal code changes which were needed for the tool to work with SP2010).
- installer adds stsadmcommands.COB.SPDeploymentWizard.xml to the 14\CONFIG path if this location exists on disk

Released: 2.8 beta - installs on SP2010 (Apr 07, 2010)

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:55:10 GMT

Updated Release: 2.8 beta - installs on SP2010 (Apr 07, 2010)

chrisobrien — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:52:02 GMT

Updated Release: Release 2.7 beta (Oct 15, 2009)

chrisobrien — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:56:14 GMT

This release provides:

Ability to export/import list items between different lists, so long as list fields are the same (e.g. same content type). (This can be thought of as "re-parenting" list items. Previously it was only possible to import to the same named list e.g. our.site.dev/Lists/Announcents/ - > our.site.test/Lists/Announcents/. Thanks to Alex Angas for submitting this patch.)
Fix to issue where "no compression" checkbox did not work properly (and added info note on export page)

Released: Release 2.7 beta (Oct 15, 2009)

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:56:14 GMT

This release provides:

Ability to export/import list items between different lists, so long as list fields are the same (e.g. same content type). (This can be thought of as "re-parenting" list items. Previously it was only possible to import to the same named list e.g. our.site.dev/Lists/Announcents/ - > our.site.test/Lists/Announcents/. Thanks to Alex Angas for submitting this patch.)
Fix to issue where "no compression" checkbox did not work properly (and added info note on export page)

Updated Release: Release 2.7 beta (Oct 15, 2009)

chrisobrien — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:45:47 GMT

This release provides:

Ability to export/import list items between different lists, so long as list fields are the same (e.g. same content type). This can be thought of as "re-parenting" list items. Previously it was only possible to import to the same named list e.g. our.site.dev/Lists/Announcents/ - > our.site.test/Lists/Announcents/. Thanks to Alex Angas for submitting this patch.
Fix to issue where "no compression" checkbox did not work properly (and added info note on export page)

Released: Release 2.7 beta (Oct 15, 2009)

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:45:47 GMT

This release provides:

Ability to export/import list items between different lists, so long as list fields are the same (e.g. same content type). This can be thought of as "re-parenting" list items. Previously it was only possible to import to the same named list e.g. our.site.dev/Lists/Announcents/ - > our.site.test/Lists/Announcents/. Thanks to Alex Angas for submitting this patch.
Fix to issue where "no compression" checkbox did not work properly (and added info note on export page)

Updated Release: Release 2.7 beta (Oct 15, 2009)

chrisobrien — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:44:15 GMT

This release provides:

Ability to export/import list items between different lists, so long as list fields are the same (e.g. same content type). This can

be thought of as "re-parenting" list items. Previously it was only possible to import to the same named list e.g.
our.site.dev/Lists/Announcents/ - > our.site.test/Lists/Announcents/. Thanks to Alex Angas for submitting this patch.

Fix to issue where "no compression" checkbox did not work properly (and added info note on export page)

Updated Release: Release 2.6 beta (Aug 29, 2009)

chrisobrien — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:25:28 GMT

This release is primarily to fix a regression bug in the 2.5 release (the first item in the list below) and provides:

Fix to issue where lists cannot be exported with 'All descendents' option because menu item is missing
Separate installers for x86 and x64 to ensure the STSADMCOMMANDS.COB.SPDEPLOYMENTWIZARD.XML file gets properly installed to 12\config directory

Also note the main new features of the 2.5 beta (included in this release):

Support for incremental deployments, so only content which has changed since the last export gets deployed (select 'ExportChanges' from the dropdown to use this feature)
Support for "no compression" deployments via the 'Disable compression' checkbox - this is useful for large sites where memory use is an issue during Content Deployment
Support for allowing the root web of a site collection to be deployed on it's own - extra options in context menus now allow selection of 'site' or 'root web'. Previously it was not possible to deploy only a root web.

Released: Release 2.6 beta (Aug 29, 2009)

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:25:28 GMT

This release is primarily to fix a regression bug in the 2.5 release (the first item in the list below) and provides:

Fix to issue where lists cannot be exported with 'All descendents' option because menu item is missing
Separate installers for x86 and x64 to ensure the STSADMCOMMANDS.COB.SPDEPLOYMENTWIZARD.XML file gets properly installed to 12\config directory

Also note the main new features of the 2.5 beta (included in this release):

Support for incremental deployments, so only content which has changed since the last export gets deployed (select 'ExportChanges' from the dropdown to use this feature)
Support for "no compression" deployments via the 'Disable compression' checkbox - this is useful for large sites where memory use is an issue during Content Deployment
Support for allowing the root web of a site collection to be deployed on it's own - extra options in context menus now allow selection of 'site' or 'root web'. Previously it was not possible to deploy only a root web.

Updated Release: Release 2.5 beta (Aug 16, 2009)

chrisobrien — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:52:21 GMT

This release provides:

Support for incremental deployments, so only content which has changed since the last export gets deployed (select 'ExportChanges' from the dropdown to use this feature)
Support for "no compression" deployments via the 'Disable compression' checkbox - this is useful for large sites where memory use is an issue during Content Deployment
Support for allowing the root web of a site collection to be deployed on it's own - extra options in context menus now allow selection of 'site' or 'root web'. Previously it was not possible to deploy only a root web.

Released: Release 2.5 beta (Aug 16, 2009)

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:52:21 GMT

This release provides:

Support for incremental deployments, so only content which has changed since the last export gets deployed (select 'ExportChanges' from the dropdown to use this feature)
Support for "no compression" deployments via the 'Disable compression' checkbox - this is useful for large sites where memory use is an issue during Content Deployment
Support for allowing the root web of a site collection to be deployed on it's own - extra options in context menus now allow selection of 'site' or 'root web'. Previously it was not possible to deploy only a root web.

Created Release: Release 2.5 beta (Aug 16, 2009)

chrisobrien — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:45:34 GMT

This release provides:

Support for incremental deployments, so only content which has changed since the last export gets deployed (select 'ExportChanges' from the dropdown to use this feature)
Support for "no compression" deployments via the 'Disable compression' checkbox - this is useful for large sites where memory use is an issue during Content Deployment
Support for allowing the root web of a site collection to be deployed on it's own - extra options in context menus now allow selection of 'site' or 'root web'. Previously it was not possible to deploy only a root web.

Updated Release: Release 2.0 beta (Mar 25, 2009)

chrisobrien — Tue, 19 May 2009 19:08:25 GMT

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This release provides:

Command-line support
Support for saving of import/export settings to a file (in the Windows Forms app) for later re-use
An installer

Command-line support is intended to support scenarios where SharePoint content is deployed in an automated way. Site collections, webs, lists/doc libs, list items/files can be selected for deployment. Example scenarios could be:

automated builds/Continuous Integration
deployment scripts
production content deployment

More complete guidance on usage is provided in my blog post at http://www.sharepointnutsandbolts.com/2009/03/command-line-support-for-content.html

Known issues

- The installer does not currently prevent installation on non-SharePoint machines. The Wizard must be installed directly on SharePoint servers!

Released: Release 2.0 beta (Mar 25, 2009)

Tue, 19 May 2009 19:08:25 GMT

Command-line support
Support for saving of import/export settings to a file (in the Windows Forms app) for later re-use
An installer

automated builds/Continuous Integration
deployment scripts
production content deployment

Updated Release: Release 2.0 beta (Mar 25, 2009)

chrisobrien — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:57:16 GMT

NOTE: BETWEEN 25 MARCH 09 AND 05 APRIL 09, THE WRONG VERSION OF THE MAIN ZIP FILE WAS UPLOADED (SPDeploymentWizard2.0Beta.zip)! THIS FILE DID NOT CONTAIN ANYTHING USEFUL - SINCERE APOLOGIES TO THE 85 PEOPLE WHO DOWNLOADED IT. MISTAKE NOW CORRECTED - SOURCE CODE ZIP STILL GOOD

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This release provides:

Command-line support
Support for saving of import/export settings to a file (in the Windows Forms app) for later re-use
An installer

automated builds/Continuous Integration
deployment scripts
production content deployment

Released: Release 2.0 beta (Mar 25, 2009)

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:57:16 GMT

Command-line support
Support for saving of import/export settings to a file (in the Windows Forms app) for later re-use
An installer

automated builds/Continuous Integration
deployment scripts
production content deployment

Updated Release: Release 2.0 beta (Mar 25, 2009)

chrisobrien — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:52:29 GMT

This release provides:

Command-line support
Support for saving of import/export settings to a file (in the Windows Forms app) for later re-use
An installer

automated builds/Continuous Integration
deployment scripts
production content deployment

Updated Release: Release 2.0 beta (Mar 25, 2009)

chrisobrien — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:18:51 GMT

This release provides:

Command-line support
Support for saving of import/export settings to a file (in the Windows Forms app) for later re-use
An installer

automated builds/Continuous Integration
deployment scripts
production content deployment

Released: Release 2.0 beta (Mar 25, 2009)

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:18:51 GMT

This release provides:

Command-line support
Support for saving of import/export settings to a file (in the Windows Forms app) for later re-use
An installer

automated builds/Continuous Integration
deployment scripts
production content deployment