Hi.
Is there a simpler way to restrict the # of items that can be created in a sharepoint list either during design time (or) programatically (other than event hooking)
ie., I want to show an error dialog when he clicks on 'New' in the list item creation if the existing item count, say exceeds 5
The problem with event hooking, I guess is inability to show users the dialog...isnt it
Thanks
WSS V3: howto restrict # of items that can be created in a list
KitGreen
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true. that is how it is designed. asynch events are in the background, and the user isn't aware of them, and there is no way of raising errors.
I would suggest using email as a way of notifying users of errors in asynch events. you just have to code it to get the user's email address.
Amin_msw
set
e.cancel = true
and
e.errormessage = "whatever text you want to display"..
BobH
How can I show a error message in ItemAdded event
Thanks
kforrey
This is actually something that microsoft gave us in the 2007 version - a synchronous event handler. just write a bit of C# (easy) that limits the # of items in the "ItemAdding" event, and cancels the user's action and shows him a message:
properties.Cancel = true;
properties.ErrorMessage = "The list has too many items!";
The user will get displayed the error message when you do the code above in the ItemAdding event (not in the ItemAdded event!)