Great Article on every table in DB.

I am stuck in one weird issue and getting no solution on internet.

I am using Sharepoint 2007 with Sql Server 2008.

From your blog, I got to know that every numeric columns data are store in float1 field in UserData table. So, similarly another numeric column will store in float2 and so on up to float16. But, what will happen when 17th numeric column exists in Sharepoint List. Where Sharepoint will store it?

Pls advice. Awaiting your reply.

Thanks,
Chintan

Since you have a working environment, I strongly suggest to have a .NET developer create a little job that can do it using the Sharepoint API.

Now if you still want to continue your way, I remember that it seemed that all database operations in sharepoint were wrapped into stored procedures. At least, if you can find one that you could use to perform your operations that would be safer. Otherwise if you can isolate the code that you need from these stored proc, that could give you the “how-to”.

Pascal.

Thanks for this very helpfull article. I used it alot. But I have a problem that I couldn`t solve. By using information from your article I wrote couple of scripts that eliminate spaces from DirName (Directory Names) and LeafName in Docs Table. Because we had a problem with long file and folder names. When I look at them from SQL they seem to be changed but now I can`t see the files that I changed from sql in SP. And Folders names that I changed didn`t make difference in SP. Can you think any solution for this issue.

By the way I`m working on SP 2003. Right now I reset the content index from central edministration and start full update. I`ll let you now if it makes difference.

Pascal.

I hope you are not directly querying the database from within your webparts? I wouldn’t recommend this as if Microsoft changes its structure within an update, your code may start to fail…

Pascal.

Now that I can find the url to an attachement (e.g An AVI) on a list item, How do I dynamically display its preview everytime a corresponding list item is displayed?

Eme

Do you have any information on how I can get a list of all users, and which sub sites they are a member of (and ideally, what there membership group is?)

It’s got something to do with the [UserInfo] tables, the [Webs] table and the [WebMembers] table.

Ideally the data should be like:

‘guy wicks’, ‘ad\guywicks’, ‘Site1′, ‘Guest’
‘guy wicks’, ‘ad\guywicks’, ‘Site2′, ‘Contributor’

etc.

Mangesh Kamath

I am not aware of a similar site that talks about the database tables of Areas in an SPS site. Also, I do not have access to a Portal site so I can’t give more information. What you could do is look for stored procedures (perhaps there is one with a meaningful name like GetAreaDetails).

Most of the sharepoint API uses Stored Proc, these could reveal how areas are stored.

Pascal.

This article was tremendously helpful to me to obtain data about the Sharepoint 2003 Intranet I inherited, thank you.

Unfortunately the environment is approx 90% Areas…

You very clearly state the above is: “not about the storage of Sharepoint Portal Areas (my guess is it should look similar)”.

Could you please direct me to a link that might provide the same information as you provided above for site about areas…

Need to know the dB where the Area data is stored, also *_sites?

Need the table names of what would be the equivalent to those listed above.

Any assistance greatly appreciated.

Best,
Paula

I have nothing handy, but let me come back to you as I may find something of have an alternative.

Does your document library has a lot of content? Or is it connected to many other objects?

Is it Sharepoint 2003 or Sharepoint 2007?

Pascal.

I was just wondering if you would have any pointers for deleting a folder via the database as the Sharepoint app will not allow the deletion of this particular folder. (Fallen foul of the don’t call a folder “Forms” issue that MS are trying to get a hotfix for)

What happens if you just miss a single bit update somewhere in the database that the API would have set? The system may become unstable. One may try to use the Sharepoint stored procedures, but again, what would be the call sequence for, for example, adding a new document within a folder of a document library?

Why would you need to write directly to the Sharepoint database? perhaps there is a workaround (ex: A DTS script calling a program that uses the Sharepoint API)

Pascal.