Operations started by an earlier run of the Farm Configuration Wizard are still in progress

 "Operations started by an earlier run of the Farm Configuration Wizard are still in progress. You must wait for those operations to complete before running the wizard again. You can monitor the status of these operations by looking at the "Farm Configuration Wizard" timer job on the Timer Job Status page in the Monitoring section of Central Administration"

Was the error and unable to run "farm configuration wizard". after some lookups I got TimerJob Status and job named "Farm configuration wizard" which was disabled, so deleted that and I got the option to re-run it again :)
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URL for webpart Maintenance Page

Tip -
Sometimes it happens that any web part wrongly added to page and then breaking the complete functionality of page not even giving option to web part Maintenance Page..what's then?
In the URL directly append   "?contents=1"  will take you to web part maintenance page and delete the culprit.
so for example my default page is throwing error and the URL is http//<>/pages/default.aspx, then the url for content Page is http://%3c%3e/Pages/default.aspx?contents=1

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SharePoint, Javascript and Content Place Holder

Hi,

want to add JavaScript in contentPage. Most of the time there are two ways -

1. Add javascript in master Page (as it can be added in <Head>)
2. Add javascript in Content Editor.

While coding I came across third way, which is very use full when you donot have web part zone (like Xlviewer.aspx) so there is no option of adding content editor web part, below is the coding style in content Page -

<asp:Content ContentPlaceHolderId="customCEPlaceHolder" runat="server">


<script type="text/javascript">
// <![CDATA[
function testing()
{

};

function getArgs() {

var args = new Object();
var query = window.location.search.substring(1);
var cntString = query.split("&");
var val=cntString[0].split('%2F');
var val1=decodeURI(val[1]);
var val2=decodeURI(val[2]);
var tempUrl = "/_layouts/temp.aspx?itemName="+val2+"&listName="+val1;
var myUrl = "/pages/gl.aspx?itemName="+val2+"&listName="+val1;
var caUlr = "/CA%20Collaboration/Forms/AllItems.aspx?itemName="+val2+"&listName="+val1;
//document.forms[0].action = caUlr ;
//document.forms[0].submit();


window.open(myUrl,'_self');

}
_spBodyOnLoadFunctionNames.push("testing");
// ]]>
</script>
</asp:Content>

_spBodyOnLoadFunctionNames.push ensures that your function executes on page_load so it is equal as saying <page onLoad="" >

Try this you are saved from writting code for web part zone or saved from touching the master Page.

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Ribbon from SharePoint 2010 Pages

hi,

Just to share - Any body wants to get rid off top ribbon comes in every page with sharePoint? just comment javascript function -DisplayRibbonDiv();


when it is commented it will display ribbon on top, otherwise it won't.
 
Cheers :)
Ruchi

SharePoint Designer and 404 file not found, MasterPage using features and 404 error

hi,
Lastly I was working on masterpage, since my sharepoint portal integrates asp.net pages (old asp.net pages which includes runat=server) I am using MasterPage deployment using features. Everything was working perfactly fine. Suddenly I thought, I need some changes in UI and the debugging and troubleshooting started.

The issue is thus deployed masterpage, whenever I change and save, and again try to see it in browser it is giving me '404, resource or one of its dependacny could not be found' oh God. every thing was there not sure what I was missing.

After hours of struglling I thought to open master page using notepad rather than SharePoint Designer, oh and it worked like charm. the error gone. I am not sure what changed SPD was doing in file when I am opening it using SPD.

Posted this just to save time others struggling like me :)

Good Old  Notepad saved life.