Updating existing lookup fields in SharePoint

Posted by Eric Bartels

Creating lookup-fields only via XML-Definition is not possible. You need the ID of the Web hosting the list and the ID of the list hosting the data the lookup field is connected to. This information can only be retrieved when both entities are created… Object model?! When looking into the SPFieldLookup-class you find the properties [...]

Cannot complete this action – error when adding a ContentType to a list

Posted by Eric Bartels

Today I got a nice error from my SharePoint development box after I tried to add a certain Content Type to a list. Cannot complete this action. Please try again. at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequestInternalClass.AddField(String bstrUrl, String bstrListName, String bstrSchemaXml, Int32 grfAdd) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequest.AddField(String bstrUrl, String bstrListName, String bstrSchemaXml, Int32 grfAdd) Tell me This is an error message [...]