In a previous post, I showed one method for updating a SharePoint list with data from another SharePoint list. The example illustrated moving data from an existing text field to a custom field.  In the project this field was a custom type, containing a text box to hold a value and a dropdown list to hold a unit of measure. This blog entry will be about creating that custom field. Read More »

In working with client SharePoint intranet sites, I occasionally have to add a new field to an existing list and populate it with data. Sometimes this new item needs to be filled with values from a soon to be deprecated field and sometimes with data from another list. Recently I had to update a list, changing one field from a to a new, custom type with a paired textbox and dropdown. Read More »