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You perform an stsadm -o export on a SharePoint site and then try to import that site using stsadm -o import into a different site collection.  Upon analyzing the import log file you notice several errors referring to ''The form submission cannot be processed because it exceeded the maximum length allowed by the Web administrator.''  The ...

I recently upgraded a SharePoint Portal Server 2003 environment to SharePoint 2010 (Foundation).  All functionality seemed to be in place and stable except for a reported error in one document library.  Document uploads worked fine but attempting to create a new folder caused an “Unable to find the default new form for [document library ...

This is one of those “Here’s what I did to solve a problem; I’m not necessarily suggesting you try the same” posts… We were in the middle of what turned out to be a very complicated and difficult SPS2003 to (hosted) SharePoint Foundation migration.  One of our biggest content sources was a document library with thousands of documents.  ...

Recently I had to move some WSS 3.0 sites from a development server to production (post upgrade from WSS 2.0).  I used the stsadm import/export pair to create the necessary files to facilitate the move.  An interesting thing happened… I exported the site (and underlying sites) using: Stsadm –o export –url <url> -filename ...

One of my favorite roles is that of storyteller.  I like to talk about real-life experiences and, when appropriate, use an analogy to drive home a message.  With the upcoming release of SharePoint 2010, I have heard lots of questions about the new features as well as the potential challenges of upgrading.  I’ve been struggling with ...