如何用SP2007以编程方式自定义editform.aspx / newform.aspx？

Question

I have been looking for a solution for hours but I can't manage to customize my list forms. Although it is very easy to modify the form under SPDesigner, I can't find a way to do the same in VS2008.

Does anyone know the way to customize a form programmatically ?

Thank you very much

Answer 1

The best way to customize newform.asxp and editform.aspx (in my opinion) could be :

On a new visual studio solution :

• Define your content type for the list
• Define a list shema based on the CT

• In the section "forms" in the schema.xml define your own aspx for editform.aspx and newform.aspx like

   <Forms> <Form Type="DisplayForm" Url="DispForm.aspx" SetupPath="pages\\form.aspx" WebPartZoneID="Main" /> <Form Type="EditForm" Url="EditForm.aspx" SetupPath="features\\$SharePoint.Feature.DeploymentPath$\\YourListDefinitionPathInSolution\\YourEditForm.aspx" UseLegacyForm="True" WebPartZoneID="Main" /> <Form Type="NewForm" Url="NewForm.aspx" SetupPath="features\\$SharePoint.Feature.DeploymentPath$\\YourListDefinitionPathInSolution\\YourEditForm.aspx" UseLegacyForm="True" WebPartZoneID="Main" /> </Forms> 

In this blog post you will find the good recipe : Create custom SharePoint 2010 list form for deployment in a Visual Studio 2010 project

Regards

EDIT : sorry, recipe for 2010 version :-(

Answer 2

What you are suggesting does not sound like best practice, the newform.aspx, editform.aspx, etc. are the SharePoint out-of-the-box forms for the list and should probably be left alone.

What changes are you making? Simple changes like increasing the size of text boxes or substantial changes?

You can create your own forms if the changes are substantial