SharePoint integration

[scrammy]

Back in 2008 I posted asking about using AutoPlay for Sharepoint, back then nobody responded so I thought I would jump on here today and see what improvements had been made after two years. To my suprise I still don't see anyone trying to connect with SharePoint.

I have looked at the new database connection functionality but don't see any capabilities for using AutoPlay as a front end to SharePoint. Am I missing this capability? I sure hope someone has made some progress in getting a connection made with SharePoint. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks ahead of time.

[Ulrich]

The Microsoft web site states that you can interact with SharePoint servers using a web browser. Well, AutoPlay Media Studio does have a Web object that you could use for that.

If you prefer to exchange XML messages, AutoPlay Media Studio has support for that as well.

If you feel the need for going even lower, and communicate over sockets directly with the server, you can even do that, using LuaSocket or the Socket Object plugin. Or you might want to construct your own, customized plugin to perform specialized tasks.

Ulrich

[scrammy]

I appreciate the follow up but making an actual connection to lists within SharePoint, similar to an ODBC connection, is what would be required for connectivity. Moving New and Edit forms into the AutoPlay environment in order to post back and update list data specifically. It can possibly be done by connecting to MS Access which talks to Sharepoint but this would be a very weak way to address this. Am I the first to inquiry about this? SharePoint is huge and this functionality would go very far for sure.

Thanks

[Ulrich]

Ok, so how would you achieve it using Microsoft Visual C/C++, for example?

Ulrich

[scrammy]

Since I use AutoPlay Media I have no C skills . I'm a mental midget when it comes to programming I'm afraid. I was hoping for a connector with a setup dialog to get connected to a SharePoint site similar to Access or InfoPath.

What is the URL of the SharePoint site you wish to connect to?
What is the "list" or "document library" you wish to work with?
What fields within the list or library do you wish to have on your form?

Am I making sense here?

[ejdavis]

SharePoint uses xml web services for both web access and SharePoint Designer interfaces. AMS is easily capable of the simple text-based command structure used (SOAP container). Furthermore, it is especially ideal to incrementally build up your own tools because you can build controls rapidly and LUA scripting is powerful and easy to learn.

(I don't work for Indigo Rose - I'm a grouchy old retired programmer who only codes for fun)