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1022 Part IX: Maintaining a Server in Windows SharePoint Services<br />

Web Part Tools<br />

Already several tools exist that can help you during Web Part development. MSDN<br />

<strong>and</strong> the <strong>Resource</strong> <strong>Kit</strong> CD-ROM contain valuable aids. The tools that are most relevant<br />

to this chapter are discussed briefly in this section.<br />

■ GhostHunter. The GhostHunter Web Part identifies all ghosted pages on a<br />

site <strong>and</strong> optionally reverts unghosted pages back to their original form.<br />

■ InstallAssemblies. This is an assembly installation tool for Windows Share-<br />

Point Services. It is designed for use within development environments. The<br />

tool can be used to deploy packages using the AddWPPack functionality of the<br />

Stsadm.exe tool, which is discussed in detail in Chapter 31. The tool can also<br />

install assemblies using traditional XCopy methods.<br />

■ Plex.exe. This tool is useful when using the backward-compatible document<br />

library. Plex.exe can be used for Web Storage System–based document libraries<br />

to view document properties.<br />

■ SharePoint Configuration Analyzer (sca.exe). SharePoint Configuration<br />

Analyzer is a diagnostic tool that verifies settings on your server that are critical<br />

to running <strong>Microsoft</strong> Windows SharePoint Services or <strong>Microsoft</strong> SharePoint<br />

Portal Server <strong>and</strong> to hosting Web Parts on your server. SharePoint Configuration<br />

Analyzer also reports on Web Part usage on your server <strong>and</strong> retrieves a set<br />

of log files, configuration files, <strong>and</strong> Web Part packages used by Windows<br />

SharePoint Services <strong>and</strong> Internet Information Services (IIS).<br />

■ SharePoint Explorer (spex.exe). If you come from a SharePoint Portal<br />

Server 2001 background you will be familiar with this tool, which is known<br />

under different names: Platinum Explorer, plex.exe, WSS Explorer, or Exchange<br />

Explorer. SharePoint Explorer is the first cousin of this tool, <strong>and</strong> it can be used<br />

to view Web Part <strong>and</strong> Web Part Page properties.<br />

■ UberConnector. The UberConnector Web Part offers a flexible way of<br />

exposing <strong>and</strong> hooking into various connection interfaces. This tool is valuable<br />

when creating connectable Web Parts.<br />

■ WebPartDeployment tool. This tool can be used to import <strong>and</strong> delete Web<br />

Part Packages.<br />

■ Wppackager. Use Wppackager to package <strong>and</strong> deploy Web Parts for use<br />

with SharePoint <strong>Products</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Technologies</strong>. Wppackager can be downloaded<br />

from MSDN.

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