MAPILab Explorer for SharePoint

For all those who are into the tasks of developing application for MS Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services3 can now think of lowering their guards down with MAPILab Explorer for SharePoint 2 at their hold. MAPILab Explorer is a brilliant software application that offers two different tools (SharePoint object model exploring browser and context scripts on C#) that can simplify your development process to a huge extent. The browser is equipped to display numerous objects along with methods and properties. Together with that it also assists in easy alteration of their properties plus marking all the objects that can be used for context script. The context script on the other hand aids in importing of any method regarding any object as well as value of fields and their properties can be acquired. Besides that the context script lend a hand for debugging various code segments and directly transfer script codes into the codes of the application you are developing without any major changes.

This software application program has the capability of open several scripts and browser windows with utmost ease. Just download and install MAPILab Explorer in your system search all necessary objects with the browser, mark them and finally pass them to the context script for processing. This software program is bestowed with some of the finest features like, proper analysis of actual as well as objects structure, convenient alteration of object properties from MAPILab browser window, efficient transferring of code segment to script and a fast debugging of it are few of them.

MAPILab Explorer comes with an unsophisticated interface and does not take much effort to understand and use it. After spending a considerable amount of time with it and judging by its performance, the number of facilities it offers and that to for free we would go by rating it with 4 on 5.

MAPILab Explorer for SharePoint is an instrument for developers that essentially simplifies development of solutions for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. The program provides developer with two tools. First - browser for exploring SharePoint object model. Due to .NET Reflection technology, browser displays all objects, methods, properties, not limited to "familiar" objects. Also it allows modification of their properties and marking objects for usage in context scripts. Second - context scripts on C#. Absolutely any method of any object can be called from scripts, and the value of any properties and fields including hidden (internal, private, protected) can be obtained. Context scripts greatly assist as a tool of dynamic debugging of code segments. Script codes can be transferred in code of your product practically without any changes. MAPILab Explorer can open any number of browser windows and scripts. With the help of browser, it is possible to visually find necessary objects, mark and pass them over for usage in context scripts. If script returns object during script execution, the object is opened in new browser window. Due to .NET Reflection technology, there are no limitations on types of returned objects. In the program help file, besides examples of operations with SharePoint objects (sites, lists, etc.) you can find examples of using Windows Forms and Active Directory. Product features: analysis of not only declared, but also actual object structure; change of object properties from browser window; prompt testing of code segments of your product; simple transfer of code segments of your product to scripts for debugging and back; usage of any properties and fields of SharePoint objects including hidden; usage of any type libraries, e.g, Windows Forms. Program offers full freedom of action to the developer and considerably reduces the time spent on examination and debugging of SharePoint solutions. Freeware.