Technical Article Highlights

MCMSfaq.com Articles

Using the Visual Studio 2005 Web Application Project with MCMS SP2
This article details an approach to using the Visual Studio 2005 Web Application Project to avoid problems associated with the 'CMS' Virtual Directory and the default Item Templates.

MCMS ASP.NET 2 AdRotator
This article provides a sample MCMS ASP.NET 2.0 AdRotator, which uses the Resource Item's Display Name for the Ad Alt text, and it's Description for the Navigation URL.

Using ASP.NET Master Pages in your MCMS Applications
This article provides an overview of the benefits of using Master Pages and a step by step guide for implementing them in your MCMS applications.

Rational Guide to installing MCMS Service Pack 2
This article provides a step by step installation for MCMS SP2, including the developer tools for VS.NET 2005, SQL Server 2005 and upgrading the WoodgroveNet sample site. It also covers a few development gotchas with the release.

MCMS Service Pack 2 Information
This page consolidates information about the recently released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS). Originally announced at TechEd 2005, Florida in early June 2005, SP2 offers both increased platform support and a culmalative install of previously released QFEs. In addition links to SP2 related documents and blog posts will be included here.

Multi-site Development with Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 on Windows XP Professional
In many scenarios, Windows XP Professional is the ideal environment for developing Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 (MCMS) solutions. However when it comes to supporting multiple MCMS sites, for example if you are an ISV or consultant developing sites for different clients, MCMS on Windows XP has some limitations This article presents an approach to multi-site MCMS development on Windows XP Professional which avoids these limitations and provides an easy way to switch between MCMS 'instances'.

Selected Blog Articles

Creating scalable applications using the CmsApplicationContext by Stefan Goßner
MCMS context objects are not really designed for long running scenarios. Usually long running application need to take care on releasing unused resources and do housekeeping. Unfortunatelly MCMS context objects do not have such features implemented. Allocated resources are only released when the MCMS context is destroyed.

MSDN Articles

Enabling SSL Protection on MCMS Sites
Learn how to set up Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for your Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2002 site.

Inside MCMS: How Content Management Server 2002 Processes Pages
What happens when a request for a Web page on a Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) site comes in to the Web server? Learn how MCMS, Microsoft ASP.NET, and Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) handle these requests.

Setting Up a Shared Development Environment in MCMS 2002
Collaborate on building a Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2002 Web site by sharing a central build computer to store work, and using your own computer to develop and test features. Learn to set up a shared MCMS development environment using the Microsoft Visual SourceSafe source control.

Miscellaneous Articles

Coveo Enterprise Search
Learn how to embed a CES search box in a Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 site and how integrate MCMS security with CES.

Locking down MCMS 2002 (Windows Server System Magazine)
This article explains how the security aspects of MCMS and a Web server work together, and the smartest choices when configuring MCMS's security. It also features configuration examples and some best practices, as well as the best hardware architecture and software configurations for Web server farms. But first it's important to outline the business values you gain by applying these principles correctly.